South Eastern Mediterranean Sea Project UNESCO SEMEP CYPRUS

South Eastern Mediterranean Sea Project UNESCO – SEMEP CYPRUS - ROMANIA The characterization of rocks (stones and all the ground) in the Măcin Mountains National Park Team of Students: Stefania Silivestru Medeea Teodora Serban Robert Corneliu Pantilie Project Coordinators: Marinela Dinca Tanta Dumitru Colegiul National ”Barbu Stirbei” Calarasi UNESCO Associated School ROMANIA School year: 2017 - 2018

The Măcin Mountains are of remarkable importance in the country's mountains, being the oldest mountains in Romania The Macin Mountains National Park is an integral part of the Natura 2000 Network being the only national park in Europe to protect and promote biodiversity in the steppe bioregion. MMNP has an area of 11151, 82 ha and is part of the following sites protected at European level: 2

ROSCI 0123 Măcin Mountains designated under the Habitats Directive with an area of 18 564 hectares 3

ROSPA 0073 Măcin-Niculiţel designated under the Birds Directive with an area of 67 361 hectares 4

Framing administrative - territorial Included localities: Brătianu, Smârdan, Măcin, Greci, Carcaliu, Turcoaia, Cerna, Mircea Vodă, General Propargescu, Horia, Floreşti, Hamcearca, Balabancea, Căprioara, Nifon, Luncaviţa, Rachelu, Văcăreni, Garvăn, Jijila, Isaccea, Revărsarea, Niculiţel, Valea Teilor, Izvoarele, Alba, Iulia, Nalbant, Trestenic, Frecăţei. 29 localities are grouped in 18 local administrations (2 towns and 16 villages). Access is from DN 22 D between Macin and Horia, on the E 87 European Route, between Macin-Jijila-Luncavita and the DJ between the villages of Horia and Luncavita. 5