Brodsko ekološko društvo-BED
What we do
Conservation and management of significant landscape Gajna with farmers. Photo credit: BED
What we do
Interpretation of nature protection. Picture credit: BED
What we do
Conservation and management of significant landscape Gajna. Picture Credit: BED
What we do
Education activities in the environment and nature protection and sustainable development. Photo credit: BED
What we do
Volunteers building an oak barn. Photo credit: BED
What we do
Biodiversity and indigenous breeds of domestic animals. Photo credit: BED
What we do
Conservation and management of significant landscape Gajna. Photo credit: BED
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Contact
Brodsko ekološko društvo-BED
Trg hrvatskog proljeća 1
35000 Slavonski Brod
Croatia
Brodsko ekološko društvo-BED
Brod Ecological Society-BED
Founded:
1989
National structure:
- Local grassroot organization
- Number of members 74
Biogeographical regions covered:
Continental
Collaboration with farmers:
>70
Main activities:
Programs / projects related to environmental protection and nature, and sustainable development
- Conservation and management of significant landscape Gajna
- Interpretation of nature protection
- Biodiversity and indigenous breeds of domestic animals
- Education activities in the environment and nature protection and sustainable development
Lobbying and advocacy in the field of environmental protection and nature
- Participation in working groups and bodies that influence legislation
- Directly commenting on the laws and regulations
- Networking at national and international level
The Commons and the mechanisms of direct democracy
- Community Conservation (ICCA)
- Coordinations Councils in protected areas and Pasturing Communities
Collaboration:
BED is a member of many international networks and initiatives on regional, European and on global level such as:
- European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism (EFNCP)
- Central and Eastern European Web for Biodiversity (CEEweb for Biodiversity)
- South East Europe Network for Energy and Transport (SEENet)
- European Livestock Breeds Ark and Rescue Net, Indigenous and Community Conserved Area Consortium (The ICCA Consortium)
- World Wetland Network (WWN), and SAVA PARKS network.
Brod Ecological Society-BED is local grass root organisation devoted to the survival of the protected common grassland Gajna in Croatia. It initiated its protection in 1989. and organized local population in a Pasturing community (in a form of a cooperative) in 2007, sharing their experience as old cattle breeds with its own herd. BED provides constant legal, organizational and financial aid in fighting the legal setup extremely unfavourable for the common governance. Apart from conservation activities and projects it engages in lobbying and advocacy on national level in a space connecting nature protection and agriculture. With a small professional and large volunteer team it works daily on a field, educates, restores nature and engages in legal battles for common grasslands and nature, civil society engagements, participation in protected areas and environment and climate issues.
BED is active in national networks and initiatives: Rural Development Network, Food Sovereignty Forum, Green Forum, Organization of Breeders of Podolian Cattle, local LEADER group Slavonian Plain. Members of BED present those networks in several national working groups, councils and boards in the field of nature protection and rural development.
Further information
Homepage link (Website)