Raising awareness of the Danube Delta with a view to boosting the quantitative and qualitative development of tourism in the region, is one of the medium and long-term objectives pursued with the proclamation of the “Landscape of the Year 2007 - 2009”. To guarantee that the people living in the Danube Delta will benefit and profit from this development, the greatest store will be set by their consent and early involvement.

After 20 years of groundwork, the GTZ (German Technical Cooperation) has left Romania with a celebration on 27. May 2010. On this occasion the success and long term supported projects have been presented in Bucharest.

Final Report on the Landscape of the Year 2007–2009 published
Ever since 1989, the Naturefriends International (NFI) has designated border-crossing European regions of outstanding ecological value as Landscapes of the Year, with the objective of helping to boost sustainable development.

On 23th September 2009, a conference on sustainability took place in Tulcea as a closure event to the „Landscape of the Year 2007-2009 Danube-Delta“ project. In the framework of the conference two exhibitions were inaugurated in the Eco Tourism Centre.

The hungarian State Secretary Mr. Kóthay László inaugurated the touring exhibition in the hungarian ministry of environment as the start of the "Danube Day"-activities in Budapest.