SPECIAL NATURE RESERVE “DELIBLATO SANDS”

Ivana Grujicic, MSc.PE “Vojvodinasume”, Novi Sad

Status: Public Enterprise (PE) for forest management

PE was established in 2002

Three level organizational structure

PE manages cca 130.000 ha

FSC certificate SGS-FM/CoC-005064

48% of forests are located within the protected areas

PE manages 16 protected areas

Forest silviculture and protection;

Forest maintenance and regeneration;

Production of forest seeds and nursery planting stock;

Growing of new forests and forest intensive plantations;

Forest using and non wood products;

Hunting and game breeding;

Agricultural production and fishery;

Management of protected areas;

Tourism and catering;

Wholesale and retail trade;

Research and development.

Company’s scope of activities:

Deliblato sands is one of the last and the largest oasis of sands, steppes, forests and wetland vegetation of the Pannonian Plain, one of the greatest centres of biodiversity in Europe and the region of extraordinary, universal value for nature protection and for science.

By the Decree Law of the Government of the Republic ofSerbia, Deliblato sands has been designated as a SpecialNature Reserve in 2002.

International status: IBA (1989), International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (2004), IPA (2005),Labudovo okno – Ramsar site (2006).

State ownership 96,9%Private ownership 3.1%

P = 34.829,32 ha

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES in SNR “Deliblato sand”

Lack of biodiversity management in SNR

Current management

practice

Lack of sustainable tourism and promotion

Negative demographic

trend

Fire management

International statuses

Overall objective of the SNR “Deliblato sands” in NATREG project

Within the NATREG project integrated management plan for nature reserve “Deliblato sands” will be prepared, as an example of good practice and learning experience.

SNR “Deliblato sands” is a vast space shared by many stakeholders not used to participatory planning methods. Therefore, it is expect that many efforts and means will have to be engaged to elaborate a useful and applicable integrated management plan.

• Start intensive communication and cooperation between responsible institutions;

• Agreement about common management principles and measures;

• Start to involve local communities and local inhabitants into the management process;

• Promotion SNR “Deliblato sands”;

• Present good practices of cooperation and participation to the relevant authorities and invite them to participate;

• Developing ideas for further investments projects for the protected area;

• Contribution to the mitigation of negative demographic trend.

Specific objectives of the SNR “Deliblato sands” in NATREG project

Main NATREG actions and envisaged results• Strengthening of cooperation, transfer knowledge and experiencebetween relevant institutions and authorities;

• Creation of conditions for promotional and educational activities related to nature conservation and protected area;

• Awareness raising on importance of natural resources and biodiversity with possibility of sustainable use;

• Encouraging of stakeholder involvement;

• Capacity building (material and human) related to nature conservation and tourism on local level;

• Revitalization and rehabilitation of specific areas (grasslands, forests, sand areas…).

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