AM: Hungarian grasslands represent significant value, their preservation is also supported by the government
The Grassland-HU LIFE integrated project plays a key role in the long-term preservation of Hungarian grasslands – highlighted Bertalan Balczó, Deputy State Secretary for Nature Conservation at the Ministry of Agriculture, at the opening event presenting nature conservation mowing on Wednesday in Kőszeg, according to the AM’s Wednesday statement.

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Hungary’s grasslands, the habitats of the Pannonian biogeographic region that have remained in a natural and semi-natural state, are among the most valuable natural treasures of the Carpathian Basin, which are of outstanding importance not only for biodiversity, but also for climate protection and sustainable agriculture. Hungary therefore bears a special responsibility in preserving the unique grassland types of the Pannonian biogeographic region – they wrote.
Hungarian grasslands are home to an extremely rich flora and fauna, from sandy wastelands to saline areas to mountain meadows
Three-quarters of protected plant species and half of protected animal species are associated with these habitats. For example, the highly protected Tatorjan, Hungarian anemone, Beagle, bustards and the Hungarian grasshopper mouse can be found here. The biodiversity of grasslands and its changes affect the functioning of ecosystems, the availability and quality of water, food security, human plant and animal health, and the resilience to the effects of climate change, the statement says. It was added that the Hungarian national park directorates manage more than 200,000 hectares of grassland, on which habitat development, restoration and management work is ongoing, based on decades of professional experience, the available management equipment and funding. However, in order to achieve the nature conservation goals of preserving Hungarian grasslands, work based on broad cooperation with the livestock sector and farmers is needed, going far beyond the management tasks of the directorates. The protection, restoration and sustainable management of grasslands requires the cooperation of national parks, nature conservation authorities, farmers and local communities, the deputy state secretary said in the statement.
A national grassland strategy will be developed within the framework of the Grassland-HU LIFE project
This will support farmers in Natura 2000 areas and promote the conservation of protected species and habitats. Infrastructure developments are also taking place within the framework of the program, such as the creation of grazing conditions, shrub removal, and the suppression of invasive species. In addition, a national invasive species database is being created, which will provide nature conservation authorities with information on the occurrence and management options of individual invasive species, they added. The model farm network established within the framework of the project, of which the Kőszeg Evangelical Secondary School Farm is a member, plays an important role as it provides an opportunity to widely share practical experiences and good examples of nature-friendly grassland management with stakeholders in the sector – AM wrote.
MTI
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