The Libyan Society for Birds participated in a knowledge exchange workshop held as part of the PROZHUM project (Protection and Restoration of Mediterranean Wetlands), on Tuesday, 17 February 2026, from 14:00 to 17:00.

The workshop aimed to facilitate communication among participating organizations, enhance the exchange of experiences, challenges, and lessons learned in shared thematic areas and project management, and identify potential knowledge transfer initiatives to be implemented over the next twelve months.

Key Discussion Themes

The workshop focused on three main thematic areas:

• Leveraging monitoring data and stakeholder engagement,
  Discussions addressed stakeholders successfully engaged, challenges related to certain actors, and transferable best practices.

• Integrating gender equality and inclusivity,
  Participants reviewed steps taken to promote gender equality and inclusion, as well as opportunities for further development in the coming year.

• Educating the next generation,
  The session explored target educational groups, as well as materials and activities that could be shared among partners.

Workshop Agenda

The workshop program included:

• An introduction and ice-breaking activity.

• A group exercise on gender equality, education, and community engagement.

• An additional discussion session for civil society organizations supervising small grant projects for other associations.

• A summary and closing of the knowledge exchange session.

Presentation by the Libyan Bird Society

Within this framework, the Libyan Society for Birds delivered a presentation entitled: “Libyan Society for Birds Education Modules as Transferable Models”

The presentation highlighted the Society’s educational units as practical, adaptable models that can support environmental education and awareness initiatives across partner organizations in the Mediterranean region.