Biodiversity conservation depends heavily on human action, particularly in regions facing increasing development pressures. In the Western Balkans, safeguarding biodiversity is essential to achieving a balance between economic growth and environmental sustainability.

EU4Green Biodiversity‘s support includes:

• Capacity-building and knowledge sharing on EU legislation on nature protection
  • Background: Habitats Directive, Birds Directive, Invasive Alien Species Regulation, Nature Restoration Regulation
  • Target groups: Competent authorities (ministries, nature protection agencies), field biologists
  • Measures: trainings, workshops & webinars, guidance documents with best practice examples
• Promotion of the Nature-based Solutions concept
  • Background: Nature-based Solutions address societal challenges while delivering co-benefits for people and ecosystems. EU4Green encourages cross-sectoral collaboration, particularly with agriculture and green finance, to mainstream these approaches.
  • Measures: Community of Practice for NbS (linked to CSO participation), workshops & webinars, guidance documents, development of NbS objectives in pilot sites
• Connectivity analysis for surroundings of pilot sites
  • Background: Protected areas harbor biodiversity but might suffer from fragmentation in their surroundings
  • Target groups: protected area management authorities
  • Measures: data analysis and report