The country’s Green Belt includes 11 Protected Areas: a strict natural reserve (Ezerani), three national parks (Pelister, Mavrovo, and Galicica), three natural lakes which are proclaimed as natural monuments (Ohrid, Prespa, and Dojran), and four other natural monuments (Vevcani Springs, Smolare Waterfall, Kolesino Waterfall, and Majdan). The Law applies to all forests and forest land, regardless of ownership and purpose. This primary strategic goal has given rise to sectoral targets, one of which is the establishment of efficient environmental protection measures. Together with the international agreements acquired from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by means of succession, these constitute part of the national legislation and align the country’s framework for biodiversity conservation with that of the international community.