September 2023

Carpathian Convention COP7 – announcement The 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians (Carpathian Convention COP7) will take place in Belgrade, Serbia, from 11th to 13th October 2023. The Conference will gather high-level representatives from the seven State Parties Read more…

International Course on Wetland Restoration in Czechia 2023 The Carpathian Wetland Initiative invites you for the new edition of the International Course on Wetland Restoration (organised by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the Czech Ramsar Committee and the Carpathian Wetland Initiative, Czech Republic. Read more…

Ecological Connectivity and Nature Based Solutions in the Carpathian Region – report by students from the Geneva Graduate Institute Ecological connectivity and nature based solutions in the carpathian region students research report on the potential socio-economic and environmental impacts of implementing nature based solutions to enhance ecological connectivity in the Read more…

Impact of war on natural environment of the Carpathians in Ukraine The report on impact of war on natural environment of the Carpathians in Ukraine was prepared  as a background material for the ministerial conference of the Carpathian Convention held on 21-22 November 2022 in Poland, under the Polish Presidency in Read more…

International Carpathian School 2023 – Ukraine The International Carpathian School 2023 – Ukraine, winter session, successfully started on February 15th and will continue its activities on Feb 22–23, in a virtual format. With its modules on waste management, nature protection, climate change and sustainable tourism, the Carpathian School is a welcome contribution to Read more…

Let’s celebrate the International Mountain Day – 11 December! The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) is – Women move mountains! Women play a crucial role in the stewardship, protection and social-economic development of mountains including the keeping and sharing of traditional knowledge. They are often the primary Read more…

High level side event on mountain biodiversity at the CBD COP15 Meeting agenda We need to strengthen the protection of mountain biodiversity within the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Join the CBD COP15 high-level side event on “Celebrating International Year of Mountains – ensuring mountain biodiversity protection within the post-2020 GBF Read more…

The Carpathian Ministerial Conference Marks a Milestone in the Regional Cooperation! On 21-22 November 2022 in beautiful city of Rzeszów, Poland, the High-level representatives of the 7 Carpathian Convention Parties gathered to discuss the most pressing challenges of the region – biodiversity protection and the crisis in Ukraine. In this Read more…

Mountains connect: Collaboration and partnership across mountain ranges COP 27: 8 November2022 | 14:30–15:45 Egypt time | Cryosphere Pavilion, COP27 Blue Zone Event focus: The world’s mountain regions are facing similar challenges in terms of accelerated climate change impacts, and there is a need to shift the understanding of mountain realities from Read more…