Meeting our donors gives me strength
For many donors, she was the face of EuroNatur. Now, after more than three decades, she is retiring at the end of the year. In this interview, she shares some thoughts and emotions connected with this step and passes the baton to her successor Ines Fantinato. From now on, the 48-year-old will be the main contact in donor relations.
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Review of the year 2024
2024 was a difficult year, with many people unsettled by numerous wars and crises. 2024 was also challenging for nature conservation in Europe. Nevertheless, there was also good news. Take a look back at the past year with us.
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“Without the hunters, we wouldn’t have been able to push the project through!”
Under the LIFE Lynx project, a total of 18 lynx have been caught in the Carpathians and translocated to Slovenia and Croatia to strengthen the local lynx populations there. The project has been extremely successful, also due to the the collaboration with the hunters. We spoke to Maja Sever and Rok Černe from the Slovenian Forest Authority about the project.
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1 year Vjosa National Park - A reason to celebrate?
It was a great success for nature conservation: on 15 March 2023, the Vjosa National Park was declared in Albania, and became Europe's first wild river conservation area. We have been fighting for this with our partners for over ten years. Now we have to ensure that the Vjosa National Park does not become a paper tiger.
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A bird that brings people together
Storks wherever you look. The stork village of Pentowo in Poland is an Eldorado for stork fans. The 20th meeting of the European Stork Villages took place there in May 2023: a unique experience for everyone involved.
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Review of the year 2023
Last year we were able to celebrate a huge success: the Vjosa in Albania has become Europe's first wild river national park! We worked tirelessly with our partners for almost a decade to achieve this decision by the government in Tirana. This success has given us all an incredible boost. Such positive news has done us good and gives us the strength not to despair even in the face of setbacks - of which there were some in 2023. Join us in a look back over the past year.
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“This experience has changed my life”
“The mentors unfolded a world of new opportunities and knowledge to me. Soon, I found myself opening up and sharing my thoughts without any hesitation or fear of judgement,” says Ledi Selgjekaj from Albania. The young conservationist embarked on the mentoring adventure along with nineteen other people from a total of ten countries in the Mediterranean region.
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A nature photo success story
Can you still remember 1993? Bill Clinton was inaugurated as 42nd President of the United States, the Red Army Faction carried out its last attack in Germany and dancefloor song Mr Vain by Culture Beat was the summer hit of the year. It was all a long time ago... And that same year, another significant thing happened - at least for EuroNatur: the EuroNatur photo competition "Europe's Natural Treasures" was born.
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Merci, Mava!
It’s the end of an era. On 31 October 2022, the MAVA Foundation - a major sponsor of EuroNatur - ceased its grant-making activities. It was a step that had been carefully prepared for over the past six years.
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