April, 2021

As soon as most of the snow melted on the mountains of Prespa National Park in Albania,  the PONT Executive Director Mirjam de Koning, joined a field expedition of ILIRIA. The team was accompanied by the experienced staff of RAPA Korça. Prior to the field expedition a fruitful coordination meeting was held with the RAPA Director Iljon Thanas and the “Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Prespa Project”. The PONT grant is …

In early April, the Albanian Centre for Environmental Governance (ACEG) invited donors and tour operators to enjoy the beauty of Prespa National Park. Mirjam de Koning, the Executive Director of PONT joined the tour expedition. “This tour expedition marked a successful final milestone of a 16-month long project implemented by ACEG with the financial support of PONT and the GIZ ProSeed/Idea programme. The project was able to deliver important …