Project:
“Elaboration of the management plan for the site of community importance Natura 2000 ROSCI0228 Șindrilița” code SMIS 2014+ 102329
Beneficiary:
Ocolul Silvic Năruja
Implementation time:
36 months
Contract value:
4.280.628,28 lei, of which the eligible value is 3.683.099,38 lei
Project localization:
The site of community importance ROSCI0228 Șindriliţa is located near the south-western border of Vrancea County, in the southern part of Vrancea Mountains, next to the protected natural areas ROSCI0018 Căldările Zăbalei and ROSCI0023 Mişina Waterfall (Cascada Mişina), north of Zăbala river (which becomes the southern limit of the site). The entire site of Șindriliţa is located on the administrative territory of Nereju and Nistorești communes.
The project will take place in Vrancea County, on the territory of Nereju and Nistorești communes, in a wild area, with a high forest cover (81.74% coniferous forest and 11.4% hardwood and coniferous mixed forest) and a large concentration of large carnivores. Due to the existence of fossil mountain detritus covered with coniferous forest, the area is used by species of carnivores such as Ursus arctos, Lynx lynx and Canis lupus as a hibernation and breeding area.
In this regard, 6 dens alternatively used by the Canis lupus species have been identified. In addition, the site is also considered an important ecological corridor of the “stepping stone” type. Within the protected area, there are meadows and grasslands with a total surface of 6,86%. These open habitats are valuable habitats from a biodiversity point of view, housing important plant and invertebrate species. Moreover, the meadows are also used by ungulates and bears.
General objective of the project:
Protecting and conserving biodiversity in the protected natural area ROSCI0228 Șindriliţa, by elaborating and implementing an efficient management plan of the site (methods of efficient management of the anthropic impact on natural habitats and existing species in the site).
The protected natural area ROSCI0228 Șindriliţa is a Natura 2000 site and is part of the Natura 2000 Network also developed in Romania.
The project promotes actions directly contributing to achieving the 4.1. Specific Objective of Priority Axis 4 of the Operational Programme for Large Infrastructure (POIM) 2014-2020, by including some objectives stated in the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, the Natura 2000 Priority Action Framework, the National Strategy and the 2014-2020 Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan, all taking into account the concrete needs of biodiversity protection in Romania.
The project is financed from the European Development Fund through the Operational Programme for Large Infrastructure, Priority Axis 4 – Environmental protection by biodiversity conservation measures, air quality monitoring and decontamination of historically polluted sites, within the 4.1 Specific Objective – Increasing the biodiversity protection and conservation through appropriate management measures and restoration of degraded ecosystems.
Specific Objectives link to:
– Ensuring coherent measures to conserve biodiversity by elaborating an efficient management plan for biodiversity protection, monitoring and conservation improvement in the protected natural area ROSCI0228 Șindrilița.
– Increasing education and awareness concerning the importance of the site Natura 2000 ROSCI0228 Şindriliţa and of the biodiversity conservation measures among the local community and other relevant target groups in the site area.
– Improving the management capacity of / for the site Natura 2000 ROSCI0228 Şindriliţa.
The target group of the project consists of local communities nearby the protected natural area, students and teachers, representatives of local public administration, representatives of economic operators active nearby and on the site, landowners, communities (obști), associations, NGOs etc.
The implementation of the project will contribute both to maintaining the conservation status of natural habitats and species of flora and fauna of community interest, as well as to the process of raising awareness and informing local communities on the rights and benefits of maintaining and preserving the current biodiversity of the protected area.
The project will take place within the site of community interest Natura 2000 ROSCI0228 Şindriliţa, located in the southern part of Vrancea Mountains. The site occupies an area of 870 ha and has been in custody of Ocolul Silvic Năruja since 2010.
