COOP MDD – FINAL PROJECT CONFERENCE AND CELEBRATION

After two and a half years, last Friday (28th June) we have successfully closed our project. The closing Mura-Drava-Danube Conference in Bad Radkersburg was an opportunity for project partners, supporters, colleagues and all interested public to learn more about project achievements, our cooperation and plans for the future. It was also an opportunity to celebrate the recognition of the Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura Valley by UNESCO, fourth in the Amazon of Europe and the last prerequisite for the nomination of the world's first five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube.

ALL RIVER'SCOOLS ARE OPEN FOR VISITORS

One of the main achievements of the coop MDD project was the establishment of a network of RIVER'SCOOLs. It was a long, but exciting process and through enthusiastic and dedicated work by our project partners, all eight RIVER'SCOOLs in Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia have been opened to the public. You are all invited to explore our RIVER'SCOOLs, embark on a journey of discovery and find inspiration in the serene nature that you will be surrounded by.
 

Local action plans

Local Action Plans were developed by eight project partners as means of implementing the Guidelines for a Dynamic River Corridor. They focus on one or more selected topics, based on the interests and responsibilities of respective partners. The Local Action plans were developed in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, and you can find out more about them here.
 

IT MAY BE THE END OF THE PROJECT, BUT THE STORY CONTINUES

While the coop MDD project came to an end, part of the project partners developed a follow-up project called Lifeline MDD. We have sent an Expression of Interest as part of the 3rd Danube Transnational Programme call for project proposals. While we still have some time before we find out whether the concept note was accepted, we are nonetheless excited about the possibilities of this new project and partnership.

In the end, we want to thank you all for following our project and hope you will support our future work in the Amazon of Europe.