Project:  Implementation of Pilot Measures for Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

Description: The central feature of the project is a grant scheme established to support the achievement of the following three main goals: 1) to address priority needs in improving the management of protected areas, where possible including those recently proposed as pilot Natura 2000 sites; 2) to promote more sustainable use of natural resources; and 3) to demonstrate through practical examples that nature protection and the economic development of communities can go hand in hand.