Danube Delta was declared a biosphere reserve in 1990, by the Goverment of Romania, and by the Romanian Parliament through Law 80/1983, modified and completed by the Law 454/2001. The single delta in the world declared a biosphere reserve is one of the world largest wetland, especialy as waterfowl habitat, and the greatest reedbed expanses worlwide.

The Integrational recognition The universal value if the reserve was recognized by the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme of UNESCO, through its inclusion in the international network of biosphere reserves The DDBR was listed as a wetland of international importance especially as waterfowl habitat under the Ramsar Convention The universal natural heritage value of th reserve was recognized by the inclusion of the strictly protected areas in the World Heritage List under the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Convention The zones of DDBR with respect to management for nature conservaion and ecologivally sustainable management Stricly protected areas - 18 sites and cover a total of 50 600 hectares, include realatively unspoilt places with excellent examles of terrestrial and wetland ecosystems and generally support the most sesnsitive species found in the DDBR Buffer zones - 13 zones and cover a total of 223 300 hectares, includee areas with biological chracteristics, likley teh previous ones, mitigate the impact of the human activities on the strictly protected areas Economic zones - cover a total of 306 101 hectares, iclude areas where traditoinal allowed activities are undertaken, in the limits of the support capacity Area for ecological restoration where Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority carries on activities for ecological restoration The main objectives of the DDBRA for the management of the Biosphere Reserve are: Conservation and protection of the existing natural heritage Encouragement of sustainable use of the natural resources Provision if soupport, based on the results of research, for management, education, training, and services Biodiversity A real natural museum of biodiversity, wich includes 30 types of echosystems More than 5000 flora and fauna species, of wich 1689 flora species and 3448 fauna species Most of the European population of common pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus (8000 exemplars) and dalmatian pelican Pelecanus cispus (200 exemplars) 60% from world population of pygmy cormorant Phalacrocorax pymaeus 50% from world population of red breasted goose Branta ruficollis (during winter season) Internationally important bird populations of the DDBRR Pygmy cormorant / Phalacrocorax pygmaeus White pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Dalmatian pelican / Pelecanus crispus Night heron / Nycticorax nycticorax Squacco heron / Ardea purpurea Red-breasted goose / Branta ruficollis Glossy ibis / Plegadis falcinellus Spoonbill / Platalea leucorodia White-tailed eagle / Haliaeetus albicilla Marh harrier / Circus aeruginosus The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, hosting an amaizing range of habitats and life forms, in a realively small area, is a real museum of biodiversity, a natural genetic bank with incalculable value for the worldwide natural heritage.