Belgium, Ardennes Forest

Stretching across northern Albania, the Drini River basin is one of the country’s most important freshwater systems. The river flows through a network of reservoirs and steep mountain valleys, supporting hydropower generation and water management, while sustaining regional ecosystems.

The Väinameri Sea, a shallow marine area in western Estonia, is one of the country’s most ecologically valuable coastal regions.

Rising from the arid expanse of southern Utah in the United States, the Henry Mountains provide an important natural laboratory for studying erosion and desert ecosystems.

The modernist architecture of Kaunas, in central Lithuania, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023.

Barbados, the easternmost island in the Caribbean located approximately 180 km east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, combines urban development, tourism infrastructure, and fragmented farmland within a small territory.