Ecotoursim and sustainable use of natural resources in Galicica

[vtvan90]

I have a question:

How can the ecotourism development projects and initatives contribute to the sustainable use of natural resources in Galicica National Park ?

[Vangelovski]

vtvan90,

Welcome to the forum.

Good question. I have no idea

Hopefully we have someone with the right background that can contribute to the thread.

[vtvan90]

vtvan90,

Welcome to the forum.

Good question. I have no idea

Hopefully we have someone with the right background that can contribute to the thread.

Thank you I managed to email to ask people in Galicica National Park already ( via the email I could see in their website ). I havent got any reply however. I guess they are too busy to care about a student's question Hope that someone in this forum would help me with that

Have a nice day

[makedonche]

vtvan90

Hi and welcome to the forum! Where are you from?

[Vangelovski]

Thank you I managed to email to ask people in Galicica National Park already ( via the email I could see in their website ). I havent got any reply however. I guess they are too busy to care about a student's question Hope that someone in this forum would help me with that

Have a nice day

"Too busy" is a nice way of putting it. Unfortunately, I don't think that is the case.

[EgejskaMakedonia]

I have a question:

How can the ecotourism development projects and initatives contribute to the sustainable use of natural resources in Galicica National Park ?

Hope these help somewhat.

But until now, the most significant ongoing projects are implemented with international cooperation: the project “Sustainable development through ecotourism and environmental education in protected areas”, financed by the German agency GTZ, is implemented in Galicica National Park by the Alliance for Lake Cooperation in Ohrid and Prespa with the help of six NGOs from Serbia, Albania and Bulgaria.

I'd suggest doing some research into this initiative. Go on their websites and see if you can find some info in regards to Galicica.

http://analyticamk.blogspot.com/2008/07/ecotourism-in-macedonia.html

The Access Initiative Macedonia, along with several other NGOs, reacted strongly against the flagrant violation of several laws in the case of commercialization of a striclty protected zone, part of the National Park Galicica, for the purpose of buidling a hotel on the shores of Prespa Lake (the village of Konjsko). TAI Macedonia took part in a nationally covered press conference, and indicated all the violaitons of existing legislation and international conventions. Namely, the municipality of Resen (which covers the territory of the National Park) has made changes to the Detailed Urbanistic Plan of the municipality and has included the village of Konjsko for the purpose of building a hotel there. The municipality, against existing legislation, did not call for a public debate on the change of the Urbanistic Plan and by doing so, has violated the Law on the Environment and the Law on Decentralization. Furthermore, the Government disregarded the obligation to ask for an EIA/SEA. To make matters worse, the violations do not stop with lack of transparency but rather, the decisions made violate a strictly protected area that is home to rare breeds of cormorans and pelikans. Even though the intial reaction of the Ministry for Transport and Communications was to brand the press conference as politicized, the sale of the above-mentioned land within the National Park has been indefinitely suspended. TAI Macedonia continues to monitor this situation and will inform the domestic and internatinal public on the developments. The fight for transparency continues.

http://www.accessinitiative.org/blog/2011/05/tai-macedonia-reacts-governments-lack-transparency

The above could possibly be used to highlight and directly refer to ongoing issues in the area.

Here's something known as the 'Balkan Green Belt.' Galicica is included.

Within the framework of the activities of the IUCN concerning the initiative for establishment of the Balkan Green Belt, the Republic’s part of the green belt was established in 2004 in its border regions with Bulgaria, Greece and Albania (Map 2).

The Republic’s Green Belt includes 11 protected areas: the three National Parks Pelister, Mavrovo and Galicica; three natural lakes, which are also Monuments of nature - Ohrid, Prespa and Dojran; a Strict nature reserve - Ezerani (Prespa Lake); Monuments of nature – Vevcani springs, Smolare waterfall, Kolesino waterfall; and a floral site - Majdan.

http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/mk/soertopic_view?topic=biodiversity

The following link is the most detailed and should give you quite a bit of useful information.

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/medialibrary/2011/06/29/29064154/Ohrid%20Region.pdf

I know nothing of the topic, but googling something like 'galicica environmental initiatives macedonia', will bring up a large range of results that should prove useful for your research.

Goodluck.

[Phoenix]

nice work EM

[vtvan90]

vtvan90

Hi and welcome to the forum! Where are you from?

Thank you I'm Vietnamese Nice to meet you

"Too busy" is a nice way of putting it. Unfortunately, I don't think that is the case.

Then what is the reason you think ?

Hope these help somewhat.
Goodluck.

Those link and sources did help me a lot. Thank you so much for your help ! I really appreciate Good luck !

[Vangelovski]

Then what is the reason you think ?

Lazy and incompetent. Or maybe they're too busy cleaning up the bags of domestic garbage lying around...phffhfhahahahaha...

[makedonche]

Thank you I'm Vietnamese Nice to meet you



Then what is the reason you think ?



Those link and sources did help me a lot. Thank you so much for your help ! I really appreciate Good luck !

vtan90
Welcome again, all nationalities are welcome here! What is your interest in Galicica National Park? Have you been there? Where do you live?

[EgejskaMakedonia]

Thank you I'm Vietnamese Nice to meet you



Then what is the reason you think ?



Those link and sources did help me a lot. Thank you so much for your help ! I really appreciate Good luck !

No worries, I'm glad I could help.
Good luck with your studies!

[vtvan90]

Lazy and incompetent. Or maybe they're too busy cleaning up the bags of domestic garbage lying around...phffhfhahahahaha...

Then I'd prefer to think that they are too busy cleaning up the bags, that would be better ^_^

vtan90
Welcome again, all nationalities are welcome here! What is your interest in Galicica National Park? Have you been there? Where do you live?

I was born and now am living in Vietnam My country is famous for extraordinary history, beautiful landscapes, historic sights Hope that you guys will consider to travel to Vietnam some day

About Galicica, I'm studying ecotourism at University and my teacher gave us a case study to do about Galicica National Park. I did waste
much time searching for information about GALICIA nation park in Spain T_T That's why I'm really grateful for EM's help

By the way, I have a question. Why did you name this forum Macedonian TRUTH forum ?

[Soldier of Macedon]

The reason it was named Macedonian Truth is because our land and people have been subjected to occupation and foreign propaganda which has produced many lies about our history. Our purpose is to make aware as much people as we can of the truth and our current issues, and to reinvigorate a sense of deep-rooted national, cultural, linguistic and historical dignity in our own people so they can take their future in their own hands. See the following link for our outlined objectives in the Macedonian Cause: http://www.macedoniantruth.org/forum...nt.php?f=2&a=3 Like the Vietnamese, we too have an extraordinary history with many famous stories.

Consider this as a parallel to the problem that Macedonia currently has with Greece. China ruled your lands for over a 1000 years. Does that give them the right to impose their version of history on the Vietnamese people? Is the colonial perspective of the French more important than that of the native peoples of Vietnam? Of course not. Macedonia is often in a struggle against greedy and stronger neighbours.

[makedonche]

Then I'd prefer to think that they are too busy cleaning up the bags, that would be better ^_^



I was born and now am living in Vietnam My country is famous for extraordinary history, beautiful landscapes, historic sights Hope that you guys will consider to travel to Vietnam some day

About Galicica, I'm studying ecotourism at University and my teacher gave us a case study to do about Galicica National Park. I did waste
much time searching for information about GALICIA nation park in Spain T_T That's why I'm really grateful for EM's help

By the way, I have a question. Why did you name this forum Macedonian TRUTH forum ?

vtan90
Thanks for your reponse and your information, I hope to visit your country 1 day and experience it's beauty, culture, history and people!
good luck with your studies!