Wet meadows are grassland habitats that are periodically (seasonally) flooded with water. In contrast, marshes or swamps are permanently flooded. As part of our activities, wet meadows were identified along the entire Prespa shoreline. The wet meadows in Prespa are important for conservation due to their role in maintaining the water quality of the lake, supporting the region’s biodiversity, their socio-economic importance for the local population (especially for the development and maintenance of livestock farming), as well as their cultural value.

Identified threats to the loss of this type of habitat include:

• Climate change (low annual precipitation);
• Natural succession (overgrowth of meadows with shrub and wood species);
• Decline in livestock numbers in the region (reducing the need for meadow mowing, thereby promoting natural succession);
• Intensification of anthropogenic activities (establishment of new apple orchards and other agricultural lands).