07/5/2004: Meeting of the Environmental NGOs in the Prespa region, in Korcha, Albania.

 

The first meeting of the environmental NGOs in the Prespa region was organized in Korcha, Albania on 7 May 2004. The main aim of the meeting was to undertake the first joint step towards the establishment of the Prespa Park Environmental NGOs Network.

Representatives from various local NGOs in the three countries, attended the meeting, such as: the Friends of Prespa, the Center for the Sustainable Development of Prespa, the Sun of Liqenas and the Protection and Preservation of the Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA) -from Albania; the Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP) -from Greece; and the Musical Youth, Prespanka, Fokus, “ZdravecFoja”, and Tereza 2000 -from the FYR of Macedonia.

During the meeting, the current activities held in the Prespa region by the PPCC and its Secretariat were presented, as well as the PDF B project, an internationally funded project to assess the environmental and socio-economic issues relevant to the management of the Prespa Park Region, and the role of the NGOs within it. The NGOs representatives had the opportunity to exchange experience in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development in the Prespa region and discuss in open about the need for establishment of a regional environmental network.

 

 



Trilateral National Park Authorities meeting. Photo: A.Ponari