Abstract
This study reflects the possibility of using the GIS technology for the management and resolution of conflicts between stakeholders in the management of protected natural areas that cover large surfaces, such as Natura 2000 sites. The research is accomplished in Frumoasa site from Cindrel Mountains, where a conflict of a legal nature was analysed, in the extinguishment of which the technology of geographical information systems was used. In this sense, the presence of the species and habitats that are found on the surface of the incriminated forest was analysed and the comparison with the list of species and habitats that was the basis for declaring the surface as a nature 2000 site. In the next stage, both the site management plan and the forest management plan were analysed in order to identify inconsistent potentials. Then, maps of the presence and distribution of species and habitats were made, with the protection and conservation measures adopted. Also, special attention was paid to the identification of primary and old-growth forest, their distribution and measures for their conservation. The conclusions include improvements can be made to the management of the incriminated areas, accompanied by the geo-database.
Highlights
With the accession to the European Union, Romania has made environmental commitments [1] on the implementation of the Union's policy on environmental protection
The present study examines an adopted forest management plan that went through the environmental stage, but an environmental organization opened a legal dispute in court for non-compliance with the environmental procedure, so in the first stage the court decided to suspend its application
The measures provided by the management plan of the protected natural area provide for organizational measures for the conservation of habitats in order to protect the protected species materialized through an active management of the forest ecosystems [11]
Summary
With the accession to the European Union, Romania has made environmental commitments [1] on the implementation of the Union's policy on environmental protection. In order to fulfil the obligations assumed, as an integral part of the environmental legislation, Romania applied to the network of protected natural areas Natura 2000 [6, 7] by designating areas that cover not less than 20% of the country's surface, with a number of 435 SCIs (Sites of Community Importance) and 171 SPAs (Special Protection Area for Birds) [8]. The implementation of management plans for the conservation of biodiversity over very large areas, as is the case of the Frumoasa site, can be achieved only with the active participation of stakeholders [12, 13]. One of the stages of adopting forest management plans is to comply with environmental legislation, so that at this stage stakeholders can express their views. Among the issues reported are those related to the activities provided by the forest management plan that potentially endanger the ecosystem to the detriment of protected species and habitats, as well as the identification of virgin forests
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