PL
Przedstawione walory przyrodniczego środowiska Polski pod kątem tworzenia regionalnych polityk ekologicznych. W celu dostosowania się do wymagań Unii Europejskiej konieczne są zmiany w polskim ustawodawstwie i sposobie podejścia do planowania przestrzennego zgodnie z założeniami zrównoważonego rozwoju.
EN
The paper presents an innovative approach to nature conservation in the integrated but sustainable European space. The concept of sustainable development is addressed as it relates to Poland's future responsibilities and challenges. Physical planning needs to be based on a new sustainable paradigm, especially in local and regional planning. The- re must be a linkage with the European programmes ECONET and CORINE, which implies the need for amending some of the Polish legislation. There is a need for legal protection of the Polish space, particularly with respect to construction. Poland should establish 15 regional sustainable policies based on the criteria presented. Environmental cartography, especially in the scale of 1: 50,000 must be developed and each local community should receive an inventory of its natural heritage.