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The five-part series by filmmaker Alice Whitehouse introduces you to some of the conservationists, biologists and educators working tirelessly to protect vulnerable species and habitats along the European Green Belt.

You want to support the development of the European Green Belt as Europe’s longest green network? The 3rd BESTbelt Call for Proposals offers the opportunity to hand in your project ideas for conservation, restoration, or environmental education along the European Green Belt. We look forward to receiving your concept notes!

The final workshop of the project “Enhancing Connectivity Along the Balkan Green Belt” took place end of 2023 in Rrajcë, Albania. The workshop was an opportunity for project participants to exchange on challenges and achievements and develop ideas for future intensification of cross-border cooperation in the pilot area of Jablanica-Shebenik.

In the frame of BESTbelt, an intensive training on the implementation of European Green Belt Youth Work Camps will take place in February 2024.

Drinking traditional mushroom tea in a yurt in Latvia, seeing history with one’s own eyes by visiting old remnants of submarines and war infrastructure in small peaceful villages at the Estonian coast, following the tracks of the elusive lynx in the German Bavarian Forest national park or learning about field research on pollinator diversity in Serbia.

Engaged citizens, Biology teachers, eco-friendly tour companies and environmentalists gathered at “The Terziev House'' in Topolovgrad, Bulgaria, to learn more about the importance of micro wetlands for biodiversity and community well-being in their local areas, which are part of the European Green Belt.

The 2nd BESTbelt Call for Proposals received almost 100 applications from various organisations spreading along the European Green Belt. Now, the evaluation and selection of submissions are concluded. 17 new projects will officially start in the next months.

In the frame of BESTbelt two trainings on the implementation of European Green Belt Youth Work Camps take place in early 2024.

A small and scattered mountainous community on the Italian-Slovenian border distinguished itself along the European Green Belt territory through an enduring vision and commitment to environmental protection, sustainable development, and the preservation of centuries-old traditions.

Two public water fountains, known as cheshma in Bulgaria, were restored near the village of Oreshnik in Topolovgrad by craftsmen with traditional knowledge. After the water returned to the long dried out cheshma, micro wetlands reappeared in the nearby area, creating wonderful conditions for the biodiversity of the area.