EU-funded FLEG II Program has completed in February 2017. Learn more about the Program and its results, read the final reports, or contact us.
ADA-funded FLEG II Program has completed in December 2017. Learn more about the Program and its results, read the final reports, or contact us.
International Day of Forests
Category: Forest
Country: Regional
March 21 is the International Day of Forests, the FLEG II Program is joining in the celebrations with the publication of a new gallery of photographs from the seven countries that are the beneficiaries.
- Natural mixed forest in Tavush Province of Northern Armenia. FLEG II supports the establishment of a new 13,000 ha sanctuary to conserve the area’s rich biodiversity, including some endangered species. © WWF-Armenia
- Rural people in Belarus make traditional handicrafts from birch bark and sap which have been gaining popularity due to the development of agro-ecotourism in the country. FLEG II supports sustainable ecotourism to enhance local livelihoods and promote forest conservation. © Alexander Zhed
- The landscape reserve "Capriana-Scoreni"is the backdrop for the village Capriana and its monastery, located in the central hills of Moldova. FLEG II supports research to estimate rural communities’ dependence on local forests and efforts to recognize this relationship in government policies. © FLEG - EPA EU ENPI Information Centre
- Zagatala State Nature Reserve on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus in Azerbaijan. Most of Azerbaijan’s 860,000 ha of forests and scrublands are located in the mountains. To ensure their sustainable management, FLEG II is analyzing the ecosystem services provided by these forested areas. © Hartmut Müller
- Shamakhi forest belt, Azerbaijan. These forest belts used to play a very important role in local agriculture. Today, school-based young foresters' unions, supported by FLEG II, are helping the government to preserve these forests, which are gradually transforming into recreation zones for local people. © World Bank / Azer Garayev
- Carpathian Forest, Ukraine. The Carpathians are Europe's last great wilderness area. They form a vital corridor for the dispersal of plants and animals throughout the continent. To manage forests more sustainably, FLEG II supports the Government of Ukraine efforts to introduce reform and reduce corruption in the forestry sector. © Dmytro Karabchuk / WWF-DCP, Ukraine
- The Caucasian endemic Rhododendron caucasicum typically dominate sub-alpine thickets in the forests of Georgia. Forests are a key reservoir of biodiversity here, and FLEG II is striving to develop forest governance models that benefit both the environment and people. © Hartmut Jungius / WWF
- Intact forest landscape in the watershed of Samarga River, the Russian Far East. Fir stands have been decreasing in this area in recent years, mostly due to fires and illegal logging. FLEG II goal is to establish legal and sustainable forest practices. © Gennady Alexandrov
- Mixed coniferous/broadleaved forest in the watershed of the Bikin River, the Russian Far East. This region is rich in high conservation value forests. FLEG II is working to ensure their conservation is accompanied with ensuring livelihoods for local communities. © Konstantin Kobyakov / WWF-Russia
- FLEG II supports teaching young generations the importance of forests and their conservation. For this, learning in nature is a great tool! © Alex Spineanu / WWF-DCP
- Tusheti, a mountainous region in northeastern Georgia. With centralized and uncertain authority for almost 100 years, forests in the Tusheti Protected Landscape were not receiving adequate attention. FLEG II supported the recent transfer of management to the local Tushetian people. © World Bank / Darejan Kapanadze
- The landscape of the Naroch Lake region (Belarus) was formed during the retreat of the Valdai glacier 15,000-20,000 years ago. The Strategic Forestry Development Plan of Belarus, created with support from FLEG II, is aimed at the creation of highly productive and sustainable forests in the country. © World Bank / Irina Oleinik
- Lake Sinevir, Ukraine. Some of the trees around the lake are 140 to 160 years old, and deer, bear, roe, wild boar, wolf, lynx, fox and hare inhabit this forest. To ensure healthy forests for future generations, FLEG II supports efforts in Ukraine to improve forest governance arrangements. © World Bank / Oleg Lystopad
- Nature Trail from Tatev Monastery to Kapan town in Armenia. Local communities use the typical mixed forests of the Armenian South for food, medicine and recreation. FLEG II has conducted research to estimate local forest dependence in the region. © Luba Balyan / IUCN
