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February 2004<br />

2.3 <strong>Management</strong> of natural resources<br />

2.3.1 Program for water management<br />

• Project: Assessment and monitoring of water use within RMNP<br />

Development and operation of a system for comprehensive assessment of water use<br />

within the <strong>Park</strong>; development and operation of a database for the storage of information<br />

and for tracing the levels of water use in the future. A separate <strong>part</strong> of the project<br />

envisions the drawing up of a forecast of the state of water resources in the future,<br />

which is to be used to define the parameters of future water use in the <strong>Park</strong> for the<br />

purpose of conservation of water resources and the ecological health of the <strong>Park</strong> as a<br />

whole.<br />

2.3.2 Program for the management of forest complexes<br />

• Project: Experimental sustainable forestry<br />

The Project envisions experimenting with a series of ecologically sound methods of<br />

timber use within the Sustainable Forestry Zone. At the core of that is the<br />

implementation of suitable logging methods using extraction techniques that are as<br />

gentle as possible on biodiversity (e.g., by preserving hollow trees and <strong>part</strong> of the dead<br />

timber, as well as trees with nests of rare species, or with canopy used by colonies of<br />

bats, etc.). A demonstration of the use of sustainable forestry techniques for<br />

biodiversity conservation within the <strong>Park</strong> will be included in vocational training<br />

courses, as well as interpretation sessions for visitors.<br />

2.3.3 Program for management of non-timber natural resources<br />

• Project: Mapping and resources assessment of medicinal plants, forest fruits and<br />

mushrooms in RMNP<br />

Mapping of the principal locations of medicinal plants, forest fruits and mushrooms in<br />

<strong>Rila</strong> <strong>Monastery</strong> <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Park</strong>. Additional information gathered during the Rapid<br />

Ecological Assessment is to be used regarding the medicinal plants and forest fruits<br />

locations. The Project envisions drawing up an inventory for the use of non-timber<br />

natural resources within the <strong>Park</strong>, in compliance with the provisions of the<br />

<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>. The <strong>Plan</strong> is to specify the locations, quantities and duration of<br />

season for extraction of non-timber resources, while laying down measures for their<br />

conservation, etc.<br />

<strong>Rila</strong> <strong>Monastery</strong> <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />

<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> - Draft<br />

2004 - 2013<br />

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