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Open Regional Fund for South East Europe - Biodiversity
| Type of entry | Programme |
|---|---|
| Date (start - end) | 15.08.2015 - 15.08.2018 |
| Scheduled status | Completed |
| Areas of intervention | |
| Sectors |
41030 - Bio-diversity |
| Locations |
Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of North Macedonia Serbia Kosovo* Montenegro |
| Donors |
German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ)
German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) Stresemannstraße 94 +49 / 30 1 85 35-0 |
| Implementers |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH |
| Beneficiaries |
Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Montenegro Serbia Republic of North Macedonia |
| Description | “Open Regional Fund Biodiversity (ORF BD) is designed to support conflict-sensitive planning and implementation as well as to ensure that opportunities for the involvement of civil society are identified and supported. ORF BD promotes regional cooperation of biodiversity-related organisations - in particular the environment ministries and environmental agencies as well as the ministries that deal with or impact on biodiversity and ecosystems, including forestry, agriculture and tourism, the municipal administrations, academic institutions and research institutes as well as non-governmental environmental organisations. ORF BD cooperates closely with existing regional initiatives and networks and supports partnership formation to achieve intended effects and increase sustainability. Objective: Biodiversity-relevant organisations in SEE are using increasingly regional cooperation to implement the EU Biodiversity Strategy Results expected: 1. Improving knowledge of economic value of biodiversity among relevant stakeholders in the region 2. Improving regional network partners´ ability to report on biodiversity conservation 3. Initiating measures for transboundary ecosystem management Political Partner: Regional Cooperation Council, Regional Environmental Working Group (REWG) Beneficiaries: SEE Ministries of Environment/Environmental Agencies, Economy and Finance, Tourism, academia, civil sector” |
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence