The project strategy will include a new cross border approach in the field of wise utilization of herbs. The project will include several stages of influence – influence on the primary target group – herb collectors and on the secondary targets – herb buyers and processors. The main strategy in the approach is to educate all stakeholders on practical methods for collection which on a long term will bring a higher income for all the players in the herbs collection. The idea is to show the people on the field that the wise collection will bring a higher population of the herbs in the coming years and a higher income for the collectors, buyers and processors. The other targeted moment in the strategy is to connect the processors, buyers and collectors in order to make a plan for collection and not to collect low income herbs. This will increase the income and will at the same time protect the habitat of the herbs Achievements: • Protected biodiversity on the Golak and Vlaina mountains;• Increased quality of life in the villages in the cross border region; • Increased capacities of herbcolectors in knowledge, skills and methods that they will start practicing, in order to ensure unnecessary destroying of the herbs and the surrounding flora in the area;• Promoted cross border approach in the system of buying and processing of the herbs. • Created Joint eco itineraries (Paths of herbs Golak and Vlaina);• Developed Joint environmental management plan; Created informal network for environmental protection. • Printed 500 sets of promotional materials; printed 2000 copies of Handbook for herb collectors; printed 300 copies of Study for wise utilization of eco resources on Golak and Vlaina. Printed 1000 copies of Map of herbs on Golak and Vlaina• Created database of herb collectors and buyers in cross border region; • Printed signposts for the 35 most representative herbs on Golak and Vlaina;