Rila Monastery Nature Park Management Plan - part - usaid

February 2004 Appendix 31
Goals
allowing local people to benefit from
employment positions in the Park, offer
services to the visitors etc.;
Indicators
criteria
• Implement a program promoting cultural and
natural riches in the education and cultural life of
local communities;
- develop and implement methods and tools for
joint education and instructive activities in
schools and in other institutions of education
in the region for cultural-historical and
environmental education;
7. Park Management
Use a management model for the Rila Monastery NP • A system for provision of information
matching the interests of the Holy Synod of the
and for setting priorities for action
Bulgarian Orthodox Church with those of the Rila mutually by partners is developed and
Monastery, the State and the local communities and implemented.
ensuring coordination among all stakeholders to
achieve the management goals of the Park.
• The Nature Park Directorate is staffed
and equipped so as to meet its needs for
• Introduce a system for on-going mutual provision efficient management.
of information and coordination of the parkrelated
activities of the stakeholders;
• National, local and regional level public
relations plans are elaborated and
• Guarantee the implementation of joint activities implemented.
among the partners on the basis of clear rules and
responsibilities of the parties;
• Symbols and signs of the Rila
Monastery NP are registered and used
• Implement a plan for institutional optimization,
(in facilities, in Park promotion
strengthening and capacity building for the Park
Administration, including creation of mobile guards
for the Nature Park, formation of park sections with
offices and people in charge present in the sections;
- develop and maintain the park infrastructure for
efficient achievement of the management goals
of the Park;
•
materials etc.)
The coordination and cooperation in
Park activities and in the Management
Plan implementation are evaluated as
positive and are beneficial for all
partners and stakeholders.
- develop revenue generation mechanisms for the
Rila Monastery Nature Park
Management Plan (Draft) – Appendices
2004 - 2013
Measurement and evaluation tools Participants
• Number of the forms and manner
of information exchange between
the stakeholders.
• Number of joint activities.
• Number of partner conflicts
arising and resolved.
• Number of experts and officials
in the Nature Park Directorate.
• Number of trainings of the
Nature Park Directorate staff and
of others partners for better
management of the RMNP.
• Ensured equipment, staff and
annual budget.
• Degree of public awareness
about the Park signs and symbols
– sociological survey.
Nature Park
Directorate, MAF,
MOEW, Ministry of
Culture, regional and
local authorities,
NGOs, others.
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