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. Light or indepth? Light NUTS Code Sud - Muntenia RBD code AT1000 Transboundary 0 Data provider Koszta Imola, REC Source(s) Main project website "Frontiere Verzi". Reconstructie ecoogica in baltile Dunarii NWRM(s) implemented in the case study Floodplain restoration and management Wetland restoration and management 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 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. Public consultation 1 Design contractual arrangement Arrangement type Responsibility Role Comments Name Design consultation activity Activity stage Key issues Name Comments Design phase 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 Design land use change Land use change type Design authority Authority type Role Responsibility Name Comments NGO Implementation WWF Danube Carpathian Programme Romania Other E.P.A. Olt Environmetal Protection Agency Other E.P.A Teleorman Environmetal Protection Agency NGO Romanian Ornithological Society 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 Public participation main factor Financing Financing type Comments EU-funds: LIFE+ Barrier Barrier type Barrier role Comments Other main barrier Due to burdensome procedures to obtain all the documents to accomplish the work, the entire activity has been delayed by a year. Driver Driver type Driver role Comments Other main driver The need to create and ensure the protection and conservation of threatened bird species. Financing share Financing share type Share Comments 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 Improved Biodiversity Runoff control Oher Societal Benefits Policy pressure Pressure directive Relevant pressure Policy area Policy area type Policy area focus Name Comments Policy impact Impact directive Relevant impact Policy wider plan Wider plan type Wider plan focus Name Comments Lower Danube Green Corridor strategy Policy requirement directive Requirement directive Specification 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 Full Context Pathway(aka Context) Default view Area(aka Level or Site) ALL