Montenegro’s Mountains: Where Tourism Meets Tradition
In Montenegro, smallholder farmers rely heavily on traditional agricultural practices for their livelihoods. However, this reliance comes with significant risks—a…
Activity Archive
Workshop for young entrepreneurs in tourism sector
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije hosted the event that was organized in Outdoor Center Mojan in Andrijevica,…
The Wonderful World of Katuns: Heritage Breathing New Life into the Mountains
This documentary film is the crowning achievement of the project “Rural Tourism for Economic Development of Cross-Border Territory,” implemented between…
EU funded project reaching out to rural families that have never benefited from similar projects in past
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije, together with its partner, Berane Municipality, is implementing an EU funded project…
Two Projects Completed
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije has in December successfully completed the implementation of two projects funded by…
Mountaineers and Cyclists Finally Empowered with Reliable Digital Maps
Fans of active holidays, who represent the main target group when it comes to tourism in the mountain regions of…
Workshop On Agro Tourism Held In Andrijevica
Juče je u Andrijevici održana prva od tri radionice posvećene razvoju vještina kada je u pitanju bavljenje seoskim turizmom. Ovu…
New Project Dedicated To Katuns And Rural Development
Regional development agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije has signed a contract a week ago for a new project funded…
Story about Mico Prascevic in UN World Tourism Organization publication
It is our great pleasure that United Nations World Tourism Organization in its publication called “Tourism Stories” that represents experiences…
US Embassy approved a project to the RDA Bjelasica, Komovi & Prokletije
RDA BKP is one of the winners of US Democracy Commission Small Grants Program for 2015, with a project dedicated…
INTERVIEW: I Believe in a Boom of Rural Tourism – Jelena Krivčević, Director of the RDA
Raising awareness and educating the population is crucial. Once people recognize the value of traditional architecture, natural attractions, and the…
RDA received WB award for the film People from the Cursed mountains
10th annual ceremony for awards for contribution to quality, affirmation and promotion of tourist offer of Montenegro “Wild Beauty Award…
People from the Accursed Mountains: An Award-Winning Story of Coexistence Between Man and Nature
The Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi, and Prokletije (RDA BKP) earned the Wild Beauty Citation once again this year, this time for the documentary film “People of the Accursed Mountains” (Ljudi sa Prokletih planina), produced in collaboration with AMC Communications from Budva.
Support for preparation of technical documentation for biomass heating plant in Kolasin
Kolasin is a mountain tourist center located at 960 meters above sea level, with long winters and the heating season…
Seminar Responsible Innovation in the northeastern region of MNE
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije organized seminar “Responsible Innovation in the northeastern region of Montenegro”, on September…
Final conference for 365 project
Regional conference ”Year round mountain tourism” was held in Kolasin on 15th September 2014 organized by the Regional Development Agency…
FaRInn Project – Final Conference
The international conference “Responsible Innovation: The Southern European Way” will take place on 10 September 2014 in Mytilini (Lesvos, Greece).…
Practical Manual for Entrepreneurship Prepared
In order to promote entrepreneurship, Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije (RDA BKP) has prepared a manual for…
Free climbing – new activity in the region
Through EU funded project “365” in three municipalities in the region sites have been selected and equipped for free climbing.…
First households in the region active in rural tourism
EU funded project “365” has provided an opportunity to assist first rural households in the region in agro tourism. On…
Playgrounds in Bistrica and Lubnice
Three villages in the region have been selected for rural tourism, and through EU funded “365” project, an opportunity was…
Opening Ceremony for Visitors Center in NP Prokletije
An opening ceremony of new Visitors Center in National Park Prokletije has been organized on July 30, 2014. Center has…
Conference for the Transnational Programmes SEE and MED
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije (RDA BKP) participated at the conference for the Transnational Programmes SEE and…
RDA BKP hosted the 4th FaRInn project partners meeting
As the host of the FaRInn 4th project partners meeting, RDA BKP had a great honour to welcome colleagues from…
Open day for female entrepreneurship held in Podgorica
Open day for female entrepreneurship was held in Podgorica, organized by Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije. RDA…
RDA and Montenegro in UNFAO publication
December 11 is international Mountain Day, and for this occasion UNFAO prepared a special publication, laying out 25 study cases…
The third meeting of FaRInn project partners held in Slovenia
The third FaRInn project partners meeting (hosted by Slovenian partner – Development Centre of the Hearth of Slovenia from Litija)…
IPA SEE Capitalization Seminar
There are 122 projects that have been approved within the SEE Transnational Programme. Among them, in 28 projects Montenegrin institutions…
Grants disbursed for 19 female entrepreneurs
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije with partners has implemented project of economic empowerment of women in Municipalities…
RDA supported botanical garden Velemun in Plav
Botanical Garden “Velemun”, which is located in the village of Brezojevice in Plav Municipality, every year attracts more and more…
Set up of fly-fishing zones in the region
The northern region of Montenegro has a great potential for the development of fly-fishing, a sport discipline that in last…
Local biking trails in Plav and Andrijevica Municipalities
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije (RDA BKP) implemented the project “Local biking trails in the municipalities of…
Year of cultural routes of Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije
Exhibition of best photos selected in photo competition within project „Year of cultural routes of Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije“ was…
The second FaRInn project partners meeting was held in Forli (Italy) from May 15-17
The second FaRInn project partners meeting was held in Forli (Italy) from May 15-17. This project is implemented by RDA…
Year-round tourism in mountain destinations of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro
The first working group meeting within project “Year-round tourism in mountain destinations of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro” has been…
Youth Entrepreneurship Fair
On May 10, 2013 a Youth Entrepreneurship Fair has been organized in Berane. 200 students from 40 student enterprises from 10…
Hidden Treasures of the Underground: Speleological Cadastre of the Bjelasica, Komovi, and Prokletije Region
The film presented here documents the intensive field research conducted during the creation of the speleological cadastre for our region.…
Support to projects in Andrijevica Municipality
Within Community Development Component of Project, Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije supported the project “Reconstruction of the…
4 projects for Plav Municipality
Community Development Working Group Plav, which consisted of the representatives of the most relevant sectors of this Municipality, proposed four…
Economic empowerment of women
Regional Development Agency (RDA) has been selected to assist UNDP in project implementation related to economic empowerment of women in…
Training for rangers in National Park Prokletije
National park Prokletije is the newest National park in Montenegro, proclaimed by Government of Montenegro in 2009. This year RDA…
Support to Mountain Rescue Service
One of the activities which Regional Development Agency (RDA) has been implementing in the module of mountain tourism is to…
Cross Border Youth Entrepreneurship
Within the scope of the second IPA programme component “ Cross border cooperation Serbia-Montenegro“, the project “ Cross Border Youth…
Implementation of CBC project ‘365’ has started
RDA for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije has on December 15, 2012 initiated implementation of new, EU funded, CBC project approved…
Improving conditions in Polimski Museum
The Polimski Museum, as a very important partner of Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije, has started the…
New tourism product in Plav and Andrijevica
With the completion of Top Trail 3, one of 5 national biking trails that covers 6 municipalities of Northern region…
Fly fishing as a generator of local tourism development
River Lim that stretches through 4 northern municipalities in Montenegro represents a unique tourism resource for the region. Fly fishing…
Mountain lodge Suvodo at Bjelasica mountain welcoming tourists
The mountain hut in Suvodo, at Bjelasica mountain was build several decades ago for the use of the forestry industry.…
Office/Info point of National Park Prokletije equipped
Značajna komponenta aktivnosti Regionalne razvojne agencije za Bjelasicu, Komove i Prokletije je podrška razvoju nacionalnih parkova u Crnoj Gori. RRA…
Cooperation of the RDA and Secondary Vocational School in Plav
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije, at the invitation of the Secondary School “Beco Basic” from Plav, prepared…
Facilitating responsible innovation (FaRInn)
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije started implementation of the 2 year project “Facilitating responsible innovation” (FaRInn), supported…
“Još me ima” – 150th anniversary of Berane
Volunteers, citizens of Berane in cooperation with the Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije and with the support…
The seminary “Regional marketing: Branding of products and regions”
Representatives of RDA BKP participated in the seminary “Regional marketing: Branding of products and regions” held in period from Oct…
Cultural Routes
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije has prepared cultural routes in Kolasin, Mojkovac and Bijelo Polje, with defined…
The Art Colony
Regional Development Agency Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije, within the scope of many events named ”Još me ima“, regarding 150 anniversary…
Draw Berane
On August 11, 2012, on the main town promenade, on the main street, academic painters from Berane helped all interested…
Cross border project with Serbia related to youth entrepreneurship approved
Within the Second Call for Proposals for the Cross Border Cooperation Programme Serbia- Montenegro, that ended on November 14, 2011,…
Šlaufijada
Traditional event for Berane, Slaufijada, which was neglected in the past decade, has been revived on August 5th, 2012, as…
Ivangrad FEST
One of the most notable and important events in Jos me ima festival, in celebration of 150th anniversary of Berane…
Fly to Remember – The Open Championship in paragliding Berane
On July 28th, 2012. the memorial tournament in paragliding “Slavko Šćekić” was held. The tournament was held in Budimlja, a…
Regional products included in Porto Montenegro offer
Representatives of souvenir shop AM/PM within Porto Montenegro expressed interest in including regional products from Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije area…
Breathe Kolašin in
On Sunday, June 17th, 2012. Regional Development Agency Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije, Kolasin Municipality, Kolasin Cultural Centre, Local Tourism Organozation,…
Regional development agency participated in establishing of Rural development network of Montenegro
The representative of RDA BKP attended the conference “Role of the civil sector in rural development of the Western Balkans”,…
Regional development agency BKP at the III congress of rural tourism
As a member of Montenegrin delegation, representative of RDA BKP participated in the third international congress on rural tourism held…
RDA BKP presented its project on conference for sustainable development in Kolašin
Office for sustainable development, together with donors UNDP and Austrian Development Agency organized conference ‘How to sustainable development and green…
RDA selected to act as implementing partner for USAID’s Economic Growth Project
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije has signed a contract with USAID’s Economic Growth Project on April 3,…
Producers from Regional Branding Project presented their products at 38. Food Fair in Budva
Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije, within the realization of the project “Regional Branding of Agricultural products” provided…
Protection of biodiversity in Prokletije Region
Regional development agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije, with the support of SNV, implemented project “Protection of biodiversity in Prokletije…
Priority projects selected for Bijelo Polje municipality
Working group in Bijelo Polje decided to propose several smaller projects, and priorities they chose are: reconstruction of playground in…
Rehabilitation of Dilapidated Building in NP Biogradska Gora
National Park Biogradska Gora – rehabilitation of dilapidated building next to the Visitors center, on the very bank of the…
RDA supported tourism agency RAMS from Bijelo Polje
RDA supported tourism agency RAMS from Bijelo Polje to bring international tour operators to the region, as a follow up…
Mountain Rescue Service
In agreement with the Hiking and Biking Group within the Ministry of Tourism, at the end of 2010 RDA made…
Mojkovac prioritized construction of sidewalks and mountain hut Ckara
The working group in Mojkovac decided to propose two projects: sidewalk construction in Polja community (along the busy and dangerous…
Financing of important technical documentation for Kolasin
Kolasin used the resources from regional development component for the feasibility study update for biomass heating and the remaining funds…
Community Development funds approved for Andrijevica
Aside from 22,777 euro used as co-funding for EU funded road project, approximately 12,000 is meant to be used for…
Cooperation with RRA Sarajevo
RDA BKP established cooperation with Regional Development Agency Sarajevo and the two agencies prepared a joint proposal for IPA CBC…
Branding of Agricultural Projects
The regional branding of agricultural projects came to focus of RDA BKP work in the past period. The agricultural producers…
Regional Survey
RDA BKP finalized a regional survey meant to target public, private and civil sector with a regional SWOT analysis on…
Study Trip
RDA BKP organized a seven day study trip to Slovenia and Germany in May. The purpose of the trip was…
RDA held Management Board meeting
Management board meeting was held in Bijelo Polje, on December 15, 2011. Representatives of: ADA- Johannes Binder, Ministry of Tourism…
Signalization for Top Biking Trail 3 set up along 350km of trail
Within the cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Sustainable Development and National Tourism Organization on diversification and improvement of…