New flyer provides a brief overview and highlights future potential of BESTbelt and a potential follow up

The EU-funded BESTbelt project is coming to an end in 2026. This new flyer briefly highlights what the project has achieved for the European Green Belt: 49 small grant projects funded by the project, support and capacity building for local NGOs, networking and exchange, stimulation of new ideas, testing of sustainable approaches to habitat restoration and species protection, youth education, and much more.

 

The European Green Belt is highly diverse in terms of its physical presence in the 24 countries through which it runs, the nature it encompasses, the cultures it encompasses, and the many partners and organisations it connects. Just as diverse and colourful as the European Green Belt itself, the EU-funded BESTbelt project funded 49 small-scale projects, each targeting a specific challenge in their region. 

A new flyer summarises key facts about the European Green Belt and the BESTbelt project, showcasing insights into some small grant projects. It also outlines the potential for follow-up funding from the EU once the BESTbelt project ends in 2026. As well as contributing to biodiversity protection and enhancing ecological connectivity, a BESTbelt follow-up (e.g. through a Preparatory Action) could stimulate green jobs and sustainable income sources along the European Green Belt, encourage cross-border collaboration and mutual understanding, and support rural areas in their development. 

 

But that's not all! We are also working on a brochure that will showcase additional BESTbelt results and offer further intriguing insights into the European Green Belt. Stay tuned!

You can have a look at the flyer here.

 

For questions, please contact jessica.bitsch(at)euronatur.org