CNVP North Macedonia Country Director Mr. Nehat Ramadani had a productive working meeting with the mayor of Struga municipality, Mr. Ramis Merko.

The purpose of the meeting was the presentation of the project goals and activities that will be part of the three-year regional project "Integrated Forest Management (IFM) along the Drin River basin", which in North Macedonia will mostly be implemented in Struga and Debar municipalities along the Drin River.

At the meeting, they discussed the establishment of joint cooperation and the involvement of the Municipality of Struga in the implementation of the activities that will be part of the project, and it was emphasized that the municipalities are a key factor for the socio-economic development of the regions.

“Integrated Forest Management (IFM)along the Drin River Basin” is a three-year regional project and it is being implemented by ICEP (Association for Global Development) and CNVP (Connecting Natural Values and People Foundation) funded by ADA (Austrian Development Agency). The project is being implemented in the transboundary catchment area of the Drin River which includes the countries of Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Montenegro.