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A recent change in the protected area governance and management system, made by the government without consultation, initiated a centralization process, reducing significantly opportunities for active involvement of various entities / civil society. One of the results of the Emergency Ordinance 75/2018 was the cancelling of management contracts for delegated management of 530 protected areas. The NGO Coalition Natura 2000 and some political parties had several initiative to reverse the changes in the legislation.
This project will contribute to the reconfiguration of the protected area governance and management system through advocacy and watchdog activities. The advocacy campaign will focus on 3 changes for the efficient and effective, participatory governance and management and will contribute to improving understanding and public action of the civil society in this domain.
Project beneficiaries are members of the Coalitia Natura 2000 network, other representatives of the civil society, institutional actors involved in designing the governance model.
The partnership with the Pro Democratia Association - Brasov Club will increase significantly the chances for successful campaigns and will allow experience exchange between the two organizations. This joint experience will directly help increase the capacity of the Coalition. The project supports the 20 NGOs of the network to improve their management capacity by providing tools for strategic planning, communication and organizational management, thus improving civic intervention capacity on the long term.