05 November 2021
05.11.2021 - During the roundtable, the role of institutions and the community in preserving the protected area of the National Park 'Bjeshkët e Nemuna' was discussed, as well as the condition of this park and the possibilities for conservation and sustainable use in the future.
Participants in the roundtable were relevant actors including representatives from the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure, the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency, the Institute for Nature Protection, the Directorate of the National Park 'Bjeshkët e Nemuna', the Municipality of Peja, Civil Society, and representatives from the community.
Some of the recommendations that emerged from this meeting were: to set a time frame for the approval of the Spatial Plan, the final draft of the Spatial Plan to be accessible to everyone, more advanced institutional coordination, respect for the rights of the community for the utilization or compensation by the state of their properties, accountability to be taken by the competent institutions to extend waste management even within the Park area, to facilitate the process of legalizing private structures, as well as to review constructions without permits and without criteria both on private and public land.
This roundtable was organized within the project "With Nature - for Nature and People," funded by WWF Adria, supported by SIDA, and implemented by Let's Do It - Clean Up Kosovo.