Old Danube - Macin Arm

Old Danube - Macin Arm

Country:
Romania
Site number:
2116
Area:
26,792.0 ha
Designation date:
21-01-2013
Coordinates:
44°59'N 28°09'14"E

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Old Danube-Macin Arm (Dunarea Veche-Bratul Macin). 02/20/2013; Braila, Tulcea, Constanta Counties; 26,792 ha; 44°5901N 028°0914E. Nature Reserve; SAC; SCI. The site is part of the Danube meadow and is situated in an important migration corridor, providing breeding, resting and feeding shelter for many IUCN Red Listed bird species. The landscape is characterized by lakes between sand dunes, marshes, shrub wetlands, fishponds, islands, canals and drainage channels all very rich in biodiversity. The site is also important for conservation of tree galleries of Populus alba and Salix alba. Some of the factors adversely affecting its ecological status are drainages, wind turbines, urbanization, grazing, hunting and poaching. In terms of ecosystem services, the site plays a very important hydrological regulatory role in reducing the effects of the Danube floods. Within the site the most important human activities are agriculture, forestry and fishing. Ramsar Site no. 2116. Most recent RIS information: 2012.
Administrative region: Braila, Tulcea and Constanta counties
Global international designation:
  • World Heritage site
National legal designation:
  • Nature Reserve - Lacul Traian (Traian Lake)
  • Nature Reserve - Magurele
  • Nature Reserve - Peceneaga
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 02-02-2013
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)