Our partner, the DANUBEPARKS Association worked hard on the proposal for the new Ramsar Regional Initiative (RRI) “Danube WILDisland”, which was developed in consultation with members of the DANUBEPAKS network of protected areas and with the support of the Carpathian Wetland Initiative. The well-developed and detailed application of the Danube WILDisland RRI was submitted to the Ramsar Convention Secretariat at the end of September 2023 for consideration by the Ramsar Standing Committee. The proposal was presented to members at the General Assembly of the DANUBEPARKS Association on 5 October 2023 in Lipót, Hungary and future perspectives of the Danube Wild Island RRI were discussed. We look forward to close cooperation between our two initiatives.
We participated also at the workshop of partners of the project LIFE WILDisland – The Danube Wild Island Habitat Corridor (LIFE20 NAT/AT/000063) held between 5 and 7 October 2023 in Hungary (Fertő-Hanság National Park and Szigetköz) and Slovakia (Veľký Lél Island). The project aims to conserve the priority EU Habitats Directive habitat type 91E0* (‘Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior’) by way of coordinated, Danube-wide conservation and restoration actions for the Danube islands. More information about the LIFE WILDisland project: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/5641