Assessment of Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services in Romanian

Table no. 9 (b) below shows the level of integration of the Ecosystem Approach according
to the CBD principles 7-12:
Table 9 (b). Level of integration of the Ecosystem Approach into Romanian
sectoral policies according to CBD principles 7-12
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Policy
sector
Air
Soil
Water
Natural
Resource
Soil
Water
Eco system
Typology
(MAES
Level 2)
ALL –
including
urban
and
except
ocean
ALL –
including
urban
and
except
ocean
Rivers
and lakes
Wet lands
(7)
Management
based on
appropriate
spatial
and
tempo ral
scales
inclu ding
connectivity
(8)
Set-up of
long term
objectives
that respect
timescales
of ecosystem
processes
including lag
effect
(9)
Recognition
of ecosystem
changes
through
adaptive
manage ment
(10)
Balance
between
conser vation
and use of
biodi versity
(11)
Knowledge
based
manage ment
of ecosystems
(12)
Stakeholders
participation
in ecosystems
management
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
– There
is a National
River
Basin
Management
Plan as
well as
Sub-river
basins
management
plans.
X – The
objectives
of river
management
plans are set in
the long-term,
until 2027,
based on 3
management
cycles. The
timescales of
the ecosystem
are not
specifically
taken into
account.
X – Not treated.
Possible
perturbations in
the ecosystems
(e.g. due
to climate
change) are not
analyzed.
– Comparing
with the
previous cycle
of river basin
management
plan, the
tendency
to balance
conservation
and water
use exists
by including
conservation
measures in
sub-basins
management
plans (e.g.
wetland
restoration
for habitats
protection).
– The
elaboration
of river basin
management
plans includes
a multistakeholders
public
consultation
process where
measures are
– River presented but
basins
not thoroughly
management discussed.
plans are based Also, there is
on scientific insufficient
studies and transparency
experts with regards
judgement to water data.
but do not Similarly,
consider local river basin
knowledge. management
is based
on a public
instrument e.g.
the river basin
management
plan, and a
non-public
instrument e.g.
the river basin
development
plan.