Editing Tatra Mountains (section)

==Human engagement==
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the mountains were used for sheep grazing and mining. Many trees were cut down to make way for humans. Although these activities were stopped, the impact is still visible. Moreover, pollution from the industrialized regions of [[Kraków]] in Poland or [[Ostrava]] in Czech Republic, as well as casual tourism, cause substantial damage.<ref>{{cite web |website=lter-europe.net |title=Multi-scale interactions between disturbances and ecological and socioeconomical changes – case study High Tatra Mts. (Slovakia) |url=http://www.lter-europe.net/projects/ecosystem-services-initiative-esi/ESI%20Tatra%20Mts%20Slovakia%20v4.pdf |access-date=14 June 2015 }}</ref> Volunteers however initiate litter removal events frequently, on both sides of the border.

The [[Slovak Tatra National Park]] (''Tatranský národný park''; TANAP) was founded in 1949 ({{cvt|738|km²|disp=comma}}), and the contiguous [[Polish Tatra National Park]] (''Tatrzański Park Narodowy'') in 1954 ({{cvt|215.56|km²|2|disp=comma}}).<ref name=tpn2>{{cite web |url=http://www.tpn.pl/pl/poznaj |title=Official website of Polish Tatra National Park |website=www.tpn.pl |language=pl |access-date=10 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225010036/http://tpn.pl/pl/poznaj |archive-date=25 February 2011 }}</ref> The two parks were added jointly to the [[UNESCO]] [[World Network of Biosphere Reserves|Biosphere Reserve list]] in 1993.<ref name="unesco.org"/>

In 2013, the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] threatened to cancel the Slovak TANAP's status of a national park because of the large investments (mainly in skiing infrastructure) in the park, which seriously interfere with the landscape and nature.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}