Main objectives: Zoning the territory of theDanube Delta Biosphere Reserve from a tourist recreation point of view having 2 main objectives: a. creation of opportunities for small businesses in rural areas; b. implementation of nature conservation policies by means of planned development.
Duration: June 2008 – April 2009
Budget: 11.250 €
Funding source: World Wide Fund for Nature – Danube Carpathian Programme WWF - DCP (source: WWF Netherlands)

 

Main objectives:
- creating a framework for a European ecotourism label;
- delivering ecotourism training programmes and designing course materials;
- creating an online ecotourism forum at a European level.
Duration: November 2007 - November 2009
Budget: 35.000 € (8,750 AER's contribution)
Funding source: Leonardo da Vinci - Transfer of Innovation (EU funds)

view/download: The European Ecotourism Labelling Standard (pdf file)
view/download: Standardul European de Certificare in Ecoturism (pdf file)
view/download: EcoDestinet training material (pdf file)

 

Main objectives:
- establishing a communication mechanism between the NGOs in the field of nature conservation (Natura 2000 Coalition) and the responsible tourism sector (AER);
- promoting internationally the ecotourism offers within Natura 2000 sites.
Duration: July 2007 – July 2008
Budget: 6,200 €
Funding source: Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality via Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands - Small Nature Management Projects, MATRA/KNIP

 

Main objectives:
- implementing rural development and nature conservation policies through ecotourism in the
Retezat-Hateg area; Călimani-Vatra Dornei area and Danube Delta;
- implementing the Ecotourism Certification System;
- promoting Romania as an international ecotourism destination;
- raising awareness and lobbying for ecotourism at the national level;
- running a Small Grant Programme;
- running training courses.
Duration: October 2005 – December 2007
Budget:
1. 110.000 € (70.000 euro, funds for the Small Grant Programme run through the Romanian Environmental Partnership Foundation)
2. the equivalent of 200.000 € (funds run directly by USAID for the activities of the project)
Funding source:
1. Doen Foundation (The Netherlands) via Romanian Environmental Partnership Foundation (Miercurea-Ciuc)
2. USAID-RADP, United States Agency for International Development – Romania Agribusiness Development Program

 

Main objectives: Creating a mechanism for certification of ecotourism products: programmes of touroperators, eco-friendly guesthouses and ecodestinations
Duration: June 2004 – February 2005
Budget: Total: 259.600.000 RON, REPF 174.600.000 RON AER: 85.000.000 RON (equivalent of 5.000 €)
Funding source: Romanian Environmental Partnership Foundation (REPF), Miercurea-Ciuc

 

Main objective: Develop and implement an approach to sustainable development through responsible tourism, focusing on ecotourism and renewable energy for biodiversity conservation.
Budget: Overal AER budget: 147080 Euro, AER co-financing 14708 Euro
Funding source: The project is supported by a grant from Norway through the Norwegian
Co-operation Programme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development.
The project is implemented by Fundatia de Speologie „Club Speo
Bucovina”, in partnership with Community-Based Natural Resource
Management Network (CBNRM Network) and Association of Ecotourism in
Romania (AER).

view/download: A Concept for Ecotourist Destination Development (pdf file)