One European Collection of biodiversity data to help nature conservation in region
Natural science information needs to be findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. In short – FAIR. GBIF and DiSSCo are getting decision makers and taxonomic facilities in the region on board with the One European Collection plan for biodiversity data. It implies joint development and research across the continent, specialization and getting more with growing scope […]
Activists in Montenegro say small hydropower plants’ study is illegal
The document lacks economic analysis and it doesn’t provide biodiversity data for the particular location, according to the NGOs. Montenegro has no interest in installing the two small hydropower units in Mojkovac, they argued. There is no evidence of any potential benefits in the planning document currently in public consultation for the Štitarička river, environmentalists […]
See natural assets of Srpska in closeup in documentary Protected Heritage
Biodiversity enthusiasts and guardians, hikers and researchers can pick the favorites for their travel plans from a selection of protected places and areas in the Republic of Srpska being promoted in a video piece by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage. The 2025 spatial plan of the Republic of Srpska […]
Blue Heart of Europe – hydropower is destroying environment for hardly any energy
Rivers are the source of life and also the livelihoods of surrounding communities. Following an almost one-year standoff in nearby Fojnica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, residents of the Kruščica village decided in 2017 to defend the river of the same name with their bodies. The resistance started when machines rolled in to build two small […]
Draft BIMR Policy Paper to be adopted by BIMR Regional Platform in first half of 2020
A draft BIMR Policy Paper, as regional strategic plan for biodiversity information management and reporting, should be compiled, reviewed and adopted by the BIMR Regional Platform (BIMR RP) and further endorsed by the Biodiversity Task-Force (BD TF) in the first half of 2020, said Ana Štrbenac, GIZ consultant in charge of coordination of the BIMR […]
Biodiversity Task Force of South East Europe’s role amid changing context of nature conservation
Alongside many activities within the regional projects in the field of environment, biodiversity and climate change Germany’s development cooperation fosters the collaboration in a new format in the Western Balkan. Under the auspices of the Regional Cooperation Council’s (RCC) Working Group on Environment, the Biodiversity Task Force of South East Europe (BDTF SEE) was established […]
Special Nature Reserve Zasavica – hidden biodiversity gem
In times when up to 100,000 species become extinct each year due to human activity, it’s a real miracle to rediscover plants and animals believed to have disappeared from an area. One such miracle has happened in the vicinity of the Serbian city of Sremska Mitrovica: in the Zasavica river, conservationists have discovered the waterwheel […]
First Red List of threatened species published in North Macedonia
Almost half of amphibians and reptiles are threatened with extinction and 4 vascular plant species are critically endangered in North Macedonia, according to the first national Red List, published in Skopje and developed by national experts under the guidance of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Thirteen reptile species out of 32 occurring […]