The bridge over the Buna is taken by the river/ The government cancels the project launched with great fanfare by Rama and Abazovic In February 2023, Prime Minister Edi Rama and his then Montenegrin counterpart, Dritan Abazovic, announced from Podgorica the project to build a bridge, which would connect Velipoja with Ulcinj

For nature this is good news as the planne bridge and the required access roads would have fragmented the fragile Buna-Bojana delta in the transboundary area of #Albania and #Montenego. #EuropeanGreenBelt

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The missing lynx: how the rise of border walls has split up wildlife populations In an age of growing hostility to migrants, there are 10 times more barriers on borders than when the Berlin Wall fell. But as well as the human cost, animals are unintended victims

Beside the human costs, wild animals are suffereing from border walls and fences.
The #EuropeanGreenBelt is a symbol for the possibilty that even massive border fences can be dismantled.

Insightful article by @phoebeweston.bsky.social @theguardian.com

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Presentation of #EuropeanGreenBelt initiative & #BESTbelt project in EU Parliament, hosted by @juttapaulus.bsky.social & Michal Wiezik. BESTbelt is fit for purpose: it unlocks the local potential for biodiversity conservation. www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d... @euronatur.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

@AnjaSiegesmund @UmweltTH and @G_Schwaderer @EuroNaturORG sign #EisenachResolution #EGBC2018 approved by about 120 representatives (NGOs+GOs) from 24 countries of #EuropeanGreenBelt to call on @EU_Commission to pursue developing Trans-European Network for #GreenInfrastructure

Thank you very much for invitation at #EGBC2018, it was a great pleasure to meet so many dedicated people and to present analysis results about #EuropeanGreenBelt as part of EU Level #GreenInfrastructure #Multifunctionality #Connectivity @EuroNaturORG @BUND_net @BfN_de @UmweltTH

Stefan Leiner, Head of Unit #Biodiversity from DG #Environment @EU_Commission states at #EGBC2018 that #EuropeanGreenBelt is a perfect example contributing to EU #GreenInfrastructure Strategy

Impressive and touching multi media presentation by Mario Goldstein at #EGBC2018, who has been imprisoned by the age of 18 in East Germany for escape attempt at #IronCurtain, about his recent hiking tour of about 1400km along the #EuropeanGreenBelt #BorderSeparate #NatureConnects

Michael Cramer @mepmcramer passionate cyclist and speaker presents at #EGBC2018 #IronCurtainTrail all along #EuropeanGreenBelt. If you want to know more about this great project or even #bike it check: http://www.ironcurtaintrail.eu

@AnjaSiegesmund, Minster of Environment @UmweltTH states at #EGBC2018 'to me the idea of a #EuropeanGreenBelt is a #Herzensangelegenheit' - currently in Thuringia the first #NationalNatureMonument of Germany is under way becoming longest protected area along former #IronCurtain

Another exciting week starts w/ #GreenInfrastructure at all levels. Tomorrow taking at #EGBC2018 in Eisenach a/ #EuropeanGreenBelt as EU level GI. Afterwards heading to #ESP18EU in San Sebastian, talking a/ farmland contributions to #Urban GI. Looking forward to nice discussions

After long day at headquarter of @EuroNaturORG issuing #EuropeanGreenBelt as part of EU-level #GreenInfrastructure, due to a train delay I am now with nice french guys in TGV train bistro watching semi final France vs. Belgium via WiFi, drinking Biere1664 - could be worse...