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Assessing the ecological status of the natural heritage, organizing the scientific research, drawing up the conservation and restoration strategy and, after its approval by the DDBRA Scientific Council, taking the necessary measures for biodiversity conservation and protection,

To establish and implement the ecological reconstruction measures of the deltaic ecosystems and decide the adequate legal measures for the protection, improvement and restoration of the environment quality, where it was deteriorated;
Direct management of the public land of national interest within DDBR and taking measures for restoration and protection of the component physical and geographical units; to organize and implement the survey and control of the enforcement and compliance with the legal provisions concerning the protection measures established in the DDBRA status, as well as other aspects which, according to the law, are in the responsibility of DDBRA;
For the achievement of its attributions DDBRA can request from the state institutions responsible with the discouragement of the illegal practices, support for the control and punishment, in accordance with the law, of the minor offences committed on the DDBRA territory.
Those institutions have the obligation to answer to the DDBRA request.
To establish, together with the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Dwelling, the regulations for circulation and access on the river branches for boats, motorboats, river and maritime ships, and for the channels and inner lakes within DDBR, to propose and submit to the Ministry of Water and Environmental Protection the access and circulation rules, verifying if they are respected. Tulcea Harbor Master’s Office and the Frontier Police Inspectorate, through their territorial sub-units, will provide, at DDBRA’s request, support for the implementation of the legal measures on the ships that caused water pollution, according to the law in force;
In co-operation with the decentralized departments of the other specialized authorities of the central and local public administration, and in partnership with other local institutions and the private sector will:
- draw up management objectives for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in DDBR (The Management Plan of DDBRA), promoting the achievement of the priority objectives for the environment and sustainable development, in compliance with the objectives of the National Strategy for Environmental Protection, the National Strategy for Sustainable Development and the National Plan for Romania’s adhering to the European Union;
- elaborate and implement local strategies for the environment and sustainable development, in compliance with the objectives and recommendations from Agenda 21, from the strategies and the action plans designed and implemented within the Process Environment for Europe;
- contribute to the design and implementation of land use planning and urban development, ensuring the integrity of the environmental dimension and ecological requests in the zonal and local strategies, regarding land use planning and organization of human settlements, taking into account the structure and the value of the natural heritage of the area and its utilization on sustainable development principles;
- take part in the elaboration and implementation of the plans and programs for protection of local people interests, for conservation of the cultural heritage, as well as for increasing their quality of life, civilization and living standards improvement;
- contribute to the design and implementation of protection plans and programs against flooding and natural calamities;

issue the environmental approval and authorization of the economic activities by individuals and local entities, in accordance with the biodiversity conservation requirements and specific ecological structures, including also the establishment procedures of the environmental obligations in the privatization process;
evaluate the status of natural resources and their level of exploitation in accordance with their potential for regeneration and ecosystem support capacity, elaborating and implementing in this purpose regulations concerning the valorization of the natural renewable resources and of all the other DDBR resources;
in accordance with the law, it can grant the sustainable use of natural renewable resources and land use activities in order to carry on economic activities;
cooperate with local public authorities to defend the interests of local people and to improve their quality of life and civilization standard;
encourage and impose through the means foreseen by the law, mainly by the authorization procedures implementation, the promotion of safe technologies, changing of production and consumption patterns through the sustainable use of material and energetic resources and reduction of the negative impact on the environment;
participate, according to its attributions and legal competence in the elaboration and implementation of the cooperation programs and projects with the national and international organisms in the cross border, regional and international context;
draw up and publish periodical reports concerning the environmental status at the DDBR level;
operate through all the means foreseen by the law and on the entire DDBR territory, for the protection and improvement of the environmental status and life quality, taking into consideration the need to implement at local level the provisions of the international conventions and agreements at which Romania is part, as well as for the achievement of the objectives, programs and action plans developed based on these conventions and agreements;
encourage and develop partnerships with all the civil society sectors, non-governmental organizations, as well as with the public or private institutions that militate for supporting and realization of the environmental objectives and sustainable development;
organize instructive, formative and educational activities, provide current information about the evolution and status of the DDBR environment quality to the local population and authorities, develop cooperation with mass-media and publish materials in order to sensitize the public opinion, to involve the population and local communities in supporting and implementation of the environmental protection measures, nature and biodiversity conservation, ecological reconstruction of the deteriorated areas and improvement of life quality, reduction of wild fauna capturing, possession and killing during the prohibition periods;

identify, delimit and propose the declaration of the functional zones of the reserve and place marks and warning signals for restriction of the disturbing actions;
with regard for ecosystem protection, approve proposals for land use planning and urban development on the DDBR territory, elaborated in accordance with the law;
work together with the National Company “Apele Române”– S.A. for the effective water management and implementation of the necessary hydro technical works.

Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority
According to the Law No. 82/1993, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve is lead by a Scientific Council who includes representatives from DDBRA and from all the other organizations involved in the reserve (local authorities, ministries, health services, research institutions, Romanian Academy of Science, economic companies etc)

DDBRA is lead by a Governor, appointed by the Romanian Government at the proposal of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development with approval of Tulcea Prefect and Academy of Science. The Governor is the President of the Scientific Council and the Executive Council.