 The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is a non-partisan, non-advocacy, not-for-profit international organisation with a mission to assist in solving environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe. It fulfils this mission by promoting cooperation among non-governmental organisations, governments, businesses and other environmental stakeholders, and by supporting the free exchange of information and public participation in environmental decision making. The REC was established in 1990 by the United States, the European Commission and Hungary. Today, the REC is legally based on a charter signed by the governments of 29 countries and the European Commission, and on an international agreement with the government of Hungary.
In 2007, the MCFEA announced a grant of €39,530 (just over £27,000) to the REC’s Bulgaria Branch, for a one-year project entitled "West Balkan Mountain for Kids". The project aims to improve conservation and biodiversity education through developing a pilot program for the West Balkan Mountain region of Bulgaria.
This project is targeting local schools and communities, and focus on general topics such as the conservation of natural resources, protected areas and species, the specific ecosystem, and the link between human activities and biodiversity conservation. It will involve the production of an educational toolkit, training for teachers, demonstration lessons, and an open-air "green school".
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