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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND
SUSTAINABLE USE |
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project is implemented by the Consortium AGRIFOR Consult / ACG Ltd. It aims
at promoting sustainable development in Strandja/Yıldız Mountain area and
strengthening the cross-border co-operation between Bulgaria and Turkey by
protection and coordinated management of the natural resources. |
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The project activities include:
- Elaboration of a Sustainable Development
Plan for the Strandja Territory, comprising a set of measures to be included
in other local documents to provide financing – e.g. the local development
strategies of the Local Action Groups to be established under axis 4 LEADER
of the Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013;
- Strengthening the cooperation between partners
from the Bulgarian and the Turkish part of the border, including through
the institutional establishment of a Strandja/Yildiz Green Network;
- Public awareness raising activities;
- Support to the Implementing Agency for the
monitoring of the projects, which have been granted under the PHARE CBC
2005 "Promotion of Sustainable Development in the Strandja Mountain".
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Rural Network and Leader Project aims at supporting Bulgaria’s preparations
to absorb assistance from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
and more specifically the preparations to launch the National Rural Development
Network, drafting the Leader measures and implementation mechanisms in the
NRDP 2007-2013 and launching their implementation. |
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The project is implemented by UNDP. An ACG
expert worked as a Consultant on Procedures, implementing the following
activities:
- Review of the latest version of the
Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007 – 2013, the drafts of the ordinances,
sample contracts with beneficiaries, sample formats and other relevant documents
and instructions related to the implementation of axis 4 LEADER;
- Review of the EC recommendations for
revision of the axis 4 measures in the draft Rural Development Programme;
- Review of the practical experiences
in the implementation of the Leader approach in other countries;
- Participation in discussions on the
drafts of the RDP, Axis 4 implementation documents, implementation manuals
and secondary legislation acts with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Supply experts;
- Providing of recommendations and expert
input for the finalization of the RDP, Axis 4 implementation documents.
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Rural Network and Leader Project aims at supporting Bulgaria’s preparations
to absorb assistance from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
and more specifically the preparations to launch the National Rural Development
Network, drafting the Leader measures and implementation mechanisms in the
NRDP 2007-2013 and launching their implementation. |
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The project is implemented by UNDP. An ACG
expert worked as a Consultant, implementing the following activities:
- Research the international experience
in LEADER and elaboration of proposals for transfer of best practices;
- Review of the relevant Bulgarian Operational
Programmes (Regional Development, Environment, Competitiveness, Fisheries)
and make a proposal for complementarity between the Rural Development Programme
(RDP) and the Operational Programmes;
- Elaboration of inputs to the draft
and final versions of the measures and implementation mechanisms documents
under RDP axis 4 LEADER and other sections of RDP;
- Technical support to the consultative
process of MAF’s RDD Working Group Axis 4;
- Technical and expert support to the
local-level stakeholder validations of the proposed measures and implementation
mechanisms/documents;
- Participation in the consultations
and coordination process for the RDP 2007-2013;
Coordination of activities and overall responsibility
for results produced under Component 2 of the project – support to the Ministry
of Agriculture and Forests in drafting the LEADER measures and implementation
mechanisms in the RDP 2007-2013. |
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project is implemented by the Consortium Ramboll (Denmark) / PM (Ireland)
/ ACG (Bulgaria). The overall objective of the project is to support the
administrative structures at local level for implementation of the EU environmental
legislation introduced in Bulgaria. The project activities include: |
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- Analysis and assessment of the administrative
capacity at the local level to implement the environmental legislation,
including: a legal study, an administrative and organizational study, a
human resources study, studies of the information flows, technical resources,
as well as a study of the place and role of the Bulgarian Association of
Municipal Environmental Experts;
- Development of a Strategy and Implementation
Programme for strengthening the capacity to implement the environmental
legislation at the local level;
- Assessment and update of one municipal
environmental protection programme and development of a Methodology Guide
for preparation, implementation and monitoring of Local/ Regional environmental
programmes;
- Development of a Human Resources Development
Plan and staffing standards for municipal environmental experts;
- Establishment of a Centre for Consultancy,
Information and Specific Environmental Training, including a review of the
legal options for establishment, development of curricula of the Centre,
elaboration of a Training Manual, training needs assessment, development
of a training for trainers programme and implementation of one training
for trainers;
- Elaboration and piloting of an Information
System;
- A Public Awareness Campaign, covering environmental
protection and nature conservation issues as well as the project objectives
and results.
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global objective of the project is to support the preparation, launch and
implementation of Grant Schemes for Biodiversity and Water Protection under
the project "Sustainable development through protection and preservation
of biodiversity and waters across the border" under the 2005 CBC/INTERREG
Programme between Bulgaria and Greece (Grant Schemes). |
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The project is implemented by AGRIFOR Consult,
Belgium. ACG experts performed the following activities:
- Elaboration of a report with recommendations
for sustainable development through protection and preservation of waters
and biodiversity;
- Preparation of Guidelines for Applicants
and the standard application package;
- Preparation of the standard Tender
Dossier for the Technical Assistance, which will carry out Grant Scheme
monitoring;
- Overall co-ordination of the activities
relating to the preparation and launch of the Grant Schemes, including contacts
with the Greek counterparts;
- Preparation of a Promotion Campaign
Action Plan;
- Promotion of Grant Schemes with local
stakeholders in the border districts;
Training of the responsible experts from
MOEW, MRDPW, MAF and local stakeholders on the specific details for sustainable
development through protection and preservation of waters and biodiversity
across the border. |
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project overall objective is to support the management of BG-RO transboundary
groundwaters. The project is implemented by AGRIFOR Consult, Belgium. ACG
experts performed the following activities: |
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- Assessment of the administrative capacity
of the relevant BG and RO institutions to implement the requirements concerning
the transboundary groundwater management using the WFD and Groundwater Directive;
- Preparation of a general scheme for groundwater
monitoring in Dobrudja area;
- Preparation of Tender Dossier for service
component of the project Technical Assistance to ensure transboundary
groundwater management using the WFD and Groundwater Directive;
- Preparation of ToR for Romanian component
"Collection of data and inventories on RO territory; Groundwater bodies’
further characterization in a common approach with BG";
- Preparation of a Tender Dossier for supply
of equipment for the Bulgarian component.
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project is implemented by UNDP and is testing a model for partnership between
state institutions and local NGOs in Bulgaria, by establishing joint mobile
teams for providing on-site consulting services to agricultural producers
and rural entrepreneurs: general and specific information, business development
and funding orientation, implementation of environmental-friendly
practices in protected areas and prospective NATURA 2000 sites,
agri-environmental schemes, etc. The project territory covers six Bulgarian
administrative districts (NUTS 3). |
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- An ACG expert worked as a Project Manager
implementing the following tasks:
- Strengthening of the institutional capacity
for provision of on-the-spot consulting services by establishment of interinstitutional
mobile teams, which include locally represented state institutions, NGOs
and specific profile consultants;
- Design and implementation of training
for the mobile teams;
- Awareness, involvement and improved
coordination between stakeholders – 57 municipalities, 170 mayoralties,
rural entrepreneurs, agriculture producers, NGOs – for opening of local
consulting offices and ensuring easy access of rural entrepreneurs to necessary
expertise for implementation of economic activities
paying special attention to sustainable
development concept;
- Preparation of a Plan for institutional
capacity strengthening of Agriculture Extension Services to provide market-oriented
consultations in remote/isolated areas;
- Conducting an Information campaign
on the national and EU-funded mechanisms and initiatives for development,
providing that farmers and rural entrepreneurs are better informed about
the potential, nature and the access requirements of the national and EU-funded
mechanisms and initiatives for development;
Overall project management.
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project was implemented by the World Bank. ACG Ltd. provided a technical
advisor – social consultant for the implementation of the following activities: |
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- Review of best practice examples of World
Bank in the field of social assessment related to protected area and/ or
natural resources management and preparation of initial outline of specific
issues that need to be addressed in the project area;
- Development of Terms of Reference for a
Social Assessment to be undertaken during the PDF-A stage of the MSP;
- Organization of a consultative workshop
of relevant stakeholders;
- Provision of technical advice in the stage
of the project design based on experience in elaborating management plans
for Bulgarian protected areas.
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project is implemented by the Consortium Carl Bro / JIT Consulting. Its
overall objective is to promote wise use of natural resources in the cross-border
area and to ensure sustainable development, by promoting synergy between
the existing nature policies, land use planning and rural and urban development. |
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ACG Ltd. provided a Sustainable Development
Expert for the implementation of the following activities:
- Conducting a feasibility study for establishment
of cross-border ecological networks implementing the concept of eco-networks
based on the principles of the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity
Strategy (PEBLDS);
- Supporting the preparation of a grant
scheme for sustainable practices within the eco-networks’ area;
- Preparing a ToR for the Technical
Assistance for establishment of eco-networks;
- Evaluation of tender proposals.
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