Vote for the Natura 2000 Award 2024!

The European Commission has announced the 27 finalists for the 2024 edition of the Natura 2000 Award. The selected finalists are from Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands. The finalists provide concrete examples of how nature conservation and sustainable development can reinforce each other and contribute to resilient ecosystems that benefit people, the climate and the planet.

While a high-level jury decides on the winners for the five award categories, it’s you who decides on the winner of the coveted European Citizens’ Award! Show your support for your favourite initiative and cast your vote by 23:59 CEST on 25 April 2024. Your vote matters!

Are you curious about how the finalists are contributing? Discover the finalists on the dedicated finalists' page – see where they are working, read in more detail about their achievements, and check out their photos and videos. Perhaps there’s a finalist near you!

Among the finalists are initiatives that put voluntary mechanisms for biodiversity conservation in practice on private lands, demonstrate environmentally friendly alternatives to rodent pest control in agricultural lands, develop ground-breaking agri-environment payment schemes for farmers in Natura 2000 areas or create a network to preserve Europe's natural and semi-natural agricultural landscapes – but of course many other interesting initiatives as well.

Background information

All 27 finalists of the Natura 2000 Award 2024 are automatically entered for the European Citizens’ Award, which is awarded in addition to the prizes for the five categories for the main award. Until 25 April 2024, all European citizens can vote for their favourite finalist on this website – every vote counts, the initiative receiving the most votes wins the award. The public vote raises awareness for the many initiatives that contribute daily to protect and manage the Natura 2000 network.