EPA Gorj, in collaboration with project partners – Invisible Nature and Bucharest University (CCMESI) – organized a first meeting with stakeholders from Natura 2000 Gilort River site between October 31 and November 1, 2018. Among the institutions attending the event, the following are included: Gorj County Council, Jiu Water Basin Administration, Gorj Water Management Company, Targu Jiu National Road Company, Roman Railways Craiova, National Environmental Protection Agency, Bumbesti-Pitic, Bengesti-Ciocadia and Targu Carbunesti town halls. At this meeting there also participated...
Author: Fishforlife
Conclusions of focus groups
Collaboration with the local community is a key issue in the success of every biodiversity conservation project. For that reason, the communication strategy within Fish for Life project has started from a sociological research performed by thecolleagues from Invisible Nature, based on two methods: focus groups and PEST analysis.
Experience exchange with LIFE Apron
Between 16 and 20 August 2018, a team from the University of Bucharest exchanged experience with the Conservatoire d'espaces naturels (Rhone-Alpes Division), a body responsible for preserving and protecting natural and semi-natural areas in France.The program included visiting three sites on Ardeche and Drome rivers (both part of the Rhône basin) where ecological reconstruction measures were implemented, in particular fish passages to restore the connectivity of some river sectors. The host of the visit was Marianne Georget, a specialist in ecological reconstruction and manager of Apron II...
Morphometric Measurement Campaign
The Fish For Life project implementation team conducted a first field campaign in August to determine the morphological characteristics of Gilort River, and to determine its current status within Natura 2000 site Gilort River.