Overview
Butrint is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape in southern Albania where archaeology, monuments, wetlands and Mediterranean nature are inseparable.
Why Protected
It is protected because it preserves exceptional evidence of ancient and medieval civilizations within a rare natural-cultural landscape.
Biodiversity
UNESCO describes Butrint as a rare combination of archaeology and nature, while Ramsar identifies the wetland complex as important for natural richness and historical significance.
History and Community
Butrint has prehistoric evidence, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman layers, and remains one of Albania's most important heritage landscapes.
Current Threats
UNESCO conservation records identify vulnerabilities including tourism pressure, management systems, illegal activities, water levels, vegetation growth and structural instability.
Tourism pressure, illegal activity and conservation-management gaps
Documents Needed
Updated management-plan progress, tourism impact studies, monument condition reports, illegal construction monitoring and wetland health data.
- Updated management-plan progress
- tourism impact studies
- monument condition reports
- illegal construction monitoring and wetland health data.
If you have any of these documents, submit them for review. All official records help verify and strengthen this area file.
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