Protecting nature while ensuring benefits for the people who live in it is the mission that brings together the members of the Parks Dinarides Network. Guided by this mission, members jointly work to strengthen community resilience and create conditions for development and opportunities in education, tourism, and the green economy. This was highlighted at the 7th International Parks Dinarides Conference, held today and tomorrow (3 December) in Podgorica under the title “Global and European Perspectives on Protected Areas in the Dinaric Region.” The President of Parks Dinarides, Zoran Mrdak, recalled that the network was established in 2014 out of the... Read More

Parks Dinarides is organizing the VII Conference of the Dinarides Protected Areas Network, which will be held from December 2 to 4, 2025, in Podgorica at the VOCO Hotel. This year’s edition is dedicated to global and European perspectives on protected area management, with a special focus on current international trends, European integration, and innovative models for natural resource management. The conference is being implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Northern Development of Montenegro, with the support of the GEF 7 project “Integrating Biodiversity into Sectoral Policies and Practices and Strengthening the Protection of Key... Read More

The Parkovi Dinarida network has launched the second phase of the project entitled “Contribution to the Improvement of the Management of the Natural Monument Cijevna Canyon – Phase II”, supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF). The project will run from October 2025 to December 2027. Continuation of Successful Efforts The first phase of the project, carried out during 2022–2023, contributed to the establishment of the managing body for the Cijevna River Canyon. On 3 April 2025, the Municipality of Tuzi Assembly made a decision to appoint the manager, thereby granting institutional support and a management structure to this... Read More

On Friday, October 24, 2025, the first stakeholder meeting within the project POLLINATE – Improving territorial policies to address decline of pollinator was held at NEST COWORKING Center in Podgorica. The POLLINATE project, implemented under the Interreg Europe programme, started in May 2025 and will run until July 2029. The project aims to help reverse the trend of rapidly declining pollinator populations across Europe by improving policies at regional and local levels. The meeting brought together representatives of institutions, civil society organizations, the academic community, beekeepers, and other relevant stakeholders to discuss current challenges and opportunities for improving pollinator protection... Read More

The second meeting of the Participatory–Collaborative Body of Komovi Nature Park, dedicated to the development of the one-year Action Plan, was held yesterday in Andrijevica. This meeting marked the continuation of efforts to establish a permanent, open framework of cooperation between the park management, competent institutions, and the local community — with the aim of improving coordination and joint action in the Komovi area. This approach reaffirms the practice that management plans for protected areas should be created with the community and for the community, as emphasized during the establishment of this body. Milica Kandić, representative of Parks Dinarides –... Read More