The Protected Areas (PAs) are the main pillars in PONT’s programme aiming at conserving nature for a sustainable future of the Prespa-Ohrid …
Early in 2021, the PONT Supervisory Board decided to start the process of expanding the operations of PONT to the Wider …
What started as a joint call for proposals for small grants for the Wider Prespa Area has evolved over the past …
The Management Board of the Public Institution Galicica National Park formally approved the new Management Plan for Galicica National Park, for …
In June 2020, PONT and CEPF awarded a grant to the Balkan Foundation for Sustainable Development in North Macedonia concerning the …
The implementation of the first programme for long-term monitoring of biodiversity in Galicica National Park goes back to 2011 and the …
Following the formal approval of the new Management Plan for Pelister National Park (2021-2030) in November 2020, developed with support from …
In May 2020, PONT and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) awarded a grant to Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Art …
The recent dramatic water level decrease of Lake Prespa, in combination with the continued and unabated human pressures (water abstraction, pollution, …
The sustainable use of Non-Timber Forest Products holds the potential to improve livelihoods of local communities in Prespa while contributing to …
Nature-based tourism in protected areas in the Wider Prespa Area holds a great potential to contribute to the local economy, reduce …
National and local stakeholders, representing central and local government, Protected Area staff, CSOs, local communities and the private sector in Prespa, …
Following the easing of the border restrictions, the PONT team visited some of its beneficiaries in North Macedonia. The trip started …
The transboundary network of NGOs in Prespa – PrespaNet, recently published the results of the “Preliminary assessment of Human-Large Carnivore Conflicts …
Elaine Chen and Charlotte Walter’s creative adventure into raising awareness of at-risk species and their campaign #OurVulnerableEarth2021 came to an end …
As soon as most of the snow melted on the mountains of Prespa National Park in Albania, the PONT Executive Director …
In early April, the Albanian Centre for Environmental Governance (ACEG) invited donors and tour operators to enjoy the beauty of Prespa …
The most important event of this two-year grant funding provided by PONT and the Aage V. Jensen Charity Foundation was the …
As we all know 2020 has been a challenging year for the entire world but the COVID 19 pandemic has had …
Conserving Prespa is impossible without transboundary collaboration at all levels of governance. The project ‘Working towards transboundary conservation of the Prespa region …
During 2020, we continued working on the maintenance and signage of the network of hiking trails with the help of local …
PONT provides much of the financing for the Society for the Protection of Prespa’s (SPP) 5-year strategic framework (2018-2022), supporting its …
The two-year process for developing the new Management Plan for Galicica National Park for the 2021-2030 period culminated with a formal …
Complementing the recently approved three-year grants for the Protected Area Authorities in the Wider Prespa Area in North Macedonia and Albania, …
Three-year grants for all the Protected Area Authorities in the Wider Prespa Area in North Macedonia and Albania were recently launched …
The ongoing dramatic water level drop of Lake Prespa has prompted the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of North Macedonia …
The Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) and Resen Municipality, managing Ezerani Nature Park and Lake Prespa Monument of Nature, have recently embarked …
The PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet has recently shared PONT’s experience in strengthening management effectiveness of protected areas in …
On 19 October certificates were awarded to 18 participants of the Youth Academy on nature-based tourism in Prespa. In June the …
Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust (PONT) aims to expand its work beyond the Prespa region to include protected areas within the Lake …
In 2007 a team from the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES), in cooperation with Serbian and French scientists (herpetologists and ecologists) commenced …
Following the successful completion of the first grant in August 2020, PONT and Resen Municipality continue their cooperation over the completion …
In January 2020, PONT signed a grant agreement with the Association “Sport for all – All for sport” – a non-governmental …
The challenge A Biodiversity Monitoring Scheme (BMS) is a long-term array of complementary surveys, censuses, surveillance and monitoring referring to a well-defined …
PONT and CEPF awarded two complementary grants to the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Art (MASA) and ILIRIA – Protection and …
In 2006, the Public Institution Galicica National Park, in cooperation with the Macedonian Ecological Society, organized a workshop to address a …
A formally approved Management Plan (MP), meeting PONT’s requirements laid out in the Framework Agreements with the governments of Albania and …
PONT aims to expand its work beyond the Prespa region to include other areas such as the Ohrid lake basin. With …
In June the Albanian Centre of Environmental Governance (ACEG) published a call for applications for Prespa community members to participate in …
Since North Macedonia’s lockdown was lifted on 26 May 2020, Galicica National Park has been a popular destination for the people …
On 3 July the Korça Regional Administration for Protected Areas (RAPA) for Prespa National Park, Albania, met with PONT and the …
A large amount of data, information and knowledge is needed for the conservation and sustainable management of biological diversity, natural processes …
Following up on the previous full grant by PONT, the latest proposal from the National Agency for Protected Areas (NAPA) and …
PONT and CEPF have recently awarded two complementary grants that address Strategic Direction 4 – the conservation of plants, under the …
In January 2020, PONT and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) published a joint Call for Proposals for grants inviting eligible …
Building upon the 2016 Review of Conservation Efforts in the Transboundary Prespa area, conducted by the PrespaNet NGO network, and in …
PONT provides much of the financing for Society for the Protection of Prespa’s (SPP) 5-year strategic framework (2018-2022), supporting its core …
Through the ongoing grant from PONT, the Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA) has recently completed the first …
A year after the opening of its local office, MES and PrespaNet continue to work alongside regional stakeholders for the protection …
Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA) recently opened a local satellite office in Albania. The country’s oldest environmental …
Improved staffing levels with sufficient technical and human capacity are critical elements required for improving the current management effectiveness of the Regional …
PONT grantees actively participated in the 54th count season of the annual International Waterbird Census that took place on the second weekend …
In December 2019 PONT signed a grant to the Public Institution Galicica National Park (PIGNP) to cover 50% of the total costs …
The Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust (PONT) and Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) recently agreed to combine their efforts in the Wider Prespa …
Since its launching in 2007 by WWF and the World Bank, the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) has become the world’s …
PONT recently commissioned a report, which recommended supporting communities and entrepreneurs in Prespa to focus on developing and delivering nature-based tourism …
Water quality monitoring scientists from the three sides of the Prespa basin met in Stenje, in October 2019, to build on …
The Hydrobiological Institute Ohrid (HIO) and the Municipality of Resen in North Macedonia have recently formalised their partnership through the signing …
PONT provides most of the financing of the 5-year strategic framework (2018-2022) of the Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP) …
PONT has identified two areas among its funding priorities that are not being addressed adequately by its current grants or actions …
The National Agency of Protected Areas (NAPA) and PONT have agreed on a follow-up grant for the Prespa National Park in …
PONT recently engaged the Connecting Natural Values and People Foundation (CNVP) to investigate the modest outcomes of past initiatives concerning ecotourism …
From 8-12 July many stakeholders joined forces in the Wider Prespa Area to work on the implementation of Natura 2000. PONTs …
Collaboration between governmental, scientific and civil society organizations is of critical importance for improving the quality and efficiency of natural resource …
PONT and Galicica National Park have been working together to create a video highlighting the recent reorientation undergone by the park …
Sustainable nature-based tourism in the Wider Prespa Area is increasingly seen as a source of income to cover the cost of …
concerning sustainable, nature-based tourism in the Wider Prespa Area in Albania and North Macedonia PONT has identified two topics among its …
On 24 May 2019, the European Day of Parks, the Prespa National Park in Albania offered a guided tour for the …
Germany’s Lower Saxon State Government has provided funds to the Alfred Toepfer Academy for Nature Conservation for a project that aims …
On 7 May 2019, PONT was honoured by the visit of Achim Mortier and Maren Kneller of the German Federal Ministry …
PONT recently engaged the Connecting Natural Values and People Foundation (CNVP) to prepare a report that assesses the opportunities and challenges …
On behalf of PONT, the Connecting Natural Values and People Foundation conducted an assessment of the opportunities, and associated challenges, for …
2018 was an interesting year for Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA) and PrespaNet, with many activities focused …
Since its establishment in 1958, the management of Galicica National Park (NP) has been funded through revenues generated from the park …
PONT provides most of the financing of the 5-year strategic framework (2018-2022) of the Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP) …
The importance of wetland habitats Wetlands are one of the most important environmental assets in Prespa, home to many plant and …
The objective of PONT as a co-funding instrument is to assist the management bodies of Protected Areas (PAs) in the Wider …
The German Government, through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the KfW Development Bank (KfW), has contributed …
Experts from the Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment (PPNEA), in cooperation with RAPA Korce, have just completed the first assessment of …
PONT has been selected, from over 200 submissions, as the winner of the 2018 Pathfinder Award. The Award, which recognizes outstanding …
PONT recently facilitated a successful exchange between the Society for Protection of Prespa (SPP), GIZ CSBL (Conservation and Sustainable Use of …
PONT has recently engaged an international independent consultant, Jernej Stritih, to support Protected Area authorities in the Wider Prespa Area in …
A team from the 100 Villages Academy, focusing on villages in the region of Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa, presented initial …
Joint initiatives for the Prespa region were presented in Tirana on 25 September 2018. The event brought together approximately 50 stakeholders, …
Signed on 3 September, the Regional Agency of Protected Areas (RAPA) Korçe applied for a planning grant in close consultation with …
A Grant Agreement between PONT and the Public Scientific Institution Hydrobiological Institute Ohrid (HIO) was signed in Ohrid on 13 August …
A grant agreement between PONT and the Public Institution Galicica National Park (PIGNP) was signed on 3 August 2018, symbolizing the …
The official opening of the Macedonian Ecological Society’s (MES) new office in Resen took place on 9 July. Of great local …
The first Grant Agreement between PONT and the Municipality of Resen concerning the management of the Lake Prespa Monument of Nature …
Mirjam de Koning, Executive Director of PONT, and Amet Axhiu, Director of the Public Institution Pelister National Park (PIPNP) signed the …
Following an initiative of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (MoEPP), a meeting was held on 28 June 2018 in …
The Dutch Ambassador to Albania, Dewi van de Weerd, visited Greater Prespa Lake on 19 May 2018, where she enjoyed a …
The Supervisory Board of PONT recently conducted a tour of the Prespa-Ohrid ecoregion. This was a fantastic opportunity to further develop …
A ceremony was held on 14th of May in Skopje to mark the launching of PONT’s grants programmes in the Former …
In 2018, PONT has granted the NGO, Macedonian Ecological Society in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MES) (www.mes.org.mk), an initial …
Integrated landscape approaches provide a basic framework for balancing competing demands and integrating policies for multiple land uses within a given …
In 2018, PONT granted the NGO, Protection and Preservation of Nature Environment in Albania (PPNEA) (www.ppnea.org), an initial one-year grant. The …
The Wider Prespa Region covers parts of Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Greece. The transboundary area houses five …
As part of the development and establishment of PONT’s grant programme, PONT has conducted a conflict assessment. The study followed a …
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