CategoriesIn MediaChronicle, Reuters Environmentalists are calling for a national park to be declared along the Vjosa River valley in a bid to block plans for hydropower projects on the river. They now also have the support of local residents. But, as we learn from the following reportage, the battle for the protection of Vjosa does not […]
CategoriesIn MediaChronicle from the Voice of America Gathered together environmentalists and residents of the area, in cooperation with the German association RiverWatch, demand the declaration of Vjosa National Park. They intend to block plans for hydropower projects on the river but leave it free to develop ecotourism.
CategoriesIn MediaA report by Ben Andoni/ JAVA Magazine For the sake of truth, Vjosa is not wild at all in Selenica. It flows lazily and quite loosely. Inerts line one of its shores, where a large garbage platform is growing from their accumulation. Until then, in the Albanian center where bitumen has been extracted for centuries, […]
CategoriesActivities Press ReleasePress release from EuroNatur, Riverwatch and EcoAlbania NGOs declare: 33 hydropower plants are planned in the watershed of the last wild river in Europe. The “Friends of Vjosa” initiative was created to support the idea of declaring a national park. Tirana, Vienna, Radolfzell, March 12, 2015. Today, the international NGOs Riverwatch and EuroNatur together with […]
CategoriesIn MediaChronicle from A1 Report National and international environmental organizations that lobby for the protection of rivers and nature have held a meeting, the conclusions of which can be summarized in two points. “Albania has an extraordinary treasure of natural wealth, and among them are its rivers. We from the organization “Euronatur” believe that at least […]
CategoriesIn MediaVera Bekteshi, representative of EcoAlbania, was invited to the show “People in Focus” to talk about the diversion of the Vjosa River and the threats posed by the construction of hydropower plants.
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