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19/09/2024
The European Green Belt Days 2024 have started!

The European Green Belt Days, celebrated annually from 18-24 September, highlight the region’s commitment to peace, nature conservation, and transboundary cooperation. Stretching 12,000 km across Europe, the European Green Belt Initiative unites diverse cultures and landscapes, fostering environmental awareness and collaboration.

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19/08/2024
Friendship across borders! New European Green Belt border marker inaugurated at Alter Loibl Pass in Austria

A special European Green Belt border marker was inaugurated in Austria on 10 August 2024 by the Austrian League for Nature Conservation and the municipalities of Ferlach and Tržič on the traditional EU Kirchtag at the Alter Loibl Pass.

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05/07/2024
Restoring the ‘Amazon of Europe’

The largest restoration project to date in the UNESCO Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube meanders along the European Green Belt and involves 17 institutions and organizations in 5 countries, including public administrations for nature conservation, water, forest and regional management, as well as universities and NGOs.

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18/06/2024
European Green Belt Camps 2024: Register now & get involved!

The Austrian League for Nature Conservation (Naturschutzbund Österreich) is once again organising European Green Belt Camps this summer to protect and restore the European Green Belt in Austria.

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06/06/2024
BESTbelt Balkan Regional Conference in Bulgaria was a success!

The BESTbelt and Balkan Green Belt community strengthened connections and exchanged about projects along the European Green Belt during this year's Balkan Regional Conference in Haskovo in May 2024.

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28/05/2024
Promoting brown bear conservation across borders: the TBB-project at the Balkan Green Belt

An important step for the protection of the Dinaric-Pindos brown bear population:

Despite complex political relationships, the Tripoint brown bear (TBB) - project and its partners established a transboundary protection network over the past two years.

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24/05/2024
Survey on "Rewilding areas as fire resilient landscapes"

Increasing wildfires in Europe also affect the European Green Belt. A recent study developed by a research team from Wageningen University & Research University investigates the presence of fire in rewilding and eco-restoration areas and the awareness of local people in such areas. The research team will use the results to investigate whether such areas can be classified as fire resilient landscapes.

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02/05/2024
Get ready to celebrate the European Green Belt during this year's EGB Days from 18th to 24th September 2024!

Are you planning to celebrate this year’s European Green Belt Days? Then get ready to apply for funding to realise your European Green Belt Day!

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29/04/2024
Sandy nesting sites for sand martins and kingfishers are ready!

BESTbelt project restores nesting walls for sand martins and common kingfishers along the Mura and Drava rivers.

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29/04/2024
BESTbelt Conferences are coming up!

The season of this year's BESTbelt Conferences has begun. We look forward to meeting you in person and online to network, share experiences and exchange views on the European Green Belt.

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