CategoriesActivitiesThe last wild river in Europe is in danger and National Park status is the only level of protection that can save it. After a decade of efforts to protect Vjosa River, the supporters of the cause are gathering to request the Prime Minister of Albania to proclaim Vjosa a National Park as soon as […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseTirana October 19, 2021. The Bureau of the Permanent Committee of the Berne Convention, at the last meeting, called on the Albanian government to review the plans for the construction of the Vlora airport. The committee shared the deep concern regarding the plans for the urbanization of the Vjosë-Nartë protected area and, emphasizing the known […]
CategoriesIn MediaAnnette Spangenberg from Euronatur and Besjana Guri from EcoAlbania have recently explained the cause of Vjosa in Euronatur magazine (click here and here to browse the magazine) highlighting the main points where where this cause has stalled. In September 2020, Prime Minister Edi Rama declared that his government had declared the “upper part of the Vjosa” a National Park […]
CategoriesReportsThis baseline survey summarises the value of the Vjosa River system as one of the few remaining reference sites for dynamic floodplains in Europe on the one hand, and reveals the detrimental effects dams could have on the river system on the other. Only one dam will significantly destroy the ecological continuum of a pristine river. Spearheaded by the University of […]
CategoriesActivitiesApril 2, 2021, Zhulat, Gjirokastra. Today in the village of Zhulat in Gjirokastra, EcoAlbania planted 25 linden trees as part of the “Forest of Hope” initiative in the Vjosa Valley: an initiative undertaken for the reforestation of the Vjosa Valley. At the request of the community of the area and as a form of support the […]
CategoriesPress Release++ The new slogan, Vjosa National Park Now, is a plea to protect Europe’s last big wild river ++ Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Tirana – March 22, 2021 – On the occasion of this year’s World Water Day, today, several NGO’s released a series of photos capturing the words Vjosa National Park Now cloaking the foreground of globally recognised […]
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