Assessment of Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services in Romanian

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Policy
sector
Climate
Change –
Miti gation
(and
Adaptation)
Sustainable
De velopment
Fisheries
and
aquaculture
Natural
Resource
Fish
Eco system
Typology
(MAES
Level 2)
ALL –
including
urban
and
except
ocean
ALL –
including
urban
and
except
ocean
Rivers
and lakes
Coastal
(50-70
m)
Shelf
(200 m)
(7)
Management
based on
appropriate
spatial
and
tempo ral
scales
inclu ding
connectivity
– The
contribution
of
the Action
Plan to
inter national
targets is
assessed
accor ding
to the
Chapter
on
“Responsi
bilities
and
international
targets”.
One of the
actions
includes
“Research
on the use
of global
climate
models
to make
projections
at
regio nal
and local
scales in
order to
obtain
local
assessments
of
climate
change
effects in
different
regions”.
(8)
Set-up of
long term
objectives
that respect
timescales
of ecosystem
processes
including lag
effect
! – The Action
Plan includes
the assessment
of ES and it can
be assumed
that this
information
will be used
to correlate
climate change
management
measures with
the functioning
of ecosystems.
(9)
Recognition
of ecosystem
changes
through
adaptive
manage ment
– The Action
Plan considers
the preventive
principle
but also the
flexibility to
adapt policy
measures
based on future
knowledge
on climate
change. Actions
monitoring and
assessment is
thus considered
important.
Furthermore,
biodiversity
actions
include the
“Establishment
of management
plans for natural
protected
areas taking
into account
the principle
of adaptive
management.
(10)
Balance
between
conser vation
and use of
biodi versity
– One action
under Objective
no. 4 is about
including ES
assessment and
the Ecosystems
Approach
into natural
resources
management
(11)
Knowledge
based
manage ment
of ecosystems
– The Action
Plan mentions
the need to
assess ES
and to adapt
the measures
accordingly.
Furthermore,
it says that
decisions must
be based on
proofs and
knowledge
and should
be pragmatic;
also, the
newest
researches and
experiences
should be used
in defining the
actions.
(12)
Stakeholders
participation
in ecosystems
management
– Stakeholders
have been
consulted for
the Strategy
elaboration. The
principle is also
included in the
Action Plan.
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– Manage
ment
promo ted
at farm
level;
also,
mea sures
stimulating
the
improvement
of the
aquatic
environment
– Payments
for organic
aquaculture
and for the
improvement
of the aquatic
environment are
given based on
this principle.
Also an Order
that prohibits
fishing is issued
annually based
on reproduction
periods.
– The
National
Strategy and
the Operational
Program for
Fisheries are
revised every 7
years.
! – Reflected
in the National
Strategy
chapter on
Problem and
Solutions. Also
the Operational
Program for
Fisheries -
Sustainable
Development
chapter,
mentions its
desirability
under the
Common
Fishery Policy.
– Existence of
a working group
– Stated
also mentioned
in both the
in the National
National
Strategy
Strategy
preamble,
(vision) and
including
the Operational
national public
Program for
administration,
Fisheries (PU1,
associations of
PU2) although
fishermen and
certain data
processors,
necessary for
research
implementation
institutes,
are lacking.
academics and
NGOs.