- Macedonian Ecological Society
The Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) was founded in
1972 in what was then called theSocialist Republic of Macedonia .Principal tasks and goals
* Encourage the development of ecological scientific disciplines in the
Republic of Macedonia
* Promote the improvement of ecological andenvironmental education in the Macedonianeducation system
* Raise public environmental awareness
* Draw attention to environmental problems and, using scientific arguments, stimulate public pressure oninstitution s and authorities to invest in environmental protection enterprises
* Provide expert assistance to the Macedonian Government in establishing legislative environmentalpolicy
* Promotemonitoring systems and follow-up for environment quality in the Republic of Macedonia
* Nature conservation with special emphasis on biodiversityPrincipal activities in recent years
* Complex ecological investigations in the
beech forests inMavrovo National Park 1997-2000
* BalkanBear Carnivore s Conservation Network (BALKAN NET) - (Led by Arcturos,Greece )
* TEDDY Project (Led by Arcturos, Greece)
* Symposium "Sustainable development of transboundary Prespa region,"Prespa , 2000
* "Integrated Preservation of the BalkanWolf Population by Diminishing the Human-Carnivore Conflict and Altering the Attitudes towards the Wolf" [http://greenhorizon.rec.org/bulletin/Bull84/Grants.html] , 2000. MES partnered with theBulgaria nWilderness Fund [http://www.wf-bg.org/indexe.cfm] and theAlbania n Society for the Protection of Birds and Mammals (ASPBM)
* ECO-NET: Creation of a network for legal protection and management ofprotected area s in the southern Balkans, in cooperation with Arcturos (Greece), Journalist Environmental Center - ERINA (Macedonia) and NGOs from Bulgaria, Albania and Yugoslavia (Project in the frame of DAC) (unclear), 2001-2002
* "BEZFOS" - Use of phosphate-freedetergent s in theLake Ohrid regions ofOhrid andStruga (led by Farmahem (Pharmachem [http://www.farmahem.com.mk/index_en.htm] ,Skopje ), 2003.
*Vulture conservation project, Macedonia, 2003-
* Preparation of an Action Plan forsustainable development of the village ofGalicnik , 2005
*Balkan Green belt as ecological corridor for the bear, wolf and lynx: Jablanica Mountain, 2005
* BalkanLynx Recovery Programme - Macedonia – 2006External links
* [http://www.mes.org.mk Macedonian Ecological Society] - website
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