Regulation No. 36 of the Minister of the Environment validating Approval of Marking Signs of, and the Procedure for the Marking of, Protected Areas and Protected Single Natural Objects

Approval of Marking Signs of, and the Procedure for the Marking of, Protected Areas and Protected Single Natural Objects Regulation No. 36 of 21 May 1998 of the Minister of the Environment Pursuant to section 27(3) of the Protected Natural Objects Act: The marking signs of, and the procedure for the marking of, protected areas and protected single natural objects (attached) are hereby approved. Minister Villu REILJAN Secretary General Rein RATAS Approved by Regulation No. 36 of 21 May 1998 of the Minister of the Environment Marking Signs of, and Procedure for the Marking of, Protected Areas and Protected Single Natural Objects I. MARKING SIGNS OF PROTECTED AREAS AND PROTECTED SINGLE NATURAL OBJECTS 1. Marking signs of protected natural objects shall bear the nature conservation emblem (figure 1). Original colours of the emblem are: image of oak leaf – green letters ”LK” and edge of the emblem – black background – white. 2. Marking signs of outer borders of national parks, nature reserves and protected landscapes are: 1. white-background boards with a nature conservation emblem and the name of the protected area concerned (figures 2, 3 and 4) in two sizes (size 1 and 2), on which: o nature conservation emblem bears the original colours; o text colour is black; measurements of size 1 are as follows: o height of the nature conservation emblem - 240 mm; o font height - 50 mm; o line spacing - 30 mm; o spacing between the lowest point of the nature conservation emblem and the text – 50 mm; o spacing between the upper edge of the board and the uppermost point of the nature conservation emblem – 50 mm; o spacing between the lower edge of the board and the text – 90 mm; o spacing between the text and the right and left edges of the board – 50 mm; measurements of size 2 are as follows: o height of the nature conservation emblem - 180 mm; o font height - 30 mm; o line spacing - 18 mm; o spacing between the lowest point of the nature conservation emblem and the text – 30 mm; o spacing between the upper edge of the board and the uppermost point of the nature conservation emblem – 30 mm; o spacing between the lower edge of the board and the text – 60 mm; o spacing between the text and the right and left edges of the board – 30 mm; 1. white-background 120 x 150 mm boards with a nature conservation emblem (figure 5), on which: o nature conservation emblem bears the original colours; o the height of the nature conservation embem is 120 mm. 1. Border marks of special management zones of protected areas are white-background boards with the nature conservation emblem, the name of the protected area and the special management zone (figure 6), on which: o the nature conservation emblem bears the original colours; o text colour is black; o the height of the nature conservation emblem is 180 mm; o font height is 30 mm; o line spacing within the name of the protected area and within the name of the special management zone is 18 mm; o spacing between the name of the protected area and the name of the special management zone is 30 mm; o spacing between the lowest point of the nature conservation emblem and the text is 30 mm; o spacing between the upper edge of the board and the uppermost point of the nature conservation emblem is 30 mm; o spacing between the lower edge of the board and the text is 60 mm; o spacing between the text and the right and left edges of the board is 30 mm. 1. Border marks of areas of temporary prohibition of access within special management zones of protected areas are: 1. white-background boards with the nature conservation emblem, name of the protected area, name of the special management zone, the notice ”ACCESS PROHIBITED” and the time period to which the prohibition of access applies (figure 7), on which: o the nature conservation emblem bears the original colours; o text colour of the name of the protected area and the name of the special management zone is black; o text colour of the notice ”ACCESS PROHIBITED” and the notice of time period to which the prohibition of access applies is red; o height of the nature conservation emblem is 180 mm; o font height of the name of the protected area and the name of the special management zone is 30 mm; o font height of the notice ”ACCESS PROHIBITED” and the notice of time period to which the prohibition of access applies is 20 mm; o line spacing within the name of the protected area and within the name of the special management zone is 18 mm; o spacing between the name of the protected area and the name of the special management zone, and between the name of the special management zone and the notice ”ACCESS PROHIBITED”, is 30 mm; o spacing between the notice ”ACCESS PROHIBITED” and the notice of time period to which the prohibition applies is 12 mm; o spacing between the lowest point of the nature conservation emblem and the text is 30 mm; o spacing between the upper edge of the board and the uppermost point of the nature conservation emblem is 30 mm; o spacing between the lower edge of the board and the text is 60 mm; o spacing between the right and left edges of the board and the text is 30 mm: 1. white-background boards with the nature conservation emblem, the notice “ACCESS PRHOHIBITED” and the notice of time period to which the prohibition of access applies (figure 8), on which: o colour of the nature conservation emblem and the text is red; o height of the nature conservation emblem is 120 mm; o font height is 20 mm; o line spacing is 12 mm; o spacing between the lowest point of the nature conservation emblem and the text is 20 mm; o spacing between the upper edge of the board and the uppermost point of the nature conservation emblem is 20 mm; o spacing between the lower edge of the board and the text is 40 mm; o spacing between the text and the right and left edges of the board is 20 mm. 1. Border marks of strict nature reserves of protected areas are: 1. white-background boards with the nature conservation emblem, name of the protected area, name of the strict nature reserve and the notice “ACCESS PROHIBITED” (figure 9), on which: o the nature conservation emblem bears the original colours; o text colour of the name of the protected area and the name of the strict nature reserve is black; o text colour of the notice “ACCESS PROHIBITED” is red; o height of the nature conservation emblem is 180 mm; o font height of the name of the protected area and the name of the strict nature reserve is 30 mm; o font height of the notice “ACCESS PROHIBITED” is 20 mm; o line spacing within the name of the protected area and the name of the strict nature reserve is 18 mm; o spacing between the name of the protected area and the name of the strict nature reserve, and between the name of the strict nature reserve and the notice ”ACCESS PROHIBITED”, is 30 mm; o spacing between the lowest point of the nature conservation emblem and the text is 30 mm; o spacing between the upper edge of the board and the uppermost point of the nature conservation emblem is 30 mm; o spacing between the lower edge of the board and the text is 60 mm; o spacing between the text and the right and left edges of the board is 30 mm. 1. white-background boards with the nature conservation emblem and the notice “ACCESS PROHIBITED” (figure 8), on which: o colour of the nature conservation emblem and the text is red; o height of the nature conservation emblem is 120 mm; o font height is 20 mm; o spacing between the lowest point of the nature conservation emblem and the text is 20 mm; o spacing between the upper edge of the board and the uppermost point of the nature conservation emblem is 20 mm; o spacing between the lower edge of the board and the text is 40 mm; o spacing between the text and the right and left edges of the board is 20 mm. 1. Protected single natural objects shall be marked with white-background boards with the nature conservation emblem and the name of the object (figure 10), on which: o the nature conservation emblem bears the original colours; o text colour is black; o height of the nature conservation emblem is 120 mm; o font height is 30 mm; o line spacing is 18 mm; o spacing between the lowest point of the nature conservation emblem and the text is 30 mm; o spacing between the upper edge of the board and the uppermost point of the nature conservation emblem is 30 mm; o spacing between the lower edge of the board and the text is 60 mm; o spacing between the text and the right and left edges of the board is 30 mm; o spacing between the leftmost point of the nature conservation emblem and the left edge of the board is 30 mm. II PROCEDURE FOR THE MARKING OF PROTECTED AREAS AND PROTECTED SINGLE NATURAL OBJECTS 1. Responsibility for the marking of a protected natural object shall lie with the manager of the protected natural object. 2. The location of marking signs shall be determined and, in the case of alternative marking signs, the alternative to be used shall be chosen by the manager of the protected natural object concerned, based on the location, natural conditions and visiting load of the protected natural object. 3. In case the outer border of a protected area overlaps with the border of a special management zone or a strict nature reserve, marking signs specified in subclause 3 2) and marking signs of special management zones or strict nature reserves shall be used, respectively, taking into account the natural conditions and visiting load. 4. On the borderline between a special management zone and a strict nature reserve, the relevant marking signs shall be placed along separate lines and the distance between the lines shall be chosen on the basis of natural conditions. 5. On larger information boards placed on the border of protected areas or protection zones, all marking signs may be used in decreased size. Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 3. Matsalu Nature Reserve Figure 4. Figure 5. Matsalu Nature Reserve Suitsu special management zone Figure 6. Matsalu Nature Reserve Suitsu special management zone Access prohibited 01.03. – 15.11. Figure 7. Access prohibited 01.03. – 15.11. Figure 8. Endla Nature Reserve Strict Nature Reserve of Linnusaare raised bog Access prohibited Figure 9. Tamme-Lauri oak Figure 10.