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  • MES celebrated World Wetlands Day at Prespa Lake

    MES celebrated World Wetlands Day at Prespa Lake

    MES staff split into two teams in order to properly celebrate World Wetlands Day (February 2nd). One team trained rangers from NP Ezerani and National Park Galicica in water bird counts, whereas the others collaborated with NP Galicica and the environment department of Resen Municipality in order to encourage pupils from all local schools to practice critical thinking in a role playing game – kids imagined to be rich investors with an eye on Prespa, environmental protection officers, researchers, farmers and local people in order to find a creative compromise that will stimulate both nature conservation and sustainable development. The activities were prepared by the PrespaNet “Strengthening NGO-led Conservation in the Transboundary Prespa Basin” project team, together with student volunteers, and are being implemented across the transboundary basin.

     

  • Educational research camp for biodiversity of National Park Pelister

    Educational research camp for biodiversity of National Park Pelister

    The transboundary nature of Prespa and Baba Mt. implores transboundary cooperation and coordination in order to achieve the efficient conservation of the region that PrespaNet strives for. Consequently, when MES was invited to join the Biology Students’ Research Society in their biological and ecological investigations of Baba Mt. (particularly national park “Pelister”) from July 8th-13th, we used PrespaNet to reach out and invite student volunteers from the three countries where the Prespa basin stretches.

    During the intense field research, we explored the biological diversity of the mountain, generously shared knowledge and experience with over thirty students, and noted any new biological and ecological data for the national park, as well as what has sadly gone missing and is possibly now extinct. These data did not only prove to have a research but also educational purpose. In scope of the project, in 2020 it is expected similar camp to be organized by SPP in Greece.

     

  • The wild side of Prespa – the beginning of a series of events

    The wild side of Prespa – the beginning of a series of events

    MES-Resen is organizing a series of lectures titled “The wild side od Prespa”. The short presentations are meant to introduce all interested parties (especially locals) to biodiversity monitoring and organism-specific skills, and most importantly – to tell stories that will spark up excitement for the field studies to follow and make the wait for the spring and summer more bearable. With this in mind, we are going over examples and anecdotes derived from monitoring studies on different taxonomic groups (birds, reptiles, plants, etc.), most coming from Prespa. Those that will attend will learn that without proper monitoring we can have strong misconceptions regarding the state that our organisms of interest are in, and at the same time will learn that monitoring is not only meant for biologists and ecologists, but rather, its quality is strongly dependent on the initiatives of enthusiasts and nature lovers.

    In the biodiversity hotspot that is Prespa, monitoring can (and has) uncover(ed) biodiversity surprises around every corner, that can turn even the least of nature lovers into “nature addicts”. Inevitably, the attained monitoring skills will prepare all volunteers for potential careers as biologists, ecologists, field assistants, researchers, or simply for a lifetime of nature enthusiasm. At an age when a substantial proportion of the international ecological and conservation interests and resources are focused on Prespa, there is no better allocation of time and effort than that spent on local engagement by practicing biological/ecological skills! “The wild side of Prespa” is organized with financial and logistical support from PONT (Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust, https://www.pont.org) and the municipality of Resen, respectively.