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PRESS RELEASE – Scientists challenge the government’s narrative: Tourist resorts have no place in the heart of protected areas

++ Following the fencing-off and protests, scientists speak from the field: Pishë Poro–Narta cannot withstand urbanization ++ Amid tensions over the Vjosa resort project, scientists raise the alarm: Damage has already begun Tirana, 21 June 2026 – A group of Albanian and international scientists conducted a field mission on 19–20 June 2026 in the Pishë Poro–Narta […]

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What is EU (really) asking for?

Prime Minister Edi Rama’s latest attempt to portray the European Parliament’s resolution as an endorsement of his government’s policies on protected areas is yet another exercise in political spin that simply does not survive a sober reading of the text adopted on 17 June. His claim that the European Parliament has somehow “separated the wheat […]

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EXCAVATORS INSIDE A PROTECTED AREA, INSTITUTIONS REMAIN SILENT: WHAT IS HAPPENING IN VJOSA-NARTA?

Tirana, May 8th 2026  EcoAlbania expresses deep concern regarding the ongoing environmental destruction taking place inside the Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape, one of Albania’s most ecologically important protected areas and part of the wider Vjosa River delta ecosystem. Over the past days, heavy machinery has been documented operating within the protected area, including bulldozers, excavators, and […]

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EXCAVATORS INSIDE A PROTECTED AREA, INSTITUTIONS REMAIN SILENT: WHAT IS HAPPENING IN VJOSA-NARTA?

Tirana, May 8th 2026  EcoAlbania expresses deep concern regarding the ongoing environmental destruction taking place inside the Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape, one of Albania’s most ecologically important protected areas and part of the wider Vjosa River delta ecosystem. Over the past days, heavy machinery has been documented operating within the protected area, including bulldozers, excavators, and […]

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Environmental Massacre in the Shkumbin: Interventions in the Riverbed Threaten the Ecosystem and Local Communities

26 environmental organizations, through an open letter, are calling for urgent measures to ensure compliance with environmental standards. Elbasan, Albania, 24 February 2026 – 26 national and local environmental organizations, through an open letter addressed to the Government, have expressed their deep concern regarding interventions in the riverbed and banks of the Shkumbin River, in the framework […]

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