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Forestry and Environmental Action

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Environment & ClimateNature & Wildlife conservation
NGOFounded 2007Regional reach
Profile last updated: August 4, 2026

About

Founded in 2007, Forestry and Environmental Action is a non-governmental organisation based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina working on environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation.

Forestry and Environmental Action (fea) is a non-governmental organisation with registered offices in Sarajevo and Belgrade. It works on environmental conservation, sustainable forestry, natural resource management, climate action and biodiversity across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and the wider Balkan and South East European region. Its work includes policy development and legislation support, advocacy with decision-makers, technical and field research, project design and management, non-formal environmental education and forest pedagogy, and stakeholder engagement and public awareness campaigns. It also supports national reporting under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), engages with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) NGO network, and promotes gender equality in forestry and biodiversity governance. Its beneficiaries include local communities, government institutions, forest owners and young women and girls in forestry.

Location

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Founded

2007

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

environmentforestryclimate changebiodiversitynatural resource managementBalkansUNCCDGEF

Languages

ENBSSR

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateNature & Wildlife conservation

Works for

CommunitiesWomen & GirlsYouth

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningResearchAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

Fem2forests

Gender equality

Innovative pathways for involving girls and young women in the forestry sector.

Fem4Forest (Forests in Women's Hands)

Gender equality

Initiative supporting women's roles in forest management.

FORESTMAP

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Risk mapping of illegal logging and roadmap development for forest ecosystem management in the Federation of BiH.

Ecotopia Sustainable Community Pionirska Dolina

Community development

Community initiative promoting waste reduction, reuse and sustainable living in Pionirska dolina.

Countries of operation

Bosnia and HerzegovinaSerbiaMontenegroNorth Macedonia

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

GEF-CSO NetworkUN Global Compact Local Network Bosnia and HerzegovinaClimate Bridges NetworkCBD Women's CaucusUNCCD CSO Network

Partnerships

UNDP

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