Monitoring the conservation status of species and habitats of Community interest in Romania, drawing up the country report based on the provisions of Article 17 of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and updating the national monitoring system for species and habitats of Community interest. The project aims to assess the conservation status of species and habitats of Community interest in Romania. At the same time, the project provides the necessary preparation to support the reporting scheduled for April 2019 as required by Article 17 of the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora). The project also aims to update the national monitoring system for species and habitats of Community interest according to the new reporting format, in order to fulfil the obligations undertaken regarding reporting to the European Commission, by the central public authority for environmental protection. Dissemination and awareness raising activities for the purpose of presenting the project and its results are addressed both to the general public and to local authorities and investors in the economic sector. The activities of the project will address the species mentioned in the annexes of the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) present on the territory of Romania. In this way, the project falls within the categories of activities under Priority Axis 4 – Environmental protection through biodiversity conservation measures, air quality monitoring and decontamination of historically polluted sites – Specific objective (SO) 4.1 “Increasing the degree of protection of biodiversity conservation through appropriate management measures and restoring degraded ecosystems”, namely the implementation of a type C action – Actions to complement the level of knowledge of biodiversity and ecosystems (monitoring and assessment of species and habitats, knowledge of pressure factors exerted on biodiversity, including invasive species, etc.). In order to achieve the general objective, 4 specific objectives (set out below) were proposed, formulated in close connection with the activities foreseen in the project. Different activities/sub-activities have been foreseen to meet each specific objective (as shown in the table). In addition, 2 activities of a general nature were foreseen: — Activity A. Project management (planning, implementation and monitoring/evaluation of activities). Its sub-activities are: Sub-activity A.1. Activity of the members of the Project Implementation Unit Subactivity A.2. Administrative activities sub-activity A.3. Acquisition of Goods necessary for the operation of the PIU for Partners – Activity B. Financial audit of the project. Its sub-activities are: Sub-activity B.1. Carrying out the Rap