ECOSUSTAIN
Ecological sustainable management of protected areas of the Mediterranean via an improved scientific, technical and management database
Ecological sustainable management of protected areas of the Mediterranean via an improved scientific, technical and management database
EcoSUSTAIN – Ecological sustainable management of protected areas of the Mediterranean via an improved scientific, technical and management database
The Krka National Park, as one of the partners, is participating in implementation of the project EcoSUSTAIN – Ecological sustainable management of Mediterranean protected areas via an improved scientific, technical and managerial database. The project is financed from the EU program Interreg Mediterranean 2014-2020 and participants, in addition to the Krka National Park, include representatives from Italy, Greece, Spain, and the Una National park from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The project is expected to take 30 months. It began on the 1st of November 2016 and will continue to the 30th of April 2019.
The main objective of the project is to preserve and better manage water ecosystems at selected locations. In the Krka National Park, the site of Lake Visovac was chosen, as a very sensitive and referential ecosystem. In addition, another project objective is to achieve sustainable growth in the Mediterranean, through improved management and the achievement of integrated international cooperation in the management of protected areas, which can be achieved by strengthening the capacity for such management, strengthening the knowledge base, and improving various practices.
Increases in capacity for managing and networking the relevant bodies responsible for the management of protected areas will be achieved through capacity building activities and pilot implementation of innovative ICT water quality monitoring technology. Innovative and sustainable technologies and tools, as the results of this project, will enable the management bodies of the protected areas to improve the conservation of biodiversity and the natural ecosystems of the protected area. The replication of activities and results (the transfer of knowledge and technology) will begin in the framework of the project, and their sustainability and transferal after the project is guaranteed by the creation of collaborative networks between partners.
A number of activities (Work packages - WP) are envisaged during the project that should lead to:
- Improved conservation of protected areas by direct participation of the relevant institutions in project activities,
- An increase in the capacity of managing the five protected areas in the Mediterranean by augmenting the development of an integrated management and networking methodology as well as the implementation of advanced technology in the water quality monitoring system to be developed within the project. The project will generate strengthening of integrated management, cooperation, and networking between the protected areas, as well as significant improvements in the monitoring and management of water, which will result in an improved status of water quality preservation.
By participating in this project and implementing new technologies, the Krka National Park wishes to complete the implementation of a better and higher quality monitoring of water quality. Floating buoys with sensors will be installed in Lake Visovac in this pilot project. Through participating in this project and implementing new technologies, the Krka National Park wants to implement the best possible water quality monitoring system. Floating buoys with sensors will be installed in Lake Visovac in this pilot project. Selected sensors will monitor certain parameters necessary to determine the water quality in real time. The data will be obtained in real time, which will enable a timely reaction to any change or potential alteration that could disturb the quality of water. At the same time, it will be possible through following the readings of the placed buoys to provide other users with feedback about the usefulness, potential improvements, and additional functionality of the monitoring system. Also, for the first time, we will be able to exchange data with other protected areas in the Mediterranean, and together to track changes and create a high quality database.
A sensor-equipped buoy to measure water quality has been installed on Visovac Lake as part of the implementation of activities in the EcoSUSTAIN project, to which the Public Institute of Krka National Park is a partner.
The main objective of the project EcoSUSTAIN (Ecological sustainable Governance of Mediterranean protected Areas via improved Scientific, Technical and Managerial Knowledge Base) is to conserve aquatic ecosystems in selected locations, and to ensure their better management. Within Krka National Park, the Visovac Lake locality was selected as a very vulnerable and referential ecosystem.
The energy self-sustaining buoy is equipped with sensors to measure the physicochemical parameters of water and with accompanying systems for automatic relaying of the measured values in real time to the software system of the Public Institute of Krka National Park. The buoy has integrated solar panels to charge the batteries, enabling autonomous functioning year-round. Selected sensors conduct real-time monitoring of the parameters used to determine water quality: temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll a, conductivity and pH values. All data are received in real-time, enabling timely reactions to any changes, actual or potential, that could degrade water quality. Meanwhile, in monitoring the work of the buoy, it will be possible to send other users feedback on their use, possible improvements and additional functionalities of the monitoring system. Furthermore, this will be the first time that data will be able to be exchanged with other protected areas in the Mediterranean, where we can together monitor changes and create a high-quality database, which is one of the overall goals of the EcoSUSTAIN project. EcoSUSTAIN projekta.
The project is financed from the EU programme Interreg Mediterranean 2014 – 2010. In addition to Krka National park, other partners are from Italy, Greece, Spain, and also Bosnia and Herzegovina (Una National Park). The project commenced on 1 November 2016 and is envisaged to run for 30 months.
From 7 to 11 May 2018, the Public Institute of Krka National Park was host of the 4th meeting of project partners and the joint technical seminar for all interested stakeholders, which will be held on 8 May at the Juraj Šižgorić Library in Šibenik. The main topics of knowledge exchange and networking within the EcoSUSTAIN project will be the ecologically sustainable management of protected areas in the Mediterranean, joint international activities for national parks and protected areas and their natural ecosystems and biodiversity, and implementation of innovative solutions for monitoring water quality in protected areas using ICT technologies.
By participating in this project and implementing new technologies, the Public Institute of Krka National Park is aiming to achieve better quality water quality monitoring. By installing the buoy in Visovac Lake, and through long-term monitoring of the main ecological factors that impact development and the survival of communities in the lake, this will enable better management and timely reactions to any observed changes, as preserving water quality and adequate flow is a priority task in the ecological protection of this area.
The Public Institute of Krka National Park is host to an international event as part of the project: EcoSUSTAIN – Exchange of knowledge and networking of Mediterranean countries, held from 7 to 11 May 2018.
Other participants in the project, funded by the EU Interreg Mediterranean 2014-2020 project, are representatives from Italy, Greece, Spain and Una National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main objective of the project is to conserve aquatic ecosystems at selected locations, and to ensure their better management.
To bring together the numerous stakeholders from related fields of conservation, a joint technical meeting was held at the Juraj Šižgorić Library in Šibenik on Tuesday 8 May. At the meeting, all interested participants were able to learn about the project activities, and to obtain insight into the manner of monitoring water quality at Krka National Park, and other ecological activities, as explained by Igor Stanković from Croatian Waters, Maja Gligora Udović from the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, and Neven Cukrov from the Ruđer Bošković Institute. Marine monitoring in line with the requirements of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and its implementation was outlined by Slavica Matijević from the Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries from Split.
The application of the EcoSUSTAIN project in Krka National Park was also outlined, with the implementing activity to install a sensor-equipped buoy for measuring water quality on Visovac Lake. The energy self-sustaining buoy is equipped with sensors to measure the physicochemical parameters of water and with accompanying systems for automatic relaying of the measured values in real time to the software system of the Public Institute of Krka National Park. All data are received in real-time, enabling timely reactions to any changes, actual or potential, that could degrade water quality. Meanwhile, in monitoring the work of the buoy, it will be possible to send other users feedback on their use, possible improvements and additional functionalities of the monitoring system.
Furthermore, this will be the first time that data will be able to be exchanged with other protected areas in the Mediterranean, where we can together monitor changes and create a high quality database, which is one of the overall goals of the EcoSUSTAIN project. In the afternoon hours, a study visit to Visovac Lake and the site of the buoys was organised for all those interested.
By participating in this project and implementing new technologies, the Public Institute of Krka National Park is aiming to achieved better quality water quality monitoring. By installing the buoy in Visovac Lake, and through long-term monitoring of the main ecological factors that impact development and the survival of communities in the lake, this will enable better management and timely reactions to any observed changes, as preserving water quality and adequate flow is a priority task in the ecological protection of this area. Preserving the water quality of the Krka River and protecting the travertine-building processes is the mission of the Public Institute of Krka National Park. Participation in this project is an opportunity to achieve this important mission, and to work together with colleagues from Europe to exchange experiences and knowledge, as knowledge is multiplied only when it is divided.
The objective of the project EcoSUSTAIN – Ecological sustainable Governance of Mediterranean protected Areas via improved Scientific, Technical and Managerial Knowledge Base, is sustainable growth in the Mediterranean region, on the basis of improved management and integrated international cooperation in the management of protected areas, which can be achieved through the strengthening of capacities for such management, increasing the base of knowledge, and improvement of practices. This project will generate a strengthening of integrated management, cooperation and networking among protected areas, and ensure significant improvements in monitoring and managing waters, which will result in better preservation of water quality.
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