rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/save-sinjajevinas-nature-and-local-ccommunities?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-save-sinjajevinas-nature-and-local-ccommunities' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> World BEYOND War https://actionnetwork.org/groups/world-beyond-war https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/307/997/normal/sinjajevina_save.jpg Sinjajevina is the Balkans’ biggest mountain grassland and a place of outstanding beauty. It is used by more than 250 families of farmers and nearly 2,000 people. Its pastures are used and managed communally by eight different Montenegrin tribes, and the Sinjajevina plateau is part of the Tara Canyon Biosphere Reserve at the same time as it is bordered by two UNESCO World Heritage sites. Nature and local communities in danger But now the environment and the livelihoods of those traditional communities are in imminent danger: the Montenegrin government, supported by important NATO allies, established a military training ground in the very heart of these community lands. The government also halted a planned regional park for the protection and promotion of nature and culture, severely threatening its unique ecosystems and local communities. European Union must stand with Sinjajevina Montenegro wants to be part of the European Union, and EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, is leading those conversations. Saving Sinjajevina is a #MissionPossible The local people have put their bodies in the way and prevented military exercises on their land -- an amazing victory! The movement was awarded the War Abolisher of 2021 Award. But they need our help to make their success permanent and end all efforts to build a NATO military base or training area in Montenegro. Please sign the petition! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-sinjajevinas-nature-and-local-ccommunities