EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy – Bringing nature back into our lives

Author: Boris Erg, Director of the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia The European Commission has adopted a new EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy this May, framing it as a “comprehensive, ambitious, long-term plan for protecting nature and reversing the degradation of ecosystems.” Undoubtedly, it comes very timely. The landmark Global Assessment on Biodiversity and […]

Shar Planina conservation values

Author: Frosina Pandurska-Dramikjanin, Macedonian Ecological Society Shar Planina is situated in the furthest north-western part of the Republic of North Macedonia and extends into the adjacent territories of Albania and Kosovo*. As part of the Balkan Green Belt, it is an area with exceptionally high biodiversity, represented by a large number of endemic, rare and […]