Europe and Central Asia

North Macedonia – Macedonian Ecological Society (MES)

BirdLife Affiliate

Founded in 1972
Members: 119
Staff: 15
Bul. Boris Trajkovski ul.7 br.9A, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Office: Tel. +389 (0)2 2402 773
contact@mes.org.mk
www.mes.org.mk
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The Mission 

The mission of MES is to protect nature and the environment through improved knowledge and public involvement

The vision 

The people of Macedonia appreciate and cherish nature, protect the environment and strive for economic development that rests on the principles of sustainability.

Key Activities

Founded in the early 70s, Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) is among the oldest civil society organization in Macedonia dedicated to science-based activism in the area of biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and environment protection. Our experts provide scientific research which is the bases for our action in projects. Through long-term engagement MES has successfully added species to the IUCN red list, lobbied for the proclamation of protected areas, prevented the destruction of key biodiversity areas, developed the national ecological network, assisted the development of the National Biodiversity Strategy, supported the growth of over 20 small local organizations and trained over 200 volunteers.

News
17 Jan 2020

Ocean Week 2020 - Brussels

Ocean Week 2020 - seven days of events, discussions and activities in Brussels - puts the spotlight on the huge threats faced by marine species and habitats while offering real solutions on how to solve them. We need...
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Europe and Central Asia
12 Jun 2019

Flying into the face of danger

Shooting, trapping, poisoning – an average of 24 million birds are illegally slaughtered in the Mediterranean each year as they attempt their perilous migratory journey between Africa and Europe.
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8 Jul 2019

Highlights from the ‘International Dawn Chorus 2019’ radio broadcast

Earlier this summer, our Irish partner BirdWatch Ireland had the great honour of co-producing the biggest and most ambitious live natural history radio broadcast ever made – the International Dawn Chorus Day. Niall...
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Europe and Central AsiaIreland
15 Apr 2019

Symbols of love and fidelity brought down by illegal killing

The European Turtle-dove’s population is dropping fast, in large part due to illegal killing. But our partners are working to reverse that trend.
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Europe and Central AsiaGreece
23 Apr 2019

Spring Alive has extra bounce for 2019

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Europe and Central Asia
5 Mar 2020

There aren’t plenty more fish in the sea – so what is the EU going to do?

Over the past ten years, the EU has been calling for “blue growth” at sea, propelling the rhetoric that the ocean’s vast and untapped potential can support increased human activities. In reality, there has never been...
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Europe and Central Asia
12 Dec 2019

The EU Green Deal is not the real deal we so desperately need

The brush strokes of the von der Leyen/Timmermans EU Green Deal are starting to come into focus – but only in the broadest way – there is no pointillisme on the canvas yet...
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Europe and Central Asia
15 May 2019

#IvoteNature: European Elections 2019

BirdLife Europe and LUSH Cosmetics have teamed up to call on citizens across the EU to ‘VOTE FOR NATURE’ in the European Elections, 23-26 May 2019.
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Europe and Central Asia
18 Feb 2020

Will the EU Green Deal be Europe's "man on the moon" moment?

For the EU Green deal to be the announced “moonshot moment” our leaders will need to connect with their inner young idealist and manage to turn off the more-of-the-same autopilot. Recent weeks suggest that won’t be easy...
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Europe and Central Asia
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