CategoriesPress Release++ Today the Vjosa River has been declared the first Wild River National Park in Europe ++ EuroNatur, Riverwatch, EcoAlbania and many other partners have been working for this day for many years ++ The Aoos River on the Greek side, the Vjosa Delta and its tributaries it should also be given extensive protection + […]
CategoriesIn MediaThe New York Times, in an article published on destinations to visit in 2023, has also listed the Vjosa River, ranking it in 8th place. In this publication, Vjosa is named as one of the best natural destinations to visit in 2023, noting that it will soon be the first national park of a wild […]
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 ReleaseTepelena/Brataj Albania, Vienna, Radolfzell, June 3, 2021. From May 29 to June 6, a group of scientists from Austria, Albania, Italy and Germany, collected multidisciplinary data from the two major Vjosa tributaries Shushica and Bence. This research week is a follow-up of a comparable undertaking at the Vjosa in 2017 (HYPERLINK), which contributed substantially to our […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseTirana, 28 May 2021. Today, the Administrative Court of Tirana has rejected as “fundamentally unfounded” the lawsuit for the development of HPP Kalivaç against the “Negative Environmental Statement” issued by the Ministry of Environment for the “Environmental Impact Assessment” served from the company. The Ministry and the National Environment Agency were joined and supported by […]
CategoriesReportsA study conducted by Dr. Andrej Sovinc in cooperation with IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) and IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) This report provides insight into the rationale and feasibility of declaring a protected area for the Vjosa Valley, along with the management objectives and associated protected area categories that would ensure […]
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