Environmental activism for REAL natural protected areas
Working together for a green, competitive and inclusive Europe

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

Most of the protected natural areas from Romania are threatened by irreversible degradation, they are only included in the legislative acts but they are not really managed by any entity.

In this daily context, the media and NGOs notify and report flagrant abuses and violations of the specific environmental legislation, which lead to irreparable degradation of the natural values for which these protected natural areas have been designated.

NGOs such as ACDB and Propark have the obligation to be actively involved in attracting citizens in educational, monitoring and civic activism activities in order to maintain on long-term, the values of natural heritage existing in the region of Moldova and to contribute as much as possible in the fight for reducing climate warming, accentuated in our case by deforestation.

For ACDB, the establishment of the volunteer center is a strategic objective, because volunteering is an important factor in the development of education and training of prospective team members and to increase social solidarity of the target groups that contribute to achieving our mission.

Another important direction of action of ACDB and Propark in this project is the education, empowerment and activation of the general public regarding the necessity of nature conservation and combating climate change. The target group is young people aged 14-35, characterized by the desire for change, citizens are saturated with discussions without visible results on this topic and want concrete actions and immediate involvement.

The implementation period of the project is 36 months, between 05.02.2021 and 04.02.2024

The project is implemented by ACDB in partnership with Propark and benefits from a 275,142.00 euros, grant from Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants Grants 2014 -2021.

PROJECT MAIN OBJECTIVE:

Increasing the capacity and sustainability of civil society in preserving the values of biological diversity in the region of Moldova and facilitating the production of a current of public opinion in which caring for nature is an important part of people’s daily lives.

PROJECT SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

– Develop and maintain an active and long-term volunteering program (minimum 30 months) for monitoring protected natural areas and lobbying and advocacy activities in the field of biodiversity protection and climate change.
– Strengthen civic awareness by increasing the level of information and involvement of young people in advocacy activities in the field of biodiversity protection and climate change for a period of at least 30 months.
– Strengthen the watchdog capacity of civil society in the region of Moldova by monitoring public policies and advocacy on environmental protection and climate change in a period of at least 30 months.
– Organizational development of ACDB as an active and representative non-governmental organization, that monitor the implementation of correct policies in the field of environmental protection and climate change, by participating in learning initiatives and implementing fundraising campaigns.

WORKING TOGETHER

In this wonderful project, carried out over three years, we want to have you close and we aim to attract as many citizens as possible in educational activities, nature monitoring activities and civic activism.

We consider it our moral obligation to long term maintain the existing natural heritage values in the region of Moldova and to contribute as much as possible in the fight to combat irreparable degradation of these natural values in protected natural areas.protejate.

NEWS
23 feb. 2021

The Association for the Conservation of Biological Diversity (ACDB) starts a new project this month, dedicated to the active involvement of citizens in environmental issues in Romania, in general and

PROJECT IMPLEMENTED BY
The project is implemented by ACDB in partnership with Propark and benefits from a 275,142.00 euros, grant from Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants Grants 2014 -2021. The content of this website does not necessarily reflect the official position of the EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021; for more information visit www.eeagrants.org. More details about Active Citizens Fund Romania are available at www.activecitizensfund.ro.