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IUCN South-Eastern European E-Bulletin 8 Issue 8 · March 2006 Brussels · Moscow · Belgrade · Warsaw IUCN South-Eastern European e-Bulletin Dear colleagues, We have the pleasure to introduce the 8th issue of the IUCN South-Eastern European e-Bulletin, focusing on conservation related activities in this specific region, and also providing some information on the global work of the World Conservation Union. We are happy to welcome three new staff members working on various issues for the IUCN SEE office in Belgrade. Katharina is based in Sarrod where she is working on the Green Belt initiative, Boris, based in Belgrade, is managing a project in Vojvodina province, while Gabriel is about to join us in the near future. Welcome all! Thanks to all of you for your continuous interest in contributing to the e-bulletin which is being distributed widely in the SEE region and further away via IUCN’s network. The updates on your activities are always welcome and we are looking forward to cooperating with you in the future. Please note the guidelines for writing articles are at the end of this issue. Best wishes, IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe Content IUCN SEE – New staff News 1 Launch of the ecological network database 2 Edible dormouse between exploitation and conservation 3 Restoration of Budakovac wetlands 4 Take part in EUROPARC Junior Ranger Programme 2006 5 Participatory approaches for management of Bulgarian wetlands 6 En route for the protection of the Balkan Lynx along the SEE Green Belt 7 Ramsar Secretariat undertakes advisory missions to the SEE wetlands 8 International seminar to halt the loss of biodiversity 9 Balkan Peace Park Project 10 Eco-Logic action for Vrbas protection 11 Sustainable development for Prokletije mountains 12 Integrated ecosystem management for transboundary lake 13 Carpathian Convention enters into force 14 Europe’s protected areas celebrate the 8th European Day of Parks Events 1 Mura walk against HE dams 2 Securing future of Mediterranean protected areas 3 Shkodra Lake on Ramsar List 4 High Nature Value Farming workshop 5 Trilateral expert meeting on the Middle Danube Floodplain 1 6 “Biodiversity in Europe” conclusions to be presented in Brazil 7 Gornje Podunavlje in focus 8 Programme of Work on Protected Areas in Dinaric Arc countries 9 The World Conservation Union at CBD COP 8 10 Free access to biodiversity data requested 11 Environmental management in the context of European integrations 12 Bosnia hosts IFOAM conference 13 ‘Biking the Balkans’ for sustainable local development Publications 1 Release of the 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2 Saving a transboundary river corridor 3 Integrated management of Natura sites 4 Protected Landscapes 5 NHBS offers environmental books free of charge 6 Reports of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment IUCN SEE – New Staff Boris Erg joined the IUCN SEE team at the beginning of 2006 as a project coordinator. Boris has been working in protected area management planning, particularly in the field of forestry and wetland management, for the last 8 years. He has been involved in transboundary conservation efforts in the Middle Danube Floodplain area through various projects. His latest professional engagement was in the Institute for Nature Protection of Serbia. Boris enjoys travelling and exploring diverse cultures, natural and urban areas, cycling and walking in countryside. Welcome to the team! Katharina Diehl is the new assistant to the IUCN Green Belt Coordinator based in Sarrod, Hungary. She studied Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation in Germany. She completed an internship in South Africa on the ecology of mangroves and an internship in northern Thailand on eco-management in National Parks. Katharina enjoys reading, listening to music and swimming. IUCN SEE team is happy to welcome her and looks forward to work with her for the next six months. Gabriel Simcic is a French and Italian bi-national who was born and raised in Luxembourg. He obtained a Bachelor in Psychology and a Masters in Environment, Science and Society at the University College of London. Parallel with his studies Gabriel has worked as a volunteer for an environmental charity in London (Global Action Plan UK) where he was responsible for communications tasks. Gabriel will begin his internship with the IUCN SEE office in Belgrade at the beginning of May. Welcome! News 1 Launch of the ecological network database Although many ecological networks are under development in Central and Eastern Europe, their realisation is suffering from very limited resources and lack of awareness and best practices that are being generated by programmes in the region and beyond. A project conducted by IUCN Programme Office for Central Europe (IUCN SEE joined the coordination at later stage) in partnership with the Dutch expert centre, Syzygy, aimed to meet these challenges by developing the Ecological Network Database for Central and Eastern Europe. The database provides systematic information on 17 ecological network programmes in the region and it is available at 2 www.iucn-ce.org/econets/database. The information on the ecological networks is organized in such a way to allow users to explore the database in various ways: by the name of the ecological network, by country, by the type of initiating organization, by the status of the ecological network initiative, or by ecosystems. In addition, the database makes available a wide range of sources on ecological networks, including relevant documents, references and links. Funding for the development of the database was kindly provided by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV). For questions, comments and suggestions on improving the database please contact Tamara Kutonova, Project Coordinator, IUCN SEE, [email protected]. 2 Edible dormouse between exploitation and conservation Dormice, an ancient group of rodents, are in steady decline for already millions of years. Not surprisingly, many species of this small family are of conservation concern, being rare in nature or even seriously threatened with extinction. Thus it sounds surprising and anachronistic that the edible dormouse (Glis glis), the largest representative of the group, is still a game species in one of the EU countries. In the Dinaric Alps of Slovenia, the edible dormouse used to be a commodity species for centuries, providing poor peasants with meat, fat and skin. Although the tradition of dormouse hunting lost its economic significance after the World War II, it still survived as an important social event in some rural communities. Current legislation allows this kind of activity and restricts it to late autumn. By this, the Slovenian Government partly fulfils the requirements of the Bern Convention (Glis is listed in Appendix III) but it failed so far to place hunting on sustainable grounds. It remains unknown how many people are engaged in dormouse hunting, nor what the annual bag is. Besides, no research is devoted to provide sound scientific basis for cull planning. All this raises concern since dormice are, at least for rodent standards, relatively long-lived (Glis lives up to 7 years) and have slow rate of reproduction. More information is available from Boris Krystufek, Professor, University of Primorska, [email protected]. 3 Restoration of Budakovac wetlands The UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project investigates many different approaches towards reducing the input of nutrients – nitrates and phosphates – into the Danube-Black Sea system. One element of the project monitors and assesses the nutrient removal capacities of riverine wetlands. Within this project component WWF- DCP is managing three model projects in the Danube Basin: the Elan Valley in Romania, Olsavica Uplands in Slovakia and Budakovac wetlands in Croatia. Phase I of the project, completed in 2003, established and tested the project methodology, which has a strong stakeholder input. Phase II, implementation, began at the end of 2005 and will be completed on all three sites by December 2006. The Croatian pilot site lies near Budakovac village in the floodplain of the River Drava, south-east of Virovitica. In cooperation with the Croatian Waters company, the project aims to reconnect relict oxbows to a canalized river, the Zupanijski Canal, which carries municipal waste-water from Virovitica city. In a partnership unique in Croatia, the city’s outflow is treated by the excess nutrient-removal capacity of the Viro sugar factory. However this can be augmented by lengthening and slowing the canal’s course through the restored wetlands, allowing the aquatic vegetation to remove remnant nutrients from its waters. Other benefits of the restoration are better groundwater recharge and improved and enlarged habitats for fish and other wildlife, plus opportunities for socio-economic development of the rural area. More information is available from David Reeder, Project Manager, WWF-DCP, [email protected]. 4 Take part in EUROPARC Junior Ranger Programme 2006 In 2006 the EUROPARC Federation intends to enlarge its European Junior Ranger network through attracting new partner protected areas and through enhancing current programmes in protected areas. Several activities are planned for this year, one of which is providing financial support for five new partner protected areas in Southern and Eastern Europe who would be willing to organize international Junior Ranger summer camps. EUROPARC is currently calling for applications. 3 EUROPARC intends to organize the 5th International EUROPARC Junior Ranger Camp in the Picos de Europa National Park in July in Spain. New network partners will be granted a travel allowance for participation at this event. Further on, the 5th International Ranger Federation World Congress will be held in June in Stirling, Scotland. For more information please contact Claudia Klampfl, Europarc, [email protected]. 5 Participatory approaches for management of Bulgarian wetlands Bulgaria: A number of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) members are working on the EU funded “Danube Wetlands Management” project, which runs until September 2006.
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