1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
1. Wetlands function like a sponge, soaking up water that comes in with the tides, or from periodically flooding rivers;
2. Provide a wildlife nursery;
3. To provide a pollution filter;
4. To increase access to wildlife, pristine ecosystems;
5. To provide a storm buffer for the area;
6. Between bird watching, biking, hiking, and kayaking, wetlands provide people with many ways to enjoy nature;
7. To provide fertile farmland: Many commercially important fish species, reeds and papyrus are also harvested in wetlands;
8. Raising the water level of the embanked area with a regulating water outlet structure;
9. Creation of a variety of habitats -from dry land to spots with deep water by digging;
10. Regulation of hydrological cycle and water flow;
11. Biodiversity and gene-pool conservation in riparian areas (2,3).
2. Provide a wildlife nursery;
3. To provide a pollution filter;
4. To increase access to wildlife, pristine ecosystems;
5. To provide a storm buffer for the area;
6. Between bird watching, biking, hiking, and kayaking, wetlands provide people with many ways to enjoy nature;
7. To provide fertile farmland: Many commercially important fish species, reeds and papyrus are also harvested in wetlands;
8. Raising the water level of the embanked area with a regulating water outlet structure;
9. Creation of a variety of habitats -from dry land to spots with deep water by digging;
10. Regulation of hydrological cycle and water flow;
11. Biodiversity and gene-pool conservation in riparian areas (2,3).
Quantitative targets
1. To create 250 ha of wetland;
2. To protect the 105 bird species;
3. There are 400 landowners impacted by this intervention ;
4. Improve life quality for over 8000 people in the immediate vicinity and for another 300.000 (tourists from Iasi) (3).
2. To protect the 105 bird species;
3. There are 400 landowners impacted by this intervention ;
4. Improve life quality for over 8000 people in the immediate vicinity and for another 300.000 (tourists from Iasi) (3).
Monitoring indicators defined
1. Amount of terrain restored
2. Number of people who benefit from the intervention
3. Prospective number of tourists
4. Number of species protected (3)
2. Number of people who benefit from the intervention
3. Prospective number of tourists
4. Number of species protected (3)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Implementation activities
October 2003 - Land evaluation.
• 2005-2006 - Land purchase of 224ha grassland from approximately 400 landowners.
• Community participated in scheme design.
• Channels created between embankments to improve connectivity, inner embankments removed completely.
• Restoration of old meanders.
• Restored flow on the Old Jijia River. (4)
• 2005-2006 - Land purchase of 224ha grassland from approximately 400 landowners.
• Community participated in scheme design.
• Channels created between embankments to improve connectivity, inner embankments removed completely.
• Restoration of old meanders.
• Restored flow on the Old Jijia River. (4)
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
Pre-EU, since before 2007, there were not other wetlands taking into consideration for rehabilitation, except the Danube Delta. As such, restoring an area of a considerable size and protecting its diversity, instead of transforming it into a terrain that might be used for different purposes or just abandoned, makes it a product innovation (3)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
There is no mentioning of this NBS as being transferred from a previous initiative (1)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
The project results and relations developed were used as input for other projects and for new project proposals in the framework of the Dutch-Romanian collaboration. E.g. The Integrated Water Management (flood risk management, drinking water and wastewater) planning for the Tecucel river basin (2008-2011) built on some of the relations that were developed in the participatory planning and implementation for the restoration of the Ciobarciu wetland project. (2)
