Over the summer, all the 2022 winners have held exciting events at which they shared and promoted their achievements with local, regional and even national audiences. Each event had its own character and focus … discover how each unfolded below:

• The 2022 Conservation on land winners organised a boat trip to observe Eleonora’s falcon breeding grounds at the Natura 2000 site on the island of Skyros, Greece, and a children’s workshop on Eleonora’s falcon and Aegean nature in general … [read more]

• The 2022 Marine conservation winners celebrated their successful collaborative approach to protecting threatened seabirds by using “scary bird” devices with both fishermen and high-level guests at their event in Peniche, Portugal … [read more]

• The 2022 Socio-economic benefits winners organised a guided visit, bird banding and tree planting at a Natura 2000 site for the diverse group of event participants, including people with disabilities who had been involved in the achievements, at their event in Cantabria, Spain … [read more]

• The 2022 Cross-border cooperation winner’s event, which included an exhibition of cave photography, focused on the conservation of threatened gypsum karst habitats in Germany - and the role Natura 2000 sites play in the protection of this habitat type … [read more]

• The 2022 Communication category winner and media partners continued their wide-ranging and effective awareness-raising about Natura 2000 with events targeting children and museum visitors … [read more]

• The 2022 Citizens’ Award winners organised a multinational networking platform for participants including farmers, scientists  and environmental NGOs from across Europe to discuss challenges in the field of biodiversity, as well as approaches for tackling them … [read more].

More experiences from previous winners can be found on the Award website, as well as the other numerous benefits of applying for the Award.