Measuring progress in nature conservation
against the CBD and PEBLDS
Project partners
BIOTICA Ecological Society, Moldova
BIOTICA Ecological Society has been registered as a
national NGO on April 2, 1993 and has 60 members, 13
of whom have PhDs. Since then, dozens of projects were
successfully implemented mainly with the support of
foreign and international funds. BIOTICA has three main
areas of activity: Biodiversity Conservation, Development
of "third sector", Environmental Law and Policy. Among
the most important projects there are the assessment
of the actual state of the habitats along the Dniester;
publication of three books related to the biodiversity
conservation of this river; determination of the importance
of the territories adjacent to the Dniester for the
biodiversity conservation; elaboration of the plan on
the creation of the first National Park "Lower Dniester",
as well as implementation of concrete activities for
its establishment."BIOTICA" published several collections
on environmental legislation, it elaborated the Concept
on the creation of the Ecological Network of the Republic
of Moldova, a drat of law "On Access to Environmental
Information" and draft of the Convention on the Use
of Water and Biological Resources and Conservation of
Biodiversity of the Dniester River.
Green Action is non-governmental, nonparty and nonprofit
association of citizens whose aim is the protection
of environment and nature, as well as the promotion
of sustainable development in Croatia. It is registered
in January 1990 with headquarters in Zagreb. Through
its activities, projects and campaigns, Green Action
promotes the public participation in obtaining the constitutional
right on healthy environment on local, national and
international level. GA promotes volunteer work but
has a core group of expert professionals. The main decision-making
body is assembly consisted of all members. GA become
a member of the Friends of the Earth (FoE) in 2000,
and since 2001 it cooperates with the WWF.
Makmontana is a citizen based association created in
1999 for the sustainable development of the mountain
regions in the Republic of Macedonia. The organisation's
tasks and objectives targeting mountain regions in Macedonia
among others include: the expression, promotion and
protection of the cultural, economic, political and
scientific interests of the population; informing public
opinion on the problems; encouragement of training and
research; development of management plans for protected
areas in according to EU standards. For this aim Makmontana
collaborates with other national and international institutions.
On the national level very close cooperation is established
with the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management,
as well as with the National Parks of the Republic of
Macedonia, Faculty of Forestry and Faculty of Natural
Sciences.
"THINK BIG - do little: start an avalanche!" is the
motto of the Young Researchers of Serbia - Voluntary
Service of Serbia, non-governmental, non-profit youth
organisation. YRS-VSS is an umbrella of 27 research
clubs and societies from Serbia. For 29 years we have
been gathering young people round our research projects,
voluntary camps, educational programmes and environmental
campaigns, thus stimulating scientific creativity of
young people and motivating them for voluntary work,
environmental protection and nature conservation.
