Balancing regional planning and ecological networks in the south East Europe and Black Sea region 11

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Balancing regional planning and ecological
networks in the south- East Europe and Black Sea
region 11-12th October 2006, Strasbourg , France

• Introduction on Integrated coastal zone planning
  and ecological networks, and relevance to
  South-East Europe
• By Drd. Claudia Coman

National Institute for Marine Research and
Development Grigore Antipa Constanta, Romania
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Why ICZM is need ?

• Intensive use of resources - over-fishing,
  pollution, coastal erosion
• Population pressure urbanization relative high
  population growth in coastal areas and towns
• Conflicts between competing uses
• Envisaged long term impacts of global Climate
  Change Accelerated Sea Level Rise - Increase of
  storminess

Therefore wise decisions and rational use of
coastal resources for conservation and
sustainable use of the coast is required on the
basis of a comprehensive approach to planning
and management
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What is Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)?

• an integrated or joined-up approach towards the
  many different interests
• harmonises the different policies and
  decision-making structures
• brings together coastal stakeholders, for
  concerted action towards common goals
• Integrates different activities to look at the
  coast in a holistic way.

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Where ICZM is applied?
How far inland? The inland boundary - watershed
approach - permit a better control of the
pollutant coming into marine waters -
coastal localities - 10 Km How far
offshore? Offshore boundary -12 NM territorial
sea take into account - characteristic of
physical system offshore
especially continental shelf system
- relation
between national and local authorities and their
responsibilities
on the activities and resources
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Romanian Coastal Zone boundaries
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ICZM at the EU level
EU Demonstration Programme
1996-1999 - 5 thematic studies 35 local and
regional projects -Highlight the problems that
affect the coastal zone -Identify the possible
measures to stop the deterioration of the coastal
zone integrity system

• EU Recommendation on ICZM (2002/413/EEC)
• Be environmentally sustainable, economically
  equitable, socially responsible and culturally
  sensitive
• Maintain the integrity of the coast as a valuable
  recourses while considering local traditional
  activities and customs which did not present a
  threat to either sensitive natural areas of the
  maintenance status of the wild species of the
  coastal fauna and flora

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The EU Recommendation on ICZM

• A Broad "Holistic" Approach
• A Long Term Perspective
• Adaptive Management
• Specific solution and flexible measures
• Working with Natural Processes
• Participatory Planning
• Support Involvement of all Relevant
  Administrative Bodies
• Use of a Combination of Instruments

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Dimensions of integration part of ICZM process

• Horizontal integration between sectors and
  across borders
• Vertical integration between levels of
  government state/region/local
• Spatial integration
• Science management integration
• International integration

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EU Recommendation on ICZM require
Undertake a national inventory of legislation,
institutions and actors involved in the planning
and management of the coastal zone Assessment of
the economic, social and ecological situation of
Coastal Zone to develop a national strategy to
promote ICZM by 2006
e.g ICZM concept was adopted by Romania since
2002 1.ICZM legal framework Law 280 /2003 2.
set up institutional framework 3.Outline ICZM
National Strategy - National policy for ICZM
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Integrated coastal zone planning
Main elements of planning in ICZM process

• Ecological , social and economic analysis ( for
  a sound understanding
• of terrestrial and marine ecosystems and
  process)
• Data collection
• Problem identification
• Specification of goals and objectives
• Policy development
• Decision making

• Planning system in the ICZM process ensure
• - better integration between the different
  planning and decision making structure
• at the coast and all activities undertaken by
  competent bodies with relevant responsibilities
• a practical approach to coastal management which
  recognize the relationship
• between different activities , the conflict
  that may rise, the effect that activities on land
  
• may have on marine environment

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Integrated coastal zone planning

• Explore and identify ways to create
  harmonization between activities in different
  competent
• bodies
• Update planning guidance on the management of
  coastal processes, and to ensure a reflection of
  
• ICZM principle with the development of
  regional spatial plan and local development
• framework
• Ensure that future direction of planning
  activity to address flood and coastal protection,
  coastal
• conservation take place in a way which
  integrate effectively with other planning and
• management mechanism
• Ensure that ICZM processes are used to the
  benefit of River Basin Planning under the WFD
• and Coastal and Marine Ecological networks
• Set up marine spatial planning to create
  better integration in the planning of different
• activities at the sea
• Ensure that any system of marine spatial
  planning will integrate the existing mechanism
  on
• land

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Why is it relevant for conserving of biodiversity
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Pressure

• - Rapid increases in the use of natural resources
• Growing urbanization
• uncontrolled touristic development other

put extreme pressures under species and habitats
Results
- Habitats and species destroyed or fragmented -
Cannot provide longer the required good and
services - Reducing in number and geographic range
Solution

• integrate the biodiversity issues into the
  coastal zone management planning
• to stop loss of biodiversity, human resource use
  must become sustainable and integrated with
  biodiversity conservation

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Ecological networks
Ecological network concept reconciling
conflicting demands between protection
of habitat and species and economic
developments by integrating
biodiversity conservation with the
exploitation of natural resources. Why?
to ensure the continued functioning of
ecological processes or
the viability of species populations
within a wider landscape of semi-
natural and managed lands
Main elements of an Ecological Network

• Core areas
• Corridors
• Buffer zones
• Sustainable use areas

• The Pan-European Ecological Network (PEEN)
• implementation tools of the Pan-European
  Biological and Landscape Diversity
• Strategy (PEBLDS).
• to link the different European and national
  protected areas and ecological network
• ensuring the favorable conservation status of
  Europes key ecosystems, habitats,
• species and landscapes.

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Natural protected area in the southern part of
the Romanian Black Sea coast
7 natural protected area established by Law No.
2151/2004.

• 3 protected areas situated within the Danube
  Delta Biosphere Reserve territory
• the Chituc and Lupilor Sand Barriers,
• the Histria Nuntasi Ornithological Refuge
• Agigea Lake (natural preserved area of
  zoological interest)
• Tekirghiol Lake (for balneal cures)
• Agigea Sand Dunes (Habitats Directive 42/93)
• 2 Mai Vama Veche Marine Natural Reserve
  (diving, sportive fishing, nautical sports, etc.)

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Natural Protected Areas Constanta county
Natural Reserve (zoological and botanical
interest) Agigea Sand Dunes scientific
reserves Hagieni Forest, Fantanita Murfatlar,
Dumbraveni Forest, Esechioi Forest, Canaraua
Fetii Forest, Celea Mare Enes Valley, Cetate
Forest, Bratca Forest, Oltina, Bugeac, Dunareni,
Vederoasa Lakes
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Natural Reserve (zoological interest) Agigea
Lake Natural Reserve (geological and
botanical interest) Cheia Massif, Alah Bair
Hill Natural Reserve (arheological and
botanical interest) Valul lui Traian
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Natural Reserve (geological and speleology
interest) Obanul Mare and La Movile Cave
Speology Scientific Reserve La Adam Cave
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Archaeological and Scientific Site Histria
Fortress Biosphere Reserve (geological,
zoological, scientific interest) Techirghiol
Lake and its hydrographical basin Speleology
Monument Gura Dobrogei and Limanu
Caves Geological Monument Calcareous
Stone from Petrosani
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Paleontological Monument Aliman and Credinta
Fossiliferous Sites Natural Monument
(geological and paleontologial interest) Topalu
Neo-Jurassic Reef, Cernavoda and Movila Banului
Fossiliferous Sites Natural Landscaping
Canaralele from Harsova.
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Marine Scientific Reserve (zoological and
botanical interest exclusive in marine area) 2
Mai Vama Veche
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Ongoing ICZM projects
Project title PlanCoast (2006-2008)
Programme INTERREG III B NP CADSES
Project Partners 16 partners from Albania,
BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Germany, Italy,
Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Slovenia
and Ukraine. AIM to
develop the tools and capacities for an effective
integrated planning in coastal
zones and maritime areas In the Baltic, Adriatic
and Black Sea regions.

• OUTPUTS
• Introduce the completely new spatial planning
  instrument Maritime Planning
• Link Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
  with the processes of statutory spatial planning
  in selected number of pilot projects
• Spread the use of modern geographical information
  systems (GIS) for an effective transnational
  planning
• Contribute to the implementation of European
  policies and national strategies on coastal zones
  and maritime areas

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Project title Institutional Strengthening for
implementation of the WFD and ICZM
Recomandation along the Romanian Black Sea
Coast MAT05/RM/9/3

• Programme MATRA
• Duration 2006-2008
• Partners NL Consortium lead by Ecorys
• Project purpose to strengthen the Romanian
  institutional framework related to ICZM
• Project results
• Agreement on the prioritized work plan for
  National ICZM Strategy
• Scenario for ( a number of) sectoral plans
  developed
• Procedures developed and agreed upon with regard
  to the task and responsibilities of
• coordination mechanism
• Strengthening competencies and skills of the ICZM
  secretariat
• Increased awareness of and in insight in the
  WFD and ICZM among relevant authorities

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