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Olsi Nika Named to the 2026 TIME100 Next List

EcoAlbania’s Executive Director joins TIME’s annual list of 100 individuals shaping the next generation of global leadership Nika: “This recognition strengthens my resolve to defend the Vjosa” Tirana, 30 September 2026 — Olsi Nika, biologist, environmental advocate and Executive Director of EcoAlbania, has been named to the 2026 TIME100 Next list, TIME’s annual selection bringing […]

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The Law Opened the Gate, the DCM Brings in the Bulldozers! The Battle for Pishë-Poro-Nartë Returns to the Constitutional Court

Environmental organizations challenge the Council of Ministers’ Decision on the Pishë-Poro–Nartë Protected Area before the Constitutional Court. Pishë Poro–Narta, one of Albania’s most important wetland areas, is facing a decisive moment for the future of its protection. Following legislative changes and interventions documented in recent months on the Zvërnec Peninsula, the protection of this area will now become the subject […]

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The second fence of Zvërnec

++The Flamingo Revolution challenged the physical fence; the MEPs were stopped by a fence of protocol By Olsi Nika, EcoAlbania The visit to Zvërnec on 22 September should have given representatives of the European Parliament an opportunity to see firsthand the interventions that have fuelled months of public protest. Instead, a carefully arranged itinerary took […]

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Bern Convention sends clear warning to Albania: Vjosa-Narta is no place for destructive development Tirana, 15 July 2026 – The Bureau of the Bern Convention has once again sent a strong message to the Albanian Government over the ongoing threats to the Vjosa-Narta Emerald site, making clear that Albania must comply with its obligations under […]

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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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