European Award for ELO-run LIFE+ 3WATER project!

Winners_Reconciling interests_BE_20For the first time ever, the European Commission has handed out awards to nature projects that have achieved outstanding results in certain categories. The LIFE+ 3watEr project, coordinated by the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) received the first prize in the category of ‘cooperation’. The project aims to strengthen the pond area of Midden-Limburg in Belgium through a combination of economy, ecology, and education. The success of this project is largely due to the good cooperation between private landowners, nature organisations and the administration. According to the Flemish Minister for Environment, Nature and Culture, this is again proof that cooperative efforts can achieve great results for the environment. Read more…