Tirana, 17.03.2025 – EcoAlbania released its latest Report “Mapping of Pressures in the Wild River Vjosa National Park,” a crucial document identifying and analyzing the main threats endangering the ecological integrity of the Vjosa River and its major tributaries, including Drino, Shushica, and Bënça. The report analyzes pressures from the extractive industry, urban activity, irrigation, […]
Tirana, January 29, 2025 – This Monday, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released an assessment report about the controversial water abstraction project from the Shushica River, a vital tributary of the Vjosa River within Albania’s Vjosa Wild River National Park (VWRNP). With the project, the Albanian government aims to divert water to […]
++Albanian court cancels the contract for 4 hydropower plants on the Shushica River ++Residents and organizations win a three-year battle to protect the river++ Tirana, December 11, 2024 – The legal battle opposing the construction of four hydropower plants on the Shushica River – one of the main tributaries of the Vjosa Wild […]
Joint Press Release of EuroNatur, EcoAlbania and PPNEA ++ Ongoing work on the Vlora Airport endangers biodiversity in the Narta lagoon and the Vjosa delta ++ Vjosa ecosystem at risk despite national park status ++ Committee expresses deep concern about new law on protected areas ++ Strasbourg, Tirana, Radolfzell. The Standing Committee of the Bern […]
Vjosa Info-Tour, 31st October – 15th November 2024. The Management plan for the Vjosa National Park has been published lately, thus EcoAlbania met with local residents and representatives to talk about its implications. The plan touches on many different topics concerning the conservation and usage of the Vjosa wild river, including financial issues, rafting, waste […]
Joint Press Release by EuroNatur, Riverwatch and Montenegrin Ecologists Society ++ Balkan River Summit 2024 held in Podgorica to save the rivers in the Balkans and stop the damming ++ Participants call on authorities and industry to stop repression against environmental defenders ++ Podgorica, October 3, 2024. Under the banner “Uniting Voices for the Blue […]
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