Albania

Our project to protect Lake Ohrid, which borders Albania and Macedonia, resulted in a historic partnership to save the lake's native fish. It also played a role in reducing ethnic tension between two neighboring countries in a volatile region. A central aspect of this project was connecting the communities of Lake Ohrid with their counterparts from Lake Champlain in the United States. The United Nations has designated both lakes was among the world's most significant natural resources.

Czech Republic

We designed and provided environmental management training in environmental monitoring and enforcement, environmental impact assessment, river basin management, and NGO coordination to representatives of NGOs, governments, and businesses in the most polluted regions

Kyrgyzstan

We applied our community action approaches to improve public health in Kyrgyzstan. At the national level, we are helping our partners develop a national training manual on community action for health. We are also training trainers and coaching project staff and health promotion units in the region of Issyk-Kul.

Latvia and Lithuania

We helped the University of Latvia's Ecological Centre and the Ministry of Education in Lithuania establish a teacher training project in environmental education. We provided training, technical assistance, and materials on integrating environmental education into the national school curriculum and extracurricular activities.

Moldova

Building on a 2004 study exchange to Vermont and New York, we provided technical assistance to strengthen business cooperatives through the country's Private Farmer Assistance Program. We helped strengthen their performance by training leaders in project cycle management and strategic planning.

Slovakia

We designed and provided environmental management training in river basin management, environmental monitoring and enforcement, environmental impact assessment, and NGO coordination to representatives of NGOs, governments, and businesses in the most polluted regions.