Funda ţ ia ADEPT Transilvania
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Fundaţia ADEPT Transilvania
Târnava Mare SCI: Saving Transylvania’s Important Pastoral Ecosystems
Implementation of restoration targets at the national level and examples on restoring ecosystems in the CEE
Budapest 8 october, Răzvan Popa
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Târnava Mare SCI: Saving Transylvania’s Important Pastoral Ecosystems
• Project location ROSCI0227• Project start date:01/10/2010• Project end date: 30/09/2013• Total budget €356.330 • EC contribution: €259.515 (73%)
• CAPR – Conservation of Aquila pomarina in Romania LIFE08 NAT/RO/000501
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Târnava Mare, a lowland area of high biodiversity, 85.000ha farmed by 5.000 families in small-scale
farming communities
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…. one of Romania’s largest continental SCI/Natura 2000 sites
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Partly overlapping with Hârtibaciu SPA
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6210 scrub habitats and semi-dry grassland over limestone or other calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia), with important orchid sites
(about 8% of area)
Grassland dominated by Upright Brome (Bromus erecta) and fescues (Festuca species), widespread on south- and west-facing slopes with few trees. These
grasslands are often a rich carpet of wild orchids and other wild flowers, including Red Viper’s-bugloss (Echium maculatum), Jurinea (Jurinea mollis),
Three-toothed Orchid (Orchis tridentata).
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Occur on the steepest sunny slopes.
Dominated by various grasses, especially feather-grasses (Stipa species) and the small sedge Carex humilis.
Several rare plant species including the Steppe Sea-kale (Crambe tataria), Burning Bush (Dictamnus albus) and Nodding Sage (Salvia nutans), and the dwarf flowering shrub Steppe Almond (Prunus tenella).
6240* Sub-Pannonian steppe grasslands (about 4% of area)
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Meeting objectives of project (1)
• Initial mapping and assessment of 6210 and 6240 habitats carried out using innovative mapping and database (GEOdatabase), which reveals that 6210 and 6240 less widespread than predicted in proposal: 5,895 ha from 10.000ha
• 1,353 ha identified for restoration – much of it overgrazing, bad management (sheepfold), lack of water resources etc -395 ha target
• assessments of threats completed which have revealed that the greatest threat to habitats is overgrazing by sheep – this has brought about a change in emphasis of conservation action plan.
• Draft conservation action plan drawn up after period of discussion with experts, local authorities and farmers.
• establish conservation action plans for 6210* and 6240* habitats (ca 5.895 ha) in the area, developed in a participatory manner with farmers/land users
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Action A.1. Field assessments of habitats 6210* and 6240*
Mapping and assessment methodology developed. Sources of mapping data identified, at different scales, including
orthophotoplans and 3D mapping.
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Maps prepared using contours of 30m and 5 m to assist location of target habitats based on aspect,
inclination.
Detailed GIS mapping identified 5979 surfaces with correct aspect / inclination as
potential target habitats. 5895 ha. Field testing shows
90% accurate
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Progress (2)
• 17 schools nature classes held and six field excursions.
• Agreements with 9 schools directors completed, schools schedule completed for 2012.
• 10 village meetings held including 358 farmers, local authorities, other interested parties.
• 8 demonstrations of mowing equipment including 264 farmers.
• 43 farm visits.
• Third issue of STIPA area newsletter issued in late January.
• Monitoring sites selected and year 1 analysis carried out
Awarness raising
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Meeting objectives of project (3)
1. establish conservation priority zonation in the area, giving additional protection to more important / more threatened areas of these habitats – high-priority poligons
2. establish 5 micro-reserves in certain hotspots that include simple and practical management agreements with land owners – first 7 micro-reserves identified and discussions under way with owners/farmers and townhalls – information boards
3. implement habitat restoration activities including payments for certain private owners where necessary (for example, where this would allow them to enter agri-environment schemes) – about 400 ha cleared - scrub clearing and grazing methods – about 250ha - carry out demonstration activities
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Action E.2. Monitoring / evaluation of effectiveness of habitat conservation measures.
5 fixed monitoring points established
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Meeting objectives of project (4)
1. provide inputs into the design of national and regional agri-environment schemes for the 2013-2019 period, and into the integrated management plan for the broader combined SPA/SCI which is being prepared in the same time frame – meetings have been held with experts in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. New a-e measures developed by ADEPT already accepted (damp grasslands) and we finished on dry grassland measures with MADR
2. Monitoring Agrienvironment Measure RO
- Aquila pomarina measure developed –
Milvus, SOR, RNDR, ADEPT, ARPM Sibiu
- Pseudophilotes bavius measure developed –
UBB, RNDR, MADR, SLR, ADEPT
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Developing new grassland a-e payments at national level Working directly with MARD, we have successfully proposed new a-e
measures effective from 2012, bringing in new areas into eligibility for grassland management payments: this is pioneering payments for walk-behind mowers, as well as stipulating late mowing dates, low stocking rates. Impact: 195.000 ha of extensive orchards now
eligible throughout HNV area
Additional 26 communes in Cluj and Bucovina
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C.1. Demonstration of best practices
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Action C.2
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Archita work
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Archita before and after
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STIPA poster Steppe habitats of Europe,
International Conference 3-6 June
2012, Erfurt, Germany
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… identification booklets
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Innovative mountain bike trails We have developed Romania’s first purpose-built mountain bike trail, with nature interpretation signs, the first of a network of trails linking villages.
educational for local children and other users – the trail was opened with a childrens’ competition will link guesthouses and increase demand for active tourism
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… with child-friendly nature interpretation signs
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Thank you for
attention!
Fundatia ADEPT Transilvania
www.fundatia-adept.org