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Vjosa – Environmental groups submit proposal for Europe’s first Wild River National Park

Tirana, Vienna, February 10th, 2021. Today, 20 Albanian environmental organisations under the direction of EcoAlbania submitted a detailed proposal for the creation of the Vjosa National Park to the Minister of Tourism and Environment Blendi Klosi. Their cause is supported by the international organizations Riverwatch, EuroNatur, WWF Adria, Wetlands International Europe, International Rivers and The Nature Conservancy. […]

10/02/202117/09/2023 By eco_scm

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Sustainable development of the Vjosa Valley “gathers” in a meeting Friends of the Vjosa

Following the meetings of Friends of Vjosa, representatives of institutions, journalists, and environmentalists gathered on October 15, 2020 in Tirana to discuss the progress, related to the construction of hydropower plants on the Vjosa River. This meeting followed the decision of the Ministry of Tourism and Environment to refuse the environmental permit, which would allow […]

16/10/202017/09/2023 By eco_scm

Activities Press Release

Alliance against Kalivaç dam on the Vjosa is growing

++ Vjosa Research Centre in Tepelena inaugurated ++ Scientists refute Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on Kalivaç hydropower plant ++ Albanian President speaks out in favour of Vjosa National Park ++ IUCN promises support ++ Tirana/Tepelena, Albania. September 25th, 2020. Today, the President of Albania, Ilir Meta, together with representatives of the Universities of Tirana and Vienna […]

25/09/202017/09/2023 By eco_scm

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The Energy Community opens the procedures for solving the issue of hydropower plants in Vjosa

Tirana, September 16, 2020. The Energy Community begins dispute resolution procedures with Albania for non-compliance with the Treaty establishing the Energy Community and especially with its articles 5, 6 and 8 related to the hydropower projects in Vjosa. Through an open letter addressed to the Albanian government, the Secretariat of the Energy Community addresses its […]

16/09/202003/10/2023 By eco_scm

Activities Press Release Solar in Kutë

The Solar in Kutë campaign launched: an initiative to turn Kutë the first solar village in Albania

Installation of solar panels to meet the energy needs of the whole of Kuta, as a form to stop the construction of hydropower plants on the Vjosa River is the aim of the fundraising campaign launched by EcoAlbania, EuroNatur and RiverWatch.

27/05/202021/09/2023 By eco_scm

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COVID-19 does not stop “Friends of Vjosa”: New steps to say “no” to HPPs

Despite the blockade caused by COVID-19, professors, journalists, tour operators and environmentalists came together to propose the next steps to stop the government’s plans to build hydropower plants on the Vjosa River. Through an online meeting held on May 7, “Friends of Vjosa” pointed out that the new coronavirus did not prevent the company that […]

07/05/202021/09/2023 By eco_scm

Vjosa – Environmental groups submit proposal for Europe’s first Wild River National Park

Sustainable development of the Vjosa Valley “gathers” in a meeting Friends of the Vjosa

Alliance against Kalivaç dam on the Vjosa is growing

The Energy Community opens the procedures for solving the issue of hydropower plants in Vjosa

The Solar in Kutë campaign launched: an initiative to turn Kutë the first solar village in Albania

COVID-19 does not stop “Friends of Vjosa”: New steps to say “no” to HPPs

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