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
18 Feb 2020

We need money for nature: not lies about climate spending

Did you know that the Commission has been lying about its climate spending? A new study has revealed that there is much less climate spending in the current proposal for a new Common Agricultural Policy – a whole third...
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Europe and Central Asia
19 Feb 2020

Climate and biodiversity: two birds of the same feather

To protect biodiversity also means to keep carbon within nature – and not eject it into the atmosphere where it changes the climate. We’re in a climate and biodiversity emergency: the EU must act accordingly.
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Europe and Central Asia
13 May 2020

A family of Danish White-Tailed Sea Eagles invites you to its nest

Imagine: swooping down from the sky, fresh fish between its talons, a White-Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) lands in its nest to feed its hungry young chicks. And you’re there to see it all, in real time - from...
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Europe and Central Asia
4 Mar 2020

Blue Manifesto - The roadmap to healthy ocean in 2030

More than 100 environmental organisations, led by BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana,
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Europe and Central Asia
5 Jun 2020

Press release: 66 billion Euros down the drain

EU Court of Auditors: ‘Most CAP funding has little positive im
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Europe and Central Asia
16 Apr 2020

Champions of the Flyway: Staying home to save the Steppe Eagle

Two human qualities that can’t be confined, even in the face of a global pand
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Europe and Central Asia
5 Jun 2020

Turning the tide on EU seas with a Green Recovery

Oceans cover almost three-quarters of the planet, yet we are only just beginning to dis
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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
The rare endemic Orjen Iris (Iris orjenii) ©Mihailo Jovićević
11 Nov 2019

Protecting rare plant species on Orjen Mountain

Located within the Mediterranean basin, Orjen Mountain is considered an internationally
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Europe and Central Asia
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