Restoration of wetlands and peatlands in the North-West Region (NWPEAT)
Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca ·Romania
About this project
<p>Accelerating the degradation of some peatland ecosystems against the background of the increasing effects of anthropogenic action on the environment is in present the challenge of stakeholders or funding, whether refer to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the EU Territorial Cohesion Policy 2021-2027, or other European and national documentation. Responding to the objective of RO-Environment Programme, the NWPEAT project contributes to improving the state of ecosystems and reducing the effects of anthropogenic pressure by implementing specific restoration work, under the Wetland Restoration Schemes in the North-West Region of Romania.</p> <p>The specific objectives are: improving the ecological status of habitats associated with restoration schemes in the North-West Region; raising target group awareness on the peatland ecosystems conservation in the North-West Region; improving geographical information tools for decision-makers; strengthening the partnership between Romania and Norway. These results are translated into specific studies associated with restoration schemes, monitoring plans for each wetland, a restoration guide for all targeted wetlands, as well as a series of project materials, in digital and printed format. Seen as a project that can ensure the local development of administrative units with wetlands/peatlands, the direct beneficiaries of the project are local authorities and the local community, while the indirect beneficiary is the general audience. The information and publicity activities and materials is targeting a generous spectrum of the target audience (local, regional, and national authorities, local community, tourists, tourists information centres, regional and national agencies, LAGs, NGOs).</p>
Bilateral cooperation results
During the implementation of the project, permanent communication was ensured with the international partner (P1), the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research - NINA, associated with the implementation of the project activities, by materializing the following actions: - The participation of representatives of the Norwegian partner in the opening and closing conferences of the NWPEAT project; - joint field visits to the sites in the North-West Region and contributions of the Norwegian partners to the studies, complemented by their participation in restoration work monitoring campaigns (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tNTq2dTakag; https://www.youtube.com/shorts/obszsZT8F9c); - creation of a green course for professionals carrying out restoration activities; this course is broadcast on the partnership's media channels: - carrying out of an exchange of good practices of the team members from UBB at the NINA headquarters regarding the transfer of know-how, restoration approach techniques, and ways of further cooperation; - joint Romanian-Norwegian coordination, in the form of publishing the contributions made by the two teams’ members in a book, respectively, a Guide to the restoration of wetlands and peatlands in the North-West Region (https://nwpeat.granturi.ubbcluj.ro/en/publication-of-restoration-guide/); - creating a video spot with the project results, with interviews from the two project teams (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IXodL5vdDE).
Project partners
- The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research Donor project partner· Norway