Elaboration of management plans for protected natural areas ROSCI0141 (including Ciornohal Forest Reserve), ROSCI0160 (including Icuşeni Forest Reserve), ROSCI0213, ROSPA0168 (including Cotul Bran reserves on the Prut River and Prut River), Lunca Joasa Natural Park of Lower Prut (including ROSCI0105, ROSPA0130 and Lunca Joasa reserves of Prutului and Pochina Lake), ROSPA0070 (including Vlășcuţa La

The overall objective of the project is to: Ensuring the favourable conservation status of species and habitats of Community and national interest from ROSCI0141 Ciornohal Forest (including nature reserve 2.230). Ciornohal Forest), ROSCI0160 Icuşeni Forest (including the nature reserve 2.548. Icuşeni Forest), ROSCI0213 River Prut, ROSPA0168 River Prut (including natural reserves 2.554. Bran elbow on the Prut River and 2,556. The river Prut), V.2. The Lower Prut river meadow natural park (including ROSCI0105 Lunca Joasa a Prutului, ROSPA0130 Mața — Cârja — Rădeanu and nature reserves 2.414. The low meadow of the Prut and 2,415. Pochina Lake), ROSPA0070 Lunca Prutului-Vlădești-Berumușța (including nature reserve 2.416. Lake Vlășcuţa), ROSPA0121 Lake Brateş (including nature reserve 2.410. Ostrovul Prut), within a consultative, open, transparent and participatory process aimed at developing management plans and informing/awareness of stakeholders about the benefits of conservation of Natura 2000 sites and nature reserves. Through the field and themes addressed (strengthening the management of Natura 2000 sites, developing the Natura 2000 Network in Romania and contributing to the implementation in Romania of Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and Directive 2009/147/EC on the protection of wild birds), this project will contribute directly to: achievement of Specific Objective 4.1. of Priority Axis 4 of the LIOP 2014-2020, namely “Increasing the protection and conservation of biodiversity through appropriate management measures and restoring degraded ecosystems”. Given that the development of the Management Plans will identify the concrete needs for biodiversity protection in the area of the 8 Natura 2000 sites, the natural park and the 8 nature reserves covered by the proposed project for funding, it follows that the Management Plans implemented will also indirectly contribute to: meeting the objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020, the Priority Action Framework for Natura 2000, the National Strategy and the Action Plan for Biodiversity Conservation 2014-2020. This project aims to implement a type A action (elaboration of management plans) for ROSCI0141 Ciornohal Forest (including nature reserve 2.230). Ciornohal Forest), ROSCI0160 Icuşeni Forest (including the nature reserve 2.548. Icuşeni Forest), ROSCI0213 River Prut, ROSPA0168 River Prut (including natural reserves 2.554. Bran elbow on the Prut River and 2,556. The river Prut), V.2. The Lower Prut river meadow natural park (including ROSCI0105 Lunca Joasa a Prutului, ROSPA0130 Mața — Cârja — Rădeanu and nature reserves 2.414. The low meadow of the Prut and 2,415. Pochina Lake), ROSPA0070 Lunca Prutului-Vlădești-Berumușța (including nature reserve 2.416. Lake Vlăşcuţa), ROSPA0121 Lake

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