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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 […]

08/05/202608/05/2026 By Kaltrina Hyka

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

08/05/202608/05/2026 By Kaltrina Hyka

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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 […]

24/02/202624/02/2026 By Kaltrina Hyka

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Irreversible Environmental Damage Threatens the Vjosa River: Bern Convention Raises Alarm

Tirana, 19.12.2025 – The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention has once again expressed deep regret and serious concern that the Albanian government has failed to halt the construction of the Vlora International Airport, in direct violation of Recommendation No. 219 (2023). Despite repeated calls to suspend the works, the Albanian authorities have completely ignored […]

24/12/202524/12/2025 By Kaltrina Hyka

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Reaction of EcoAlbania, EuroNatur and Riverwatch to the Vjosa’s Designation as a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Reserve

In September 2025, Vjosa River was officially recognised as a UNESCO “Man and the Biosphere” (MAB) Reserve, during the World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in China. We acknowledge and welcome the designation of the Vjosa River as part of UNESCO’s MAB Programme. This recognition further highlights the exceptional ecological and cultural value of the Vjosa […]

13/10/202513/10/2025 By Kaltrina Hyka

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No EU accession on the ruins of nature!

++ EU path must not be paved with the destruction of Protected Areas++ EU path blocked until Albania ends attacks on nature Tirana, 18 September 2025 – With the opening of Cluster 4: Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity in the EU–Albania negotiations, it is clear that Albania’s European future cannot be built on the destruction of […]

19/09/202519/09/2025 By Kaltrina Hyka

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

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

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

Irreversible Environmental Damage Threatens the Vjosa River: Bern Convention Raises Alarm

Reaction of EcoAlbania, EuroNatur and Riverwatch to the Vjosa’s Designation as a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Reserve

No EU accession on the ruins of nature!

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