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Governance of Protected Areas in Eastern Europe |
Governance of Protected Areas in Eastern Europe – overview on different governance types, case studies, and lessons learned. Study commissioned to ProPark, Romania, by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). BfN-Skripten (2013)
Authors: Erika Stanciu and Alina Ioniță
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Table of contents:
1 Introduction
2 Governance of protected areas
2.1 What is protected areas governance?
2.2 Types of governance
2.2.1 State governance
2.2.2 Shared governance
2.2.3 Private governance
2.2.4 Community governance (community conserved areas)
2.3 Principles of good governance
3 Methodology
3.1 Geographical scope
3.2 Analytical approach
4 Context for protected area governance in Eastern Europe
4.1 Socio-economic and political context
4.2 National legislations on protected area governance
4.3 International agreements – relevance and implementation
5 Protected area governance in the project area
5.1 Types and sub – types of governance systems
A. Governance by Government
B. Multi-stakeholder management
C. Private Management
D. Community Management
5.2 Expert bodies and their role in protected area governance
5.3 Management of PAs by Forest Management bodies
5.4 Specifics of Natura 2000 governance
5.5 Actors, roles and responsibilities
5.5.1 Main actors and their roles in PA governance
5.5.2 Land ownership and management within PAs
5.5.3 Financial responsibilities
5.5.4 Decisions concerning the budget allocation for PA management
5.6 Some aspects on the quality of protected area governance
6 Trends in protected area governance in Eastern Europe
7 Lessons learned
7.1 Key lessons
7.2 Most common mechanisms used to improve PA governance in the region
7.2.1 Governance systems with National Agencies for Protected Areas
7.2.2 Transfer of power and responsibility through delegation
7.2.3 Multi-stakeholder platforms
8 Recommendations
8.1 General recommendations
8.2 National/regional level
8.3 Protected Area level
8.4 Multi-stakeholder and expert bodies established at the PA level
9 Conclusions
10 Annexes
Annex 1: List of experts contacted for the study
Annex 2: National level questionnaire
Annex 3: Guidelines for the interviews
Annex 4: Provisions concerning the Governance of Protected Areas and participatory mechanisms in Bulgaria
Annex 5: Monitoring Governance Quality - Examples
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