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This project promotes and supports land managers who help us sustain the benefits that we all get from nature. The Danube PES: Rusenski Lom pilot. Experience exchange: PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012. Additional information can run Underneath if neccessary. Nissovo, Bulgaria.

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  1. This project promotes and supports land managers who help us sustain the benefits that we all get from nature The Danube PES: Rusenski Lom pilot Experience exchange: PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 Additional information can run Underneath if neccessary Nissovo, Bulgaria

  2. ` The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Profile of the site Conservation values • Located in Northeast of Bulgaria • the canyon-like valley of 4 rivers • One of the 11 nature parks in Bulgaria - 3,408 ha • part of 2 protected areas • Important Bird Area – 200 sp • a rural area of 23 settlements • a site of culture and history • an HNVF area RusenskiLom Pilot site is: RusenskiLom Pilot site is: PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012

  3. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Profile of the site Socio-economic features • Rural area, 2 municipalities, population 23,565 • Living standard below national average • Migration of young &educated to the regional centre Main economic activities: agriculture, tourism, fisheries The buffalo-cow herd of a local farmer grazing in RusenskiLom PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  4. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Profile of the site Conservation values • 902 plant spec (23% of BG flora) • 200 nesting birds • 70 mammal spec (76% of BG spec) • 6 protected insect spec • 22 fish spec • 5 protected amphibians +15 Chamaecytisuskovacevii (Velen.) Rothm Bulgarian endemic species located only in the north of the Danube plain PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012

  5. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Profile of the site Ecosystems • Forests:~80% • mainly deciduous • mostly of local species • 27 tree species, among which Oriental hornbeam (occupying 25% of the afforested areas), Black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia L. (22.3%) and Turkish oak, Quercus cerris (19.4%) • Grasslands:~16% • Mostly dry grasslands (14%) • Wet meadows PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012

  6. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Profile of the site Provisioning services PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012

  7. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Profile of the site Regulating services PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012

  8. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Profile of the site Cultural services PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012

  9. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Profile of the site Users • 23,565 rural population • 155 818 urban population (city of Ruse) All of them using: Water for households and irrigation Wood for fuel/ furniture (companies) Grass for animals feed Recreation and rest • ~10,000 visitors and guests of the park only (not accounting Ruse visitors) PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012

  10. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Profile of the site Users • more than 10 big enterprises which influence the water of the 4 rivers • 8 SME in the tourism branch in the rural area • 3 specialized tour operators in eco tourism • more than 5 local NGOs and tour-operators in the field of tourism • ~70 registered agricultural producers • 3 fishponds • 1 `state forest enterprise • 1 state game enterprise PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012

  11. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Profile of the site Developments & pressure • Abandoned / Intensive use of grasslands • Uncontrolled grazing in the park • Conversion of grasslands to arable lands • Nitric pollution • Intensive practices in neighbouring areas • Uncontrolled tourism (distrubing wild animals) • Tourists walking in big groups – noise • Waste management • Abandoned / Intensive use of grasslands • Uncontrolled grazing in the park • Conversion of grasslands to arable lands • Uncontrolled tourism PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  12. Ecosystems in Rusenski Lom (protected areas) create values, which protection and maintenance is not adequately addressed with regard to: • human resources • public/ private financing - conservation activities and capacity building • communication to the society • communication to the business sector 50% Annual conservation budget of RL = annual cost of just 1 type of conservation activities (transport and guard costs on feeding and protecting the nests of the Egyptian vultures) PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  13. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Our strategy Basic settlement • Phase I: Focus on cultural values • Phase II: Focus on regulating services PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  14. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Our strategy Phase I: Cultural values • Testing the willingness of tourists/ visitors to pay • Testing the feasibility to introduce an entrance fee (pilot for Bulgaria) • Provide future income for the larger Natura 2000 site Lomovete • Easy to communicate • Provides the ground for Phase II – prepares both ES providers and beneficiaries PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  15. Linking the users of the natural capital to its conservation Biodiversity responsible tourism Picture titles can go across two lines Topic can go here Presentation title cango here Additional information can run Underneath if neccessary Photo: Tzonka Hristova, Rusenski Lom NPD

  16. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Phase I: Cultural values Environmental targets & conservation measures • Visitors control trough: maintenance of trails and camping places; • Establishment and maintenance of tourist infrastructure – information boards, benches, shelters, bird and other animals watching points • Conservation activities of emblematic species: feeding of Egyptian vulture, creation of artificial water bodies, restoration of existing fishponds and fish-stocking for the Black stork, restoration of the ground souslik and Crex crex habitats; • Monitoring of the activities and outcomes • 4 species: 1 mammal and 3 bird species • European ground squirrel • Crex Crex (and their habitats), Black Stork and Egyptian vulture • Wet meadows and dry grasslands: ~545 ha • 3 eco-trails PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  17. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Phase I: Cultural values Conservation regimes & needs PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  18. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Phase I: Cultural values Operational framework Provider: the Directorate/ NGO Buyers: tourism operators, individual tourists +15 • Allocation of funds: • maintenance of eco-trails • marking & info boards • Train local guides • Conservation activities Biodiversity Conservation Fund • Accumulation of funds: • printed materials • % per night • % tour-packages Monitoring: Ministry of Finance, WWF

  19. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Phase I: Cultural values Time frame 1 0 …. PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  20. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Phase I: Cultural values Environmental and financial monitoring • ha of grasslands restored • Species and their populations • # and distance of eco-trails maintained (area under the scheme) • # tourists per year and destination • # tourism companies involved • Types of measures undertaken and costs • # employees by type and cost (incl. guides, guards, monitoring, implementation of measures) • Total funds accumulated annually by source & amount PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  21. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Phase I: Cultural values Cost of the scheme

  22. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Phase I: Cultural values Income • Average number of tourists per year: 10000 PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  23. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Phase I: Cultural values Implementation scenarios PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  24. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Phase II: Regulating services The idea • Focus: forest ecosystems • Funding: carbon financing for forest measures (restoration and protection) • Issue: not possible to prove the carbon value because of the protected status (no net change in practices) • Possible solution: entirely private set up • Potentials: local companies not bound to GHG legislation tourists – voluntary set up PES in international river basins PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 02 April, 2012

  25. Additional information can run Underneath if neccessary The Danube PES Project Rusenski Lom Shorter title Our lessons learnt Secondary information can go here XX-XX Month, Year – Development of schemes requires constant communication – Data available at the moment in Bulgaria does not allow direct calculation of economic benefits – necessary to invest time and money in data collection and analyses – It is necessary to provision multiple sources of income to financially feed the scheme – Carbon markets do not support conservation measures in PAs – Support by national institutions is highly necessary! PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  26. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom Thank you • www.panda.org/dcpo PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

  27. The Danube PES project Rusenski Lom WWF IN SHORT +100 +5000 WWF is in over 100 countries, on 5 continents WWF is in over 100 countries, on 5 continents 1961 +5M WWF was founded In 1961 WWF has over 5 million supporters PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012

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