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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

REPA SIBIU -

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

AND

PROTECTED AREAS

IN

7 CENTER REGION

Ing. MARIA-CECILIA DOBROTA

PROTECTED AREAS

Piatra Craiului National Park

26-29 july 2011

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The place of REPA Sibiu in the ierarhic structure

Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

EFM

REPA 1

BACĂU

42 Agenţii Judeţene pentru

Protecţia Mediului

NEPA

REPA 2

GALAŢI

REPA 3

PITEŞTI

REPA 4

CRAIOVA

REPA 5

TIMIŞOARA

REPA 6

CLUJ REPA 7

SIBIU

REPA 8

BUCUREŞTI

LEPA

ALBA

LEPA

COVASNA

LEPA

MUREŞ

LEPA

BRAŞOV

LEPA

HARGHITA

LEPA

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Welcome to the 7 Center Region!

ALBA

SIBIU

BRASOV HARGHITA

COVASNA

MURES

REPA SIBIU

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The structure of 7 Center Region

Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

The 7 Center Region covers 34.100 km² (14,31% from Romania’s total

surface) and includes 6 counties:

REPA Sibiu function based on:

• Emergency Ordinance nr. 195/2005 regarding

Environmental protection;

• Government Decision nr. 1635/2009 regarding

organization and functioning of the Environmental

Ministry and Water Management.

• Government Decision nr. 918/2010 regarding

reorganization and functioning of the National

Environmental Protection Agency;

Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

Organizational Chart Compartments of the

Regional Environmental Protection Agency

• Executive Director

• Executive Vicedirector

• Board of Directors

• Internal Public Audit

• Legal, Administrative, Human resources

• Regulation (Impact Assesment, Appropriate Assesment)

• Protected Areas

• Weste and Chemicals

• Monitoring, Synthesis and Coordination Service

• Administrative, Financial, Accounting

Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

General responsibilities of REPA Sibiu:

Fulfills the responsibilities of the NEPA at regional

level in the following domains:

• Implementation of environmental strategies and

policies

• Implementation of current legislation and

regulation

Manages the regulation procedure and issues

certificates, agreements and authorizations

Cooperates with the Monitoring, Synthesis and

Coordination Service for the EPER inventory

Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

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LOCALISATION

Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

Structural relief includes:

-47% mountainous area;

-53% hilly area of the Transylvania, with small islands of

steppes;

The hydrografic network is dominated by the upper and middle

sectors of Olt and Mures basins.

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF 7 CENTER REGION

Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

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7 Center Region has a special biodiversity:

-two of the five bioregions present in Romania are being well

represented here: alpine and continental

-there are also some small steppe islands

Făgăraş Mountains – Sibiu

Birch habitat - Covasna

Stepic islands -Sibiu

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

The Carpathian Mountains in Romania cover 6887 sqkm and

more than 40% of this surface is part of 7 Center Region

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS IN 7 CENTER REGION

In 7 Center Region there are 332 natural protected areas of which:

International interest – 1 Ramsar Site

European interest – 81 NATURA 2000 Sites:

18 Special Protection Areas (SPA)

63 Sites of Community Importance (SCI)

National interest – 187 protected areas

3 National Parks

3 Natural Parks

151 Natural Reserves

2 Avifaunistic Areas

28 Nature Monuments

Local interest – 63 protected areas

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

NATURA 2000 SITES IN 7 CENTER REGION

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

NATURA 2000 SITES IN THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - 7 Center Region

7 CENTER REGION HOUSES 52 PRIORITY HABITATS

1 24

31

13

7

5

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COASTAL AND HALOPHYTIC HABITATS

COASTAL SAND DUNES AND INLAND DUNES

FRESHWATER HABITATS

TEMPERATE HEATH AND SCRUB

SCLEROPHYLLOUS SCRUB

NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL GRASSLAND FORMATIONS

RAISED BOGS AND MIRES AND FENS

ROCKY HABITATS AND CAVES

FORESTS

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu -7 Center Region

PRIORITY HABITATS IN 7 CENTER REGION

8310 Caves not open to the public

7150 Depressions on peat substrates

(Rhynchosporion) Rhynchospora, Drosera

9410 Acidophilous foress (Vaccinio-Piceetea)

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - The 7 Center Region

269 PRIORITY SPECIES IN 7 CENTER REGION

number; MAMMALIA

; 21; 8% number; AVES; 103; 38%

number; REPTILE; 5;

2%

number; AMPHIBIA; 7;

3%

number; PISCES; 19;

7%

number; NEVERTEBRATA ; 62; 23%

number; PLANTES;

52; 19%

MAMMALIA

AVES

REPTILE

AMPHIBIA

PISCES

NEVERTEBRATA

PLANTES

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - The 7 Center Region

PRIORITY SPECIES IN 7 CENTER REGION

Ursus arctos

Myotis myotis

Canis lupus

Lynx lynx

Rupicapra rupicapra

Emys orbicularis

Ciconia nigra

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Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu - The 7 Center Region

Fritillaria meleagris Calla palustris

Cypripedium calceolus

Campanula serrata

PRIORITY SPECIES IN 7 CENTER

REGION

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Contact dates:

Regional Environmental Protection Agency

Sibiu

Protected Areas Department

Street: Hipodromului No. 2A,

cod 550360 Sibiu

Tel: 0269 232806/233094, Fax: 0269 44414

e-mail: arii.protejate@arpmsb.anpm.ro

website: www.anpm.ro

THANK YOU!