Waste and resource management inconnection to nature protection

Bohdan ProtsWWF Danube Carpathian Programme

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to build a future in which people live in harmony withnature.

To achieve this mission, we will work to:conserve biodiversityreduce humanity’s ecological footprint; and ensure thesustainable use of natural resources to support current andfuture generations.

WWF’s Mission

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Developing of WWF-Central Eastern Europe (WWF-CEE)from global to regional network

AustriaPop: 8.4 millionGDP (PPP): $332 billion (2010)GDP/capita: $40,400 (2010)

MoldovaPop: 4.3 millionGDP (PPP): $10.99 billion (2010)GDP/capita:$2,500 (2010)

RomaniaPop: 21.9 millionGDP(PPP): $254.2 billion (2010)GDP/capita: $11,600 (2010)

BulgariaPop: 7 millionGDP(PPP): $96.78 billion (2010)GDP/capita:$13,500 (2010)

SerbiaPop: 7.3 millionGDP (PPP): $80.1 billion (2010)GDP/capita: $10,900 (2010)

SloveniaPop: 2 millionGDP (PPP): $56.58 billion (2010)GDP/capita: $28,200 (2010)

SlovakiaPop: 5.4 millionGDP (PPP): $120.2 billion (2010)GDP/capita: $22,000 (2010)

Czech RepublicPop: 10.1 millionGDP (PPP): $261.3 billion (2010)GDP/capita: $25,600 (2010)

HungaryPop: 9.9 millionGDP (PPP): $187.6 billion (2010)GDP/capita: $18,800 (2010)

UkrainePop: 45.1 millionGDP (PPP): $305.2 billion (2010)GDP/capita: $6,700 (2010)

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We look forward to working with you.

The WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme gratefully acknowledges funding support from the European Commission. The contentsof this publication are the sole responsibility of WWF and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.

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Where are the Impacts?Where are the Impacts?We are living beyond our meansWe are living beyond our means……

Worrying trends

Since 1970, 60% decline in the tropical Living Planet Index

‘It takes a new way of thinking to solve the problems that we created by the old way ofthinking’

WWF CLIMATE GROUPenergy saving campaign

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Use less, waste less…

EU phosphates banpaying off for the Danube

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Celebrities join2,200 people toclean Bulgaria’sNature Parks

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Bulgarian parks day

EU Resource EfficiencyDirective

More Business, More Jobs, More NatureNowadays the nature protection cannot be effective withoutsustainable business

These treasures present the region’s competitive advantage anda unique opportunity for the region’s development.Some of the opportunities are obvious, and some can draw oncenturies of previous experience, though with a modern twist.

A bonanza of protected areas in Ukraine

In Ukraine, 29 protected areas were established over the course of2009, increasing national coverage to 669,000 ha, or some 5.5% ofthe national territory. Additional areas were protected by regionalgovernments, including valuable riverine forests in northwesternUkraine, the “jungles” of Transcarpathia, which have been a long-standing focus for WWF’s protection efforts.

Protected areas

Continue loss of biodiversity despite number of Pas increases, doing too less,we need to double % of PAs in UA Carpathians

Green Carpathians

The Carpathian Mountains areEurope’s last great wildernessarea – a bastion for largecarnivores, with over half of thecontinent’s populations ofbears, wolves and lynx, andhome to the greatest remainingreserves of old growth forestsoutside of Russia.

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Starts from UA Carpathian mountains (Tereblya river bank)

Plastic bottles pollution as a serious threat for nature

Spreads through Tisza to the Ukrainian-Hungarian Border

Creates plastic debris in riverine forests near Chop(Regional Landscape Park “Prytysianskyi”)

Stopped in Tokaj, Hungary

Accumulation of plastic in natural habitats is raising

Sound of plastic in a hot day…Did you hear that?

Biodiversity hotspots

15 years of monitoring

Garbage polluted area

Significant loss of biodiversity

Strong impact of garbage pollution in natural habitats on rare biodiversity

Situation in UA Carpathians

• Mountain villages of UA Carpathians have got no effective system of garbagecollection and sorting; garbage continue to accumulate wildly in naturalecosystems (mainly along rivers).

• One time garbage collection actions are useful but not effective till the systemis introduced (Rachiv, Bukovel)

• Protected area can not be fully functional till area is clean, tourists does notlike to have recreation in polluted environment, UA tourism industry loosingthe customers each day;

• Old way of thinking effects the garbage sorting (water will wash away), stillmore people, which neglects than people than cares; economic situationeffects people and their behavior in relation to nature (Krushelnytsia case)

• Land ownership problems for mountain river areas (rivers belongs tonobody?)

• Touristic paths should not have the garbage bins but must be stronglysupported on carrying garbage with them and putting into final destination bin(impact large carnivores etc)

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•Economic government support for mountain villages ongarbage sorting as emergency need; introduction for eachvillage separate system but within regional framework•Introduction in management plans of Pas themanagement of plastic; using new conservationmanagement approaches like participative management(garbage is a part of agreement);•Law enforcement on land/garbage and awareness raisingimprovement on garbage sorting;•Introduction of regional waste sorting plants for touristdestination areas as first step

Steps needed

Thank you very much!