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Memorandum of Cooperation signed between CNVP North Macedonia and Sar Mountain National Park

28 Dec, 2022


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CNVP North Macedonia and Sar Mountain National Park signed a memorandum of cooperation with which both sides formalize further cooperation that will refer to joint activities within the project "Sustainable use of natural resources in Shar, Korab-Koritnik and Albanian Alps", financially supported by PONT.

The purpose of the (MoU), is to define the way of cooperation in undertaking joint and coordinated activities, which will be part of the project "Sustainable use of natural resources in Shar, Korab-Koritnik and Albanian Alps". Such cooperation will help in promoting and wider acceptance of issues related to biodiversity protection, sustainable use of NTFPs, medicinal and aromatic plants, eco-tourism, support of local communities, biomass for sustainable energy production, climate change adaptation, etc.

Both teams have committed to cooperate in fulfilling the activities of the project through:

  • Identification of NTFPs with great benefits in the targeted areas and their potential for farm organic cultivation (research).
  • Initiate resource assessment and monitoring of a species harvested for commercial use.
  • Initiating activities to determine the possibility of cultivating critical plants from nature.
  • Preparation of a calendar of events, festivals and traditional activities on the territory of the park
  • Cooperation with local stakeholders for the possibility of organizing events and
  • Promoting cultural heritage by organizing promotional events.

CNVP will initiate the preparation of a regional Tourism Action Plan (TAP) that will cover the region of the Sar Mountain National Park through a participatory process of all stakeholders.

The project ''Sustainable use of natural resources for transboundary socio-economic development of protected areas in North Macedonia and Albania (Korab-Koritnik, Shar and Albanian Alps)’’ is implemented by CNVP, with financial support from PONT. The project aims to promote sustainable use of the natural resources, monitoring, and management of important habitats and species through the provision of and support to local communities for creating a better socio-economic life in harmony with nature.