1. DEVELOPING CAPACITIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF DOJRAN LAKE
Regional Environmental Centre (REC) –
Country Office Macedonia
Milena Manova, Project Manager

2. CONTENT The project aim Target groups & Stakeholders
Project activities
Project partners
Expected results

3. The project aim
To bring together the local self-government representatives and all relevant stakeholders, to cooperate, discuss and working together for improvement of integrated water and nature resource management, thus strengthening their capacities for ecosystem management.
Strategic Direction from CEPF: Strategic Direction 2. Establish the sustainable management of water catchments and the wise use of water resources.

4. The project aim
General objective: (Long-term impact): Protection and preservation of Dojran Lake ecosystem
Specific objectives: (Short-term impact):
Improved understanding of relevant stakeholders on integrated water resource management (IWRM)
Increased awareness of the local self-government officials, stakeholders and general public on Dojran Lake ecosystem values
Base for future required monitoring of Dojran Lake prepared
Regional networking for sharing experience on the best IWRM and nature resource conservation practices 4

5. Target groups & Stakeholders
Local self-government of Municipality of Dojran
Students of Biology – current and graduated
Primary schools’ students
Representatives of hunting and fishing associations, lake concessionaire, farmers, representatives of Public Communal Enterprises, CSOs, tourist operators, representatives of industrial facilities, future potential rangers …
Wider public 5

6. Project partners
Municipality of Dojran – Beneficiary and active participant in the project activities
Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) – Professional support for implementation of research camps 6

7. Project activities (Gantogram)7

8. Project activities (2014) 8

9. Project activities (2014) 9

10. Project activities (2015) 10

11. Project activities (2015) 11

12. Project activities (2015) 12

13. Project activities (2015) 13

14. Expected results
Awareness raised and knowledge improved for integrated management of waters and nature resources of all relevant stakeholders, via conducting workshops, round tables, discussions, campaigns, open classes in nature etc.;
Developed optimized Methodology for monitoring of Dojran Lake;
Report on the status of the biological diversity of Dojran Lake;
Restored Dojran Lake Museum of nature ;
Initial zoning proposal for Monument of Nature – Dojran Lake developed. 14

15. CONTACT Milena MANOVA Project Manager Tel. + 389 (0) 2 3090 135/136
Fax+ 389 (0)
Regional Environmental Centre (REC),
Country Office Macedonia
Str. Karpos 2 bb (new building of Mechanical Faculty – Skopje)
1000 Скопје