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CIOBCIOBÂÂRCIU WETLANDRCIU WETLAND

PILOT PROJECT ON ECOLOGICAL PILOT PROJECT ON ECOLOGICAL

RECONSTRUCTIONRECONSTRUCTION

Eng. Dan BădărăuDr. Eng. Anca Savin

National Administration “Romanian Water”Prut Directorate – Iaşi, Romania

Eng. Dan BEng. Dan BăăddăărrăăuuDr. Eng. Anca SavinDr. Eng. Anca Savin

NaNational Administration tional Administration ““Romanian WaterRomanian Water””PrutPrut DirectorateDirectorate –– IaIaşşii, Romania, Romania

Tulcea, 18Tulcea, 18--20 April 200720 April 2007Final Wetlands Workshop of UNDP/GEF Danube Regional ProjectFinal Wetlands Workshop of UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project

RIZA

Prut BasinPrut BasinS = 10 990 km²S = 10 990 km²

IASI

CIOBARCIU

Tulcea

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Situation Old Situation Old JijiaJijia

Situation Ciobarciu WetlandSituation Ciobarciu WetlandSituation Ciobarciu Wetland

COSTULENICOSTULENICOSTULENI

CIOBARCIUCIOBARCIUCIOBARCIU

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WHY choose Ciobarciu?WHY choose Ciobarciu?

COSTULENICOSTULENI

• area was drastic modify• economic value is limited• have a good ecological potential

• area was drastic modify• economic value is limited• have a good ecological potential

19401940 In presentIn present

IASIIASI

COSTULENICOSTULENI

JIJIA VECHE

JIJIA VECHE

JIJIAJIJIA What we do?:What we do?:

Restoration flow on Old Jijia

Restoration Ciobarciu Wetland:

Restoration flow on Old Jijia Restoration flow on Old Jijia

ReRestorationstoration CiobarciuCiobarciu Wetland:Wetland:

both the land

design plan

project works

wetland management

both the land both the land

designdesign planplan

project worksproject works

wetland wetland managementmanagement

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Public Information and Public Information and Involvement (2001Involvement (2001--2003)2003)

Steps for buy the landSteps for buy the land

Correction property deeds Correction property deeds (2005(2005--2006)2006)

Both the landBoth the land(2005(2005--2006)2006)

Evaluation land Evaluation land (October 2003)(October 2003)

Agreement landowners Agreement landowners (2003(2003--2004)2004)

Realization new Realization new parcels plan(oct.2004)parcels plan(oct.2004)

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IInformanformationtion county andcounty and locale locale authorityauthority(Iasi County Council and Local Councilors (Iasi County Council and Local Councilors from Costuleni and Prisacani)from Costuleni and Prisacani)

Information and consulted another Information and consulted another stakeholders stakeholders (AN(AN--IF, Environmental IF, Environmental Agency, farmers, Universities)Agency, farmers, Universities)

IInformanformation tion locallocal people people (posters, articles, (posters, articles, massmass--media and meetings)media and meetings)

Involved stakeholdersInvolved stakeholders

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Involved children in design planInvolved children in design plan

Decided to pay : Decided to pay :

180 Euro/ha 180 Euro/ha

Now is ~ 1000 euro/haNow is ~ 1000 euro/ha

Evaluation landEvaluation land

Evaluation price of land in October 2003:Evaluation price of land in October 2003:

150 Euro/ha (Pris150 Euro/ha (Prisăăcani) cani)

170 Euro/ha (Costuleni) 170 Euro/ha (Costuleni)

1 1 euroeuro = = 40.000 lei Rol 40.000 lei Rol (4 lei RON) (4 lei RON) Forecast rate to changeForecast rate to change 50.000 50.000 lei Rol lei Rol (5 lei RON)(5 lei RON)During the both 1 euro was During the both 1 euro was –– 33.00033.000--35.00035.000 (3.3-3.5)

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Landowners List Landowners List ( ~450 )( ~450 )

Meeting with local people, presentation Meeting with local people, presentation

design plan in Local Council and schools design plan in Local Council and schools

from Prisecani and Costuleni villagesfrom Prisecani and Costuleni villages

Discussion with another stakeholdersDiscussion with another stakeholders

Engagement two persons from every Engagement two persons from every

village to help usvillage to help us

Agreement Agreement landownerslandowners

Realization new parcel plan Realization new parcel plan

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Correction property deedsCorrection property deeds

Situation both landSituation both land

223,42223,421616207,42207,42

8,598,5945,2745,27CanCan’’t Buyt Buy

34,8234,823,83,831,0231,02MAYORALITYMAYORALITY

5,525,52005,525,52LAND RENTLAND RENT

129,22129,223,613,61125,61125,61BOTHBOTH

TOTALTOTALCOSTULENICOSTULENIPRISACANIPRISACANIHectaresHectares

53,8653,86

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PROBLEMSPROBLEMS

DifDiffficulticultyy toto identifidentify landownersy landownersMany landownersMany landowners ((380380) with small parcel) with small parcel((600600 -- 3600 3600 ssmm))Absence of parcel planAbsence of parcel planA lot of mistake on property deedsA lot of mistake on property deedsDevalorizaDevalorizationtion EEuro 2004 uro 2004 –– 20062006 and increase fast and increase fast price of land price of land Some landowners and successors wasnSome landowners and successors wasn’’t in Romaniat in Romania

For design plan we make study about:

elevation landposibility to realize works

For design plan we make study about:

elevation landposibility to realize works

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Design Design CiobarciuCiobarciu WetlandWetland

Wetland Management

Now Ciobarciu Wetland is site: CIS - Natura 2000

Management Plan will be a document works.

flooding wetland in spring and autumn

grazing in same areas for limited extension reed (1 – 2 cows/ha)

activities in wetland:

cutting the reeds - limited hunting - only outside wetlandrecreativ fishing - only extra sesion for reproductionlimited trafic in wetland in sesion for reproduction

flooding wetland in spring and autumn flooding wetland in spring and autumn

grazing in same areas for limited extension reed (1 grazing in same areas for limited extension reed (1 –– 2 cows/ha)2 cows/ha)

activities in wetland:activities in wetland:

cutting the reeds cutting the reeds -- limited limited hunting hunting -- only outside wetlandonly outside wetlandrecreativ fishing - only extra sesion for reproductionlimited trafic in wetland in sesion for reproduction

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ConclusionsConclusions

Difficult project:Difficult project:-- many stakeholders and different many stakeholders and different

interestsinterests-- many landowners many landowners -- limited time (3 years) and resources limited time (3 years) and resources

But in finally we realize But in finally we realize first wetland from our first wetland from our

““String of pearlsString of pearls”” = ecological networks= ecological networks

Thanks you !Thanks you !

Inauguration Inauguration CiobarciuCiobarciu Wetland 3 October 2006Wetland 3 October 2006