3.2 Nature Protection

Objectives: Through its activities - establishment of hatchery for endangered sturgeon fish species and educational center on the protection of biodiversity and river species - this project is strongly related to the achievement of the specific objective of the program: Promoting and enhancing the utilization of common natural resources, as well as stimulating nature protection in the programme area, through joint initiatives across the border. The project results will be realised physically and it will be easy to identify the joint and concrete actions in the border region contributing to the creation of synergic effects in environmental protection and resource management.

Activities:

1. Study on endangered sturgeon species and biodiversity condition in Danube river - Montana district;

2. Research and analysis of preserving biodiversity in Danube river ( Negotin`s side),rare and protected species, models and methods of local and regional biodiversity preservation here;

3. Supply of special equipment for tracking different fish species in Danube river and development of GIS system;

4. Establishment of hatchery for endangered sturgeon fish species and educational center in Bulgaria, Dolno Belotintsi village, Montana Municipality;

5. Research and Protection Programme rare river species: Sturgeon in Danube river here;

6. Eco forum „Biodiversity of Danube river;

7. Development of joint action plan for prevention of soil, air and water on Danube river in cross border region Negotin-Montana here;

8. Development of Promo project Documentary, Promo Catalog, closing conference and evaluation of projects results;

9.Establishment of a licensed educational center on the protection of biodiversity and river species.

Results: The Education Center for the Protection of Biodiversity and River Species will be licensed and will function as a training site. The Escape-species hatchery will ensure the biodiversity of the fish species and will add more protected species to its capacity, which will lead to diversification of the project's effect. Through the supply of special equipment for tracking of different fish species in the Danube River and the GIS system, the movements of endangered fish in the Danube River will be monitored.

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpwTrQumrfc&ab_channel=opstinaNegotin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKU8Im_kZoE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6A3Fimu51I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyePBlQnIDE&feature=emb_title

Publications:

https://www.timocka.rs/vesti/negotin-zavrsen-projekat-odrzivi-eko-prijateljski-region/

https://naslovi.net/2021-04-24/danas/zavrsen-prekogranicni-projekat-odrzivi-eko-prijateljski-region/27787328

https://www.novosti.rs/srbija/vesti/990289/cuvaju-dunav-jesetre-prekogranicna-saradnja-negotina-bugarske-regije-montana

https://www.ekapija.com/news/3251595/saradnja-negotina-i-bugarske-regije-montana-sa-ciljem-ocuvanja-flore-i-faune

https://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/srbija/3331950-iz-recnih-voda-srbije-nestale-dve-vrste-jesetri-covek-je-najveca-pretnja-ribljem-biodiverzitetu