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Romania awarded Blue Globe for management of Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Romania has been awarded the Blue Globe for its management of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve at the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Biodiversity, hosted by Japan. The prize is given for the best practice in wetland management, the Romanian Ministry of Environment and Forstry reports.
The 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Biodiversity (CBD COP10) is held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from 18 to 29 October 2010. Attending are representatives from 193 countries, international organisations, NGOs, and institutions operating in the field of environmental protection.
Part of the meeting was the presentation by Chairman of the World Wetland Network (WWN) Chris Rostron of the NGO International Wetland Awards: the Blue Globe for best practice in wetland management; the Green Globe, for the best wetland restoration projects and the Gray Globe, which singles out wetlands of international importance that are under threat or being mismanaged.
The selection was made July-September 2010 and the awards were decided by on-line vote. Nearly 500 NGOs had to select from among 133 wetland areas taking into account the efforts deployed for protecting biodiversity on protected areas, improving their management, generating positive effects through ecotourism and the involvement of local communities in the sustainable development of such areas.
Following the selection process, Romania received the Blue Globe in recognition of its efforts to protect and conserve the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, a natural site that is part of the World Heritage. The World Wetland Network was established in 2008 as a support network for NGOs involved in the field of protected natural areas.