Lake Ohrid becomes North Macedonia’s third wetland of international importance
North Macedonia made Lake Ohrid and the Studenchishte marsh its third and largest area on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
Montenegro’s national park management company extends lease on Ulcinj Salina
The Montenegrin public company in charge of national parks, the JPNPCG, has extended its lease on Ulcinj Salina for another year, announcing it will continue to implement activities aimed at protecting the biodiversity of this unique artificial ecosystem. The lease on the salina, obtained from bankrupt sea salt producer Bajo Sekulić, was extended by signing […]
Ulcinj Salina declared protected area – ecosystem services seen as way forward
Environmental activists and bird lovers around the world are celebrating an important victory in Montenegro. Ulcinj Salina has been declared a protected area by the local municipality and proposed by the Government for the inclusion on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Efforts now will include restarting salt production and regulating other ecosystem services […]
Pig farm’s wastewater treatment plant protecting Zasavica special nature reserve
An algae-based biological wastewater treatment plant has been commissioned at the Milovan Ivanković pig farm in Zasavica near Sremska Mitrovica. The facility has been built to help protect the Zasavica special nature reserve, among other reasons. The wastewater treatment facility at the Milovan Ivanković farm near the Zasavica special nature reserve has been built using […]