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Community Partnership for establishment of the Ciomad – Balvanyos – Bodoc Natural Park.

The project?s purpose is five-folded:
1. The settlement of Natural ?Ciomad-Balvanyos-Bodoc? Park in order to:
- preserve the natural landscape typical for Ciomad-Balvanyos-Bodoc area,
- to protect natural values,
- to preserve biodiversity, -
- to maintain equilibrium and harmony between natural environment and anthropic one,
- to encourage the traditional way of life of local communities and customs and to stimulate the sustainable tourism.

2. To inform local people correctly regarding the settlement of Natural ?Ciomad-Balvanyos-Bodoc? Park through improvement of public involvement in taking decisions in the context of the changing public perception in relationship with the approchement of environmental, social and economical local problems.

3. Getting the support of involved factors and public at large to local level through organization of the public meetings, dissemination of informative materials.

4. To get the favorable agreement from the field owners and local authorities in order to settlement Natural ?Ciomad-Balvanyos-Bodoc? Park through the following activities:
? to create a Working Group,
- to organize meetings of Working Group in order to adopt agreements / local decisions for settlement the Natural ?Ciomad-Balvanyos-Bodoc? Park,
- to set up a Consortium to administrate the Natural ?Ciomad-Balvanyos-Bodoc? Park.

5. To implement common practical activities in the field in order to support the sustainable development of Ciomat ? Balvanyos micro-region local communities afferent to natural protected areas by
- involving local communities directly in practical activities,
- changing their attitude against environment, in a positive way.

Developing these activities, the organisation also aims to raising people?s awareness and changing their attitude regarding environmental matters and turning them into active members of the community. Along with these it is targeted to establish a viable structure to improve the co-operation between ACCENT GeoEcological Organization?s members and the local actors of Ciomad Balvanyos micro-region.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Organizatia GeoEcologica ACCENT

Country:

Romania

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity
Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)

Grant Amount:

US$ 34,510.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 17,220.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 18,750.00

Project Number:

ROM/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/01

Start Date:

12/2007

End Date:

12/2008

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Community involvement in the restauration of the APOR tower

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Project Characteristics and Results

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

An increased participation of the locals will be secured through the large promotion of the project, the large distribution of information materials (printed both in Romanian and Hungarian languages, as the majority of the population in the area is of Hu nationality) and organisation of public debates. Thus they will participate in the preparatory process of the Nature Park Certification (as owners of the lands), in the development of the eco-tourism facilities (as a potential provider of tourism services).

Project sustainability

The establishment of the natural Park Ciomad Balvanyos created the framework for the development of the eco and ago-tourism in the area. The ACCENT Organisation got the custody of this protected area and will continue to support the local population in improving the quality of the eco-tourism services provided. Other financing sources were accessed for the next years through applications submitted (Partnership Foundation, Foundation for the Civil Society Development).

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The information materials and the publid debates will promote environmental topics of global importance: biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of the natural resources, the responsible forest management.

Notable Community Participation

The local authorities and local communities are both partners and co-financers of the project. They are directly involved in project implementation through active participation in the decision making process (the establishment of the Nature Parc Csamad - Balvanyios - Bodoc) and sustainable management of the biodiversity resources in connection with the consideration of their economioc need.

Capacity - Building Component

The materials distributed and the topics discussed during the 6 community meetings will contribute to increase the capacities: - of the local population on the importance of biodiversity conservation and of the opportunities created by the establishment of the Nature Park; - of the local authorities to develop local strategies linked with the management of the Nature Park;

Policy Impact

The project activities will contribute to the establishment of a Nature Park with special protection statute.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project contributes to sustainable livelihoods by promoting the eco-tourism development. The tourism atractivity will be increased through the conservation of historical (Apor tower) and natural (ecological route) landscape of the area.

Gender Focus

The project provides the opportunities of equal participation in the project activities for both genders

Policy Influence

The project?s activity related to the establishment of the Natural Park Ciomad Balvanyos influenced the local policies in six localities (Tusnad sta, Baile Tusnad, Tusnadul Nou, Bixad, Turia, Balvanyos) regarding the special statute of the surfaces included in the Park territory.

Project Results

1. One information campaign regarding the importance of biodiversity conservation.
2. 10000 leaflets and 1000 posters edited, printed and distributed.
3. One regional Working Group established.
4. 6 public debates related to the establishment of a protected area, organised
5. Full documentation for the establishment of the Natural Park Ciomad Balvanyos developed and submitted.
6. One protected area of local importance established.
7. Tourism infrastructure rehabilitated (Apor Tower, 5 information panels, 5 benches)
8. Facilities for selective waste collection installed (3 containers)

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Indicators

Biophysical

Hectares of globally significant biodiversity area protected or sustainably managed by project 29342

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 200

Biophysical

Hectares of land sustainably managed by project 510

Livehood

Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 286

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