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List of Selected Endemic Terrestrial Plant and Animal Taxa of South-East Europe

Support for developing the List of Selected Endemic Terrestrial Plant and Animal Taxa of South-East Europe (hereinafter: List of Endemic Taxa of SEE) was provided by the Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Biodiversity (GIZ/ORF-BD) , as part of its sub-project „Regional Network for Biodiversity Information Management and Reporting (BIMR)“ funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale…

Macedonian Ecological Society opens local office in Resen

For the first time since the establishment in 1972, the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) on 09 of July has officially expanded its line of work to the Prespa Region by opening its very first local office, in Resen. The opening of the Prespa local office for us is an important step forward, having in mind that we are an active member and founder of the trans boundary PrespaNet network, formed in 2013 and implementing conservation activities in the Prespa Region in Macedonia, Albania and…

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Egyptian Vulture New LIFE

Time frame : 2018-2022 Funding: The European Union LIFE programme (LIFE16 NAT/BG/000874) Coordinating beneficiary : Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds / BirdLife Bulgaria (BSPB) Associated beneficiaries : Hellenic Ornithological Society / Birdlife Greece (HOS) , WWF Greece , Royal Society for the Protection of Birds / BirdLife UK (RSPB) , Doğa Derneği / BirdLife Turkey (DD) , BirdLife Middle East , BirdLife Africa, A.P. Leventis, Ornithological and Research Institute (APLORI), CMS…

Kick-off meeting for the preparation of an action plan against wildlife poisoning

On the 17 May in Skopje, the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) in cooperation with the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) organised an international workshop to initiate the development of an action plan against wildlife poisoning. The aim of the meeting was to prepare a national scheme to address wildlife poisoning incidents in line with the domestic legislation by involving competent institutions. The meeting provided the opportunity to exchange experience with experts from Spain,…

Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project

Time frame: 2018-2020 Funding: MAVA Foundation, Vulture Conservation Foundation Project goal: Preparation of a national strategy addressing wildlife poisoning incidents by involving competent institutions, extending institutional capacity and raising public awareness. Contact person: Nenad Petrovski petrovski@mes.org.mk Проектни Активности

Birdwatching in the Park on the World Migratory Bird Day

Last Sunday, 13 May, we celebrated the World Migratory Bird Day! On that occasion, MES organised birdwatching tours in the Skopje City Park. This presented great opportunity for the people of Skopje to get to know the avifauna in the city's green getaway. The interest was great, with tour vacancies instantly gone. In addition, people taking part expressed their wish that such tours be conducted on a regular basis. The World Migratory Bird Day is an initiative ensuing from the Convention on…

Stork Day – a bird's eye view of the rice paddy fields

On the Stork Day, celebrated each year by the Municipality of Cheshinovo-Obleshevo, we visited the completed birdwatching tower offering view of the magnificent rice paddy fields. The birdwatching tower represents yet another step by which the Macedonian Stork Village reaffirms its mission to conserve the densest population of white stork. During our visit to the tower we also donated two binoculars to be used by local schools and other visitors to the birdwatching tower. Take a peek at the…

Celebrating five years of PrespaNet

On 29 March 2018, the Mac edonian Ecological Society, the Society for the Protection of Prespa from Greece and the Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania celebrated the fifth anniversa ry of the day when the three organisations of transboundary Prespa established PrespaNet, an NGO network for the protection of the Prespa watershed. On this occasion, emphasis was put on the need for the three countries to act in unison on its protection. Throughout the years, the…

Птичариме во парк vol.2

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Our new look!

After more than 45 years of existence and work in nature protection and promotion of ecological science, we decided that it was high time to refresh our logo and modernise our website. We do hope that changing the organisation's image will bring us closer to the citizens and the members. Therefore, as of today, 22 April - Earth Day, until 22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity , MES annual membership will be free of charge. For decades now such international days bear significance…

Revision of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

Time frame: 2013–2015 Funding: GEF , implemented through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Vienna Office and the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, in cooperation with national experts and organisations Project goal: Assisting the Republic of Macedonia in the process of revising the 2004 National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan with the aim to harmonise it with the Global Biodiversity Strategy and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and also to prepare the Fifth…