ECO KARST Ecosystem services of karst protected areas – driving force of local sustainable development

On November 7, 2018, a second ECO KARST workshop titled „Setting goals and next steps for the economic and sustainable develpment“ was held in the eco-centre Budinjak in Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje Nature park. 32 stakeholders from the...

On November 15, 2018, Apuseni Nature Park Administration organized the workshop on sustainable development of the Apuseni Nature Park area at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vârtop. The workshop was supported by the Slovenian Forest Service and Global...

This week, a second workshop  with stakeholders of Notranjska Regional park was held in Cerknica at the Anglers' Club. The main objective of the workshop was to identify key elements of a successful Pro Biodiversity business as well as to list...

On October 26, 2018, a second workshop named Possibilities for Pro Biodiversity business development with stakeholders was organized in Bajina Bašta, Serbia. The workshop was organized by Tara National Park with the support of Slovenian Forest...

In October 2018, a second workshop with stakeholders of the Bükk region was held in Eger, at Szt. István hotel. The workshop was attended by 45 stakeholders from the local government, business, local population and general public. The first...

On September 21, 2018, a second workshop with project stakeholders was held in Bijambare Protected Landscape. The workshop was organized within the fair of local products titled Golden colours and organized by the Cantonal Public Institution for...

Fourth Steering Committee meeting was held last week (24 - 27 September, 2018) in Apuseni Nature Park, Romania. The event gathered all project partners from 9 different countries, who discussed the progress on work packages focussing on the first...

On July 2, 2018, representatives of Kalkalpen National park organized their first workshop with stakeholders. This way, a first round of workshops with stakeholders in ECO KARST project is successfully completed.  Numerous experts from...

On June 12, 2018, Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje Nature park organized their first workshop with stakeholders in the Eco Centre Slani dol. The workshop named „Ecosystem services mapping and Pro Biodiversity businesses identification“gathered 30...

After successful workshops organized in Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia, project partners from Bosnia and Herzegovina also organized their first workshop with stakeholders. Workshop was held on June 21, 2018 in the educational...

Tara National park, ECO KARST pilot area in Serbia, organized their first workshop with stakeholders on June 19, 2018 in hotel Cepter Drina in Bajina Bašta. On this occasion, 40 stakeholders from the various sectors gathered, including local...

In the period from June 13 to June 14, 2018 Notranjska Regional park  organized their first workshop with stakeholders in Cerknica, Slovenia.  The main objectives of the workshop were to inform relevant stakeholders in Notranjska Regional...

On June 7, 2018, Apuseni Nature Park organized their first workshop with stakeholders in Vârtop, Romania. The main objectives of the workshop were to inform relevant stakeholders in Apuseni Nature Park region about the ECO KARST project, present...

ECO KARST project is making a great progress towards sustainable development of karst areas in Danube region. A first round of workshops in pilot areas has started and the first country to initiate the local participatory approach in ecosystem...

The Training C was held last week (May 7 - May 11, 2018) in Notranjska Regional park, Slovenia. Over 40 participants gathered in Grahovo to work on the preparatory steps for the Action Plan development. The training was a great chance for all...

Easter is celebrated around the globe, but the customs can be very different depending on where you live. Here's how Easter is celebrated in ECO KARST pilot area countries. SLOVENIA Easter in Slovenia has many colourful traditions and...

The Kalkalpen National Park, in collaboration with regional initiatives and the private Scheuchfoundation, organized a competition to promote sustainable entrepreneurship and economic development in the region while exploiting the potential of...

The Training B was held last week (March 12 – March 16, 2018), in Tara National park. Almost 40 participants had a chance to enter into a new stage of capacity building within the ECO KARST project. This was the second of total 4 planned...

The Third Steering Committee meeting was held last week (February 19 – February 22, 2018) in the Bükk National Park, Hungary. The event gathered all project partners from 9 different countries, who performed the first project review and discussed...

The Third Steering Committee meeting will be organized next week (February 19 – February 22, 2018) in the National park Bukk, Hungary. The event will gather all project partners from 9 different countries, who will do the first project review and...