Belgrade, June 6, 2023 - With the support of the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia and the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has selected the best proposals in response to the "Public Call to Civil Society Organizations for the Promotion of Natural Values in Protected Areas." This call was open to civil society organizations involved in environmental protection and climate change and was announced as part of the "EU for Green Agenda in Serbia" project in April of this year.
The call received 31 applications, and a team of independent experts has chosen 13 project proposals that will receive financial support for practical implementation. The list of selected project proposals can be found in the text bellow.
It is expected that the selected proposals will contribute to improving the protection and preservation of biodiversity, especially endangered species, as well as increasing the resilience of natural habitats to changing climatic conditions. Additionally, they will have a positive impact on the well-being of the local population in the areas where they will be implemented.
The project "EU for Green Agenda in Serbia", with the technical and financial support of the European Union and in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection, is implemented by UNDP in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden and the European Investment Bank (EIB), with additional funding from the Governments of Sweden, Switzerland and Serbia.
| Project title | Main applicant | Grant (USD) |
| Protection of the European roller (Coracias garrulus) in Vojvodina | Association of nature lovers "Riparia", Subotica | 14,680.00 |
| Improved protection of rare and endangered bird species and natural values of Tara National Park | Association “Center for biodiversity research”, Novi Sad | 14,942.00 |
| Let's save Umbra's habitat | Sport fishing association "Deliblatsko Jezero", Deliblato | 14,950.00 |
| Aviaries for emergency care of protected bird species in Southwestern Serbia | Citizens association "Jadovnik - an oasis of pristine nature", Prijepolje | 15,000.00 |
| Let's keep it protected | Association “Vojvodina Environmental Movement”, Sremski Karlovci | 15,000.00 |
| Citizens for nature protection - Dialogue for improvement of management of protected natural areas | Association “Ecological center Staniste“, Vrsac | 14,875.00 |
| Improvement of water regime management in the Special Nature Reserve "Okanj bara" | Environmental protection association Okanj – Elemir, Elemir | 15,000.00 |
| Agrobiodiversity Park - from Stara Planina to Jerma Canyon | Association “Sustainable Development Forum”, Dimitrovgrad | 14,389.00 |
| Let's steppe together: a new chapter in the revival of the steppe habitats of Fruska Gora | Association “Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia”, Novi Sad | 14,963.00 |
| Improving the coexistence of humans and large carnivores | Association “World Wide Fund for Nature Adria Srbija“, Belgrade | 15,000.00 |
| Monitoring of the nesting colony of The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) in the Area of Exeptional Features "Ada and sections near Slankamen" | Association “Ekolespark”, Stari Slankamen | 14,370.00 |
| Together in the reduction of fires in Landscape of Exeptional Features - pilot action "Stolovi" | Association “Novi put”, Kraljevo | 12,210.00 |
| Implementation of measures for early fire detection in the high-risk area of exceptional biological value Nature Monument "Lalinacka Slatina" | Association „Biological Society “Dr. Sava Petrovic”, Niš | 14,880.00 |