Description (EN): This project is dealing with the common challenges in protection and sustainable use of main natural resources, agricultural land and water, in the cross-border region of South Banat district and Timis county. In these two regions pollution is not systematically monitored. The lack of data causes the lack of actions from direct users, authorities and resident population regarding the protection and sustainable use of natural resources.
The overall objective of the project is to establish cross-border monitoring and educational networks that will gather data by analyzing soil and water for pollution originating from intensive agriculture, as well as to share that data with users, authorities and resident population in the border areas and promote protection and sustainable use of environmental resources.
The main outputs we will produce in the project are established monitoring systems, that will be used for gathering of data on pollution (Heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides and insecticides) in the environment, a guideline book on sustainable use of natural resources, made based on the gathered data, workshops on obtained data and guidelines with users of natural resources, as well as authorities in charge of these resources, seminars on informing resident population and other target groups about obtained data and how to use the guideline book for sustainable use of environmental resources. The resident population in the regions will benefit from this joint cross-border action, since we will obtain data on the condition of agricultural land and water bodies and consequently the food produced in the region. This will have a positive effect on the quality of food produced and consumed in the programme area.
Our approach is to establish monitoring systems through which we will gather data on the condition of natural resources. This data is going to be used to make a guideline book for sustainable use of natural resources. The guideline book will be presented at workshops and seminars with different target groups, and will positively influence direct users (farmers, argonomists, fisherman), authorities at different levels (local, regional and national) and general population on protection and sustainable use of natural resources.
In the project new cross-border networks will be formed and used to monitor pollution, disseminate the results of monitoring and to promote environmental protection. Monitoring pollution will be new approach that was not used in these regions. The activities in the project will contribute to awareness of the resident population in the two region about pollution, protection and sustainable use of environmental resources.
Information added on 2020-05-12, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the corona virus pandemic that started in 2019) (English language only): The overall objective of the project is to establish cross-border monitoring and educational networks. The main outputs of the project are established monitoring systems, that will be used for gathering of data on pollution (Heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides and insecticides) in the environment, a guideline book on sustainable use of natural resources and workshops.
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Expected Outputs (EN): The project’s main results are:
(1) Establishment and promotion of cross-border networks for monitoring of environmental pollution that can influence quality and quantity of environmental resources.
(2) Database of data obtained through monitoring systems. Large amount of data will be obtained by monitoring systems that will enable us to make the database. The database will help to raise knowledge on the conditions of natural resources in the programme area.
(3) Informed and educated farmers, agronomists, fisherman, high school and college students (future farmers and agronomists), as well as general public on the quality of the environment, the pollution present, and the steps that they can take to preserve environmental resources based on the guidelines developed.
(4) Raised awareness of authorities in charge of the programme area. We will present them with data obtained through monitoring systems, as well as the guideline book on sustainable use of natural resources.
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