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The Main Prespa Park Actors
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International Standards
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Education, Data and Research
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Transboundary Protected Areas (TBPA)
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Further Reading
Main Prespa Actors
Authorities
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy (MoAFWE, FYR Macedonia)
Ministry of Environment Forest and Water Management (MoEFWM, Albania)
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (MoEPP, FYR Macedonia)
Ministry of Environment Physical Planning and Public Works (MoEPP, Greece)
Ministry of Health – Public Health in Bitola
National Parks
Organizations
UNDP/GEF Prespa Regional Project
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Coalition for Perspective Prespa
Goulandris Natural History Museum – Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre
Hellenic Ornithological Society
Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature
Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and the Cultural Heritage
Makedonska Forest Enterprise Prespadrvo (Office in Resen)
Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos
Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (UK)
Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP)
International Standards
The main international rules concerning protection and management of the Prespa Park area binding on the three countries:
1971 Convention on Wetlands - Ramsar Convention (all three countries are Parties)
1992 ECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Albania and Greece are Parties)
1979 Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (all three countries are Parties)
1979 Bonn Convention on the Protection of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (all three countries are Parties)
1992 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (all three states are Parties)
1991 Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (all three states are Parties)
1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) (Greece and the FYR of Macedonia are Parties)
1985 Convention on the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe (Greece and the FYR of Macedonia are Parties)
EU Directive 79/409/EEC on the protection of birds provides for the designation of areas that are important for birds as Special Protection Areas (SPAs)
EU Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and wild flora and fauna (the Habitats/ NATURA 2000 Directive)
Directive 2000/60/EC (Water Framework Directive)
Other relevant Conventions:
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Education, Data and Research
Most organizations have web site sections on best practices, data sharing and education. In addition, here are some specialized links on water and water management issues:
Culture and wetlands, a Ramsar guidance document
European Commission (DG Research): EU Water Initiative
European Commission (DG Research): Water-related research
European Environment Agency – Water Live Maps by topic
European Environment Agency (EEA): Water
Global Water Partnership ToolBox
GreenFacts Digest: Scientific Facts on Water
International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network (IWLEARN)
Ramsar Regional Center for Training and Research on Wetlands for the Western Hemisphere
Stockholm International Water Institute – Prizes and Awards
The Ramsar Wetlands Conservation Awards
The Ramsar Convention on wetlands CEPA Programme
UN World Water Development Report: Executive Summary
UNEP environmental Education and Training
UNESCO - Water Events Worldwide
World Business Council for Sustainable Development: Water Facts and Trends
World Business Council for Sustainable Development: Water Scenarios to 2025
5th World Water Forum, Istanbul 2009
Transboundary Protected areas (TBPA)
Global Transboundary Protected Areas Network (TBPA)
Integrated Water Resources Management Organization (IWRM)
Transboundary Water Resources Management in Southeastern Europe
World Commission for Protected Areas
The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
International Commission for Protection of the Danube River
International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR)
Further Reading
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
International Council for Science
International Union for Conservation of Nature (The World Conservation Union, IUCN)
IUCN (the) Red List on Endangered Species
International Water Management Institute
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat
Stocholm International Water Institute
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
