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As part of the BESTbelt project “Old Mountain for New Generations”, a two-day study visit to Old Mountain and a consultative meeting in Pirot aimed at teaching students and local and national institutions about nature protection, planning, and sustainable management.

Cross-border cooperation in action! Czech and German schoolchildren followed the European beaver's footsteps as part of the BESTbelt project ”Cross-border handshake between people and nature”. Read how they discovered nature, learned about the importance of beavers, and broke down language barriers!

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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!