Green entrepreneurship panel: How to become a (green) millionaire
Open Regional Fund for SEE Europe – Project Biodiversity (ORF BD) is organizing a panel discussion about green entrepreneurship – How to become a (green) millionaire? The panel will take place in Belgrade on November 15, as part of the 8th Green Fest. Green start-ups and entrepreneurship have become an increasingly interesting topic both in […]
Exploring regional and SEE economies’ Assessments of BIMR Baseline
Prepared by Azra Velagić-Hajrudinović and Jelena Peruničić, GIZ ORF-BD Biodiversity Information Management and Reporting (BIMR) project ORF-BD conducted several assessments on biodiversity information management and reporting in the past year. The Assessments encompassed six assessments for the economies in SEE region and a regional overview, and were published in May. The focus of the research […]
WWF launches Nature for People initiative/platform in SEE
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Adria), an important regional partner of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Biodiversity (ORF-BD), has launched a new regional initiative under the title Nature for People, with an aim to provide information and share examples of good practice in order to help improve management of […]
Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Biodiversity (ORF-BD)
WHO WE ARE The Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Biodiversity (ORF-BD) has been established on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as the main commissioning party of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). As a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development, GIZ is dedicated to […]
GIZ celebrates World Environment Day with primary school children
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is marking the World Environment Day, including the past International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22) 2017, by organizing informative sessions in several schools across the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. GIZ projects Open Regional Funds for South-East Europe – Biodiversity and Energy Efficiency celebrated these two […]
GIZ Transboundary Ecosystem Management project launch
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Biodiversity (ORF-BD) officially launched its Transboundary Ecosystem Management (TEM) project on March 27 in Tirana. It is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The event brought together the Albanian Minister of Environment, Lefter Koka, the Macedonian (FYR) Minister for Environment […]
Bulgaria might lose project funding due to public procurement complaints
Bulgaria is facing the risk of losing funds for the implementation of two environmental projects, because of complaints about public procurement procedures. The two projects, worth a total of EUR 2.2 million, are being implemented by the Bulgarian Executive Environment Agency (ExEA), and must be completed by May this year. So far only BGN 900.000 […]
EBRD cancels the construction of HPP in Mavrovo park
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) cancelled the construction of Boškov most hydropower plant in the Mavrovo national park in Macedonia. The value of the project, announced in 2011., was EUR 84 million. The ecological organization Eko-svest together with experts, ecologists and activists were committed from the very beginning to opposing the hydropower […]