State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic

State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak republic is a professional organization for nature and landscape protection with a nationwide scope. It is based in Banská Bystrica and has more than 500 employees. It is divided into the directorate and administration of protected areas, the regional nature protection center and the administration of Slovak caves. It operates competently throughout the territory of the Slovak Republic, manages 9 national parks, 14 protected landscape areas, a regional nature protection center and 13 accessible caves. http://www.sopsr.sk/web/