Joint press release by EcoAlbania, Riverwatch and EuroNatur Tirana, Vienna, Radolfzell – 1 July 2025 – Two years after its landmark designation in March 2023 as Europe’s first Wild River National Park, the Vjosa River is under continuous pressure from extractive industries, infrastructure expansion, and mismanaged development, putting the park’s ecological integrity and its global […]
++ The EC calls on the authorities to take into account the concerns raised by civil society on the delineation of the network’s boundaries for protected areas ++ Tirana, July 27, 2023. In the Progress Report of the European Commission for Albania in 2022, important environmental issues were highlighted, reinforcing the efforts of civil society […]
CategoriesPress Release++ Today the Vjosa River has been declared the first Wild River National Park in Europe ++ EuroNatur, Riverwatch, EcoAlbania and many other partners have been working for this day for many years ++ The Aoos River on the Greek side, the Vjosa Delta and its tributaries it should also be given extensive protection + […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseMarch 2nd, 2023, Tirana. The second court session was held today, for the Decision of the Council of Ministers (DCM) no. 60, dated 26.1.2022, “On the Proclamation of Natural Ecosystems, Natural Reserves/Managed Natural Parks (Category IV)”, in the Administrative Court of Appeal, where 11 Albanian Environmental Civil Society Organizations have sued the public authorities for the annulment of the decision of the Council of Ministers no. 59 and no. 60.
CategoriesPress ReleaseOn February 24, the Administrative Court of the First Instance of Tirana decided to cancel the permit for the construction of the two HPPs and one water factory in the village of Thirrë Sang and Heb. The court’s decision marks another victory for environmental issues by protecting the environment threatened by illegal economic activities.
CategoriesPress ReleaseIn 2011, Western Balkan countries proposed a small number of sites as part of the Europe-wide Emerald Network of protected natural areas. But too many of the region’s stunning rivers have been left unprotected – and a new proposal aims to rectify this. Today, a group of scientists and non-governmental organisations from 11 countries have […]
Created on 15th of December 2014 as a joint initiative of professors of the Department of Biology of the Tirana University and the “Save the Blue Heart of Europe” team in Albania.
Copyright © 2023 Eco Albania. All Rights Reserved.
Developed by SCM.
