CategoriesPress ReleaseRivers are the veins of our planet. They are an important part of the water cycle, the transporters of nutrients that fertilize meadows and the transport of sediment that supplies our beaches. They offer unspoiled nature to adventure seekers and give life to the communities that straddle their shores. Free rivers are as important to […]
CategoriesIn MediaThe data provided by BIRN show that the investors and responsible public agencies left out of the consultations for the Pocem hydropower plant project on the Vjos River the residents of the areas that are flooded, local institutions and environmental organizations. Sokrat Rrokaj is a resident of the village of Shkozë in the Sevaster administrative […]
CategoriesReportsFor the first time, experts from the universities of Albania, Austria and Germany will come together to present and discuss what is known about Vjosa and to identify gaps in knowledge. While the experts from Albania will bring the existing information about this river as support to elaborate development and management concepts, their colleagues from […]
CategoriesIn MediaThe municipalities in the south of Albania have united to oppose the plans of the Albanian government for the construction of Hydropower plants in the “Vjosa” River Valley. Through an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Speaker of the Parliament Ilir Meta, the 5 Municipalities of Përmet, Tepelën, Memaliaj, Mallakastër […]
CategoriesIn MediaEnvironmental organizations have welcomed the EP resolution on Albania’s progress in 2016, where Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government is asked to suspend energy projects and create the Vjosa National Park. In the EP resolution for Albania, concern is expressed over the energy policy pursued by the government for the construction of hydropower plants and it […]
CategoriesPress ReleasePress release from EcoAlbania, RiverWatch and Euronatur. Tirana, Vienna, Radofzell, 17.02.2017. In the European Parliament’s enlargement report, the Parliament explicitly criticizes the Albanian Government regarding its policies on hydro-energy. At the center of his criticism are the hydropower projects in Vjosa. The European parliamentarians specifically request that the construction of these hydropower plants not be […]
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