Overview
Sazan Island is part of the Karaburun-Sazan marine landscape at the entrance to Vlore Bay. It combines rocky coast, military history, marine habitats and high public-interest development questions.
Why Protected
It belongs to Albania's only national marine park system, where cliffs, underwater habitats, caves and surrounding waters are part of a protected coastal ecosystem.
Biodiversity
The wider Karaburun-Sazan marine park is reported by AKZM as home to marine species of national, regional and international importance, including threatened species and protected marine habitats.
History and Community
Sazan has long been shaped by its strategic position and 20th-century military use. Public access, conservation and development plans must account for both natural and historical heritage.
Current Threats
Reported luxury tourism development proposals and limited public documentation make this an under-threat area requiring source documents, environmental assessments and land-use clarity.
Resort plans, public land and safety-document gaps
Documents Needed
Strategic investment decision, lease terms, environmental impact assessment, official maps, public consultation records and marine monitoring reports.
- Strategic investment decision
- lease terms
- environmental impact assessment
- official maps
- public consultation records and marine monitoring reports.
If you have any of these documents, submit them for review. All official records help verify and strengthen this area file.
Submit documents arrow_forwardRelated Evidence
Resorti Turistik - Ishulli i Sazanit
Confirms strategic investor/special procedure approval for Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC; investment value and project conditions are recorded in official decision.
- Source
- AIDA / Komiteti i Investimeve Strategjike
- Area
- Sazan Island / Karaburun-Sazan context
- Type
- Official strategic investor decision
Amendment/publication linked to Sazan strategic investor decision
Records amendments/conditions connected to the Sazan decision.
- Source
- AIDA / Komiteti i Investimeve Strategjike
- Area
- Sazan Island
- Type
- Official amendment/publication
AIDA public request register mentioning Sazan/Atlantic documents
Shows public requests for Sazan/Atlantic project documents and response handling.
- Source
- AIDA
- Area
- Sazan Island
- Type
- Public information register
Harta Vlore - protected areas map
Shows official protected-area boundaries/categories in Vlora region.
- Source
- AKZM
- Area
- Karaburun-Sazan / Vlora region
- Type
- Official protected-area map
Reuters/AP/Le Monde/BIRN/Reporter/etc links
Provides media investigation trail and external reporting.
- Source
- Media organisations
- Area
- Sazan / Zvërnec / Narta / Vlora Airport
- Type
- Investigation/media links
Reporter.al – Unexploded ordnance risk around Sazan resort plans
Investigative lead about unexploded ordnance risk and Sazan resort plans. Needs official military/demining/public safety documents before being treated as confirmed technical evidence.
- Source
- Reporter.al / BIRN Albania
- Area
- Sazan Island
- Type
- Investigation/news report