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Rural Romania National Rural Development Network Issue 9 Year II, November 2014 DUMITRU HORIA IUNCU Bucegi Natural Park, protected area of national interest NRDP 2014-2020 Agri-environment and climate payments, a measure for the protection of the environment and of the biodiversity SONIA CASTAÑEDA In Spain, we promote the preservation of the natural patrimony MIHAI HANU History of the village in Vrancea, through the eyes of a true peasant ȚOPA ECOLOGICAL FARM Desire and Love – the key to the success of the Dan and Tincuța Cismaș family ROOTS OF A EUROPEAN COUNTRY Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale Rural Romania – No. 9 REGIONAL OFFICES Support Unit of the National Rural Development Network Table of Contents BRĂILA EDITORIAL ............................................................................................................................................................................3 282 Independenţei Blvd., 1st floor, postal code 810124, [email protected] Phone: 0339 732 009, Fax: 0339 732 016 INTERVIEW CRAIOVA Dumitru Horia Iuncu: “Our main goal is to preserve the biodiversity and the landscape nd 19 Libertăţii St., Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, room L-311, 2 floor, as close to its natural form as possible” ...................................................................................................................................4 postal code 200421, [email protected] Phone: 0251 460 377, Fax: 0251 423 651 RURAL DEVELOPMENT Biodiversity, an attribute of the living world ...........................................................................................................................8 ZALĂU Agri-environment and climate payments, a measure for the protection of the environment, 49 Kossuth Lajos St., postal code 450010, [email protected] of the soil quality and of biodiversity, supported through NRDP 2014-2020 ..................................................................... 12 Phone: 0360 404 056, Fax: 0360 404 158 Sonia Castañeda, Manager of the Biodiversidad Foundation of Spain .................................................................................16 TÂRGU MUREŞ Comana Natural Park - Area protected through the Ramsar Convention ......................................................................... 20 60 Mihai Eminescu St., postal code 540331, [email protected] WWF - Romania: “Natura 2000 – an integrating approach to preserving nature in the rural area” ............................... 22 Phone: 0365 430 349, Fax: 0365 430 351 Poiana Stânii Regale. Volunteering for the environment .................................................................................................... 24 Traditional meadows saved by butterflies ............................................................................................................................ 26 IAŞI Folk calendar for the month of November ............................................................................................................................ 28 Ciric Recreational Area – Ciric Recreational Complex, postal code 700064, [email protected] Saint Andrew – Holiday from the Romanian soul ............................................................................................................... 29 Phone: 0332 881 281, Fax: 0332 881 282 Tourism in Țara Vrancei ........................................................................................................................................................ 30 TIMIŞOARA 53 Take Ionescu Blvd., 2nd floor, office 26, postal code 300074, [email protected] PEOPLE Phone: 0356 460 982, Fax: 0356 460 983 Mihai Hanu – History of the village in Vrancea, through the eyes of a true peasant ......................................................... 32 TÂRGOVIŞTE 7A Vărzaru Armaşu St., postal code 130169, [email protected] EXPERIENCES Phone: 0345 100 025, Fax: 0345 100 605 My farm: Desire and love – the key to the success of the Dan and Tincuța Cismaș family ............................................. 36 My business: From Țara Bârsei, the traditional Adriana bread – our first certified traditional product ...................... 39 BUCUREŞTI My community: Sweet health! The natural products from Transylvania support th nd 39-41 Nicolae Filipescu St., 6 floor, 2 District, postal code 020961, [email protected] the community in Valea Barcăului ........................................................................................................................................40 Phone: 0316 900 214, Fax: 0316 900 215 The text of this publication is for informational purposes only and does not imply any legal liability. LEADER UP-TO-DATE LAG Alutus Regio Egyesület Association.............................................................................................................................. 42 Additional information on MADR and USR may be accessed on the Internet: www.madr.ro, www.rndr.ro LAG “Poarta Transilvaniei” .................................................................................................................................................. 44 USR, Department for Publications, November 2014 ISSN 2284-8665 ISSN-L 2284-8665 M.A.R.D. NEWS AND EVENTS © RNDR, 2014 Thematic conference: “NRDP 2007 - 2013 – Lessons Learned. NRDP 2014 - 2020 - Perspectives for agriculture and rural development”, in Timişoara ........................................................................................................48 Reproduction of the texts of this publication is authorized provided the source is specified. Printed in Romania NRDN MEMBERS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES Photo copyright: www.bucegipark.ro, Silviu Matei, Costas Dumitrescu, Gheorghe Roșian, Virgil Batros, Anca Sârbu, CATAR – Confederation of Peasant Associations in Romania ............................................................................................ 50 www.shutterstock.com, Gheorghe Roșian, Biodiversidad Spain, Dragoș Grijincu, www.fotolia.com, George Bufan, ADEPT Transilvania Foundation ...........................................................................................................................................51 www.delta-neajlovului.ro, Andrei Crișan, László Rákosy, David Jutzeler, Dan Cismaş, www.pictoria.ro, Adriana Prod., GAL Țara Vrancei, GAL Asociația Alutus Regio Egyesület, GAL Poarta Transilvaniei, CATAR, ADEPT II 1 Rural Romania – No. 9 Editorial Agro-environment, the crossroad between the preservation of biodiversity and agriculture Romania is ranked first in Europe in terms of biodiversity and has one of the richest resources of lands classified as having a High Natural Value (HNV). Based on the criteria proposed by the European Forum for Nature Conserva- tion and Pastoralism, this category may include: natural and semi-natu ral pas- what species of plants and animals, Timișoara hosted on October 23 and tures in the mountain area; ex tensive with preservation value, this park has, 24 the conference on the topic: NRDP traditional orchards where the stock which are the most important nature 2007-2013 – Lessons Learned. NRDP of old hayfields resources is almost monuments and natural reservations, 2014-2020 – Perspectives for agricul- enti rely preserved, turning hayfields and also the actions taken for promo- ture and rural development’, attended into one of the most valuable and best ting them. also by Mr. Daniel Constantin, Vice conserved traditional habitats in the Prime Minister, and Minister of Agri- Carpathian areas; mosaic landscapes, Going through the pages of the ma- culture and Rural Development, con- including pastures, trees, shrubs, gazine you will find topics like: biodi- ference you can read all about in this small-sized agricultural lots extensively versity, an attribute of the live world, issue of the magazine. cultivated, where biodiversity is high. which unveils concept notions, inter- national conventions and policies for For the following programming period, You can see the history of the village the preservation of biodiversity at an 2014-2020, the challenge is to preserve in Vrancea through the eyes of a true European level, but also aspects rela- this rich resource of lands and protect it peasant, aged 90, Mihai Hanu, who has ted to protected areas, habitats of com- against the social and economic chang- made his house in Nistorești a museum munity importance and Natura 2000 es, but also against the climate changes, full of valuable items, reminders of the sites in Romania; Agri-environment which are not to be over looked. old times. payments, a measure for environmen- In this context, the farmers should be tal protection, continued through Na- You can also read about the success of encouraged to introduce and conti- tional Rural Development Programme one family, Dan and Tincuța Cismaș, nue to apply the production methods (NRDP) 2014-2020, brings to the at- who have developed a small farm for compatible with the protection of the tention of the farmers the 7 packages ecological products, and also about environment, the landscapes, the na- of Measure 10, with the presentation the traditional Adriana bread manu- tural resources, the soil, and the ge- of the compensation payments for each factured by the company Adriana Prod netic diversity. The arrangements to package and other useful information; SRL from Țara Bârsei, and last but not this respect should be compensated by Biodiversidad Foundation of Spain least, about the honey from Transylva- agri-environment payments. presents itself