Vjosa, still not a National Park. The government’s decision provides insufficient protection
Yesterday, the Albanian government declared the Vjosa River a Nature Park (a category IV protected area) instead of declaring it a National Park, as requested by activists for years. A…
Bern Convention calls on the government to declare the Vjosa River a National Park and decides to closely assess the situation with Vlora International Airport
Three environmentally sensitive issues received attention at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention held on November 29–December 3, 2021 in Strasbourg: the protection status of the…
Bern Convention calls on the Albanian government to review the plan for building the Vlora airport in Narta Lagoon
The Bureau of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, on its last meeting, called on the Albanian government to review the plan for the construction of Vlora Airport. The…
30 scientists assess Vjosa tributaries, data will be used to fight in court the hydropower projects
From May 29 to June 6, a group of scientists from Austria, Albania, Italy and Germany, collected multidisciplinary data from the two major Vjosa tributaries Shushica and Bence. This research…
Court rejects Turkish company lawsuit against the Environmental Statement for the Kalivaçi hydropower plant
Tirana, 28 May 2021. Today, the Administrative Court of Tirana has rejected as “fundamentally unfounded” the lawsuit for the development of HPP Kalivaç against the “Negative Environmental Statement” issued by…
