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Sazan Island, a 5.7 square kilometre uninhabited landmass at the mouth of the Bay of Vlorë, holds one of the highest conservation designations in the Mediterranean. As a core component of the Karaburun-Sazan Marine Natio…
The Karaburun Peninsula and Sazan Island together form one of the most biodiverse marine protected areas in the entire Adriatic and Ionian Sea. The combined park supports more than 300 fish species, Posidonia seagrass me…
Each winter, approximately 3,000 greater flamingos converge on the Vjosa-Narta protected landscape — one of the last large intact coastal wetland systems on the Albanian Adriatic. The same lagoon shores provide critical …
Albania's bid to join the European Union depends on closing Chapter 27 of its accession negotiations — the environment chapter. That chapter requires Albania to demonstrate that it can manage protected areas, enforce rig…
The Vjosa River is the last large wild, free-flowing river in Europe. Running 270 kilometres from the mountains of northern Greece to the Albanian Adriatic coast, it has never been dammed. In March 2023 IUCN designated i…
What began on 23 May 2026 as a local demonstration at Narta Lagoon — residents blocking barbed wire being installed across a public beach inside a protected landscape — became the largest environmental protest movement i…
Albania's Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office, SPAK, issued a preventive sequestration order on 29 May 2026 freezing approximately 195 million dollars held at Banka Kombëtare Tregtare — funds transferred by Albani…
Heavy construction machinery has been operating inside the core of the Pishë Poro-Nartë protected zone since late April 2026. BirdLife International published a detailed documented report on 2 June 2026 accusing the Alba…
The resort and development projects across Albania's protected coastal and island zones are held through a layered corporate structure spanning Albania, Qatar, the Netherlands, Bulgaria and the United States. Albania Lan…
European Council President Antonio Costa stated publicly that Albania's path to European Union membership depends on meeting environmental legislation requirements in full — a warning that carries direct implications for…
Environmental activists associated with the Flamingo Revolution movement formed a human chain around the Zvërnec lagoon to prevent construction vehicles from entering the protected landscape. Protesters displayed the mov…
A large demonstration marched through central Tirana calling on the Albanian government to suspend all pending coastal resort permits and to commission independent environmental impact assessments before any construction…
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