Who we are
Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic
Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic (NCA CR) is a governmental body established by the law on Nature and Landscape Conservation. The main aim of NCA CR is to protect and conserve nature and landscape on the whole territory of the Czech Republic. The NCA CR manages 24 Protected Landscape Areas (IUCN Category V) and about 800 other types of protected nature areas (IUCN categories Ia, III, IV).
Latest news & events

06
Jan
Representatives from more than 160 countries agreed in Montreal on a groundbreaking plan to protect biodiversity by 2030. The Global Framework adopted today will significantly increase the proportion of protected areas on land and at sea, create a robust source of funding for wildlife conservation and gradually reduce the

28
Oct
Within the scope of EU Twinning project „Strengthened protection and sustainable use of biodiversity in Armenia in line with the European standards", the experts of the Finnish Environmental Institute – SYKE conducted a training and field demonstrations on biodiversity monitoring for

24
Oct
A group of seven representatives from the Armenian Ministry of Environment and its SNCOs paid a study visit to Finland on 8-13 October 2022. The main themes of the study visit were the institutional set-up of nature conservation in Finland, biodiversity monitoring practises, and the

Project description

short explanation of the project history and context with CEPA
By signing CEPA, the Republic of Armenia agreed to undertake measures geared towards improved protection and sustainable use of biodiversity. Those, in particular, envisage review and alignment of the national legislation with the EU standards; preparing inventory of sites, designation of these sites and establishing priorities for their management; establishing measures required for the conservation of such sites; establishing a system to monitor conservation status of species; and establishing a mechanism to promote education and general information to the public.
After preparation of the project fiche for EU Twinning programme (European Union instrument for institutional cooperation) by the Armenian Ministry of Environment, the EU organised an open tender for the project fiche implementation. Project of a consortium formed by the Czech Nature Conservation Agency and Finnish Environmental Institute was selected and approved for funding.

our goals, outcomes and components
The overall objective of this project is to strengthen conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Armenia in line with international/EU standards.
The project comprises of three components:
- drafting legislation on biodiversity conservation in Armenia
- capacity building and proposing efficient institutional set up
- awareness raising
Our team
Ruzanna Grigoryan
Aram Meymaryan
Lusine Avetisyan
Ani Hakobyan
Voskehat Grigoryan
Anna Mirzoyan
David Lacina
Jindrich Chlapek
Petri Ahlroth
Frantisek Pelc
Kimmo Syrjänen
Tomas Ruzicka
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