The project will establish cross-border cooperation among relevant stakeholder organizations in the transboundary area of Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine, aiming to ensure the protection of favorable habitats for wildlife – large carnivores – such as brown bear, wolf and lynx, as umbrella species, including the maintenance of ecological connectivity. This fosters benefits for both wildlife and local communities.

Key actions will include:

• Developing a collaborative (citizen science) and comprehensive data collection, monitoring, and reporting system to assess biodiversity status, focusing on habitat coverage and human-wildlife conflicts
• Piloting Nature Based restoration actions to ensure optimal habitats and ecological connectivity 
• Co-designing, testing/implementing and promoting human-wildlife conflict prevention tools