UNDP EU for Nature 2023-2027

About this project

The expected Impact (Overall Objective) of EU for Nature is to contribute to the protection and conservation of at least 25 percent of the Albanian territory (at land and at sea) by 2030 through the establishment and the effective management of a system of Protected Areas (PA), including Natura 2000 sites and other effective area-based conservation measures. Sida-funding will be earmarked for specific activities targeting the following: - Full transposition of the Birds and Habitats Directives and supporting the transposition of other EU Acquis in the nature protection as well as development of secondary legislation as part of implementation of legislation. - Develop and implement action plans for protection of the most vulnerable and important species. - Advancing the Natura 2000 process by improving knowledge on distribution and status of important habitats and species to facilitate site selection of terrestrial Natura 2000 sites in Albania. - Strengthen institutional capacities of the relevant authorities in preserving important habitats and species, including performance monitoring, inspection and enforcement. The EU for Nature project is to be implemented by UNDP and AICS using EU-delegated funding of 5,5 MEUR with additional Sida co-financing in amount of about 2 MEUR. Sida forms part of the implementing consortium and will participate in all project steering and monitoring structures during implementation, but will not be an implementing agency. UNDP is the lead imple…

Published by

Sweden · Government

Countries

Albania

Sectors

BiodiversityIV.1. General Environment Protection

Funded by

Sweden

Passes funds through

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Published by Sweden to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: SE-0-SE-6-16233.

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