EUCC is closely collaborating with NGOs in Ukraine to establish the Dnester Delta as a National Park. This is being done through the implementation of field conservation projects focusing mainly on restoration of the wetlands hydrology, reforestation of selected areas and awareness-raising activities. In so doing, the natural values of several important coastal areas have already been restored.

The work has also helped to strengthen the co-operation of local NGO's and communities whose support for the National Park has grown over the years. The regional government and the Odessa County Council have now decided to establish a National Park with an area of 21,400 ha. At the moment, the Ministry of Ecology and Nature Resources of the Ukraine are preparing all the documents that are necessary to adopt the law.

Similar conservation actions being done in Moldova are, further, a part of the lobby for the establishment of the Lower Dnester National Park. Once both National Parks are established, a Trans-border Biosphere Reserve will be the next logical step.