Mihaela Candea, Project Coordinator Mare Nostrum NGO

Interpretative Trails on the Ground - Support to the Management of

Natural Protected Areas in the Black Sea Region – InterTrails13 – 15 September 2013

Varna, Bulgaria

Achievements of the project

Mihaela Candea,

Project Coordinator

Mare Nostrum NGO

Results of the project in Romania

• 4 interpretative trails designed and promoted at 61 travel agencies;

• 80 interpretative points described;• 1 national team established;• 5 experts involved;• 2 national institutions involved:

Forestry Directorate of Constanta, Environmental Protection Agency;

200 guides

800 brochures2000 leaflets

800 maps

• 4 media events; 40 participants;• 1 summer school; 47 participants

• 9 press release; 151 media appearances

• At least 8 tv appearances;• 1 documentary film produced.

1. The oak – the silent witness of the woods

• It is found in the natural reserve “Canaraua Fetii”;

• Trail length/duration: 3km/2 hours;• Best time to visit: April to October;• Symbol: an oak leaf;• Biodiversity.

First steps, discover the trails

The oak and his friends

(http://florinsadventours.blogspot.com/2011/06/canaraua-fetii.html)

Companions of the oak The Canaraua Fetii gorge

The cave and its mysteries

2. The past engraved in stone

• Dobruja Gorge or “Cheile Dobrogei”;• Trail length/duration: 3 km/2 hours;• Best time to visit: April to October;• Symbol: a stone;

• Geodiversity.

First steps, discover the trail Limestone rocks and their beauty

The karst landscape

Guards overflying Dobruja Gorge The gorges and its flora

3.Dobruja in a couple of footsteps

• Dobruja Gorge or “Cheile Dobrogei”, Casian Monestery region;

• Trail length/duration: 2 km/1 h 30 min;• Best time to visit: April to October;• Symbol: Dobruja;• Cultural aspects of the region.

First steps, discover the trail

Dobruja and transhumance The limestone mountains

4. The story of a Blade of Grass• Allah Bair natural reserve;• Trail length/duration: 3 km/2 hours;• Best time to visit: April to October;• Symbol: a blade of grass;• Biodiversity, cultural aspects, geodiversity.

First steps, discover the trail

The life circle of a tree

Blade of grass among rare floral elements

The blade of grass and its furry friends

Allah hill

Thank you for your attention!

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