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The huge significance of the ecosystems in Rodopi Mountain-range National Park (RMNP) had as result the subsumption of larger or smaller areas, of the park, into various lists of protected sites setting them under the protection of international, national laws, regulations and directives.

In particular, 7 areas of RMNP have been integrated into the Natura 2000 network according to the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC (2 Special Protection Areas - SPA and 5 Special Areas of Conservation - SAC), 2 areas have been declared as Preserved Natural Monuments, 7 areas as Wildlife Reserves, according to the Greek law, and 3 regions have been characterized by the European Council as Biogenetic Stocks. Outside RMNP but in the jurisdiction of the Management Unit of Nestos-Vistonis & Rodopi National Parks (the Management Unit is under the management of the Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency - NECCA), there are also 3 SACs, 2 SPAs και 3 Wildlife Reserves (whole or in part, and only in the Prefecture of Drama).

Natura 2000 network

The institutionalized zones of protection which are included into the RMNP are the following:

Special Protected Areas (SPA)

Inside RMNP

GR1140008 «KENTRIKI RODOPI KAI KOILADA NESTOU» (106.422,82 ha)
GR1140009 «OROS FALAKRO» (24650,6 ha)

 Outside RMNP

Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

Inside RMNP

GR1120003 «OROS CHAINTOU - KOULA KAI GYRO KORYFES» (3378,32 ha)
GR1140001 «DASOS FRAKTOU» (7325,2 ha)
GR1140002 «RODOPI (SIMYDA)» (6939,92 ha)
GR1140003 «PERIOCHI ELATIA, PYRAMIS KOUTRA» (7221,36ha)
GR1140004 «KORYFES OROUS FALAKRO» (9964,32 ha)

 Outside RMNP

Preserved Natural Monuments

Wildlife refuges

Inside RMNP

River Nestos
Aetorachi
Frakto (Paranesti virgin forest)
Karyofyto forest (Tsanak Dere)
Drymos forest complex
Gerakas – Oreo
Neurokopi - Livadaki - Achladia – Volaka – Graniti (a part of)

 Outside RMNP

European Network of Biogenetic Reserves

• Natural monument of the Beech forest at the region of Tsichla – Chaidou in Xanthi (18Ha)
• The old growth forest of Paranesti (500Ha)
• The old growth forest of Central Rodopi (550Ha)

According to the Joint Ministerial Decision 40379/01-10-2009 and to the Greek law 1650/1986 the RMNP is divided,

depending to the ecological significance of each area, to strict nature reserves, nature reserves and zones of special management.

The aforesaid zones are appeared in the following table:

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A1	Strict nature reserve	Old Growth Forest of Frakto
A2	Strict nature reserve	Natural monument of Tsichla
A3	Strict nature reserve	Gyftokastro - Koula
B1	Nature reserve	The area surrounding zone Α1
B2	Nature reserve	The area surrounding zone Α2
B3	Nature reserve	Aetorachi - Stravorema
B4	Nature reserve	Sphagnum acid bogs at the area Kalyvia Koutra, Forest village of Elatia.
B5	Nature reserve	Sphagnum acid bogs, Forest village of Elatia.
B6	Nature reserve	Alnus incana forest, Ereipia Vathyrematos
B7	Nature reserve	River bed and the river banks of Stravorema, subalpine and alpine meadows of Elatia
Γ1	Special management area – Birch Forest	Simida Potamoi – Sidironero – Nestos River
Γ2	Special management area – Spruce trees and Scots Pine Forests	Spruce tree and Scots Pine tree forests of high productivity at Elatia
Γ3	Special management area of Falakro Mountain	Forest area of Falakro Mountain
Γ4	Special management area of Nestos River	River bed and 500m from each side of the river bank of Nestos included the dam of Temenos, until the Greek – Bulgarian borders.
Γ5	Special management area of Arkoudorema - Chaidou	The area of Arkoudorema - Chaidou
Γ6-Α	Special management area of connecting areas of RMRNP	Connection areas
Γ6-Β	Region of Sustainable management, use and development	Areas not included in the aforesaid areas