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1 DANUBEPARKS Danube River Netwerk of Protected Areas Towards a Strong Voice for the Conservation of the Danube Natural Heritage Natural History Museum, Vienna February 27 th, 2012 Georg Frank DANUBEPARKS Project Manager

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3 In behalf of tolle, valubale areas

4 In behalf of fascintating organizsm

5 In behalf of tolle, valubale areas

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7 DANUBEPARKS from bilateral co-operations to Danube-wide perspectives 1990ies: bilateral co-operations 2000ies: Cross-border projects 2007: Declaration of Tulcea

8 ETC-SEE DANUBEPARKS - Jointly for our common future 1st call for projects: 822 Applications (June 2008) 40 projects approved (March 2009) Budget: 2,7 Mio Periode: April 2009 Februar 2012

9 Declaration of Vienna (Juni 2009)...a Platform for continuous transnational cooperation to develop and implement joint conservation strategies, coherent management practice and a common corporate identity of Danube River Protected Areas. DANUBEPARKS has been created to foster conservation agendas on transnational level and to raise the capacity of single Protected Areas by the development and implementation of transnational strategies and activities.

10 Work Packages WP1: Project Management WP2: Communication & Dissemination WP3: River Morphology & Restoration WP4: Habitat Management & Habitat Networks WP5: Conservation of Danube Flagship Species WP6: Monitoring & Natura 2000 WP7: Nature Tourism

11 Work Packages WP1: Project Management WP2: Communication & Dissemination WP3: River Morphology & Restoration WP4: Habitat Management & Habitat Networks WP5: Conservation of Danube Flagship Species WP6: Monitoring & Natura 2000 WP7: Nature Tourism

12 WP6 Monitoring & Natura 2000 Experience Exchange in NATURA 2000 Management Fish Monitoring & Fish Online Database Beaver Management & Conservation of European Mink Danube-wide Monitoring of Indicator Species for River Dynamics (Little-ringed Plover & Sand Martin)

13 WP6 Monitoring & Natura 2000 Experience Exchange in NATURA 2000 Management Fish Monitoring & Fish Online Database Beaver Management & Conservation of European Mink Danube-wide Monitoring of Indicator Species for River Dynamics (Little-ringed Plover & Sand Martin)

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16 Indicators for River Dynamics! River morphology & sediment balance as key for longterm conservation! Characteristic for highly threatened Habitats Danube-wide Distribution Common enough React fast on Changes in their Habitats Easy to Monitor Attractive to Present

17 Joint Approach for Danube-wide Results Staff Exchange for Bilateral Co-ordination Preparatory Workshop (Duna-Ipoly National Park) 2nd/3rd June, 2010 Task Force Meeting Birds (Persina Nature Park) 22nd-23rd March, 2011 Danube-wide Monitoring (May, June 2011) 9 Protected Areas from 7 Countries 2 surveys on 3,100 rkm

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19 Conclusions & Perspectives Conservation of Processes & Sites! River Restoration! Awareness for River Dynamics Pilot Restoration ICPDR Joint Danube Survey 2013 DANUBEPARKS STEP 2.0 (submitted)

20 groyn riverbank Danube Danube

21 WP3 River Morphology & Restoration Side arm restoration (Planning & Implemenation) (Dunasky luhé Protected Landscape Area, Duna-Ipoly NP, Duna-Drava NP) Ecological Adaption of Groynes (Duna-Drava National Park) Feasibility Study: hydrological restoration of Srebarna Reserve (BG) Planning of Cross-border Wetland restoration (Danube Delta ROM & Ukraine) Danube River s Morphology and Restoration

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23 WP4 Habitat Management & Habitat Networks Perspectives for Danube Floodplain Forests DANUBEPARKS follow-up: Black Poplar as flagship species Cross-border Conservation Concepts (A & SVK, Duna-Drava NP & CRO, Duna-Drava NP & Gornje Podunavlje/SER, Danube Delta ROM & Ukraine) Management Plans for Strictly Protected Areas (Duna-Ipoly NP, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve) Land Purchase (>30 ha) & designation of New Protected Areas Reforestation & Forest Management Grassland Restoration

24 WP5 Conservation of Danube Flagship species Development & Submission of a Danube-wide LIFE+ Project for the Conservation of the Danube Sturgeon International Sturgeon Conference (Danube Delta) Awarenss Raising

25 WP5 Conservation of Danube Flagship species

26 Know-How Transfer: Questionnaires, Task Force Meetings, Study Visits, online database

27 Threats in the Danube Countries DE AT SK HU HR RS BG RO Forestry L ** C M H M H C Land exploitation L M H L L L H L River regulation / drainage N L M L H L M H Disturbance L ** H M M M H C Reduction of prey base N N U L L C L M Shooting and trapping N U C L L L M H Nest robbing N N L L L U L L Poisoning L H C H U L U H Lead poisoning * * U M H U U M Pesticides and pollutants N U U M U M U L Collision and electrocution L M H M L L U U

28 White-tailed Eagle Online Database

29 Action Plan for the Conservation of the White-tailed Eagle along the Danube Know-How Transfer: Questionnaires, Task Force Meetings, Study Visits, online database

30 Action Plan for the Conservation of the White-tailed Eagle along the Danube Action Plan is to secure a viable population habitats are to be secured major man-made threats are to be eliminated through international cooperation and national action Develop the Danube as backbone Umbrella species White-tailed Sea Eagle as best practice example for transnational conservation Based on the recovery transnational cooperation of stakeholders should be built up!

31 Pilot Actions: Monitoring & Protection of Nesting Sites, Land Purchase, Artificial Nests, Reduction of Human Disturbance Action Plan for the Conservation of the White-tailed Eagle along the Danube Know-How Transfer: Questionnaires, Task Force Meetings, Study Visits, online database

32 White-tailed Eagle Conservation as integrative Pillar for Danubewide Co-operation Transnational Co-operation as Driver for Eagle Conservation

33 WP7 Nature Tourism Tourism Strategy Danube-wide Ranger-Training Development Soft Boat Tourism Realization of Nature Trails Conference with Danube-wide stakeholders Online Tourism Platform

34 WP2 Communication join DANUBEPARKS! Project Reports & Info-Material White-tailed Eagle online database Tourism platform International Danube Festivals & Exhibitions 2012: schlossorth Nationalpark-Zentrum (focus on Neuburg-Ingolstadt) 2013: Gornje podunavlje (STEP 2.0, submitted) 2014: Danube Delta/ROM (STEP 2.0, submitted) :

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36 Thank you for your attention!

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