Intv.al: The Vjosa River: The last of Europe’s wild rivers
Man at war with nature?! Kayaking to say NO to human intervention in rivers. Zoom In, conveys the clarity of the natural wealth of Vjosa and beyond. Report prepared by Intv.al
Man at war with nature?! Kayaking to say NO to human intervention in rivers. Zoom In, conveys the clarity of the natural wealth of Vjosa and beyond. Report prepared by Intv.al
Chronicle prepared by ABCnews After the request for the protection of Vjosa as a national park, included in an article of the resolution of April 14, 2016 of the European Parliament for Albania, the MEP Ulrike Lunacek raises again in the European Parliament the risk of the destruction of the last wild river in Europe, […]
Amid the applause of hundreds of spectators and protesters from the Vjosa valley, mainly from the areas directly affected by the construction of the Poçem hydropower plant, kayakers from Albania, Slovenia, Greece, Italy, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and the USA marched with their kayaks in the middle of the capital. One of them was Rok […]
Chronicle from Fiks Fare / Top Channel In the Valbona river, an area protected with the status of a National Park, 11 concessional permits have been granted for the construction of 11 Hydropower plants with small production capacities. The permits were granted in 2008 and 2009, as well as a part of them in 2013. […]
Prepared by Wake Up / Top Channel, in a telephone connection to Olsi Nika from the protest in Vjosa. The protest of kayakers takes place in Vjosa with the motive “Protect the Blue Heart of Europe”. “We address the decision-makers because they are the people who must have a different vision for the development of […]
By Ivana Dervishi / BIRN A group of sportsmen, environmental activists and political figures from the country and Europe joined forces to try to convince the Albanian government to withdraw from the hydroelectric plants on the Vjosë river and declare it a national park. The Slovenian athlete, Rok Rozman enthusiastically throws the “floating petition” – […]