09 February 2012
09.02.2012- The Balkan Peninsula and especially its southwestern mountainous part are considered the center of biological and endemic diversity for Europe. Forest ecosystems in many cases have “survived” human impact, preserving some of the largest European populations of carnivorous mammals such as the bear, wolf, and lynx. One of the last wild areas in Europe is also considered the mountainous border area between Albania, Kosovo, and Macedonia, which is part of the European Green Belt.
Efforts to promote cross-border nature conservation have been supported and supplemented by international partners such as IUCN, which has implemented a number of activities aimed at improving trilateral cooperation as part of the project 'Walking in the Wild Nature, Capacity Building and Strengthening Cooperation to Promote Nature Conservation in the Green Belt of Southeast Europe'.
In this context, the publication "Walks in the Wild - European Examples of Cross-Border Conservation" has also been prepared, through which it is aimed to increase awareness regarding the values of cross-border nature conservation activities, emphasizing the benefits generated by cooperation while not overlooking the challenges and problems encountered by parties when involved in such cross-border cooperation initiatives. The authors of this publication hope that it will serve widely policymakers and implementers involved in cross-border conservation activities, especially in the tri-border area of Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia.
Case studies of best practices from Europe will serve to provide valuable examples of the paths that lead to promoting cross-border nature conservation activities, ensuring good cooperation, and, above all, the values of such an approach in nature management.
You can download the publication at the link provided below
http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/about/places/belgrade/neës/?9142/Crossing-borders-for-nature--noë-available-in-Albanian-and-Macedonian