Prespa National Park / Related projects

07 Jul

07/07/2023

The Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP) was established in 1991 by two visionaries, Dr Luc Hoffman and Thymios Papayannis, who wanted to create an organisation that would work collaboratively to protect Prespa's remarkable nature and culture, through scientific principles and dialogue, ensuring that all those who strived for the conservation of this incredible and biodiverse corner of SE Europe spoke with a single and effective voice. Many partners and...

04 Jul

04/07/2023

Wet meadows, the most sensitive and important ecosystems of the region, are formed on the shores of Lesser Prespa Lake. These are lakeside areas, with low vegetation, periodically flooded with water, depending on the fluctuation of the lake water level, where many waterbird species feed and nest and many species of fish and amphibians breed. The extent of the wet meadows directly depends on the seasonal variation of the water...

04 Jul

04/07/2023

In the 1970s the biggest part of the catchment basin was legally protected as a National Forest, while Lesser Prespa Lake was a designated Ramsar site. The operation of the park was the responsibility of the forestry service, but there was no operational management plan and in general reconciling nature conservation and rural development was problematic, often leading to conflicts and animosity. Later, in 2009, the protection status of Greek Prespa...

14 Jun

14/06/2023

In a nutshell, this project addresses a large proportion of the programme of the Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP) for the overall conservation and protection of Greek and transboundary Prespa, as foreseen in the organisation’s Strategic Framework for the period 2023-2027, as well as support for core administrative and managerial work. These efforts aim to contribute to achieving the long-term goals set out in the previous strategic framework,...