Forestry experts from North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro visited Mount Jablanica, North Macedonia, to learn more about its rich biodiversity, natural habitats, and ecosystems. The visit was organised and led by the project team of CNVP North Macedonia.
The first stop was the village of Jablanica, where the experts visited Green Cottage Jablanica – Nature Eco Nest, a local initiative promoting sustainable tourism, energy efficiency and local products. During the visit, they exchanged experiences on activities implemented with the support of the Integrated Forest Management (IFM) project. The visit also included a symbolic joint activity – tree planting.
The next destination was a chestnut forest, where the experts had the opportunity to learn about the area’s natural values. The visit continued to the Labuništa mountain pastures on Mount Jablanica, where they learned about the area’s valuable natural habitats and species, the key challenges in nature conservation, as well as the proposed zoning of the future protected area.
During the field visit, discussions also focused on natural habitat management, nature restoration, sustainable tourism development and biodiversity conservation.
The expert field visit was organised within the framework of the project “Integrated Forest Management along the Drin River Basin”, implemented by CNVP with financial support from the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the Austrian non-governmental organisation ICEP – weltweit mehr unternehmen, with support from Lenzing AG.
