The Ecologist's Movement of Macedonia-DEM is a non-governmental, non-profitable and apolitical association. It is a national association that includes 23 local environmental NGOs as full-members. It was established in 1990 as a necessity to coordinate the work of the existing local groups. We are members of the Friends of the Earth - International (FoEI), CEEWEB, YEE, CPM. Also, we have a good cooperation and communication with many neighbors’ NGOs.

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На 13 и 14 февруари Проектот "Промовирање на земјоделството со високи природни вредности и агро-еколошки плаќања прегу граѓанските организации во Македонија" се претстави во рамките на манифестацијата: ... Повеќе

RECENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

On 13 and 14 February Project "Promotion of agriculture with high natural values and agri-environmental payments with NGOs in Macedonia" ... More

CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS:

  1. “Promoting the Concept of “High nature value” (HNV) Farming through Civil Society Organisations in Macedonia”, (in cooperation with AVALON Foundation, fin. by MATRA Program)
  2. “EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South Eastern Europe: Capacity Building for the Implementation of EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in R. Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia”, (in cooperation with IUCN -  The World Conservation Union, fin. By EC)

PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN THE PAST:

- “Sustainable Development of Europe” (Friends of the Earth; fin. EC)
- “Towards Sustainable Agriculture of Republic of Macedonia” (Friends of the Earth; fin. EC)
- “Informative Documentary Center” (fin. Institute for Sustainable Communities)
- "Capacity building in the field of nature conservation and environmental protection for - Macedonian NGOs" (partner: Pro Natura Switzerland; fin. Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation)
- “Sustainable Use of Resources in Europe – SURE” (Friends of the Earth; fin. EC)
- “Development of NGOs and Establishment of Resource Centers in Macedonia” (partner: DECEP; fin. Phare/Tacis Democracy Program)

  1. Public Campaign “Green and Clean Macedonia” (fin. UNDP)

- Program for support on environmental NGO in Macedonia:
I component: Local initiatives for organic agriculture;
II component: Conservation on the Pelister mounting (partner: Pro Natura Switzerland; fin. Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation)
- “Mobilizing dialogue - Ecological education in action” (partner: Zeleni Balkani, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, fin. SOROS)
- Strengthening the capacities of The Ecologists’ Movement of Macedonia (fin. Macedonian center for international cooperation – MCIS)

  1. Participation on the European campaign “Carbon Dinosaur Tour 2004” (fin. FoE Europe and UNDP-Macedonia)
  2. Initiatives for legislation and increasing the public awareness for GMO in Republic of Macedonia (fin. REC-Macedonia)
  3. Participation on the European campaign “European citizens demand – fight climate change” (fin. Swedish NGO Secretariat for Acid Rain and UNDP-Macedonia)
  4. “Don’t be a fossil, use Sun as energy” (fin. by Ministry of environment and physical planning Macedonia)
  5. “Save the forests from fire” (fin. by Ministry of environment and physical planning Macedonia)
  6. “Promotion of the volunteerisms” (fin. by SEEEN Network)
  7. “Think for tomorrow – recycle today” (fin. by International Finance Corporation – IFC)
  8. “Promoting Public Participation and Enforcement of New Environmental Legislation at the Local Level” (fin. by The Balkan Trust for Democracy, USA Embassy, Ministry of environment and physical planning-Macedonia, Mobil operator COSMOFON, SNV - Netherlands Development Organization)
  9. “Call for saving clime changes” (fin. by Ministry of environment and physical planning)
  10. “CLARITY” (fin. by Ministry of finance, Peace Corps - Macedonia)
  11. “Civil-military cooperation for the promotion of transboundary nature conservation along the European Green Belt” (South Eastern Europe) (in cooperation with IUCN - The World Conservation Union, fin. By Federal Agency for Nature conservation from German)
  12. Global Climate Action Day December 2008, (in cooperation and fin. by FoE Europe)
  13. - “Walk on the Wild Side” – Building up capacity and strengthening cooperation for the promotion of transboundary nature conservation along the South Eastern European Green Belt, (in cooperation with IUCN -  The World Conservation Union, fin. By Federal Agency for Nature conservation from German

Main activities/events organized by DEM:

  1. Symposium for protection of Dojran Lake - Dojran
  2. Symposium for protection of Ohrid Lake – Ohrid
  3. Protest “Macedonia for Ohrid” – Ohrid
  4. Round table “Macedonia for Ohrid” - Skopje
  5. Working meeting “Macedonia for Veles” – Veles
  6. Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Earth Europe – Ohrid
  7. International Conference “Cooperation East-East, East-West between NGOs of Europe” – Ohrid 1996 (partly granted by REC)
  8. Working meeting in factory of melting nickel “Feni” – Kavadarci
  9. Protest “Macedonia for Veles” – Veles
  10. Protest of support for the Low for preservation and improvement of environment and nature – Skopje
  11. Symposium “Towards sustainable development of Micro and Macro Prespa Lakes” – Korca
  12. Protest against illegal clear cutting on Jakupica – Vranovci
  13. Protest and working meeting “Macedonia for Radovis” – Radovis
  14. Round table “Against construction of Block 4 of REK Bitola” – Bitola
  15. Protest of support of MoE, “Ecologists for Macedonia” – Skopje
  16. Conference “Sustainable development in the Balkans” – Struga
  17. Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Earth Europe – Skopje
  18. Protest against opening the Smelter for Zinc and Lead in the city of Veles

Other:

  1. Participation in the preparation of the Law for protection and improvement of environment and nature;
  2. Participation in the preparation of the National Environmental Action Plan, as well as coordination of public Campaign for NEAP;
  3. Coordination of the raising public awareness in the frames of “Clean and Green Macedonia”;
  4. Participation in the Task Force for implementation of Regional Program for Reconstruction of Environment for SEE;
  5. Managing the Secretariat of the South East European Environmental NGOs Network - SEEENN;
  6. Participation in the Governmental Commission for transport, energy and environment.
  7. Participation in the working group for NEAP II 2005 - 2009
  8. Participation in the preparation of the strategy “Development of National Bio-safety Framework”
  9. Involvement in the activities for fighting climate change on national level (participation in National Comity)
  10. Participation in interminystri body for “Development of sustainable development strategy”

Ecologists' movement of macedonia - DEM

Vasil Gjorgjov Street, 39/6
1000 Skopje, Macedonia
tel/fax: +389 2 220-518
email: dem@dem.org.mk

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