Assessment of Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services in Romanian

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Policy
sec tor
Marine
Fores try
Bio di versity
Natural
Resource
Eco system
Typo
lo gy
(MAES
Level 2)
Marine
inlets
and
transitio
nal
waters
Coastal
(50-70
m)
Shelf
(200 m)
Woodland
and
forest
(1)
Equity of
benefits
and
needs
from
natural
re sources
management
X – Not
treated
X – Generally
treated
in the
National
Law
(Codul
Silvic)
but not in
the subse
quent
law.
ALL –
inclu ding
Heathland
and
shrub as X – Not
well as treated
Sparsely
or unvege
tated
land
(2) Subsidiarity,
decentralized
management of
ecosystems
X = Centralized
decision-making;
decentralized
monitoring and
control.
– Although
State forests
are centrally
administered,
management is
decentralized for
both State and
private forests.
– The
Action Plan is
implemented by
the Ministry of
Environment and
its subordinated
institutions
including local
agencies (e.g.
NEPA/EPAs) as
well as by natural
protected areas
administrators,
etc.
(3)
Consideration
of ecosystem
management
impact on
adjacent
ecosystems
(4)
Management
of market
distortions
affecting
ecosystems
and
integration
of costs and
benefits
! – According
to the Strategy
(Art. 12.2),
Romania
elaborates the
monitoring
program with
other Member
States in the X – Not treated
same marine
region to ensure
that relevant
impact and
transboundary
characteristics
are taken into
account.
– Only
certified forests
have a plan to
assess certain
social and
environmental
(implicitly about
X – Not treated
ecosystems)
impact
indicators.
Above 40%
of Romanian
forests are
certified.
! – The
Actin Plan
foresees the
harmonization
of management
measures
between
transboundary
natural
protected areas
(Measure B.23).
Furthermore,
the law
on natural
protected
areas foresees
zoning as a
management
tool, however it
is not sure how
the Strategy
uses the
information.
– The Action
Plan puts high
priority on
action D.3.3
to assess
the impact
of current
incentives,
subsidies and
State Aid on
biodiversity
conservation
in order to
eliminate those
with perverse
effect
(5)
Resilience,
conservation
of ecosystem
structure and
functioning
(6)
Management
within the
limits of
ecosystem’s
functions and
capacity
– To achieve
Good Ecological
Status 11
qualitative
descriptors
are included in
the Strategy; X – Not
Descriptor no. treated.
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if the entire
aspect of the
seabed ensures
that ecosystem
structure and
functions are
conserved,
and benthic
ecosystem in
particular are
not affected.
– Forest
management
plans take
conservation
of forest
ecosystems
and functions
into account.
– SEA/EIA/
EA procedures
applied to
projects for the
development
of transport
and energy
infrastructure
and for the
exploitation of
nonrenewable
resources.
Conservation
ex-situ. Control
of invasive
species.
Furthermore,
the Strategy
considers
fundamental to
value natural
resources and
ES delivered
by wellfunctioning
ecosystems,
and to
integrate costs
of conservation
and restoration
the costs
assessment
of sectoral
policies.
Information on
the ecosystems
capacity to
deliver goods
and services is
insufficient.
– Forest
Management
plans allow
the use of
resources
within the
limits while the
law addresses
overuse.
However,
lack of forest
roads can lead
to localized
pressures.
! – The
Strategy
mentions
biocapacity
versus
ecological
footprint of
Romania,
however data
used are from
2006 while
more recent
data exist from
2012. This
information is
not necessarily
used for
integrated
strategy
elaboration
across policy
sectors.