The exploitation and management of water resources have played a vital role in shaping our civilisation. Feats of engineering, such as Roman aqueducts and Turkish baths, illustrate centuries of sustainable water use. The REC’s mission in...
The ECENA Exchange Programme, which focuses on EU candidate countries and potential candidates, aims to increase capacities through the exchange of experience and best practices related to projects of the EU Network for the Implementation and...
The Italian Trust Fund (ITF) was established in 2001 as a targeted contribution of the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea to the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC). The work of the ITF is...
The ITF operates in the areas of environmental governance, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, technical support, the development of joint environmental investment projects, institution strengthening, assistance to NGOs, strategic...
Illegal logging is associated with transnational organised crime, breakdowns in institutional controls, and ineffective institutions. Illegal trade in forest resources can increase tensions across borders and with the international community. The...