Masterplan Ulcinj - Ada Bojana

other species to ecological climate of thearea.2.AlbaniaSwamps along the border are in Albania(1500 ha) classified as important habitats ofbirds „Velipolje“ . Negative trends are notices in thisarea as wel,l in the past 10 years. In thereport of Heath &Evans (2000) the colony ofPygmies cormorants in the coastal areamoved to the Island Ada in Montenegro.Note:the other report says for both statesthat missing colonies moved to the other sideof the border! This backwater and island Adawere not recorded as important habitats ofbirds by Montenegro, though the same wasdone in Albania. It is the only complex of themouth and the cove in Montenegro and assuch it is of national importance.Appearance of spoonbills and Pygmiescormorants in the costal habitats the samesources classifies as internationally importantswamp, just as the reports in Albania do.(Tekke 1996).D. Swamps of international importance(Ramsar Convention)The analysis is based on the report BirdLifeInternational(2001).1.MontenegroThe Skadar Lake shall apply for theregistration as Ramsar location (20.000 ha).The standards for being registered asinternationally important swamps meet bothSasko Lake and Ulcinj Saline which aresituated in this region, but they have notapplied for the registration yet.2.AlbaniaThe Velipolja Cove also meets conditions forbeing registered as internationally importantswamp, but has not applied for theregistration yet. Neither has the Albanianside of the Skadar Lake.Note: There is no realistic analysis of theentirearea of the swamps. According Grimmet ets.(1989:2000 of Braces of Pygmies BormorantsAlong the River Bojana) and according toAlbanian reports on the impacts (Tekke1996,Heath &Evans 2000) there must have beengreat changes to which the inaccessible areaand the swamps along border got smaller.E. Reasons for Quick AssessmentEcological values1.Lack of InformationCurrent situation in the area and number ofendangered birds is unknown.2.Lack of ProtectionAll important locations are unprotected.Only the beach has the status of naturalmonument in Montenegro. This status allowsthe use of the beach for tourists.3.Tourist DevelopmentCoastal area in both countries representsareas of priority importance for thedevelopment of tourism. It is important tooffer to both governments good informationon the landscape and species, in order tohave sustainable development. Untouchednature of Delata Bojana-Buna is of greatvaluefor future tourist development andinternational promotion of this destination.4.Urges by huntersItalian hunters kill many birds. Hunting seasonin Montenegro includes major part of theyear(August 15 – March 15)5.Relaxed border controlColonies of aquatic birds nest in the borderarea. Since 1990 the border is less dangerouswhich increased disturbances. Thepopulation of the pelicans on the SkadarLake decreased in 2002 (domesticobservation) to only one brace with theyoung.6.Changes in the manner of land useIn the past hundred years this deltasignificantly changed. Reiser &Führer give usgood information on earlier importance.Today there is a chance to start with theproject of restocking.Short assessment of the ecologicalimportance of Delata riverBojana-Buna (Montenegor/Albania)February,2003Dr.Martin Schneider-Jacoby,EuronaturTourism use of natural hinterland on theSkadar Lake and the river Bojana1.ZielThe are of Ulcinj is considered the richestarea in birds on the Adriatic.Interchangeability of the different swampsand habitats from the sea to the Karstmountains created here a unique naturalhinterland. There are several goals tostimulate the development of tourism:• Enrichment of the tourism offer by creatinggood conditions for watching endangeredspecies and unique landscape