The development of nature protection after 1989 was very complex. Care of nature was ruled by the Act of 1956 valid up to 1992. Nature protection incorporated in monument care had the professional background in State Institute for Monument Care and Nature Protection. After its incorporation under the new environment department have been improves the material and personal possibilities. New Act on nature and landscape protection of 1992 strengthened significantly the competences of managements of national parks and protected landscape areas. New legal norms also codified the territorial system of ecological stability and significant landscape elements. The number of specially protected areas has been increased and professional care of them has been improved. Similarly the care of endangered species of plants and animals was improved and the landscape shape is also protected. Communication with the public is improved, there have been created tens of educational paths. Before the entrance to the European Union was realized the mapping of the actual state of biotopes in the Czech Republic and on its basis were proposed the European significant sites of the system NATURA 2000. After 1989 the international cooperation is dynamically developed. The Czech Republic accepted most of international conventions on nature protection. From the standpoint of professionalism Nature protection is ensured by the Agency of nature and landscape protection of the Czech Republic into which since 2006 have been incorporated the councils of protected landscape areas. Since 1992 the programme landscape care funding was achieved. This fact is positively reflected in the state of protected areas.