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The 6th Congress of Ecologists with international participants, organized by the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES), was held in Ohrid between 15 and 18 October. As part of the Congress there was a symposium dedicated to the Nature Conservation Programme (NCP), a project by the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC).... Read More

Ponikva, in the Osogovo Mountains, today hosted the presentation of the new equipment and the off-road vehicles for the manager of the Osogovo Mountains and Maleshevo protected areas – PE National Forests, provided with Swiss support through the Nature Conservation Programme (NCP). Strengthening the capacities of PE National Forests for... Read More

The Nature Conservation Programme in North Macedonia (NCP) organized a study visit to Greece between 28 and 30 September. The goal of the trip was to acquaint the participants with the methodology for ecosystem and ecosystem services assessment and their practical implementation in the field. During the three working days... Read More

The offer of the Educational Centre for Nature Conservation in Negrevo has just expanded with new content. The International Car Free Day in Pechevo was marked with a promotion of the educational cycling track between the town of Pehcevo and the Educational Centre for Nature Conservation in the village of... Read More

Workshops for presentation of the Regional Forest Development Plan were held on 27 June in Kocani and 29 June in Kavadarci. The goal of the workshops was to inform stakeholders from these regions about regional forest management and to share experiences from the preparation and implementation of the pilot Regional... Read More

The third and the fourth module of the Capacity building training for the concept of ecosystem services were held in Hotel Unique in Ohrid. The modules focused on integrated assessment of ecosystem services and the integration of ecosystem services in policy planning. The first two days, that is to say... Read More

The Day of NATURA 2000 areas in Europe was celebrated at the tourist info centre in Ponikva, Osogovo Mountains, in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (MOEPP), the mayor of Kochani, representatives of Farmahem, the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES), the Swiss Cooperation and Development... Read More

In recent years the number of insect species has significantly dropped and the rate at which insect species are disappearing is so serious that scientists call this “insect apocalypse”. Many insects, including bees, are pollinators, which means that their existence is of key importance for the survival of flowering plants,... Read More

Module 2 of the Capacity building training for the concept of ecosystem services was held on 27 and 28 April in Hotel Bistra, Mavrovo. The topic of Module 2 was mapping and assessment of ecosystems and ecosystem services. The module started with a lecture by Panayotis Dimopoulos, a professor of... Read More