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