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During the European Green Belt Days 2025, young people had the opportunity to explore the natural and cultural values of Albania’s Green Belt over the course of two days, through nature, traditions, and community dialogue.

As part of the BESTbelt project “Old Mountain for New Generations”, a two-day study visit to Old Mountain and a consultative meeting in Pirot aimed at teaching students and local and national institutions about nature protection, planning, and sustainable management.

Every year from 11 - 24 September, the European Green Belt Days turn the 12,500 km-long European Green Belt into a stage of celebration, connection, and conservation. Read more about how the European Green Belt Days 2025 celebrate nature, culture & peace!

Cross-border cooperation in action! Czech and German schoolchildren followed the European beaver's footsteps as part of the BESTbelt project ”Cross-border handshake between people and nature”. Read how they discovered nature, learned about the importance of beavers, and broke down language barriers!

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What happens when nature-loving people come together and spend four days in a National Park in Burgenland in Austria? We were lucky enough to create a special vibe that enriched everybody during these days!

In collaboration with BUND and BUNDjugend Thüringen, Örség National Park in Hungary and the municipality of Šalovci in Slovenia,organised an international youth camp in the Austria-Hungary-Slovenia border triangle under the BESTbelt project.

An inspiring joint action in the Karavanke region unites farmers and conservationists to protect daffodil habitats and boost biodiversity.

The protection and management of Prespa's wet meadows, based on effective nature-based practices and the collaboration of stakeholders, is important from ecological and socio-economic perspectives.

The aim of the BESTbelt Living Landscape section was to initiate a national consultation process for drafting the landscape transformation statement. BirdLife Hungary, WWF, Greenpeace, EcoOne and several other Hungarian environmental NGOs participated in the discussion.