BESTbelt is funding a total of 49 projects across the European Green Belt, spanning all its four regions: the Fennoscandian, Baltic, Central European, and Balkan Green Belt. These projects, all implemented by local organisations, support biodiversity conservation, nature restoration, awareness raising, community empowerment, education, and promotion of green job opportunities—all core pillars of the European Green Belt Initiative's vision.

 

The funding was awarded through three Calls for Proposals:

  • 1st Call (2022): 11 projects (all completed by October 2024)
  • 2nd Call (2023): 17 projects, including 6 transboundary
  • 3rd Call (2024): 21 projects, including 7 transboundary

 

In total, 36 regular projects and 13 so-called transboundary projects, which are implemented in a cross-border context, are being funded. Projects are carried out in 21 countries, implemented by around 80 organisations.

 

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Ongoing projects - from North to South

Concrete actions for biodiversity (CONABI) in Finland
Preserving highly biodiverse boreal forests in South Karelia in Finland
TSIRK - Thorough Study for Innovative and Respected Knowledge
Ances Nature Reserve: Reviving Biodiversity
Mitigating the negative impacts of mass tourism on ecosystems along the Green Belt in Lithuania
Mapping of fish spawning grounds and nurseries in the Curonian Lagoon for better management and protection of natural resources
Revision of draft conservation plan for the Kamień Lagoon and Dziwna River Natura 2000 site
Borders separate – Nature unites: European Green Belt Youth Encounters
Crossing borders – the spread of the lesser horseshoe bat between Thuringia and Upper Franconia
Cultural and natural inventory of the European Gren Belt at the Bavarian-Czech border
Cross-border handshake between people and nature
Systematic protection of high biodiversity value forests in the Czech Republic
Restoring species-rich grasslands on former Robinia forest sites
Discovering Hidden Gems: An Educational Journey through the March-Thaya Floodplain Green Belt for All Ages
BEE-BIO-NET: Blooming landscapes for wild bees and pollinators in Austria
Making Lake Fertő more climate resilient
Youth Experience at the European Green Belt in Austria
Living Landscape - restoration of a landscape mosaic landscape along the Hungarian Green Belt
Green Belt Explorers - Learn it, Live it, Promote it
Old mountain for new generations - Towards accountable and inclusive biodiversity protection
Involving local communities in conservation in Zapadna Stara Planina
Rebuilding the Lower Bojana Basin and Ulcinj Ecosystem Complex in Montenegro
Sustainable grazing for the preservation of vital grassland ecosystems
Protection of native fruit varieties in the Maleshevo and Belasitsa regions
Connectivity through pastures in Albania
Empowering rural women through creating small sustainable businesses
BirdsBELT
Ancient Lands of the Flying Emperor in Türkiye and Bulgaria
Nature Heritage Incubator: Cultivating Futures in the Albanian Green Belt

Completed projects - from North to South

Positive publicity for North Karelia's threatened mires in Finland


COMPLETED
Tallinn old-growth forest trail: educational trail on woodland key habitats in Estonia

COMPLETED
Restoration & sustainable management of meadows at Lake Engure in Latvia

COMPLETED
Reduction of eutrophication in grey dune habitats in Latvia


COMPLETED
The quest for a Code of Conduct in the wild Latvian coastline

COMPLETED
Eco-tourism solutions for small rural entrepreneurs in Lithuania

COMPLETED
Exmoor ponies help local biodiversity in Czech Republic

COMPLETED
Mapping and restoring fens and wet meadows in Austria

COMPLETED
Restoring biodiversity along the Italian Green Belt

COMPLETED
Protection of the Eagle Owl in Western Slovenia

COMPLETED
Sustainable water-based sports solutions in Slovenia and Croatia

COMPLETED
Bees & greens in the Serbian Green Belt

COMPLETED
Old mountain - new practices: Circular economy in Serbia

COMPLETED
Balkania Route: Two steps towards others

COMPLETED
Towards improved protected area management in Montenegro

COMPLETED
Micro wetlands: restoration of fountains of life in Bulgaria

COMPLETED
Improving the status of the otter and its habitat in the Skadar Lake National Park area

COMPLETED
Connecting people and wildlife on the Balkan Green Belt in Greece and Bulgaria

COMPLETED
Empowering Shar Mountain communities in North Macedonia and Kosovo

COMPLETED
Let it flow! A role-play for the Aoos river basin management in Greece


COMPLETED

Detailed list of BESTbelt projects

List of funded projects - 1st call

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List of funded projects - 2nd call

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List of funded projects - 3rd call

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