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Bern Convention, Government Appeal: No project in Vjosa without drafting Management Plan

Commission: The Albanian Government to implement the recommendations issued in 2018 + The issue of the Pocem and Kalivac hydropower plants from the Bern Convention + Strasbourg, Tirana, 8 December 2019. The Standing Committee of the Berne Convention has decided to keep open the case against the Albanian government over the Poçem and Kalivac hydropower plants planned to be built […]

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Leonardo DiCaprio raises his voice for Vjosa

The most prominent support for the Vjosa: Leonardo DiCaprio raises awareness about Europe’s last wild river – the Vjosa – and the threat she is facing on his Instagram! “This is one of Europe’s last wild rivers. But for how long?⁠”, he writes. The Vjosa has become world famous, she is valued for her intactness. He also points to […]

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Two days for wild river science in Albania

++ International Wild Rivers Science Symposium and Wild Rivers Night held on October 18th, 2019 ++ World Rivers in an alarming state ++ Declaration to save the last intact rivers signed ++ On October 18th and 19th, Albania became a hotspot of freshwater science. Renowned scientists from USA, Japan and many European countries participated in […]

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Scientists warn against the construction of dams at the Vjosa

++ Study reveals risks of high economic costs and ecological degradation by planned hydropower projects Kalivaç and Poçem ++ Severe adverse impacts on Albanian agriculture and tourism expected ++ Tirana, Radolfzell, Vienna, May 14th 2019. Today, scientists from the University of Natural Resources in Vienna, Austria, and the Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania, presented the findings […]

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Albania fails to fulfill the requirements of the Energy Community

++Environmental organizations appeal against Albania to the Energy Community for the HPPs of Kalivaç and Poçemi++ Tirana, Radofzell, Vienna, February 26, 2019. A complaint against the Albanian government was sent today to the Secretariat of the Energy Community. EcoAlbania, RiverWatch and EuroNatur, three organizations leading the campaign for the protection of the Vjosa River in […]