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What happens when nature-loving people come together and spend four days in a National Park in Burgenland in Austria? We were lucky enough to create a special vibe that enriched everybody during these days!

In collaboration with BUND and BUNDjugend Thüringen, Örség National Park in Hungary and the municipality of Šalovci in Slovenia,organised an international youth camp in the Austria-Hungary-Slovenia border triangle under the BESTbelt project.

An inspiring joint action in the Karavanke region unites farmers and conservationists to protect daffodil habitats and boost biodiversity.

The protection and management of Prespa's wet meadows, based on effective nature-based practices and the collaboration of stakeholders, is important from ecological and socio-economic perspectives.

The aim of the BESTbelt Living Landscape section was to initiate a national consultation process for drafting the landscape transformation statement. BirdLife Hungary, WWF, Greenpeace, EcoOne and several other Hungarian environmental NGOs participated in the discussion.

Lake Fertő – a shared natural treasure of Austria and Hungary, is facing serious challenges. This unique steppe lake has long been an example of the harmonious coexistence of human activity and nature. However, the lake's delicate ecosystem is now in jeopardy. What can we do to protect it?

There are two reasons to be proud of the project's first sprouting plants: the autumn-planted flowering areas are thriving, and a newly formed nature conservation group has completed its first joint operations!

The relocation of a formerly thriving bird colony from Grądzka Kępa to Chrząszczewska Island, due to habitat degradation, demonstrates the importance of monitoring for conservation planning along the European Green Belt.

The NGO Green Home held a training session at Lake Skadar, educating young people and locals about otter conservation as part of the transboundary BESTbelt project “Improving the status of the otter and its habitat in the Skadar Lake National Park area“. The session highlighted the threats to otters, their ecological roles, and the use of citizen science tools to monitor endangered species and protect freshwater habitats.

The European Green Belt Association, together with the European Hiking Federation and the European Mountaineering Association, organised an information webinar on a future European Green Belt Hiking Trail. The webinar aimed to share information about the unique history of the European Green Belt, as well as its transformation into Europe's longest green network and a symbol of peace and cross-border collaboration.