East Svalbard

Posted on 8. December 2011 by Rolf Stange

The working group of the Sysselmannen has produced a map as a base for the ongoing discussion about a management plan for east Svalbard. The current proposal will be forwarded to the Norwegian directorate for nature administration in January 2012. Later, it will go through another public hearing. The map below is the basis for the current proposal.

The current proposal distinguishes several zones for eastern Svalbard:

Zone A: »scientific reference area«, which will most likely be a no go area for everybody except a few scientists selected by the administration.
Zone B: No traffic during the breeding season.
Zone C: specific site-specific guidelines
Zone D: local bans on traffic at cultural heritage sites, in force since 2010
Zone E: Kong Karls Land (already off limits)

Map: Sysselmannen

Source: Sysselmannen

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