RENCO - Regional ENvironmental COhesion as a project was set in motion in July 2007, after being awarded with the region-wide Cooperative Grant under the SECTOR (Supporting Environmental Civil Society Organizations in South Eastern Europe) grants programme.

Regional Environmental Cohesion Initiative itself, is the strategic and visionary concept, promoting "environment as the no-borders concept" and "environmental soft diplomacy" tool for regional cooperation.

RENCO project is foreseen as the tool for promotion of urban sustainability issues as the key constituent of sustainable development vision in general, throughout the SEE region,

The importance of the project lays in helping to develop more sustainable society through regional environmental cooperation and partnership thus effectively bringing the region from conflict-to-sustainable developed region and improving the quality of life of all, especially in urban settlements.