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INITIATIVES DEVELOPED BY DDBR AAUTHORITYUTHORITY AND DDNI FOR A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN DANUBE DELTA BIOSPHERE RESERVE

LECCE, 11.04.2013 DANUBE DELTA BIOSPHERE RESERVE AUTHORITY

It’s a public institution, established to administrate the natural heritage of national interest ofofofthe Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

It’s subordinated to the Romanian Ministry of Environment and led by a Governor

It coordinates the management of the Biosphere Reserve area through three main objectives:

 Conservation and protection of the existing natural heritage  Encouragement of sustainable use of the natural resources  Provision of support, based on the results of research, for management, education, training and services DANUBE DELTA NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

IIIt’It’t’t’ss a subunit of the RRR&D R&D National Institute for Environment Protection

It’s coordinated by the Ministry of Environment

It’s carrying out basic and applied researches in support of the management of the DDBR and other wetlands of national or international importance

Main research directions: biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, sustainable use of natural resources, rehabilitation of some threatened species populations, ecological restoration, GIS development DANUBE DELTA - A BIOSPHERE RESERVE

In September 1990 Danube Delta became a BIOSPHERE RESERVE

The new protection status of the Danube Delta imposed a specific organization of the economic activities in DDBR According to UNESCO MAB Biosphere Reserve’s zonation, the economic activities were allowed just in the buffer zones (traditional economic activities) and the economic areas (large scale economic activities) Starting with 1991, DDBRA and DDNI jointly worked together for organizing, facilitating and controling the tourist activities in DDBR DANUBE DELTA BIOSPHERE RESERVE --AA TOURIST DESTINATION -- TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ––NATURALNATURAL VALUES

 LandscapeLandscape:: over 400 lakeslakes,, channelschannels,, sand dunesdunes,, specific forestsforests,, beaches

 30 types of ecosystems TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ––NATURALNATURAL VALUES

 Great biodiversity: over 6000 species of plants and animals (2382 species of plants, 4029 species of animals)

The third place in the world as scientific importance after the Great Coral Barrier (Australia) and the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador )

 Over 300 bird species TOURIST ATTRACTIONS –––NATURAL VALUES

 Great natural resources: fish, reed, medicinal plants, game (hunting), landscape TOURIST ATTRACTIONS –––CULTURAL HERITAGE

 The local population: about 15.000 inhabitants in 27 villages and one town

 Cultural diversity: about 20 ethnies ––RomaniansRomanians (79%),(79%), Russians 11%), Ukranians (9%), Greeks, Turks, Hungarians, Bulgarians, Germans and other nationalities (1%) TOURIST ATTRACTIONS –––CULTURAL HERITAGE

 Specific architecture, traditions and gastronomy

 Archaeological sites, historic and religious monuments TYPES OF TOURISM AND TOURIST ACTIVITIES

 Recreation (boat trips, leisure)  Angling  Birdwatching (for specialized groups)  Scientific tourism (students, specialized groups of scientific interest)  Rural tourism (board&lodging at local households or guest houses)  Sunbathing and swimming (, Sf. Gheorghe and Portita Black Sea coast beaches)  Water sports (canoeing)  Camping THE STEPS OF ORGANIZING THE TOURISTSTOURIST ROUTES ACTIVITIES IN DDBR 9 12 - Can. MILA 35 - Gârla SIREASAONTEA - Gârla - Can.OLGUłA - DUNĂREA VECHE - 1 8,9 9 MILA 23 sat - CRIAN - MALIUC - ŃulBra SULINA - TULCEA

ia 11 l i TULCEA - VICTORIA - Can. LITCOV - ANCan. - CARAORMANCRI -AN CRI -MALIUC - 1. DDBR zonationh for tourism purposes  9 tourist zones C 9 2 r. Bra Ńul SULINA - TULCEA B D2 D1 8 7 TULCEA - MALIUC -AN CRI - Can. CRIAN - CARAORMAN - Can. CARAORMAN - L. PUIU - 1,8 6,16 12 DU criterias1,8 - accessibility,16 tourism3 Popasresources, turistic URO - L. ROU - L. ROULE łtourism - Can. ROU - ÎMPUłITA - Can. BUSURCA - SULINA - NĂREA 1,15 7 11 1 BraŃul SULINA - TULCEA 1,2,3,8,15 7 1,2,3,15 D6 15 1,6 7,16 3 11,12 4 - Can. DUNAVĂł - Can. DRANOV - Golf HOLBINA - L. RAZIMłA - PORTI 19 infrastructure, the potential for future development 1,2,3 2,3 3,7 Br.Sulina 13 3,17,18 5 - PORTIłA B 2 SULINA TULCEA r.Sf 2 .Gh 13 2 17 eor 3,18 6 CRIAN - DUNĂREA VECHE - Can. ERACLE - Gârla LOPATNATNA - Can. - TREI LOPA IEZERE ghe 3 Other routes 13 18 13 3,18 7 CRIAN - DUNĂREA VECHE - Can. MAGEARUĂREA - DUN VECHE - ŃBraul SULINA - CRIAN D1 2.Letea - C.A.RosettiIdentifying - Letea forest - Nebunu Lake and back and D5approving the tourist routes to control D2 Sfi tofca - C.A.Rosetti - Nebunu Lake - Periprava and back D3 D3 Caraorman - Caraorman forest - Erenciuc Lake and back 4 13 8 TULCEA - Can. MILA 36 - Can. SIREASAONTEA - Can. - Can.ĂZBOINI R łA - Can. STIPOC - D4 Murighiol -S ărături Lake and back D4 4,13 18 Can. PARDINA - CHILIA VECHE D5 Uzlina - Uzlina L ake andi and back facilitate the tourist activities CHILIA VECHE - Bra D6 Tudor Vladimirescu - garla Sireasa and back Ńul BABINA - BraŃul CERNOVCA - Can. SULIMANCA - Lac MERHEIUL MIC - D7 Nunta i - Histria - Sinoie Lake and back 4 10,18 17 9 Lac MERHEI - Lac łMATIA - Lac BABINA - Can.ĂDĂ CINOASELER - Can. PARDINA - 10 CHILIA VECHE SF.GHEORGHE SF.GHEORGHE - Can. Z L 10 ĂTON - Can. BUHAZ - Can. PALADE - Can. CRASNICOL -  1991. - 7 water transportation tourist routes R 10 10 a Bra ul SF. GHEORGHE - SF. GHEORGHE z Ń im 4 Ecological information and 11 SULINA - Can. CARDON - Can.TOFCA SFI - PERIPRAVA documentation center - Tulcea,Cri an,Sulina  2002 - 12 more water transportation SULINA - Can. CARDON - Golful MUSURAtouristŃul MUSURA - Bra - ŃBraul STAMBULULroutes VECHI - 12 Bra Ńul CHILIA - PERIPRAVA Ecological infocenter - Uzlina 4 5,14 UZLINA - Lac UZLINA - Lac ISAC - Can. ISACa PERIVOLOVCA 3 - Gârl Ń-ul Bra SF. GHEORGHE - - 7 trails 13 UZLINA (extensii : Lac ISAC - Can. ISACTCOV 2 - Can. - Can. LI CEAMURLIA - Can.AN CRI- Common routes L.Golovi Ńa Bra Ńul SULINA - CRIAN) 14 a 5 ---  ic2013 15 water transportationJURLILOVCA -tourist Lac GOLOVIłA - Can.V - Lac routes SINOIE - Cherhana PERIBOINA - e m 14 .Z Cetatea HISTRIA - Can. II - Lac ZMEICA - LacłA -GOLOVI JURILOVCA L 14 ie o in .S 15 TULCEA - BraŃul SULINA - Can. M22 - GârlaONTEA - DUNĂREA VECHE - MILA 23 14 L - 9 trails ă r CRIAN - DUNĂREA VECHE - Can. BOGDAPROSTE - Lac BOGDAPROSTEc LA AMIAZ Ă- La- g 16 D7 Lac TREI IEZERE - Gârla LOPATNA - Can. ERACLEĂREA VECHE- DUN - MILA 23 sat a e N 17 SULINA - Can. BUSURCA - Can.łITA ÎMPU - Can. Cordon Litoral -Ă Can.TARU T - SF. GHEORGHE criterias - less impact on the DD environment, high tourist

a SULINA - Can. BUSURCA - Can.U - Can.RO ÎMPUłITA - Lac ROULE ł - Cherhana ROULE ł - e 18 r Lac ROU - Lac PUIU - Can.MOCANSCA - Lac ERENCIUCŃul SF. GHEORGHE- Bra - SF. GHEORGHE atractivity, a accessibility, larger surface of the DD covered M 19 TULCEA - Lac CÂLA - Gârla - Lac POTICA - Lac -PARCHE Lac TELINCEA THE STEPS OF ORGANIZING THE TOURIST ACTIVITIES

3. Identifying and approving the areas for sport fishing, hunting and camping criterias : less impact on DD resources, accessibility, facilities

4. Signing and posting the whole DDBR territory

role : guiding, preventing, informing, interpreting THE STEPS OF ORGANIZING THE TOURIST ACTIVITIES

5. Designing and placing the observation towers

role : facilitate the wildlife observing (mainly birds), reduce the impact on wildlife

6. Designing and placing the Visitor Information Centres role : informing, educating, interpreting THE STEPS OF ORGANIZING THE TOURIST ACTIVITIES

7. Establishing guidelines for touroperators

role : inform the touroperators about the rules and restrictions and provide guidelines for a sustainable type of tourist activities

8. Developing tourist information materials role : informing, guiding, facilitating, educating types : guides, maps, leaflets, brochures, postcards, codes of conduct, documentaries OTHER STUDIES AND MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIZING AND FACILITATING THE TOURIST ACTIVITIES

 Identifying and designing learning/visiting paths role : bring tourists closer to nature, interprete, improve knowledge  1 learning/visiting path in Caraorman area objective: visiting the Caraorman forest, the dunes, observing/study a rare carnivorous plant species (Otratelul de balta/ the Greater Bladderworth) OTHER STUDIES AND MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIZING AND FACILITATING THE TOURIST ACTIVITIES

 3 signed selfguided learning/visiting paths in C.A.Rosetti area

objectives: Letea forest, steppic vegetation, limicoles and forest birds species watching and studying OTHER STUDIES AND MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIZING AND FACILITATING THE TOURIST ACTIVITIES

 identifying and designing tourist routes for scientific tourism (professional birdwatching, history, archaeology) role : facilitate the development of scientific / specialized tourism, diversify the tourist offer  5 tourist routes for bird colonies observations  1 route for observing rare bird species (Sulina)  2 guided routes for Letea and Caraorman strictly protected forests  2 routes for bird watching and visiting cultural and historical tourist objectives (located in Badagad, Enisala, Histria) TURISM STIINTIFIC HARTA ZONELOR PROPUSE

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0 5 10 15 km 6 ZONE PROPUSE PT. TURISM STIINTIFIC Popas turistic Zone de protecþie integralã 50a 600 h Hotel 1. LACUL PURCELU 3. Lacul Rãducu 500 2 ha 2. LACUL NEBUNU Centru de informare 4. LaculNebunu 115 ha Cantoane de supraveghere ecologicã 3. LACUL MARTINCA 5. Vãtafu - Lunguleþ 685 1 ha 4. LACUL OBRETINU MIC Turn de observare a pãsãrilor 5. LACUL BONDAR 6. Pãdurea Caraorman 2ha 250 6. PÃDUREA LETEA Colonii de pãsãri 7. PÃDUREA CARAORMAN Limita RBDD 17. Lacul Potcoava 625 ha Suprafaþã totalã RBDD 580ha 000 8. SULINA - PLAJA MÃRII NEGRE OTHER STUDIES AND MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIZING AND FACILITATING THE TOURIST ACTIVITIES

 new measures for:

 regulating the tourist circulation ---boats speed

 regulating the accommodation tourist infrastructure ---architecture, materials ---

 developing visiting strategy, visitors management plan, new tourism zonation

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