FINAL REPORT – CONTRACT NO. 11751/ 10.04.2013 Study regarding the threats on wetland habitats from the Danube cross border zone in the Djerdap National Park and the Iron Gates Natural Park areas, within the project “Integrated management of the biological and landscape diversity for sustainable regional development and ecological connectivity in the Carpathians" CPV Code 79311200-9 No. 471/28.11.2013 Legal representative: FLORIAN PAUL BODESCU 1 Cuprins INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 4 The specific purpose of the report ...................................................................................... 5 ACTIVITIES.............................................................................................................................. 5 ACTIVITY 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA ............................................................. 5 CHAPTER 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA.................................. 5 1.1 DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK ....................................................................................... 5 1.2. IRON GATES NATURAL PARK ............................................................................... 16 1.3. COMPARATIVE ELEMENTS REGARDING THE TWO PROTECTED AREAS .. 30 ACTIVITY 2. THE HABITATS IDENTIFICATION FROM THE INVESTIGATED WETLANDS............................................................................................................................ 35 CHAPTER 2. IDENTIFIED WETLAND HABITATS....................................................... 36 2.1. WETLAND HABITATS IN THE AREA OF DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK .......... 37 2.2. WETLAND HABITATS IN THE AREA OF IRON GATES NATURAL PARK...... 42 2.3. COMPARATIVE ELEMENTS REGARDING THE IDENTIFEID HABITATS IN THE TWO PROTECTED AREAS ..................................................................................... 57 ACTIVITY 3. INVENTORY OF THE INVESTIGATED WETLANDS THREATS ........... 59 CHAPTER 3. THREATS .................................................................................................... 59 3.1.THREATS TO WETLANDS HABITATS IN THE DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK .. 71 3.2.THREATS TO WETLANDS HABITATS IN THE IORN GATES NATURAL PARK .............................................................................................................................................. 72 3.3. COMPARATIVE ELEMENTS OF THE THREATS IDENTIFIED IN THE TWO PROTECTED AREAS ........................................................................................................ 75 ACTIVITY 4. CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR PREVENTING AND REDUCING THE NEGATIVE IMPACT .................................................................................................... 80 CHAPTER 4. MEASURES TO PREVENT AND MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON WETLANDS ................................................................................................................. 80 4.1. GENERAL ITEMS REGARDING THE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES OF NEGATIVE IMPACT ............................................................................. 89 4.2. PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES OF THREATS IMPACT IN DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK ........................................................................................... 90 4.3. PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES OF THREATS IMPACT IN IRON GATES NATURAL PARK ................................................................................................. 91 4.4 COMMON MEASURES TO PREVENT AND MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THREATS OF THE TWO PROTECTED AREAS ............................................................ 93 Appendix 1a Distribution map of wetland habitat types identified in the National Park Djerdap ...................................................................................................................... 97 Appendix 1b Distribution map of wetland habitat types identified in the Iron Gates National Park ................................................................................................................... 104 2 Appendix 3. Table of habitat types records and their distribution in the two protected areas ................................................................................................................. 130 Appendix 4. Table of categories records of owners ...................................................... 135 Appendix 5a. Threats of wetland habitats in Djerdap National Park ........................ 138 Appendix 5b. Threats of wetland habitats in Iron Gates Natural Park ..................... 145 SELECTED REFERENCES ................................................................................................. 155 3 INTRODUCTION The project "BIOREGIO Carpathians – Integrated management of the biological and landscape diversity for sustainable regional development and ecological connectivity in the Carpathians" it’s mainly financed by European funds through Transnational Cooperation Programme South East Europe. The project aims the integrated management system improvement of natural resources and protected areas in a wide transnational context, resulting in increasing the attractiveness of the region. This project promotes the harmonization of managerial measures applied on natural resources and protected areas, including Natura 2000 sites in the Carpathian area in accordance with the existing regulations and based on cooperation established within the Carpathian Convention but also of other networks and transnational initiatives. The target group is extremely wide: politicians, administrative institutions, protected area managers, tourism offices, farmers, landowners, policy makers in various sectorial policies (agriculture, tourism, etc.) The project aims to strengthen the conservation, restoration and sustainable exploitation of biological and landscape diversity through efficient management harmonization of common natural heritage, habitats and species, and common preservation and promotion of the natural values of the Carpathians in a transnational framework. To improve management plans and harmonization, the project aims to provide common standards and encouraging and supporting transnational cooperation agreements. Supporting sustainable regional development, the project promotes the economic value of high biodiversity areas, including sustainable tourism and other forms of externality. Raising awareness of the importance of an integrated management of natural values Carpathian region. Promoting information on NATURA 2000 network of protected areas, establish a geo- referenced database and designing a Red List Species and Habitats in the Carpathians. The target groups of this study are on the one hand the 2 administrations of the protected areas, the study resulted will be used by them in the future to establish the management measures, as well as for the discussions with local communities. The study, will also be considered the basis for the designation of a trans boundary Ramsar site. 4 The specific purpose of the report The final report on the implementation of the project - Study regarding the threats on wetland habitats from the Danube cross border zone in the Djerdap National Park and the Iron Gates Natural Park areas CPV code 79311200-9 - seeks to achieve all 4 activities for the period April- October 2013. The activity in this period involves the covering of the following activities: Activity 1. Identification of the information specific to the general description of the study area Activity 2. The habitats identification from the investigated wetlands Activity 3. Inventory of the investigated wetlands threats Activity 4. Conservation measures for preventing and reducing the negative impact ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA CHAPTER 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA 1.1 DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK a. Legislative elements for setting up and administration The Djerdap National Park was established in 1974 to protect and improve the unique natural and cultural values of the area. The Djerdap National Park was set up as a public enterprise in 1989 to manage the protected area, with its headquarters in Donji Milanovac. The cooperation of the Djerdap National Park extends far beyond the borders of Serbia, however, as the park is part of the family of Europarc Federation of European national parks. The area of nature conservation is normatively regulated by the Law on Nature Conservation and other legal acts and bylaws which directly or indirectly relate to nature and natural resources. Besides law enforcements and international conventions, also very important, for the normative regulation of this area, are books of rules, regulations, commands, and decisions on natural resources conservation, etc. 5 Currently the harmonization of legislation from the area of environment protection and nature with the legislation of European Union is desirable. The Law on Nature Conservation, published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia no. 39/2009 and 88/2010 regulates the protection and conservation of nature, biological, geological and landscape diversity as part of the environment. Relevant Laws and Sub-laws for nature conservation in Djerdap National Park: • Law on Nature Conservation (“Official Gazette RS” no. 36/2009 and 88/2010); • Law on Environment Protection (“Official Gazette RS” no. 135/2004 and 36/2009); • Law on Fund for