Dr.Genti Kromidha participated at the workshop “Protected Area Management Effectiveness Assessment in Europe - a review of data, methods and results”, that took place from 1 – 4 November 2009 at the International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm/Germany. the experts in this meting provided expertise in verifying and discussing the results of the study on practices and challenges in Europe with regard to the assessment of management effectiveness of protected areas, elaborating recommendations with regard to the application of Protected Areas Management Assessments in Europe (also considering the NATURA 2000 obligations).