Edward Bratfanof

• Master of Science
• Department director at Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development

The research is carried out within the project 'Development of the Monitoring Station for Migratory Fish: Sturgeons and Pontic Salmon – Isaccea.' The project focuses on monitoring migratory fish populations in the D.D.B.R., including sturgeons and Pontic shad, to assess their current status and implement actions to ensure their favorable conservati...

CITATION Balaican D., Nichersu I., Bratfanof E., Livanov O., Simionov M., Negrei C. (2024) Master Plan for nature-based regional ecometry in the Lower Danube Floodplains and Danube Delta. In: Teubner K., Trichkova T., Cvijanović D., eds. Tackling present and future environmental challenges of a European riverscape. Abstract This article explores a...

The concept of the food-water-energy nexus (FWE nexus) presents an alternative paradigm to traditional sectoral approaches for managing natural resources while promoting climate resilience and sustainable development. Applying the FWE nexus in the urban context, however, has been limited due to the complexity of the concept and the challenges of in...

Following Parliament's call in January 2020 to set binding targets for saving biodiversity, in May 2020 the European Commission presented the new 2030 Biodiversity Strategy. At its June 2021 plenary session, Parliament adopted a position on the EU's 2030 Biodiversity Strategy: Bringing Nature back into our lives to ensure that the world's ecosystem...

3D-Danube Delta Decarbonising is an essential concept that promotes the maintenance of swamps and wetlands of the Danube and the adaptation of their socioeconomic system to climate change. The relationship between climate change, atmospheric structure and greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other critical factors for the global environment, such as alterat...

Over the past years, there has been significant progress in understanding the conservation issues in relation to urban lakes for the sustainable development of the city in Romania. In the face of increasing pressures due to urbanization, urban lakes could play a substantial role in finding alternatives for recreation and connection to nature, which...

Morpho-hydrodynamic changes are one of the major problems affecting the abiotic sphere and the ecological status of water bodies. In order to assess the impact of the works carried out in the Bystroe Channel on the hydrodynamic and hydromorphological conditions of the Chilia and Old Stambul Danube branches, solid scientific based tools are required...

The Chilia branch is the north branch of the Danube River at the Romania-Ukraine border in the Danube Delta; it is a complex system with economic and ecological values. The surface water quality is a major concern and monitoring programs have been developed at the national and international level. The objective of this study was to evaluate the wat...

assessment of the level of youth perception on urban lakes

This paper aims to identify the impact of anthropogenic changes caused by the construction of the Bastroe Canal on the hydrology, hydrochemistry and biodiversity of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (DDBR). The paper wants to provide a knowledge tool that can be a working basis for government and local decision-makers due to the special importance...

Located in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, the Chilia branch serves as country boundary between Romania and Ukraine. The former state started in 2004 a project intended to increase the navigability capacity of Bystroe Channel, the environmental impact of the works carried out being discordantly considered by the Romanian and Ukrainian authoriti...

Prezentarea este în primul rând un raport privind intervențiile la nivel de politici ale guvernelor din întreaga lume, menite să promoveze „inovația socială” de la nivel local la cel global, cu exemplificare pe studiul de caz Lacul Zaghen - Municipiul Tulcea.