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Philippe Pypaert and Giorgio Andrian from the Regional UNESCO Office in Venice coordinate MAB activites in Southeast Europe - and there's a lot of work to do. more ...

The Skocjan caves are a World Heritage site, a Ramsar site and a biosphere reserve. But who knows what the latter means? more ...

In the Velebit biosphere reserve, I accidentally come across a conference about management plans for protected areas - with many interesting people to talk to. more ...

Everybody is talking about it: According to its constitution, Montenegro is an "ecological state". But the higher the claim, the bigger the gap between vision and reality. more ...

When local governments and international organizations cannot solve a region's problems, local NGOs (non-governmental organizations) become increasingly important. more ...

Ecosystems don't know the idea of national boundaries, but they are often influenced by them - as in the case of Skadar lake, subdivided between Montenegro and Albania. more ...

Muslim environmentalists can draw a lot of their motivation and justification for nature protection from their Holy Book - if they believe in the creation of God. more ...

Lack of healthy drinking water is a major concern for the settled Bedouin in Omayed. Solar desalination units shall provide the much-needed resource. A pilot project. more ...

Natural ecosystems, bedouin settlements, infrastructure, tourism resorts and agriculture - there's not enough space for all in Omayed. One of them will have to leave. more ...

Impressive rock formations, a beautiful old stone village, bedouin inhabitants - Dana could be a peaceful paradise, if resource competitions were not that fierce. more ...