CategoriesPress ReleaseAlbania takes an important step towards protecting the Vjosa River as government signs commitment to collaborate on Europe’s first Wild River National Park Tirana, Albania, 13 June, 2022 – After ten years of dedicated action by local communities, environmentalists, scientists and artists to permanently protect the Vjosa River and its tributaries, today, the Albanian government took […]
Since its establishment in December 2014, EcoAlbania has implemented a campaign for the protection of the Vjosa River, which aims to raise public awareness of the ecological values of the Vjosa River, and protect it from plans to build HPPs. Thanks to the experience of the last 8 years, EcoAlbania comes with the project “Vjosa […]
CategoriesPress Release22 March 2022. The theme of this year’s World Water Day is “making the invisible visible” with a special emphasis on the importance of groundwater. Groundwater is quantitatively the most important freshwater resource as there is 100 times more groundwater than surface water1. In fact, it is where we source most of our fresh drinking water. Of similar […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseTirana, January 27, 2022. 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 Nature Park is not the same as a National Park. The category of Nature Park does not protect the Vjosa River and its tributaries from destruction and does not offer the same opportunities for the development of eco-tourism in the area as the category of National Park (a category II protected area).
CategoriesActivities EYES on Vjosa – Engagement of Youth in the Ecotourism Sector on Vjosa valley Press ReleaseTepelena, December 24, 2021. The action of reforestation and the inauguration of the camping and water sports station in the Willow Park was undertaken today by EcoAlbania and the Municipality of Tepelena, with the help of young people from the Vjosa Valley. Also present at this event were Mayor of Tepelena Mr. Tërmet Peçi, Chairman of […]
CategoriesPress Release++The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention expresses concern about the possible reduction of the network of national Protected Areas and delays in the preparation of the River Basin Management Plan++ Tirana, December 8, 2021. Three environmentally sensitive issues received attention at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention held on November […]
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