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In the period 19–22 October 2016 in Ohrid, MES held the 5th Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation. This gathering was attended by more than 300 participants and guests from 13 European countries. Around 250 participants from the region presented their findings and achievements ensuing from the scientific work conducted in the field of ecological science within the nine working sections established.

The Congress also included a Round Table on Domestic Animal Diversity in the Balkans and a Symposium of the Biology Students’ Research Society. The Congress programme was enriched by a children’s photo exhibition in the context of the eco competition, whereas out of the 545 photos sent by more than 220 pupils aged second to ninth grade from 70 primary schools in Macedonia, three photos were voted best. In the meantime, there was a projection of several documentaries filmed within national projects and programmes in Macedonia.

Twenty-four of the papers presented were published in the Proceedings of the 5th Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation.

Also given below are the following publications:

Првото известување за 5 Конгрес на еколозите на РМ со меѓународно учество.

Програма за 5-ти Конгрес на еколозите на Македонија со меѓународно учество

Трето известување за 5 Конгрес на еколозите на РМ со меѓународно учество

Второ известување за 5 Конгрес на еколозите на РМ со меѓународно учество

Зборник на трудови од 5-ти Конгрес на еколозите на РМ со меѓународно учество

The Macedonian Ecological Society, together with the Macedonian Limnological Society, organised the 4th Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation, aiming at discerning the ecological accomplishments in Macedonia and the other countries in the region, as well as exchanging experiences and knowledge, according to the working conditions of the scientists and experts of the region, as well as the public interest for a better, cleaner and healthier environment.

The Congress presented the knowledge of the modern basic ecology and environmental science accumulated recently. The papers at the Congress were therefore presented through different thematic sessions. Each session started by presenting case studies chosen by the Scientific Committee among the proposed papers. Moreover, achievements in modern ecology were presented on the plenary sessions prepared by eminent ecologists from Macedonia and other countries.

The Congress had more than 300 scientific workers and guests from the country and from abroad (Turkey, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo), presenting their papers in the field of ecology and environmental protection. Altogether, 183 abstracts were presented, 82 of which were oral presentations and 73 posters, with three plenary sessions being held:

1. Afforestation during climate change, research and adaptation measures, by Prof. Ivan Raev, PhD, Bulgaria;
2. Diversity of calcareous grasslands in the central and southern parts of the Balkan Peninsula, by Academician Vlado Matevski, PhD, Macedonia; and
3. A century of diatomaceous research in Ohrid and Prespa Lakes, by Prof. Zlatko Levkov, PhD, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics – Skopje, Macedonia.

A Symposium of the Biology Students’ Research Society was also held within the Congress, as well as an exhibition and competition for child drawings, photos, collection materials, promotional material on the topic “Forests – Guardians of Nature”, by Macedonian pupils. A presentation was also organised by the ecological section “Univerzum” from the Dimitar Vlahov High School in Strumica.

Moreover, two documentary films were projected: “In the Heart of the Balkans – In Search of the Lynx” and “In the Heart of the Balkans – The Pelicans of the Prespa Park.”

An important part of the Congress was the Adriatic Flyway Workshop supported by the German organization EuroNatur, attended by ornithologists from Macedonia, Germany, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Kosovo.

Given below are the announcements about the 4th Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation:

First Announcement/Прво соопштение

Second Announcement/Второ соопштение

Third Announcement/Трето соопштение

A total of 33 from the 155 papers presented at the Congress were published in the Proceeding of the 4th Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation. The Proceedings was issued in December 2013.

The 3rd Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation took place in Struga, in the period 6–9 October 2007. The Congress, at the same time, marked the 80th birthday and 60th anniversary of active scientific work of Prof. Ljupcho Grupche, PhD.

Congress participants were given three plenary lectures, whereas more than 180 of them presented their scientific research work. Out of these, a total of 80 papers were printed in the Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation.

The large number of papers presented points both to the deep interest of the scientific community in Macedonia and the region as regards ecological research, but also to the lack of other scientific gatherings in the country from related scientific disciplines.

According to the number of presented papers, session attendance and discussion length, the greatest interest in Macedonia and the region alike, was shown for research activities in biodiversity and conservation ecology, environmental protection and pollution, ecosystem ecology, population and community ecology, etc. In that respect, one may conclude that there is big interest to address issues pertaining to environmental protection and biological diversity, and this is likely owing to the applicability of such research. Another point worth making is that this Congress was also attended by scientific workers in the field of urban ecology and landscape ecology – a novelty to the previous congresses. These two applicative disciplines in environmental management seem to be on the rise in the country.