improving coverage and management effectiveness of the protected area system in the republic of...
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Improving Coverage and Management Effectiveness of the Protected Area System in
the Republic of Moldova
Maria NAGORNII Head of the Analysis, Monitoring and
Policy Assessment DepartmentMinistry of Environment of the Republic of Moldova
Istanbul -2010-
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
33 Expected results
44 Actions planned for 2010
55 Lessons learnt
22 Project components
11 Project aim and objective
Project aim and objective
The aim of the project: to strengthen the institutional capacities and the representativity of the Protected Area System (PAS) in the Republic of Moldova
The project objective: Develop a efficient legal framework for Protected Areas System expansion, by including a low explored ecosystem
Project components
1. Improvement of the representativity and coverage of the Protected Area System
2. Enforcement of the capacities of the
institutions responsible for the management of the protected areas
EXPECTED RESULTS
EXPECTED EXPECTED RESULTS FOR
RESULTS FOR COMPONENT 1
COMPONENT 1C
B
A
A – A – Revalidation of the Protected Areas withinRevalidation of the Protected Areas within existing PASexisting PASB – B – Elaboration of the Strategy and the ActionElaboration of the Strategy and the Action Plan for the enlargement of the PASPlan for the enlargement of the PAS
C – C – Establishment of the National Park OrheiEstablishment of the National Park Orhei
EXPECTED RESULTS
EXPECTED EXPECTED RESULTS FOR
RESULTS FOR COMPONENT 2
COMPONENT 2
D
C
B
A
A – A – Review, identification and development of Review, identification and development of effective institutional models for PAS effective institutional models for PAS managementmanagement
B – B – Enforcement of the capacities of the Enforcement of the capacities of the Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of EnvironmentC – C – Enforcement of the operational capacitiesEnforcement of the operational capacities of the institutions responsible for PA of the institutions responsible for PA managementmanagementD – D – Implementation of the education and Implementation of the education and awareness raising programs in Orhei awareness raising programs in Orhei districtdistrict
Achieved Result 1.A
Mapping of the protected
areas
The limits of the PAS were drawn on the digital map
Evaluation form
Revalidation methodology
Information and gap analysis
Discussions on the
structure of the database
Revalidation Cartography Database
ACTIONS PLANNED FOR 2010
ElaborationElaboration
DiscussionsDiscussions
Law on NPALaw on NPA
Evaluation modelEvaluation model
Database structureDatabase structure
Workshop for stakeholdersWorkshop for stakeholders
Recommendations elaborationRecommendations elaboration
In situ evaluation of the PAIn situ evaluation of the PA
Establish the borders of the PA
ACTIONS PLANNED FOR 2010
For the expected result 1.B it is planned to
identify the major territorial gaps in the PAS
based on new territories and habitats of national
and international importance according to the
National Ecological Network Program and
“Emerald Network” Project
ACHIEVED RESULT 1.C
Legal framework for Orhei NP establishment
A
B
C
Field studies for scientifically argumentation of Orhei NP establishment
Identified options for establishing the Orhei National Park
ACTIONS PLANNED FOR 2010
StakeholdersStakeholders
FunctionsFunctions
SpatialSpatial
ScienceScience
Consultations completionConsultations completion
Functional zoning of the NPFunctional zoning of the NP
Establish the borders of the NPEstablish the borders of the NP
Research completionResearch completion
COMPONENT 2
Activities within this component are oriented
towards the capacity enforcement of the
authorities responsible for PA management,
implementation of laws, policies and strategies
on the PA
ACHIEVED RESULT 2.A
Roles and responsibilities
of different institutions
were determined
and classified
International and regional
good practices were
examined and advantages
and disadvantages were identified
A national workshop was held, where the
international management models were presented
Practices Roles Workshop
ACTIONS PLANNED FOR 2010 (2.B)
Establish norms and standards
for different categories of PA
Elaborate guidelines, operational
instructions for PA management
Identify financial mechanisms for protected
areas
ACTIONS PLANNED FOR 2010 (2.D)
InformationInformationInform local communities about the value and benefits of biodiversity conservation for present and future generations
EducationEducationElaborate a National Education and Information Strategy and a Implementation Plan
PROJECT RISKS
Political situation
Poor coordination between different stakeholders
Lack of institutional capacities and resources for PAS
management
Lack of financial resources of the responsible
institutions
LESSONS LEARNT
AAMoE should establish clear evaluation methods
BBPersonnel fluctuations reduce the efficiency of project implementation
CCAction coordination and information of the
involved parties is necessary
DDA deep cooperation with the stakeholders is needed
CONCLUSIONS
At the present stage of implementation the
project achieved the proposed goals
The activities planned for 2010 are being
successfully implemented