Improving the conservation effectiveness of wetlands (WetMainAreas)
Description:
The overall objective of the project is the protection, conservation and development of wetlands, as a shared asset of the Balkan Mediterranean (BalkanMed) territory. BalkanMed wetland ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots with significant natural and cultural values and with high potential for territorial development and cooperation, including ecosystem based development, improvement of knowledge, know how exchange, and capacity to take informed decisions with a positive impact on the whole territory.
The project’s specific objectives are: (i) To assess BalkanMed wetland connectivity beyond the boundaries of protected areas and national borders, in order to improve knowledge on ecological connectivity and transnational ecosystems’ integration in the BalkanMed territory. (ii) To support policy and action plans by integrating scientific knowledge into guidance documents, available to everybody, and thus improve the capacity of authorities, spatial planners, and developers to take informed decisions and to cooperate towards ecosystem integration and sustainability.
Project information
Lead
University of Forestry, Faculty of Ecology and Landscape Architecture, Bulgaria
Partners
Macedonian Academy of Science and Arts, Investigation Center for Environment and Materials, F. Y. R. O. Macedonia
Goulandris Natural History Museum, Greek Biotope - Wetland Centre, Greece
Municipality of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
National Environmental Agency, Albania
National Observatory of Athens, Greece
Region of Thessaly, Greece
South-West University "Neofit Rilski", Faculty of Economics, Bulgaria
Source of funding
WetMainAreas is funded under the Cooperation Programme Interreg-Balkan Mediterranean.
Published in Climate-ADAPT Feb 26 2019 - Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023