The project is funded by WWF Netherlands and is jointly managed by WWF’s European team leaders for forests, freshwater, and agriculture and rural development.


OEMN Results: Businesses are making revenues. Local workers and farmers have new jobs and incomes. Local and regional governments are cooperating. Local economies are slowly being diversified and made more resilient to external drivers of change. And there is more nature, including quality natural products, restored habitats, protected species and secure environmental services.


One Europe, More Nature: business and nature in Europe


Latest News & Publications


 
Estonian green beef anyone?

30 Apr 2008
Grazing the birds back to coastal Estonia
Millions of migratory birds benefit from Estonian coasts that have been restored by cattle with large appetites for grass. » Read more

 
Cutting invasive amorpha shrubs to produce biomass energy and restore wetlands.

25 Apr 2008
Planting the energy for wetland conservation in north Hungary

Making the right decisions on how to use land and plants in rural Europe can bring many benefits for business, nature and rural development.

» Read more

 
Maramures's brown cows are again becoming central to the local economic and ecological restoration.

31 Mar 2008
The grass is greener on the upper side
WWF efforts in Maramures, Romania, have already led to new cows and calves, restored high-value grasslands, market research and a new tourism facility and protected Natura 2000 site. » Read more

OEMN in a Nutshell

The age-old challenge for Europe’s rural workers to make income from the countryside, while protecting nature, is difficult due to local and external pressures, from poverty to climate change. But there is an answer.

WWF’s `One Europe More Nature (OEMN)´ project has an innovative approach for forging unusual partnerships. Business and nature co-exist, and new mechanisms lead to win-win solutions for all.

OEMN has been tested at many pilot rural locations throughout Europe, from Spain to Estonia to the Netherlands and Greece. OEMN is now being magnified to mainstream conservation into everyday European business life.

Contact

Charlie Avis
(Project Leader: One Europe More Nature)
WWF Hungary,
Budapest

T: +36 30 4144454

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