1.2. Improving the capacity for nature protection, sustainable use and management of common natural resources through cooperation initiatives in the cross-border area

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The project aims at enhancement of nature protection cooperation initiatives in the cross-border area throuth promotion of separate waste collection and increasing the public awareness in environmental protection.

Within the project training of municipal workers for seperate collection of green waste will be organized in Aytos, a two-day workshop will be held in Edirne with the participation of both partners and an awaraness compaign will be held in Edirne province. The Final forum and event "Let's clean our town together" will be organized in Aytos.

Implementation of joint measures for nature protection are envisaged in the cross-border region. Delivery of equipment for seperate waste collection in province of Edirne and in Aytos will be made for the purposes of the project. Municipal staff will be trainied for operating the equipment.

As result of the implemented training activities and supplied specialized equipment, the capacity and awareness in both municipalities for waste collection and environmental protection will be improved.

Project status: Finished

The project partners have implemented the activities according to the schedule.

The project ‘‘United Cross Border Initiatives for Protection of Environment of the Bulgaria - Turkey Area’’ have gathered the people from Turkey and Bulgaria to combine their forces on protection of the environment, nature and increase their people awareness on the issue in the cross-border area.

Many institutions, people and the partners of the project have worked in cooperation to reach the aims of the project and for this reason many events, meetings, press conferences, and an awareness campaign have been organized during the project.

Firstly, both partners have started to work purchasing their equipment. Edirne has purchased 706 recycling bins and Aytos has purchased equipment to collect the green waste separately within the scope of the project. After the purchasing process was completed green waste and garbage have been started to be collected separately, we have reached to villages for protecting of the environment and give better service. Thus, pollution has been reduced, clean living space has been provided, harms of waste on nature have been minimized and garbage have been started to be collected separately for recycling. But, these all were not enough at the protection of the environment. We should have attached to institutions, experts on environmental issues and public in order to make it permanent, develop our project and spread the importance of the protection of the environment; and we did. Because of these reasons, a workshop in Edirne and a final forum in Aytos were organized. The participants who are representatives of regional and local authorities, organizations and structures related to environment at local level from Turkey and Bulgaria made presentations and shared their best-practice at the meetings. We have got the different ideas on what we could do protection of our nature with these presentations. On the other hand, participants together had brainstorm and discussed on environmental problems in the cross-border area. When the discussion session was done they published a declaration and took some decisions such as developing new projects together to submit the grant schemes and taking joint action on environmental issues. Meetings have reached to its goal because the partners of the project created a new project, decided to take a joint action for next steps and new friendships were made between 2 countries at these meetings. And also all information about project events have been published on social media account of project and shared the local press to inform the public. 

After the meetings, ‘Let’s clean together our town’ event was organized in Aytos to make the public a partner of our project and improve it. 12 participants from Turkey; volunteers, citizens and students from Bulgaria together collected the garbage and cleaned the environment. Even if it was a symbolic event, all participants have been encouraged to clean the environment; have worked together to achieve the same goal and were happy together(!) to accomplish it. 2 countries have taken an action for protection of the environment by working together and thus the borders have been removed between us. Also, we have planted a hope for the future by involving the children to the project by this event.

And finally, we organized an awareness campaign in 8 town and center of Edirne to spread our project to the public. Trainings of the project on importance of recycling and environmental problems were given by the experts. 260 participants have attended the trainings and many of them were reeves, teachers.  Therefore we have taken an opportunity in order to reach the public of villages and students and by this means we have reached the villagers and students through reeves and teachers why they should use the recycling bins and why they protect the environment. Additionally, brochures and leaflets of project were delivered to the cafes of villages and at the village schools and the campaign have reached to much population by this means. With the campaign, citizen’s awareness on protection of environment has been raised and trainings have been interactive programme for experts and participants at the same time. Their other problems on environmental problems have listened and much valuable ideas have been got to create the new projects.

Thereby, we have touched the many people on environmental problems in the cross-border area to be able to solve it. Our small steps have turned into the great happiness at the end of the project. And a hope has been planted to the hearts of people by our project to grow.

Social Media:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CB005.1.12.087

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ipaedirnecb005.1.12.087    

Project materials:

Project promotional materials (folder and information board) are available HERE.

Project Leaflet (in Bulgarian and Turkish) is available HERE.

Project products:

The Project brochure is available HERE.

The presentations from the events held under the project are available HERE. 

 

Partners

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The project focuses on the exploring the spread of eagle species, threats and people's attitudes towards them. The overall goal is to establish cross-border cooperation and build capacity for conservation of key species and identification and management of protected areas and Natura 2000 sites.
Within the project mapping the breeding sites and habitats of the globally threatened Imperial Eagle in Thrace and identification of possible Natura 2000 sites in Kırklareli and Edirne regions based on distribution of Imperial Eagle and other key species will be done. Campaigns for the conservation of Imperial Eagle nests will be organized in the provinces of Edirne and Kirklareli. A joint “Great Beach Cleaning” event will be held involving volunteer - youth who will also monitor the migration of birds in the cross-border area.
The implementation of the project will contribute to raising the environmental awareness of young people who will be engaged in clean-up activities for litter reduction.

 

Status of the project: completed

The project focuses on the Imperial eagle which is among the globally threatened species. It aims at the protection of threatened raptors and their habitats with the participation of young people and local citizens. To support the population of the Imperial eagle, which is on the top of the food chain, people were informed about bird species, habitats and bird migration, artificial nests for raptor species were built with the participation of volunteers and experts, catchup information meetings were carried out for farmers living in the region, landowners and local decision-makers and nest protection was organised. The project activities were carried out in collaboration with national and international organizations by building a joint cross-border network for sustainable protection between Turkey and Bulgaria. Through this network, conservation centres and good examples for raptor conservation activities in Bulgaria were examined on-site, waste mapping studies were carried out in wetlands, rivers and coastal areas and joint cleaning activities were carried out.

With the data obtained in the frame of the project and through online meetings organized with the support of academicians and experts, potential Natura 2000 sites for Imperial eagle in Turkey were identified and common monitoring and conservation approaches were unified.

Partners

AYÇİÇEĞİ GENÇLİK VE EĞİTİM DERNEĞİ/AYÇİÇEĞİ GENÇLİK VE EĞİTİM DERNEĞİ

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1.1. Preventing and mitigating the consequences of natural and man-made disasters in the cross-border area
1.2. Improving the capacity for nature protection, sustainable use and management of common natural resources through cooperation initiatives in the cross-border area
2.1. Increasing the touristic attractiveness of the cross-border area through better utilisation of natural, cultural and historical heritage and related infrastructure
2.2. Increasing the cross-border tourism potential by developing common destinations
2.3. Increasing networking for development of sustainable tourism through cross-border cooperation initiatives
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The project aims at improving the cooperation capacity for sustainable development of protected areas and coastal environment in the CBC region Vize-Sredets.
The project envisages construction activities in the Tabakhane Dere and to turn it and the area around it into a GREEN ECO-SPACE organized around an air pollution measuring station and environmental friendly activities for ecosystem monitoring in Vize (incl. coastal zones). An old building will be reconstructed and to turned it into a LABORATORY-CENTER for Environmental Monitoring and Biodiversity in Protected Areas in Sredets. The both ECO-centers will work together and they will host interactive laboratories ("BIOSPACE-KEEPERS" & "COAST-KEEPERS") for 80 children and young people who will be trained in the sustainable development of protected areas and coastal zones in the cross-border region of Vise and Sredets.
Environmental activities in the coastal zone and waste reduction at Panayir Isklesi in Vise will be implemented through joint voluntary campaigns. The project will create conditions for the sustainable implementation of specific activities for the protection of protected areas through conservation activities in the "Div bojur" (“Wild peony") protected area in Sredets.
A Common STRATEGIC ECO-ALLIANCE for the sustainability of protected areas and coastal environment will be created representing a common network to organize all activities and innovations aimed at achieving sustainable protected areas and clean coastal areas, as well as improving the quality of all common natural resources.

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REGIONAL FOREST DIRECTORATE - BURGAS

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1.1. Preventing and mitigating the consequences of natural and man-made disasters in the cross-border area
1.2. Improving the capacity for nature protection, sustainable use and management of common natural resources through cooperation initiatives in the cross-border area
2.1. Increasing the touristic attractiveness of the cross-border area through better utilisation of natural, cultural and historical heritage and related infrastructure

Science for Nature Foundation

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1.2. Improving the capacity for nature protection, sustainable use and management of common natural resources through cooperation initiatives in the cross-border area

National association "Bulgarian Black Sea"

Priority: 
1.2. Improving the capacity for nature protection, sustainable use and management of common natural resources through cooperation initiatives in the cross-border area
2.1. Increasing the touristic attractiveness of the cross-border area through better utilisation of natural, cultural and historical heritage and related infrastructure
2.2. Increasing the cross-border tourism potential by developing common destinations
2.3. Increasing networking for development of sustainable tourism through cross-border cooperation initiatives
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The overall objective of the project is improving the protection of the forest ecosystems under the conditions of climate problems and their impact on forest ecosystems in Strandja/Yildiz Mountain.

Within the project a press conference "Protection of sustainable forest ecosystems in Strandja/Yildiz Mountain under climate changes conditions – FORECAST” will be organized in Demirkoy (Turkey).

A seminar "Forest management in climate change conditions” will be held in Sozopol (Bulgaria), three-days seminars “Sustainable use of the common nature resources in the cross-border area” will be organized in Igneada (Turkey). During the two seminars the representatives of the local authorities from Bulgaria and Turkey, scientists and forester experts will identify the most important strengths and weaknesses for both countries in terms of forest management in Stramdja/Yildiz mountatin, the impact of natural disasters in the cross border region and forecast for future damage in terms of climate changes.

The project implementation will  improve the technical capabilities of  both partners, improve the human capacity and exchange of good practices for sustainable use and management of the common natural resources through cooperation initiatives in the cross-border area.  The project will increase the awareness of the general population of the target municipalities about the protection of forest ecosystems.

Project status: Finished

The project partners have implemented the activities according to the schedule.

The development of the cross-border project is a joint work of the two partners. The main objective of the project is to improve the protection of forest ecosystems in the Strandzha/Yildiz Mountain in the conditions of climate change, by building a network of mobile meteorological stations and creating a database on climate change and its impact on the forest.

Climate-related issues and topics about measurement of climatic components are becoming more and more relevant due to global warming. More and more people are beginning to think about climate and measures to be taken in order to protect forest ecosystems and biodiversity. The project aims to focus on concrete actions related to protection of the environment.

Cross-border impact of the project includes the border area of the Rezovo village to the village of Belevren in Bulgaria and the area of Directorate of Demirkoy Forest Management in Turkey. One of the transboundary impacts of the project is monitoring the catchment area of the Veleka and Rezovska rivers. Basic activities that were implemented during the project are conferences, seminars and field visits in the Strandja / Yildiz Mountain in Turkey and Bulgaria, as well as meetings of the project teams. They discussed the strengths and weaknesses of forest management in Strandja (Yildiz) mountain, the impact of natural disasters on the region and forecast of future damage from climate change. The purpose of these events was to familiarize the public with the project objectives and results of the implementation of activities, leading forestry practices in forest regions, affected by biotic and abiotic factors, analysis of the status of forest ecosystems and impact of climate change, as well as preparation of future guidelines for successful management of forest areas.

Project results and benefits: During the project implementation a network of mobile meteorological stations was set up to study the climate and raise awareness of the importance of climate change and its impact on the flora of the Strandja / Yildiz Mountains. Data from meteorological stations will be the basis for preventive activities to mitigate the negative consequences of disasters and develop an early warning and management system for disasters in the cross-border area. After data analysis, solutions will be sought to create forest ecosystems that are resistant to new climate change. The project contributed a lot to the training of specialists and to the creation of a database necessary for a long-term study of the forest ecosystems in Strandja / Yildiz Mountain. The database is web-based and can be used by the target groups: representatives of the Regional Forest Directorates, Forest Management Departments, State Forest Companies, Regional Administrations and Municipalities, Forest Owners, Non-Governmental Organizations, Researchers from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, in the forest - Sofia, as well as the local population.

Materials from the project:

The promotional materials (banner, information board, notebook, folder and sticker) are available HERE.

The Project leaflet is available HERE.

Project products:

The presentations from the Seminar "Forest management in climate change conditions" held in Sozopol during 18-20 October 2017 are available HERE.

The Presentation from the final press conference held in Tsarevo, Bulgaria during 31 May and 01 June 2018, is available HERE.

The data taken from the mobile weather stations (in the villages of Zvezdets and Kosti, Bulgaria) is available on the website www.stringmeteo.com at the following links: https://www.stringmeteo.com/stations/zvezdets/PWS%20Zvezdets.htm and https://www.stringmeteo.com/stations/kosti/index.html.    

Partners

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The overall goal of the project is to contribute to strengthening the capacity for cross-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Turkey in the field of environmental protection.
The specific objectives of the project are to promote separate waste collection in Edirne and Aytos, and to raise young people's awareness of environmental protection and coastal areas in Edirne and Aytos.
Green waste collection equipment will be delivered for the purposes of the project. A survey of environmental attitudes among students on both sides will be conducted. The results will be presented during an information event and a final conference.
As a result of the project implementation, an efficient recycling service will be provided in the villages near Edirne, and the biomass accumulated by the green systems on the territory of Aytos municipality will be used. Students will be made more aware of the importance of the environment and the protection of natural resources, as well as their motivation for the protection of the environment and coastal areas.

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Тhe project aims to raise the awareness and to build capacity in school students and teachers from the cross-border are in the field of ecosystems protection and restoration.

Within the project appropriate tools will be developed and set for young people to get involved in environmental issues through cooperation, such as development of Balkan Youth Environment Observatory platform, study of best marketing practices for popularization of nature protection measures among young people and of innovative methods for sustainable use of common natural resources.

The project envisages also development and implementation of environmental course for students and conduction of social media campaign for popularization of nature protection measures among young people.

The implementation of the project will contribute to increasing the environmental protection in the cross-border region through popularization of nature protection measures among young people.

Project status: Finished

The project partners have implemented the activities according to the schedule.

The project used innovative marketing and communication methods to attract the attention of the young people to the contemporary ways of sustainable use of natural resources and their protection: a Study on available methods for sustainable use of common natural resources and methods was developed in 3 languages, an environmental course in 4 modules was developed, covering topics on chemistry, biology, physics and ecosystems; a Study of best marketing practices for popularization of nature protection measures among young people was developed in 3 languages.

There were made the first steps in the Bolyarovo and Kofcaz municipalities to advance the concept of raising environmental awareness and capacity building of youth using interactive through web-based tools that are closer to the life-style of young people. The innovative tools for sustainable use of common natural resources that were created are available on the developed platform: the Balkan Youth Environment Observation platform, where also data gathered by young environmentalists regarding the characteristics and state of the nature can be filled in by the students, displayed and analysed.

The project strove to the best of our abilities to learn “Young ecologists" to protect the environment where we live together with plants and animals, as well as re-balance the ecosystem balance which has been degraded.

Through the courses developed we taught our children, whom we entrust our future, how they can maintain a more habitable world. We also summarized the important tasks in order to protect our world, nature, and maintain the environmental cycle. With our energy and environmentally sensitive approach, we made the next steps forward to protect our world.

An on-line social media campaign has been active throughout the whole duration of the project, which contributed to popularization of nature protection measures among young people, to put in practise some of the measures defined by the marketing study and test them, to popularize the environment protection concept among young people and stimulate them to protect the nature around them.

Social media accounts of the project:

f/ https://www.facebook.com/genccevreciler/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Genccevreciler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genccevreciler/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuqnqfGv-uD7SeMzxaibpWg/videos?disable_polymer=1

Materials from the project:

The Project brochure is available HERE.

Project products:

Study on innovative methods for sustainable use of common natural resources (English version) is available HERE.

Study on innovative methods for sustainable use of common natural resources (Bulgarian version) is available HERE.

Study on innovative methods for sustainable use of common natural resources (Turkish version) is available HERE.

Study with best marketing practices for popularization of nature protection (English version) is available HERE.

Study with best marketing practices for popularization of nature protection (Turkish version) is available HERE.

The Environmental course modules for school students (Bulgarian version) are available HERE.

The Environmental course modules for school students (Turkish version) are available HERE.

Balkan Youth Environment Observatory platform developed under the project is available in English, Bulgarian and Turkish on the following web address: http://youth-observatory.com.

5 Videos and teasers for popularization of nature protection measures among young people are available HERE.

Partners

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