Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority (DDBRA)

Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority (DDBRA) is a public institution created to administrate the natural heritage of national interest of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (DDBR), to protect and conserve the physical and geographical units of the DDBR territory and it has also the prerogatives of an environmental protection authority.

According to the Law No. 82/1993 subsequently completed and modified, the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority is subordinated to the Romanian Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests.

The main objectives of the DDBRA for the management of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve are:
• Conservation and protection of the existing natural heritage
• Encouragement of sustainable use of the natural resources
• Provision of support, based on the results of research, for management, education, training and services

The elaboration of the Management Plan is based on the experience gained from the management of this protected area. The Management Plan consists of objectives and measures organized in a program of planned actions which will be a working instrument for both of the DDBRA and for those who wish to carry out activities within the DDBR territory.

By being an environmental authority over the entire reserve territory the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority ensures that the economic and social activities are carried out according to the rules of protecting the environment and without having a human impact on the natural ecosystems of the delta.

Monitoring:

The Integrated Monitoring Program of the biosphere reserve has 3 well defined purposes:

• to provide information for the scientific community, administration and politics, as a result of the research activity in physics, biology and social sciences;
• to support the systematic exchanges of scientific information;
• to support the integrated monitoring of the biosphere reserve, especially concerning the global changes, biological diversity, ecosystems management, human impact and sustainable development.

From the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, several institutions with scientific and monitoring activities extract data and information, cooperation being necessary due to the complexity of this work. Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority benefits from this database and uses the information as support in the decision making process concerning the natural heritage of the area. The monitoring activity complies with the Integrated Monitoring System for the Environment in Romania and the objectives of the Management Plan for the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve.

The monitoring system identifies and measures the state variables of the structure and functions of the Danube Delta ecosystems and the factors that affect their ecological integrity, in order to prevent their effects through corresponding management measures.

Website: https://ddbra.ro/