General
National Id
Romania_05
Site name
Danube
Summary
Green Borders - WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) started in January 2009, along the Danube river in Romania and Bulgaria, the LIFE Nature project "Transboundary conservation of the Phalacrocorax pygmaeus and Aythya nyroca in Romanian and Bulgarian key sites" to ensure living conditions for the two species by: nesting and feeding areas, reconstruction; implementing the best practices for fisheries management, developing alternatives for minimizing the damage delt by pygmy cormorants in fisheries, stoping the species killing generated by accidental or deliberated hunting, informing the local communities on the importance of the two species and attracting funds for those alternative activities that can support the special conservation measure necessary to the species.
NUTS Code
Sud - Muntenia
RBD code
AT1000
Transboundary
0
Data provider
Koszta Imola, REC
NWRM(s) implemented in the case study
Longitude
24.671109
Latitude
43.73428
Site information
Climate zone
warm temperate moist
Mean rainfall
450
Mean rainfall unit
mm/year
Average temperature
11,5
Mean runoff
65,9400024414063
Mean runoff unit
450 - 600 mm
Average runoff coefficient
0,150000005960464
Type
Actual Test Site
Light or indepth?
Light
Average slope range
0-1% (flat, flood plain lookalike, butshowing small bumps (type of sand dunes) that don't exceed a few meters. The height in the area of Gerai Pond ranges between 22 and 24 meters, the location being almost horizontal. Only in the North area of the pond the heights increase somewhere around 40 to 45 m locally and in some cases reaches 50 m)
Performance
Performance impact estimation method
Catchment outlet
Performance impact estimation information
Field observation
Design & implementations
Application scale
Field Scale
Installation date
2011
Lifespan
50
Performance timescale
< 1 year
Area (ha)
950
Area subject to Land use change or Management/Practice change (ha)
950
Design capacity description
could store 4.2 million m3 during floods;
3 dams were build on the 3 drainage canals: one of 110 m, one of 60 and one of 40; new canal of 900 m long and 4 m wide was constructed in order to supply the pond with freshwater.
3 dams were build on the 3 drainage canals: one of 110 m, one of 60 and one of 40; new canal of 900 m long and 4 m wide was constructed in order to supply the pond with freshwater.
Public consultation
1
Design contractual arrangement
| Arrangement type | Responsibility | Role | Comments | Name |
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Design consultation activity
| Activity stage | Key issues | Name | Comments | |
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Design phase
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There were approximately 400
small landowners from Izlaz and Garcov villages on Balta Geraiului. |
Consultation meeting in Izlaz and Garcov on 29-30 September, 2009
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Design land use change
| Land use change type |
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Design authority
| Authority type | Role | Responsibility | Name | Comments | |
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Lessons, risks, implications...
Key lessons
The successfull implementation was enabled by the good cooperation between different sectors (NGO, local authorities) and public communication and participation.
Success factor(s)
| Success factor type | Success factor role | Comments | |
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Public participation
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main factor
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There were approximately 400 small landowners from Izlaz and Garcov villages on Balta Geraiului. |
Financing
| Financing type | Comments | |
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EU-funds: LIFE+
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Driver
| Driver type | Driver role | Comments | |
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Other
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main driver
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The need to create and ensure the protection and conservation of threatened bird species.
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Financing share
| Financing share type | Share | Comments |
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Policy, general governance and design targets
Policy description
Ecological restoration of the habitats (nesting and feeding) for hydrophilic species like the red duck (Aythya nyroca) and pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus), both being threatened species
Part of wider plan
1
Policy target
| Target purpose | |
|---|---|
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Improved Biodiversity
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Runoff control
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Oher Societal Benefits
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Policy pressure
| Pressure directive | Relevant pressure |
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Policy area
| Policy area type | Policy area focus | Name | Comments |
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Policy impact
| Impact directive | Relevant impact |
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Policy wider plan
| Wider plan type | Wider plan focus | Name | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lower Danube Green Corridor strategy
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Policy requirement directive
| Requirement directive | Specification |
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Socio-economic
Direct benefits information
red duck (Aythya nyroca) and pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus) and other bird species returned to the area
Ancillary benefits information
ancillary benefits for the people living in the area, such as grassland suitable for grazing
Costs investment information
N/A info - waiting for reply
Costs capital
65000
Costs capital information
Construction of 3 dams on the drainage canals in order to retain water in the area. Construction of a new canal in order to supply the pond with freshwater
Costs operation maintenance
N/A info - waiting for reply
Costs total information
N/A info - waiting for reply
Ecosystem improved biodiversity
1
Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity
Contributed to the quality improvement of an important habitat of the the red duck, pygmy cormorant and other emblematic bird species of the area. At the beginning of the project there 20 nesting red duck pairs on the Gerai Pond, in 2013 this number raised to 60.
Ecosystem provisioning services
1
Information on Ecosystem provisioning services
Beekeepers from all over the country, came to pick mint,fishing can be practiced in some parts of the area and increased Eco-tourism
Ecosystem impact climate regulation
Increased permanent biomas
Information on Ecosystem impact climate regulation
During the dry season in 2012 there was a green grassland with a wide diversity of plants (such as mint)
Biophysical impacts
Information on retained water
1.5 million m3
Information on increased water storage
could store 4.2 million m3 during floods
Information on runoff reduction
N/A info
Water quality overall improvements
N/A info
Information on Water quality overall improvements
N/A info
Soil quality overall soil improvements
Not relevant for this application
Information on Soil quality overall soil improvements
Not relevant for this application
