Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Local Sustainable Development in the Western Balkans

Resource type: 
Project
EU project stamp: 
No
Main entity: 
European Centre for Nature Conservation (ECNC)
Type of entity: 
Unknown
Key themes: 
Economic and social development
Societal challenges: 
New Economic Opportunities & Green Jobs and Participatory Planning and Governance
Social Justice and Social Cohesion
Scope: 
Europe
Focus: 
Albania
Kosovo
Macedonia
Serbia
Description: 

The overall goal of the project is to promote a comprehensive and integrated approach to biodiversity and ecosystem services for the sustainable development of rural municipalities and their local communities in the Western Balkans. Improving living conditions of local populations. Strengthening planning capacities of local communities to address their environmental problems through participatory processes involving civil society (through effective NGO involvement at local level).