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National Workshop on Sustainable Forest Management

The Macedonian Ecological Society, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), organized a two-day national workshop on sustainable forest management. The workshop was attended by nearly 50 participants who had the opportunity to follow presentations from speakers and exchange their views on the topic. The Director of the IUCN Regional Office, Oliver Avramovski, highlighted the workshop as a chance to enhance communication and collaboration among…

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Educational Event: Let's Restore the Forest for the Lynx

Around a hundred people gathered today at the educational event organized by the Macedonian Ecological Society in Skopje’s City Park to learn how they can grow their own oak saplings. The event aimed to raise public awareness about the importance of biocorridors, and judging by the turnout, it’s clear that the public is eager to learn more about these topics. Natalija Melovska, the project manager for the "Northern Forests Initiative: Forest Restoration in Albania and North Macedonia," gave a…

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Forest Restoration in North Macedonia and Albania

As part of the global the Swedish Postcode Foundation's Northern Forests Initiative, the new forest restoration project aims to contribute to the restoration and preservation of especially important forests in Albania and North Macedonia and strengthen the capacity and commitment of local, regional, and national actors for sustainable forest management. According to Global Forest Watch, North Macedonia lost 5,5% and Albania 6,5% of total tree cover in the last 20 years while recent local…

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Workshop for validating data on forest renewal in the Bukovik region

The Macedonian Ecological Society, on March 20, 2024, in Mavrovo, held the second workshop of the project "Northern Forests Initiative: Revitalization of Forests in North Macedonia and Albania." At the Workshop for Validating Data on Forest Renewal in the Bukovik region, representatives from all stakeholders and key actors were present. In addition to the expert from Austria, Macedonian Professor Stojanovska from the Faculty of Forestry - Skopje, presented the socio-economic analysis conducted…

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Northern Forests Initiative

The Macedonian Ecological Society (MES), in coordination with the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (IUCN ECARO) and collaboration with the Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA), with the support of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Republic of North Macedonia, has launched a new project “Northern Forests Initiative: Forest Restoration in North Macedonia and Albania” on the 6 th of September 2023 in the National Park…

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Nurturing biodiversity: Unveiling the impact of thoughtful afforestation practices

As stewards of nature, our interconnectedness with biodiversity is undeniable. It pains us that human actions often disrupt this delicate balance. Committed to the Bonn Challenge, we pledge to revive our ailing forests. Yet, can we not aspire to restore our woodlands with an even greater environmental conscience? The team of experts implementing the ROAM assessment and designing interventions for the restoration of forest landscapes in the Bukovik area is working on conducting the ROAM…

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Working together for conservation of national endemic plants in Macedonia

Since April 2019, MES has started implementing a three-year project related to monitoring of certain rare plants within the boundaries of the identified national Important Plant Areas (IPAs). A total of five plants ( Campanula debarensis , Aesculus hippocastanum , Centaurea rufidula , Crocus jablanicensis and Astragalus physocalyx ) and four significant plant areas (Jablanica, the gorge of Crn Drim, Bogdanci and Dojran Lake) will be covered by the monitoring. The goal of the project is to renew…

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Water for lakes, bogs, streams and people on Jablanica Mountain

Time frame: April 2014 – December 2015 Funding: Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Partners: Municipalities of Struga and Vevchani, and the Public Enterprise “Macedonian Forests”. Project goal: Raising public awareness, enhanced education and enabling NGOs to take part in the protection and conservation of the Drim River watershed. Additional information can be found on the following website: http://act4drin.net. Project video : http://vimeo.com/102319260 . Contact person: Natalija…

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