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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 basins02 April, 2012
Nissovo, Bulgaria
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Rusenski Lom Pilot site is:Rusenski Lom Pilot site is:
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Profile of the siteConservation 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
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Profile of the siteSocio-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
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The buffalo-cow herd of a local farmer grazing in Rusenski Lom
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Profile of the siteConservation 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
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Chamaecytisus kovacevii (Velen.) RothmBulgarian endemic species located only in the north of the Danube plain
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Profile of the siteEcosystems
• Forests:~80%mainly deciduousmostly of local species27 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
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Profile of the siteProvisioning services
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Ecosystem service Value (Euro)
Timber 80 000
Fodder (fresh grass&hay) 66 000
Herbs, mushrooms and wild fruits
250
Game 230 000
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Profile of the siteRegulating services
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Ecosystem service Value (Euro)
Water purification 15 340
CO2 sequestration in process
Flood control (pilot estimate) 7 500
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Profile of the siteCultural services
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Ecosystem service Value (Euro)
Landscape amenity & Recreation
26,000
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Profile of the siteUsers
• 23,565 rural population• 155 818 urban population (city of Ruse)All of them using:Water for households and irrigationWood for fuel/ furniture (companies)Grass for animals feedRecreation and rest• ~10,000 visitors and guests of the park only (not accounting Ruse visitors)
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Profile of the siteUsers
• 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
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Profile of the siteDevelopments & pressure
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• 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
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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)
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Our strategyBasic settlement
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• Phase I: Focus on cultural values
• Phase II: Focus on regulating services
Our strategyPhase I: Cultural values
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• 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
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Linking the users of the natural capital to its conservation
Biodiversity responsible tourism
Photo: Tzonka Hristova, Rusenski Lom NPD
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Phase I: Cultural valuesEnvironmental targets & conservation measures
• 4 species: 1 mammal and 3 bird speciesEuropean ground squirrelCrex Crex (and their habitats), Black Stork and Egyptian vulture• Wet meadows and dry grasslands: ~545 ha• 3 eco-trails
• 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
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Phase I: Cultural valuesConservation regimes & needs
Economic activity
Regimes Existing funding
Investment needed Funding needs
Agriculture Use/ restoration of grasslands Grazing practices: 1 ha/ LSA; 0,2 ha/ SMABan on fertilizers and pesticides
NRDP, Axis II, AEP, N2K paymentsIncl. training
EquipmentMaintenance/ restoration of abandoned lands
82300 euro
Tourism Setting fire and camping only in specific placesGroups of max 12 people on the trailsDecrease the noise to maximumObservation of nests without direct access
OPRD, Axis IIINRDP, Axis III
EquipmentMaintenance of tourist trails and markingDevelopment and maintenance of information boardsTraining of local guides and guards
~ 22000 euro
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Phase I: Cultural valuesOperational framework
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Buyers: tourism operators,
individual tourists
Biodiversity Conservation Fund
Provider: the Directorate/ NGO
Accumulation of funds:• printed materials• % per night• % tour-packages
Allocation of funds:• maintenance of eco-trails• marking & info boards• Train local guides• Conservation activities
Monitoring: Ministry of Finance, WWF
Phase I: Cultural valuesTime frame
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0 1 ….
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Phase I: Cultural valuesEnvironmental and financial monitoring
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• 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
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Item Value (EURO) Explanation
Equipment 840,00 Purchased during the first year
Printed materials 1842,00 Post-cards and boards
Maintenance of trails 5229,50
Trainings - On sustainable tourism
Monitoring 10562,00 It will be implemented by WWF and local Monitoring Committee
Management 2970,00 During the first 2 years it will be implemented by WWF
Total value (EURO) 21443,50
Phase I: Cultural valuesCost of the scheme
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Phase I: Cultural valuesIncome
• Average number of tourists per year: 10000
Item Value (EURO)
Post cards 4845
Bags 4407
1% of the annual income from accommodation
634
Total value (EURO) 9886
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Phase I: Cultural valuesImplementation scenarios
Scenario A All costs included -11558
Scenario BWithout the management and monitoring costs -6426
Scenario C
Without costs on management, monitoring and guides; Guides are paid by tourist or under social employment programmes +1974
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• 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 legislationtourists – voluntary set up
Phase II: Regulating servicesThe idea
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Our lessons learnt – 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!
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Thank you• www.panda.org/dcpo
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