Just a few years ago, the area around Hřensko was one of those places that most visitors associated with deep forests, sandstone cliffs and romantic footpaths. However, the summer of 2022 changed that perception. The landscape here has, however, changed dramatically in recent years. The fire in the summer of 2022 further accelerated this transformation, affecting approximately 1,300 hectares of forest in the national park and its surroundings. While the first months after the fire were marked by ensuring safety and eliminating the consequences, today the park is looking ahead.

Houses of Nature are an integral part of the nature and landscape conservation system in the Czech Republic. Every protected landscape area has such a centre, and the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area is no exception. The existing House of Nature on the castle grounds was closed this year for operational reasons until 30 June 2026; thanks to this project, Třeboňsko will gain a new House of Nature in completely new premises.

The “Together Toward Integration” Project will help facilitate the integration of foreigners legally residing in the Czech Republic and of individuals seeking or already receiving international protection.

Upcoming Projects: Just north of České Budějovice, in the middle of a forest near Hosín, Hrdějovice, and Borek, lies a former kaolin mine. It will soon be rediscovered by the general public. A new tour route and an information center will be created at this unique engineering site, and the entire project will also help protect local bat population.

We hereby publish the minutes of the Selection Committee meeting for Call SC_25_001 – Social Integration of Foreign Nationals into the Czech Republic, including the list of approved projects, projects placed on the reserve list, and projects that could not be supported due to insufficient funding allocation.

During the last weekend of May, you could visit our booth at the Mezi Ploty Festival in Prague's Bohnice district. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to learn more about the programmes we support.

Following the meeting of the Programme Steering Committee held on 2 June 2026, we are publishing the preliminary evaluation results of projects submitted under the call “Social Integration of Foreign Nationals into the Czech Republic” (SC_25_001). 

As part of the 3rd annual meeting, a Swiss delegation, together with representatives of the National Coordination Unit, the Ministry of the Environment, and other cooperating ministries, visited the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, where projects focused on nature conservation, responsible tourism, and public education in environmental issues were presented within the programme “Sustainable Tourism and Enhancing Biodiversity.