The ecological reconstruction camps are designed to promote the scientific and practical basis for the ecological reconstruction of rivers among young people in Romania who are pursuing a career in nature conservation, water management, resource management or landscape design. By organizing two camps within the FISH for LIFE project, we want to contribute to the expansion of opportunities for continuous education of young people and to supplement the lack of specialization programs dedicated to ecological reconstruction in Romania. What do we aim for? The camps are not explanatory sessions or scientific conferences on the topic of ecological reconstruction, but practical work sessions...
Author: Fishforlife
Meeting with the decision makers
At the end of last week, the Fish For Life project team organized a working meeting with the representatives of the institutions responsible for the regulation of economic activities and the approval of plans and projects in the Gilort River Special Conservation Area ROSCI 0362, part of the Natura 2000 network. Representatives of the Jiu Water Basin Administration, the Gorj Water Management Service, the National Agency for Protected Natural Areas and Gorj Environmental Protection ...
The Fish For Life project visited by Erasmus students
The Fish For Life project had as visitors a group of 19 Romanian and Spanish students and teachers, participants in the Erasmus Program of the European Union. They visited the passage from Târgu Cărbunești, but also the areas where plantings were made along the Gilort, in Bengești-Ciocadia Commune. Members of the project team spoke to the guests about the role of fish passages in restoring river connectivity, but also about the importance of planting certain tree species in stabilizing the banks and creating the necessary habitats for the reproduction of fish species. On this occasion, the visitors also participated ...
Refacere conectivitate păduri ripariene
As we announced in a previous article, in November 2022 the planting works began in the area of the commune of Bengești-Ciocadia. The time has come to report the stage of these works aimed at restoring the connectivity of the riparian forests along the Gilort River. Up to this point almost 6000 saplings have been planted, namely white willow (823 saplings), black alder (2835 saplings), black poplar/white poplar (1800 saplings) and ash (517 saplings). Of the total number of black anin saplings planted, 30% were harvested from natural regenerations (from the area of the Natura 2000..
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