romania. here the river danube widens before emptying into the black sea. a network of waterways covers fifty eight hundred square kilometers a paradise for birds and fish but many here are wondering how long it will last. the area has been under threat before particularly during the communist rule of nikolai ceausescu he ordered land to be claimed and tried to set up large scale industry in the process huge spawning grounds for fish were destroyed. and now the site geist has changed. we need to find a new solution to protect nature and to protect us residents to where on the right track. many of the twelve thousand residents here believe that eco tourism could be the solution. the locals want to attract visitors to this eastern part of