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Honoring our endangered big cat on International Lynx Day

Group photo in front of the info center of Mavrovo National Park © Hamlet Ahmedi Raising public awareness for biodiversity is one of the main pillars in the work of conservationists. Year-round, many days are dedicated to commemorate and shed some light on various endangered species and the number of these days keeps growing. Since 2018, International Lynx Day is celebrated every year on 11 th of June to spotlight Europe’s biggest cat and its importance for a complete and healthy ecosystem.…

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Opening of an Info Center for Shar Planina in Tetovo and two botanical gardens in Gostivar

Within the scope of the project "Sustainable Future for the Shara/Korab-Koritnik Region” two excellent promotional events were held during the months of April and May. The mountaineering club “Ljuboten” promoted their Info-Center for Shar Mountain in Tetovo while the organization ICI held openings to the botanical gardens in two primary schools in Gostivar. “It is our honor that the work of the club continues with an important info-center which would offer the most important information about…

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Local action group meeting from the Shara-Korab-Koritnik region

Representatives of the platform “Friends of Shara”, in which MES also is a part of, participated in a cross-border meeting with representatives from the other two local action groups (LAGS) from Kosovo (“Sharri”) and Albania (“Korabi”) on the 13 th of April in Prizren, Kosovo. “ We are happy that the platform “Friend of Shara” has future collaborators from the region Shara/Korab-Koritnik from Kosovo and Albania and we hope that the two groups will begin with specific activities soon targeted at…

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Informative event lindane held on the 15th of April in Skopje

As a part of the component for raising public awareness within the project “Removal of Technical and Economic Barriers to Initiating the Clean-up Activities for Alpha-HCH, Beta-HCH and Lindane Contaminated Sites at OHIS”, the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES), in coordination with the POPs office at the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, organized an informative event with journalists and stakeholders on April 15 th . It was a hybrid event and took place at the MES office and on…

Awareness raising activities regarding lindane removal from OHIS

1 Year After First In-person Meeting, the BalkanDetox LIFE Project Team Meet Again for 4th Partnership Meeting in Sremski Karlovci, Serbia

Last week, the 4 th partnership meeting of the BalkanDetox LIFE project was held in Sremski Karlovci, Serbia from the 4 th -6 th of April. The main aims of the meeting were to discuss the technical, financial, and communication management and reporting of the project as well as the necessary next actions that need to be taken. During the meeting, partners discussed and reflected on the overall project implementation since the last in-person partnership meeting that was held back in April, 2021.…

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A meeting of 13 project leaders from the Shara-Korab-Koritnik region was held in Prizren

In the national Park Sharri in Kosovo during the dates 12-14 April, after a long break and online meetings, the representatives of the project "Sustainable Future for the Shara/Korab-Koritnik Region” met in Prizren to exchange their experiences within the project. Aside from this meeting, within the scope of the project different meetings between model projects within their respective countries had been organized (North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania and Germany).   During the meeting, the…

Sustainable Future for Shar-Korab-Koritnik

Young People Deserve Good Environmental Education - Educational Resources for Future Environmental Leaders

The SHAPE project "Local Action for Better Environmental Policies" enabled us to reach out to young people and help them become future leaders in environmental protection. The educational and promotional materials we made in cooperation with the Institute for Communication Studies, with the financial support of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), serve to raise public awareness of the need for environmental activism, with a special focus on youth. As part of the…

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Enhancing connectivity at the Balkan Green Belt

Duration : 2021–2023 Financed by: EuroNatur (Germany) Partners: Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA) Goal of the project: Improving the spatial planning procedures and the harmonisation with EU legislation as well as the incorporation of Green Infrastructure into spatial planning legislation Contact: Aleksandar Stojanov, stojanov@mes.org.mk ; Rebeka Veljanovska, veljanovska@mes.org.mk Project news

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Open Call for Spatial Planning Expert

Photo: Sillerkiil The Macedonian Ecological Society, as a part of the project “Enhancing the Connectivity of the Balkan Green Belt” is launching a Call for engagement of a Spatial Planning expert to be involved in the process of development of a new Law on Spatial Planning of the Republic of North Macedonia. The main objective of this engagement is to provide expert support during the process of development of a new Law, in particular, the requirements for incorporating the green…

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MES is ready for monitoring of the remediation process for lindane and HCH in Ohis

From the 14 th to the 16 th of March 2022, MES participated in a workshop for the monitoring and supervision of the lindane and HCH remediation at OHIS, organized by the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning/POPs Unit, in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the international company TAUW from the Netherlands. The workshop consisted of two days of theoretical training for the sustainable management, monitoring, and supervision of the…

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Removal of Ohis lindane initiated

The metal construction and safety tent in which the digging of the lindane and its isomers will occur have been set up in the small landfill in OHIS 07.03.2020 Skopje – In the period January-February 2022, within the frame of the project “Removal of Technical and Economic Barriers to Initiating the Clean-up Activities for Alpha-HCH, Beta-HCH and Lindane Contaminated Sites at OHIS, 100122”, regarding the small landfill in OHIS, all of the planned activities for the preparatory phase were…

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Wildlife Crime Academy: Advanced Course equips participants to improve forensic and police investigation on poisoning incidents in the Balkans and beyond

In today’s conservation work, combating wildlife crime is essential to effectively protect and preserve certain species. The sad reality is that people behind serious wildlife crimes like poisoning and poaching usually go unpunished. And impunity facilitates these illegal activities to continue, exploiting and killing wildlife in the meantime. The Wildlife Crime Academy (WCA) , organised by the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) and the Junta de Andalucía , aims to change that. The Advanced…

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