o:2687 Agri-environmental Policies in the Western Balkans: soil conservation en Abstract: Although all of the Western Balkan countries are at different stages of development, they face similar challenges in policy reform and harmonisation, information systems and economic development, coupled with general underdevelopment and limited institutional capacity, which continue to obstruct the reform processes of the Western Balkans. The Action Plan for the Implementation of the Sofia Declaration on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans 2021-2030 has put forward several objectives that are in line with EU policies for soil conservation. To this end, the establishment of the Soil Partnership for Western Balkans as an open forum for gathering of all stakeholders in the region would be the perfect entity to discuss and exchange knowledge, data, best practices and experiences about sustainable soil management. This process started in 2021 under the leadership of the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South Eastern Europe (SWG). soil conservation, partnership, Western Balkans 1552101 2459-5551 2023-08-18T09:44:15.107Z 44 no 46 Dragana Vidojevic Serbian Environmental Protection Agency, Republic of Serbia 0000-0003-3017-7811 46 Darko Konjevic Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South Eastern Europe (SWG), Blvd. Goce Delcev 18, Skopje, North Macedonia 46 Pandi Zdruli International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Via Ceglie 9 Valenzano, Bari, Italy 46 Hamdija Civic University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Zmaja od Bosne 8, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 Mihajlo Markovic Faculty of Agriculture, University of Banja Luka, Bulevar Vojvode Petra Bojovica 1a, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 Afrim Sharku Network of Organization for Rural Development of Kosovo, Street UCK, Rahovec, Kosovo* 46 Mirko Knezevic Biotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Mihajla Lalica 1, Podgorica, Montenegro 46 Dusko Mukaetov Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Institute of Agriculture, Skopje, North Macedonia 46 Stanko Milic Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Republic of Serbia application/pdf 1263574 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:2687 no yes 1 70 92000004 71A05 58. hrvatski i 18. međunarodni simpozij agronoma 63 68 2023