Project title: DANUBEPARKS STEP 2.0 - Anchoring the
Danube River Network of Protected Areas as Platform for Preservation of Danube
Natural Heritage
Project budget: € 2,200,000
Co-financing source: European Territorial Cooperation
in South East Europe (ETC-SEE)
Project duration: October 2012 – September 2014
Summary:
DANUBEPARKS has become a widely recognized nature
conservation network. International bodies such as the ICPDR (International
Commission for the Protection of the Danube River) are among our permanent
partners, and the EUSDR (EU Strategy for the Danube Region) has labelled
DANUBEPARKS as “flagship project”. Economic sectors on the river also play an
important role. Cooperation with NEWADA Duo, the Network of Danube Waterway
Administrations, with forestry companies of the Danube countries, as well as
the tourism industry through DCC (Danube Competence Centre), is a daily matter.
In this way, we work towards integrative and sustainable development along our
common river.
Our second joint project, DANUBEPARKS STEP 2.0, again involves topics of transnational relevance:
- Protection of Black Poplar and White-tailed Eagle as
flagship species
- Preservation and restoration of natural river dynamics
- Improvement of nature tourism and environmental education offers
- Organisational development