Press release

 

A unique initiative in the region: Common professional capacity building plan for protected area management in Romania and the Republic of Moldova

 

Bucharest, 26 February 2015: Specialists in protected area management and professional training in Romania and the Republic of Moldova come together in a regional meeting to launch the professional capacity building plan for protected area management in the two countries.

 

It is envisaged to apply a systematic and coherent approach to professional capacity building and professionalising protected area management at national and regional level, and to substantiate the efficient and permanent allotment of necessary resources.  “This plan aims to find common solutions for professional capacity building in protected area management - an essential ingredient for achieving efficiency in this sector”, said Tiberiu Chiricheş, director of ProPark-Foundation for Protected Areas. The strategy, detailed in terms of vision, general directions and target groups, also has a brief operational plan.

 

There are nowadays very few coherent planning initiatives to professionalise this sector at national level, although professional capacity is a critical element for supporting an efficient protected area management. ”The plan is a useful instrument both for the coherent and uniform planning of professional training and the efficient management of the human resources involved in protected area management, and for the systematic and coherent information and awareness raising of stakeholders. In addition the plan may also be used for accessing and allotting financial and technical resources to the priority directions and coordinating the actions of all players in this field", added Tiberiu Chiricheş.

 

The document, prepared between 2014-2015 by ProPark, their partners in the Republic of Moldova and members of the working groups comprising stakeholders and specialists in the field, is part of the project "Capacity Building Plans for Efficient Protected Area Management in Eastern Europe”, funded by the Federal Agency for Nature Protection in Germany (BfN) and implemented by ProPark.

             

Note for editors:

 

1. For more information about the project: http://www.propark.ro/ro/proiecte/cresterea-capacitatii-de-management-a-ariilor-protejate-in-europa-de-est-144.html
2. The document is available here: Regional plan
3. Contact person (info/ pictures): Tiberiu Chiricheș, Director, Telephone: 0732790083, E-mail: tiberiu.chiriches@propark.ro