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3	DANUBE DELTA NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TULCEA - ROMANIA
4	"Http://www.indd.tim.ro"
5	Danube River and Danube Basin
6	"Part of the" Part of the Man and Biosphere Programme of UNESCO since 1990 Included in Ramsar Convention List since 1990 Included in World Heritage List since 1990
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8	DANUBE DELTA BIOSPHERE RESERVE LOCATION AND PRESENT GENERAL LAND USE
9	HUMAN INDUCED CHANGES IN THE DANUBE DELTA
10	DAMMING FLOODPLAIN UPSTREAM THE DELTA
11	DAMMING AND CHANNEL EXCAVATIONS
12	HYDROLOGY AND WATER CHEMISTRY CHANGES
13	THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME
14	REHABILITATION MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
15	Ob.2. Carry out restoration works where natural or semi natural character has been lost
16	"Ob.3" Ob.3. Manage water circulation in order to improve the ecological conditions Ob.4. Assess the effectiveness of existing buffer zones and if necessary recommend modifications
17	THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME HAS TWO MAIN CATEGORIES OF PROJECTS WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS - Research, design, monitoring: DDNI in cooperation with RIZA – the Netherlands and Institute for Floodplain Ecology, Rastatt, WWF Germany - Civil works: DDBRA HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM REHABILITATION PROJECTS -Research and design: DDNI &RIZA -Civil works: DDBRA
18	ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS Restoration of habitats and ecosystems Restoration of the endangered species Restoration of the affected landscape
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20	WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS Objectives: Restore the specific functions of the wetlands Restore lateral connectivity and reintegration in the natural river pulse system Restore the natural habitats that support biodiversity and natural resources Recover traditional economic activities of the local communities
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22	BABINA-CERNOVCA PILOT PROJECT S = 2,100 ha Babina, 1,580 ha Cernovca, former agriculture polders (drained areas) Research: 1991-1994, cooperation with Institute for Floodplain Ecology, Rastatt, WWF Germany Monitoring: 1995-2002 Project status: fully implemented, Babina reverted to wetland since 1994, Cernovca since 1996 Present status: a mosaic of water types, clear to turbid water systems, depending on the connectivity to the river
23	BEFORE FLOODING
24	2 YEARS AFTER FLOODING
25	AGRICULTURAL POLDER IN DANUBE DELTA
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28	Babina-Cernovca area (satellite images)
29	REHABILITATION OF THE NATURAL FUNCTIONS
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32	OTHER WETLAND REHABILITATION PROJECTS
33	HOLBINA-DUNAVAT PROJECT S = 5,630 ha, former fish farms Research: 1993-1996 Result: Restoration strategy Implementation status: investment funds available since 2003 Evolution: water system reverted from turbid plankton-dominated to clear macrophytes –dominated state (!)
34	Secchi depth in 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002 (Drost et al, 2002)
35	POPINA PROJECT S = 3,600 ha, fish ponds -Research: 1996-1999 -Implemented since 2000 -Status: permanent wetland connected to the river pulse system
36	FORTUNA PROJECT -S = 2,115 ha -Former polder for forestry -Research: 2000-2002 -Present status: under implementation
37	Hydraulic connectivity restoration S = 687 ha -Origin: Islets formed by cutting meanders -Research: 2002 -Restoration to be implemented
38	MEANDERS PROJECT
39	HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM REHABILITATION Objectives: -close or calibrate the artificial North-South oriented canals -calibrate the (semi-)natural West-East channels -calibrate the lake entrances From 3,400 km of channels 329.5 km have been dragged, 8 canals closed and 5 sections calibrated
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42	ENCOUNTERED CONSTRAINTS
43	FUTURE PROSPECTIVES
44	PILOT PROJECT OF ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION CALARASI – RAUL ISLET S=3,875HA
45	Objectives Restore and preserve the specific biodiversity of the Calarasi-Raul Islet Benefits for population in the area by increasing of the employment and the development of traditional activities: fishing, reed harvesting, wood cutting and tourism
46	RESULTS GENERAL STRATEGY FOR ECOLOGICAL REHABILITATION OF CALARASI-RAUL ISLET COMPLET PROJECT FOR REHABILITATION OF CALARASI-RAUL PILOT AREA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN INVESTMENTS COST-PLAN BIOLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL MONITORING
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48	RESULTS BASEMENT STUDY TO PROMOTE IEZER-CALARASI AREA AS NATURAL RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN OF CONSERVATION ECOLOGICAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM STRATEGIES FOR PUBLIC AWARNESS AND RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
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