IUCN is active in hundreds of conservation projects all over the world from the local level to those involving several countries – all aimed at the conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity and natural resources. In Europe, we promote and support conservation actions of our Members throughout the region by communicating their work and providing them with access to a large network of experts. IUCN is actively engaged on the ground in Eastern Europe with the ENPI FLEG Program (Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in European Neighbourhood countries) in partnership with the European Commission, the World Bank and WWF. We promote sustainable forest management practices and governance by exercising direct influence on forest management, legislation and its enforcement in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and the Ukraine.
In South-Eastern Europe we work on transboundary protected areas management in the Dinaric mountains. The Environment for People in the Dinaric Arc project supports the decisions agreed in the “Big Win for the Dinaric Arc” – an agreement to protect the rich natural heritage of the Dinaric Arc by building an effective network of protected areas.
