Ministry of Transport. Public Works and Water Management Directorate-Genera! for Public Works and Water Management Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment RIZA

Ministry of Waters. Forest and Environment Protection

Danube Delta Institute Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

Authority

Workplan 1999-2000

for co-operation between the Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment RIZA, Lelystad, the Netherlands, the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority and the Danube Delta Institute.Tulcea, Romania

work document 99-033X

Tulcea/Lelystad, December 1998

HJ. Drost, RIZA Lelystad, the Netherlands R. Stiuca, Danube Delta Institute, Tulcea, Romania.

Ministry of Transport. Public Works and Water Management Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment RIZA

Ministry of Waters. Forest and Environment Protection

Danube Delta Institute Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

Authority

Workplan 1999-2000

for co-operation between the Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment RIZA, Lelystad, the Netherlands, the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority and the Danube Delta Institute.Tulcea, Romania

work document 99-033X

Tulcea/Lelystad, December 1998

HJ. Drost, RIZA Lelystad, the Netherlands R. Stiuca, Danube Delta Institute, Tulcea, Romania.

CONTENTS SUMMARY 2

/ . INTRODUCTION 3

1.1 General objectives of the co-operation 3

1.2 Activities and results 1993-1998 4

l J Project organisation 5

2. WORK PLAN 1999-2000 6

2.1 Project management & evaluation 6

2.2 Ecological restoration 6 2.2.1 Holbina/Dunavat 6 2.2.2 Popina 6

2.3 Survey studies 7 2.3.1 eutrophication 7 2.3.2 Romanian-Ukrainian vegetation map 7

2.5 Miscellaneous „ 8 2.5.1. Migratory fish 8 2.5.2. Re-publishing Antipa-publications 8

3. CAPACITY AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS 9

3.1 Capacity 9

3.2 Financial aspects 10

4. SIGNA TURES 11

ANNEX 1. Missions in 1999 and 2000 12

ANNEX 2. List of publications since 1994 12

ANNEX 3. Agreement Romanian-Ukrainian vegetation map 14

SUMMARY

The scientific co-operation in ecological research between the Romanian Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority and Danube Delta Institute at one side, and the Dutch Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment (RIZA) at the other side will be continued during the final two years 1999-2000 of the Memorandum of Understanding. The activities that were started in the previous years, will be completed. Dominant topics in 1999 and 2000 will be:

* research for ecological restoration works in wetlands, * research on eutrophication patterns (and processes) in complex water systems.

Main products will be three scientific reports (on the eutrophication status of Danube Delta Lakes, on ecological restoration in the Popina fish ponds, on ecological restoration in the Holbina fish ponds). Additionally, a new vegetation map of the Romanian and Ukrainian biosphere reserves in the Danube Delta will be published, and old publications by the Romanian ecologist Grigore Antipa will be translated in English language, and re-published.

The Dutch budget involved in this co-operation will be approximately 115.000 Dutch guilders in 1999 (approximately 62 000 US$), and 95.000 Dutch guilders in 2000 (approximately 51 000 US$). The Romanian budget involved in this co-operation will be approximately 18700 US$ in 1999 and approximately 6600 US$ in 2000.

1. INTRODUCTION

In September 1992 a mission from Rijkswaterstaat, directorate Flevoland (DF1) visited Romania and made a general agreement with the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority fTJDBRA) about scientific co-operation. This agreement was signed as a Letter of Intent in Tulcea on 16 December 1992. Consequently, yearplans for co­operation in 1993, "94, '95, '96. '97 and '98 were made and carried out by the Land Use Division of DFL (until 1996) and the Danube Delta Institute DDL The Land Use Division of DF1 was renamed and reorganised in January 1996 to become the Wetland Development and Restoration Department of the Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment (RIZA). The Dutch-Romanian co-operation had been formalised in 1995 by the Dutch Minister of Transport, Water Management and Public Works and the Romanian Minister of Waters, Forests and Environment Protection. In May 1995 they signed a Memorandum Of Understanding in The Hague, arranging five more years of co-operation (1995-2000) between RIZA, DDI and the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority DDBRA. From 1996 on, the yearplans were made up and carried out by RIZA, DDI and DDBRA together.

The present report describes the work plan for co-operation during the final two years 1999 and 2000, as arranged in the MOU.

1.1 General objectives of the co-operation

The Romanian and Dutch parties in this co-operation have a common interest in ecological restoration and related research in large temperate wetlands. These interests focus firstly on their own water systems. For the Romanians these are located in the Danube Delta. The Dutch interests concern the main water systems in the Netherlands, as far as they have a certain similarity to the Danube Delta.

For the Dutch the Danube Delta is a good example of a large and complex wetland. The Danube Delta has a rather complete wetland flora and wetland fauna that resembles the original flora and fauna of the Dutch Rhine/Meuse wetlands. The Dutch Ministry of Water Management, Transport and Public Works, to which RIZA belongs, has a national policy ("Derde Nota Waterhuishouding") for ecological restoration of the wetlands under its responsibility. It is the aim of this policy to contribute to the restoration of the ecological main structure in the Netherlands. This concept refers to a coherent system of nature reserves with a total surface of several thousands of hectares, distributed all over the Netherlands. The ecological main structure should re-introduce ecosystems and ecological processes to the Netherlands, that have ceased to exist in the Netherlands for many decades or even centuries. For that reason, not all needed relevant knowledge can be obtained by research in the Netherlands themselves. Especially the synergy of various wetlands, functioning more or less as a whole, is hard to be studied in the Netherlands nowadays. This synergy still is at work in a large and complex wetland like the Danube Delta. Knowledge of it is useful in the framework of the "Derde Nota Waterhuishouding", especially in the third 'screen': design and realisation of technical lay-out works. A good understanding of the main ecological processes in the Danube Delta, based upon an integration of recent abiotic and biotic data, is seen as useful reference knowledge for ecological restoration projects in the Netherlands.

For the Romanians, the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve is of great importance as natural area. After the revolution in 1989, the new Romanian administration adopted a policy of ecological reconstruction and nature conservation in the area. The legal basis for this policy has been completed by the Law on the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, nr 82/1993. that was issued in December 1993. Relevant knowledge and experience to carry out this new policy are being developed in DDBRA (management) and DDI (research). Bilateral co-operation with western institutions like RIZA acts as a source of knowledge and experience for DDBRA and DDI. The Draft report on "Management objectives for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania" (1995), especially the "List of management objectives and projects" provides a conceptual framework for the Romanian interests in this co-operation.

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The co-operation aims at the following goals:

1 strengthening in widest sense the technical and management capacities of DDI, DDBRA and their local Romanian partners to manage the Danube Delta as a Biosphere Reserve,

2 problem analysis and advise for restoration measures in the Holbina/Dunavat fish ponds and Popina fish ponds, based on (field-) research,

3 survey studies at whole-Delta level, in 1998-2000 mainly concerning eutrophication patterns (and processes), based on 4 years (since 1996) of research and on hydrological and hydrochemical modelling.

From the Dutch point of view, the goals 2 and 3 coincide with essential tasks of the Wetland Development and Restoration Department and the Water Systems Department of RIZA. Results related to these goals in the Danube Delta will support the RIZA tasks in the Netherlands.

From the Romanian point of view ("Management objectives and projects"), goal 2 corresponds with the general management objective nr 8. Goal 3 does not fit into just one general objective, due to its specific limnological character. It covers the cluster of the following management projects: 3.8 + 7.2 + 28.2 + 35.3.

1.2 Activities and results 1993-1998

The first contacts were established in 1992. The actual scientific co-operation started consequently in 1993. The first years were used by both the Romanian and Dutch staff to become acquainted with each other's organisations and specific skills. This first activity was achieved by visits to each others institutes and working areas, by members of the various research groups.

Institutional help to DDI by providing various training activities, automation equipment, field equipment and laboratory equipment, is a first activity in the co-operation. The development of a Geographical Information System in DDI was strongly supported by procurement by DFI for DDI of hardware and software. Important know-how transfer to DDI took place in the field of eutrophication knowledge.

Survey studies of ecological features of the Danube Delta were a second initial activity. They resulted in the publication of the vegetation map of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve DDBR and explanatory report (1994), of the soil map of DDBR (1995), of its explanatory report (1996), of four thematic soil maps of the DDBR (1996), and the ecosystems map of the DDBR in 1997 and 1998. Eutrophication research started in 1996. The first results were published in 1997. A comprehensive project plan for co-ordinated research by ten authors (five Romanian, five Dutch) during three years was completed in 1997, too, and is the basis for a major effort in 1999 and 2000.

Research directly related to ecological restoration was a third initial activity. It resulted a.o. in a strategy for ecological restoration of the Holbina fish ponds, described in a final report (1996). Consequently, studies were started to prepare technical solutions for the water circulation around the Holbina fish ponds, to monitor the ecosystems development within the Holbina fish ponds, and to prepare the ecological restoration of the Popina fish ponds. The results from the studies for Holbina and Popina will be published in 1999 and 2000. respectively.

In addition to the three mainstream activities, two other, minor activities will be realised in the co-operation in I998-2000: (I) an exchange of experts in the field of migratory fish, and (2) the re-publication in English language of the major ecological publications by the Romanian ecologist Grigore Antipa. He published various important works about the ecology of the Danube Delta at the beginning of the 20-th century.

Finally, with the end of the MOU period in sight, the results of the co-operation since 1993 will be evaluated. This evaluation will result in a common Romanian/Dutch document with a description of the objectives, the activities and products of the co-operation, and their effectiveness.

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1.3 Project organisation

The project runs till May 2000. At the end of this period, its status will be reconsidered. Then a new Memorandum Of Understanding may be signed as a follow-up.

The daily management of the project is in the hands of a Romanian and a Dutch project officer (R. Stiuca and H.J. Drost, respectively). Both act on behalf of their Directory Boards. The activities are planned operationally in Work Plans, _tat need approval by the Romanian (DDI) and Dutch (RIZA) Directory Boards.

Both parties deliver capacity and funds for the project activities in their own countries. The international travel expenses for missions are paid by the sending country. All costs for board and lodging, for daily allowances and for local transport are paid by the receiving country.

For information about the project, one can consult the Memorandum Of Understanding, the annual Yearplans, the Progress Reports and the project products (listed in annex 3).

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2. WORK PLAN 1999-2000

The Work Plan 1999-2000 covers four activities: 1 the management of the project itself, including the evaluation, 2 ecological restoration; 3 survey studies, and 4 miscellaneous small activities.

2.1 Project management & evaluation

products: Progress Report 1998 (Apr '99), Work Plan '99-'00 (Jan '99); evaluation report '93-'98 (May '99)

missions: • 2 person during 7 days to RO (May '99: B. Fokkens and J. de Jong) to discuss the evaluation '93-

'98, • 1 person during 6 days to NL (summer '99: R. Stiuca) to discuss the progress '99, the planning '00

and the follow-up activities after 2000 * 1 person during 7 days to RO (Dec '99: H. Drost) to determine the planning '00 * 2 persons during 6 days to RO (Jun '00: participants to be determined) for the completion of the

present MOU Dutch counterpart: H.J. Drost Romanian counterpart: R. Stiuc_

2.2 Ecological restoration

2.2.1 Holbina/Dunavat product:

* printed report (Dec '99) about the results obtained from research in 1996-1998 activities:

* data processing & text writing; communication by e-mail * satellite image processing (RIZA) to determine vegetation changes * field visit August '99 (DDI) to collect data on vegetation and water quality * printing the report (200 copies RIZA + 300 copies DDI)

missions: * 1 person during 6 days to NL (Feb '99: M. Tudor) for data processing and to discuss the integration

of data and recommendations for ecological restoration Dutch counterpart: H.J. Drost Romanian counterpart: M. Tudor

2.2.2 Popina

In this sub-project DDI experts will be first responsible for ornithology, hydrology, fish and vegetation. RIZA experts for hydrological supervision and multidisciplinary integration of data.

product:

* interim report on historical and present land use and inventory of present and future wishes for land use by the local population (Mar '99)

* integrated report on ecological restoration (May '00) activities:

Work plan 1999 2000

workshop on ecological restoration in Popina with participants from RIZA, DDI and for which experts from WWF-Rastatt will be invited, too (Apr '99) expedition to the Popina region in Aug '99 (DDI + RIZA) data processing and text writing printing the integrated report (spring '00: 150 copies RIZA + 350 copies DDI)

missions:

• 1 person during 6 days to NL (Apr '99: M. Tudor) to participate in the workshop 2 persons during 10 days to RO (Aug '99: R. Posthoorn and G. Menting) for the collection of field data

* 1 person during 7 days to NL (Feb '00: M. Tudor) for the final discussion of the integrated report Dutch counterpart: R. Posthoom Romanian counterpart: M. Tudor

2.3 Survey studies

2.3.1 eutrophication

products:

* report about remote sensing for water quality assessment in the Danube Delta (Sep '99) » multidisciplinary report about the eutrophication status of the Danube Delta (May '00)

activities:: * authors workshop in Tulcea (Mar '99) * authors workshop in Lelystad (Sep '99) * authors workshop in Lelystad (Jan '00)

missions: * 5 persons during 8 days to RO (Mar '99) to determine list of contents and list of figures, illustrations

and charts and to divide tasks for text writing for the monodisciplinary chapters * 5 persons during 8 days to NL (Sep '99) to discuss first drafts of monodisciplinary texts and to

define the multidisciplinary integration * 5 persons during 8 days to NL (Jan '00) to determine the final texts * 2 persons during 5 days to RO (May '00; participants to be determined) for scientific presentation of

the results Dutch counterparts: W. Oosterberg, H.Coops, T. Buijse, B.Ibelings, G.A.M. Menting, H.J. Drost Romanian counterparts: L. Bogdan,, J. Hanganu. I. Navodaru, L. Torok, A. Constantinescu, M. Staras.

2.3.2 Romanian-Ukrainian vegetation map

This project part has been arranged in a separate agreement between RIZA, DDI/DDBRA and various Ukrainian counterparts. It envisages the production of one common map of vegetations and water types in the Biosphere Reserves at both sides of the Ukrainian-Romanian border in the Danube Delta. The map will be published simultaneously with a trilingual explanatory report (Romanian, Ukrainian and English), and with the eutrophication report, mentioned in section 2.3.1. The agreement is added to this Work Plan as Annex 3.

products:

activities:

vegetation map 1:125.000 of the Romanian and Ukrainian Biosphere Reserves in the Danube Delta together, and trilingual (Romanian-Ukrainian-English) explanatory report (May '00)

definition of legend and list of contents for the report (Apr '99) collection of additional field data (Jun '99)

Work plan 1999-2000

* production of first draft texts * defining final legend of map; discussion of (English) draft text of report; defining draft lay-out of map

(Oct '99) * final checks and corrections of proof prints (Feb '00)

missions: * 2 persons during 5 days to NL (plus 2 Ukrainians; Apr '99:1. Grigoras and J. Hanganu) to define

the legend and list of contents for the repcrt * 1 person during 5 days to RO (plus 2 Ukrainians; Jun '99; U. Menke) to collect additional field data * 2 persons during 7 days to RO (plus 2 Ukrainians; Oct '99: U. Menke and H. Drost) to define the

lay-out of the map and discuss the draft texts * 2 persons during 7 days to NL (plus 2 Ukrainians; Feb '00:1. Grigoras and J. Hanganu) for the final

check of proof prints Dutch counterparts: H.J. Drost, U. Menke Romanian counterparts: I. Grigoras, J. Hanganu Ukrainian counterparts: D. Dubyna. E. Zhmud

2.5 Miscellaneous

2.5.1. Migratory fish product:

* report summarising experiences with Danube Sturgeon that are relevant for Sturgeon projects in the Rhine river

activities: * exchange of experts in the field offish telemetry and of the ecology of migratory fish.

mission: * 2 persons during 7 days in RO (summer/autumn '99) to study the ecology and the telemetry system

for Sturgeons in the Danube. Romanian counterpart: R. Suciu, Dutch counterpart: A. Bij de Vaate and colleague

2.5.2. Re-publishing Antipa-publications This sub-project aims to the re-publication of the major limnological and ecological works, written by prof. Grigore Antipa at the beginning of the 20-th century. Antipa's ecological investigations were of very high quality and had a relatively "modem" character. Many of his works still are useful for present day ecologists in the Danube Delta; partly as a description of the local historical reference before the major human interventions in the Delta, and partly because Antipa's ideas have determined the Romanian thinking about limnology during many decades. Most of Antipa's work is almost inaccessible. This is caused firstly by the language in which it is written (Romanian), secondly by the scarcity of remaining copies of his work. The final product of this re-publishing (in I999) will be reprints in English language of Antipa's most significant publications.

Product::

* anthology in English language (100 copies for DDI, 75 copies for RIZA) of the most relevant publications by G. Antipa (november 1999)

missions: * none

Romanian counterpart: R. Suciu Dutch counterpart: H.J. Drost

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3. CAPACITY AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS

3.1 Capacity

Capacity planning is not a standard activity for DDI, but for RIZA it is. The total RIZA manpower in manweeks, planned to be involved in the co-operation in 1999 and 2000 is estimated as follows:

manwee

'99

ks RIZA

'00 management & evaluation 10.4 7,0 eutrophication 19,0 10,0 Rom.-Ukr. vegetation map 6,0 4,4 Holbina 7,6 -Popina 9.4 8,0

Antipa publications 0.8 0,4 migratory fish 4,2 -total 57,4 29,8

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3.2 Financial aspects

The estimated expenses for external costs (excluding the salaries of DDI and RIZA officials) for all the project parts, are listed below in IO3 Dutch guilders and US$ for the Romanian side:

main program activity costs (kfl) '99 00

costs (the '99

usand US$) 00

eutrophication mission RO mar 99 12,50 4,00 mission NL sep 99 10,00 2,00 mission NL jan 00 10,00 2,00 mission Ro spring 00 5,00 1,00

Rom/Uk map mission NL apr 99 4,00 0,80 mission Ro jun 99 2,50 2,80 mission RO oct 99 pm 1,40 mission NLjan 00 4,00 0,80 presentation 00 7,00 1,00

Holbina mission NL spring 99 1,75 0,40

Popina mission NL spring 99 1,75 0,40 mission Ro summer 99 5,00 2,00 mission NL spring 00 1,85 0,40

migratory fish mission to Ro summer 99 5.00 1,40

Antina / * ( H i p o

management & evaluation

mission Ro spring 99 6,00 2,00 management & evaluation mission NL summer 99 3,50 0,40

mission Ro winter 99 2,50 0,70 mission NL summer 00 3,50 1,40

total 115,50 91,35 18,70 6,60

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4. SIGNATURES

This Work Plan has been approved by the Romanian and Dutch Directory Boards for realisation in 1999. The planning for 2000 has been agreed, as well, but it will have to be approved for realisation in the end of 1999.

For the Romanian side:

Tulcea, 12.. 12-- 1998.

For the Dutch side:

Lelystad, *• qi 1998,

Director Danube Delta Institute; Director Wetland Development and Restoration Department:

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ANNEX 2. List of publications since 1994

Listed are the scientific reports; not the annual Yearplans and Progress Reports

1994 • J. Hanganu et al: Explanation to the vegetation map of the Romanian Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve.

Flevobericht nr 356, 1994. Rijkswaterstaat Directie Flevoland, Lelystad. ISBN 90-369-1119-2.

1995 • G. Trache and G. menting: A comparison of the hydrology of the Rhine and Danube Deltas. Report Rba

I995-33LIO, 1995. Rijkswaterstaat Directie Flevoland, Lelystad. • C. Gherghisan & W. Oosterberg: A comparison of the water quality in the Danube and Rhine Deltas. Report

Rba I995-32LIO, 1995. Rijkswaterstaat Directie Flevoland, Lelystad. • A. A. Rijsdorp et al: Interim report on the conservational status of the Holbina/Dunavat ecological

restoration area. Work Docoment 1995-3LIO, 1995. Rijkswaterstaat Directie Flevoland, Lelystad. • H.J. Winkels, G. Marin et al: Pollutants in sediments in the Danube Delta. Report Rba 1995-34LIO.

Rijkswaterstaat Directie Flevoland, Lelystad.

1996 • F.I. Rappers: Phytoplankton and zooplankton in the Holbina/Dunavat complex in 1995. Work Document

96-075X, 1996. Rijkswaterstaat Directie Flevoland, Leystad. • D.M. van der Molen: Limnological observations in the Holbina/Dunavat complex, 1995. Work Document

96.059X, 1996. Rijkswaterstaat Directie Flevoland, Lelystad. • H.J. Drost et al: Ecological restoration in the Dunavat/Dranov region. RIZA-report 96-074, 1996.

Rijkswaterstaat RIZA, Lelystad. ISBN 90-369-5042-2 • I. Munteanu: Soils of the Romanian Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. RIZA-report 96-070, 1996.

Rijkswaterstaat RIZA, Lelystad. ISBN 90-369-5037-6

1997 • A.D. Buijse et al: Eutrophication impacts on submerged vegetation and fish communities in the Danube

Delta. Work Document 97-169X, 1997 Rijkswaterstaat RIZA, Lelystad. • W.Oosterberg et al: Survey of the trophic state of selected Danube Delta Lakes, summer 1996. Work

Document 97-168X, 1997 Rijkswaterstaat RIZA, Lelystad. • R.Posthoorn: Ecological restoration of the Popina fish ponds - work plan 1997-1999. Work Document 97-

083X, 1997, Rijkswaterstaat RIZA, Lelystad. • B.C. van Prooijen: Hydraulic model of the Dunavat/Dranov region. Work Document 97.I65X, 1997,

Rijkswaterstaat RIZA, Lelystad.

1998 • R. Posthoom et al: History and land use of the letea Popina region. Work Document 98....X, 1998,

Rijkswaterstaat RIZA, Lelystad • W.Oosterberg et al: Filtering capacity of the Mustaca reed beds, Danube Delta. Work Document 98.... X,

1998, Rijkswaterstaat RJZA, Lelystad • P. Gastescu et al: Explanation to the ecosystems map of the Romanian Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve.

Work Document 97.... X, 1998, Rijkswaterstaat RIZA, Lelystad

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ANNEX 3. Agreement Romanian-Ukrainian vegetation map

AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION

between The Dunaisky Plavny Authority (DPA), Vilkovo, Ukraine

and the Inter-Ecocenter and Kholodny Institute of Botany (l&KIB), Kyiv, Ukraine

and the Danube Delta Institute (DDI) Tulcea, Romania

and the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority (DDBRA) Tulcea, Romania

and the Institute for Inland Water Management

and Waste Water Treatment (RIZA) Lelystad, the Netherlands.

Considering that RIZA has bilateral agreements for cooperation and technical exchange with the above mentioned Romanian and Ukrainian institutions, in the field of the ecology and the management of water systems and wetlands,

considering that, to reach the goals of these cooperations, it is necessary to draw up and analyse ecological knowledge and data of Danube Delta as a whole,

considering that the Ukrainian institutions have collected valuable data about the vegetation and the ecology of the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta, and that Romanian institutions have collected valuable data about the vegetation and the ecology of the Romanian part of the Danube Delta,

considering that the Ukrainian and Romanian parts of the Danube Delta together constitute one coherent ecosystem,

DPA, l&KIB, DDI, DDBRA and RIZA agreed as follows:

Article I A The five parties will focus the existing bilateral cooperation projects among others upon the

production and publication of a transboundary vegetation map, covering the territories of the Romanian Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve and the Ukrainian Dunaisky Plavny Biosphere Reserve, and an explanatory report.

B The scale of the map has to be determined (minimally 1:100 000, maximally 1:250 000). Map and report will be published as three-lingual documents (English+Ukrainian+Romanian).

C. The cooperation concerning this agreement ends with the production of the vegetation map and its explanatory report, by May 2000

Article II The cooperation will include the activities, and follow the time table, as mentioned in annex 1 to this agreement.

Article III

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The cooperation takes place under the following conditions:

D. One or two scientist(s) from each participating institution will be mentioned as author(s) of the map. Their names will be printed in the colophon of the map and on the inner cover page of the report. On the front pages of map and report will printed: the names and logos of the five contributing institutions None of the maps or reports will be reprinted with another cover than the above-mentioned original one.

E. The vegetation map and explanatory report will be printed in the following numbers: 100 copies for l&KIB 200 copies for DPA 200 copies for DDI 100 copies for DDBRA 250 copies for RIZA.

All five parties will keep for further use a copy of the ARCINFO files of the vegetation map, as well as digital copies of the satellite images that have been used in the production of the map. RIZA will donate to the Romanian and Ukrainian institutions copies on paper of satellite images, as well.

Article IV G. The costs for salaries of experts, involved directly or indirectly in this agreement, will be paid by

the country where the experts are employed. The costs for international travel of experts will be paid by the sending country. Costs for local transport and for board and lodging will be paid by the receiving country. All other costs (for use of equipment, etc) will be paid by the country in which the costs are made.

H. International travel by Ukrainian experts from Kyiv to Amsterdam vice versa, however, will be paid by RIZA to a maximum of four tickets Kyiv-Amsterdam-Kyiv during the agreement.

I. Maps and explanatory reports will be printed and reproduced in the Netherlands. So the costs for printing and reproduction will be paid by RIZA, within the budgets for international cooperation.

J. Romanian and Ukrainian experts visiting the Netherlands will be insured for medical emergencies by the Netherlands Ministry of Water Management, Transport and Public Works.

Article V K. Each of the above mentioned authorities appoints one project officer who is authorized to arrange

and to manage the total execution of the project concerning his party.

Article VI L. Any unsettled questions arising in connection with the implementation and realization of this

agreement, will be solved by negotiations between the parties, who shall endeavor to reach an amicable settlement by any suitable method to be mutually agreed upon between them.

Done and signed in Lelystad July 2-nd 1998, in five copies, all in English, being equally authentic.

for l&KIB: for DDBRA: Director of Inter-Ecocenter technical Director of DDBRA dr. L. Protsenko dr. G Baboianu

for DPA: for DDI: Director of DPA Scientific Director of DDI dr A. Voloshkevysh dr M Staras

for RIZA Director of the Wetland Development and Restoration Department ing. B Fokkens

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planning of activities

when by whom

produced

what product

OTct . _'" " " DPA draft maps Ukr Delta on paper; Okt 98 DDI'DDBRA draft maps Rom Delta as ARC/INFO tiles Okt 98 all team writing project plan and time table

review & discuss available data Okt 98-Apr 99 i&KIB/bPA digitizing draft maps Ukr Delta into ARC/INO files;

exchange of Rom-Ukr vegetation data Okt-Apr 99 RIZA satellite image processing Ukr Delta Apr99 all team dei_nin£_ratt Uta^Rom legem.;

defining contents of report; review, satellite imagery

Apr -"Jun 99 iiKIB/IiPA* reviewing DDI vegetation data Apr - Jun 99 DDI/DDBRA reviewing l&KIB DPA vegetation data Jun 99 DPA arranging expeditions in Chilia Delta and SZP Jun 99 DDI'DDBRA arranging epedition in Romanian Danube Delta

| Jun 99 allteam collecting additional vegetation data in the field Jun-Okt 99 DDI, IAI.IB,

DPA processing vegetation data for final Ukr+Rom legend

Jun-Okt 99 RIZA producing first draft (English) text for report Okt-99

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all -team? • defining final legend oFrhap; discussion of (English) draft text of report defining draft lay-out of map (InpUogo's, texts, front page, colophon etc)

Okt M-Fe-'flO i&kiB producing Ukrainian text files for map & report Okt 99-Feb 00 DDI/DDBRA producing Romanian text files for map & report Okt99-Feb00 RIZA producing English text files for map & report Feb 00 allteam discussion & final check: ot proof print of map

discussion & final check of draft explanatory report TeB-Mav 00 RIZA printing maps & reports

planning of missions

when who where how long

okt. '98 2 Rom + 1 NU Kyiv 5 days Apr. '99 _ Ukr + 2 Rom Lelystad 1 week

Jun. '99 2 Rom +

2 Ukr + 1 Nld UkrDDelta 5 days Jun. '99 2 Rom +

2 Ukr + 1 Nld RomDDelta 5 days

Okt. l99 2 Ukr + 1 Nld Tulcea 1 week Feb. '00 2 Ukr + 2 Rom Lelvstad 1 week

Work plan 1999 2000

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