Financing for hydropower in protected areas in Southeast Europe: 2018 update
The study finds that the number of hydropower projects in the region that enjoy financial support from multilateral development banks and commercial banks, is even greater than previously known.
Vjosa: The Europe’s last wild river
The Vjosa River in Albania is of pan-European or even global importance. Along its 270 km flow it represents one of the last intact large river systems in Europe, flowing from…
Isoperla vjosae – a new species found in the Vjosa River
An article about the new species found in the Vjosa river – the last wild river in Europe, prepared by: Wolfram Graf, Steffen U. Pauls & Simon Vitecek. In this…
New hydropower report: Dam tsunami in the Balkans is speeding up
Vienna, Radolfzell, Tirana 30.11.2017. A new data set makes the extent of the threat to the Blue Heart of Europe visible: the dam tsunami has started to roll. Currently, between…
Mapping of hydropower plant in Albania, using Geographic Information System
The hydropower industry business has been growing very fast in Albania since 2007. Few studies have been published recently about the environmental and social impacts of this industry. Mapping…
Study: Identification of water related conflicts linked to hydro power projects in Albania
The findings presented here are intended to provide supporting information for the detailed planning of the HELP-CSO project activities such as the interactive conflict map as well as to support…
Medicinal and aromatic plants in the Vjosa watershed – WPI research
November 2016 – During an entire month EcoAlbania team had the pleasure to host and help during their research project a group of students from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).…
Fact-sheet on Poçem hydro-power
On May 2016, the Albanian government has given a concession to a union of two Turkish companies "Ayen Enerji Şirketi Anonymous" and "Çinar-San Hafriyat Nakliyat Turizm Insaat San Ve Tic…
