Welcome to the CERI webpage!
Carpathian EcoRegion Initiative is a coalition of NGOs and research institutes working towards a common vision for conservation and sustainable development of the Carpathians.
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Become a member
Membership is open to NGOs, academic and research institutes committed to sign up to the CERI vision statement and accepting the CERI Statutes.
Support us
All support will be used within the CERI vision, for conservation of the unique Carpathian Biodiversity.
for any kind of cooperation or support
Provide us with your pictures/photographs to be used for free for the promotion of Carpathian region and conservation of biodiversity
Initiate cooperation with CERI network, contact us to elaborate common project
Take advantage of CERI expertise and involve CERI experts into your projects
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Publications
Status of the Carpathians
Report on one of Europe's greatest, yet relatively unknown, mountain areas, the Carpathians.
The report warns that the outstanding natural and cultural richness of the Carpathian Mountains is under great pressure from human activities such as logging, pollution, new roads, inappropriate development, and for many, a worsening economic situation.
Entitled The Status of the Carpathians, the report and interactive CD represent the first-ever overall view of the mountain range (which arches across Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic and Austria) and recommends a number of actions to stem the environmental and social degradation before it is too late.
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CD-ROM accompanying the Status of the Carpathians
An interactive mini-GIS which presents the mass of biological and socio-economic data gathered by the Carpathian EcoRegion Initiative over 2 years from seven countries. Fully interactive, this innovative CD-ROM is a basic planning and educational tool for assessing the conservation importance and threats across the entire Carpathians. Features include interactive maps, descriptions of priority and protected areas, and reports on biodiversity (from large carnivores to plants) and socio-economic factors (from water to tourism). Please contact CERI Secretariat for a copy.
Carpathian List of Endangered Species
On May 21, 2003, the Carpathian List of Endangered Species was released at the 5th Environment for Europe Conference held in Kiev, Ukraine. The conference is Europe's main venue for Europe's environment ministers, international organizations and NGOs to discuss the status and future of Europe's environment.
The Carpathian List of Endangered Species was released by WWF, the Carpathian EcoRegion Initiative and the Polish Institute of Nature Conservation to comprehensively fill a gap in knowledge about the Pan-Carpathian status of threatened plant and animal species.
The report shows that the Carpathian Mountains are probably home to Europe's richest diversity of mountain-dwelling species, especially large mammal species and primeval forest animals. This natural treasure chest could be lost, however, if current threats further endanger species populations.
The Carpathian List of Endangered Species compliments the signing of the Carpathian Convention by Carpathian environment ministers on May 22 during the Kiev conference. Also released on May 22 at the conference were the WWF/CEI Priorities for Implementation of the Carpathian Convention and the WWF List of Conservation Commitments made by Carpathian and Danube governments.
Publication of Carpathian EcoRegion Initiative Assessment
The Carpathians: Assessing an EcoRegional Planning Initiative
by J.G. Nelson.
Abstract
In the 1990s the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) added a new ecoregional approach to its longstanding efforts to conserve nature. One of the areas that became an early focus of this approach was the Carpathian Mountain system, a lengthy multinational region of rugged peaks, rolling hills, valleys, forests, grasslands and diverse landscapes, in central and Eastern Europe. This system is part of EcoRegion 77, the European-Mediterranean Mixed Forests. This is an assessment of work in that EcoRegion up to spring 2002 through what is called the Carpathian EcoRegion Initiative ('CERI', formerly known as 'CEI').
The assessment begins with an introduction to the Carpathian system, relying mainly on information collected by the Initiative. This introduction is followed by sections on the origins of the CERI, the terms of reference and methods used in the assessment, the work schedule, the results, and recommendations for the future. Some observations area also made on recent research relating to planning theory and methods, as these apply to the CERI and other extensive ecoregional landscape and land use planning projects. Overall, this assessment is intended to assist the CERI with its ongoing work and to be useful to others concerned with ecoregional and landscape planning work elsewhere in the world.
To order a copy, please contact:
Parks Research Forum of Ontario
Attention: Gordon Nelson
Faculty of Environmental Studies
University of Waterloo
Ontario N2K 3G1 CANADA
or
(519) 746-2031 (fax)
$20.00 US plus postage
View the following documents:
Alternatively, to receive copies by post and to find out about other reports, please contact the CERI Secretariat.
