GIS Applications for the Register of Protected Areas in Bulgaria (BG0075)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Bulgaria National Action Plan 2016-2018
Action Plan Cycle: 2016
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of Environment and Waters, National Environment Protection Service
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Access to Information, Anti Corruption and Integrity, Environment and Climate, Land and Spatial Planning, Open Data, Right to InformationIRM Review
IRM Report: Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2016-2018, Bulgaria Mid-Term Report 2016-2018
Early Results: Marginal
Design i
Verifiable: No
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): Low
Implementation i
Description
Status quo/Problem addressed: Environment protection is an area where GIS applications have a key role for the planning and evaluation processes, resource management and allocation, information provision to the citizens and reporting to control and regulatory bodies. Currently only one such application is developed and available for the register of protected areas in Bulgaria. Main objective: To improve decision-making and streamline the measures aimed at managing the protected areas. Ambition: Provision of high quality information services for internal and external users. Deliverables and impact: More effective and timely measures for protecting the protected areas; involvement of environmental organizations in the management of protected areas; development of mapping visualizations; constructing different spatial scenarios and visualizations.
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