Loading ...The Danube Delta is one of the main priorities of my ministry, Environment Minister Nicolae Nemirschi said on Tuesday.
Nemirschi is attending a symposium on the conservation of the Danube Delta through regional and environmental protection polices of the European Union.
Nemirschi is attending a symposium on the conservation of the Danube Delta through regional and environmental protection polices of the European Union.
'The Danube Delta is the final chapter of the Danube's trajectory in Europe. It has been scientifically proved that natural resources are undergoing quantitative and qualitative degradation and the time has come for us to take some measures to fight against this phenomenon,' Nemirschi said in his speech to the opening session of the symposium.
The minister mentioned among the measures increasing the size of natural areas, implementing Natura 2000 projects, securing management for protected natural areas, furthering research and making people aware of the need to protect the Danube Delta. He also introduced a report on the latest developments in the implementation of European Union environmental requirements, mentioning that the visit of the European environmental commissioner is expected in June.
The symposium is organised by the Regi-Envi joint Socialist group and moderated by Romanian Social-Democratic MEPs Daciana Sarbu and Victor Bostinaru. There are two sections of the event, one for the capacities of the local administration to absorb European funds, challenges and opportunities in using European grants, and the need for a cross-border approach of pollution curbing.
At the end of the symposium, Francine Cousteau, the widow of renowned French oceanographer Jacques Yves Cousteau, will hand in the prize that the Romanian Social Democratic MEPs decided on December 2008 to award each year to the most active organisation that protects the remarkable biodiversity of the Danube Delta, in order to support initiatives that positively impact the area.
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