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40 Albanian and foreign researchers ask the Albanian government to protect the Vjosa Delta

2024-04-26 21:50:02, Aktualitet CNA

40 Albanian and foreign researchers ask the Albanian government to protect the

About 40 Albanian and foreign naturalists asked the Albanian government to include the Vjosa River Delta in the Vjosa National Park and stop the vision for mass tourism projects.

In a statement, after a scientific week in the Vjosa Delta of researchers from Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy, which was distributed by the environmental organizations "Euro Natur", "Riverwatch" and "EcoAlbania", it is said that the Vjosa Delta, faces many threats from the Albanian government's vision for mass tourism.

"Recently, the statement continues, the government plans to build a luxury resort with Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, in the area of ??Zvrnec, within the Vjosa delta... According to the government's master plan for the area, this is only the tip of the iceberg of destructive plans for this delicate ecosystem. Meanwhile, Vlora International Airport, also within the Delta, is already under construction," the statement said.

The environmental organizations include in the distributed statement quotes from some of the researchers who participated in the Vjosa River Delta in the collection of data of various disciplines, from the study of fish, mammals, birds, vegetation, insects and to monitoring the quality of water and microplastics.

“Our findings in just 5 days of research are truly remarkable and stand as a testament to the delta's rich biodiversity. That's why we are drafting a comprehensive report of our data and call on the Albanian government to recognize the ecological importance of this delicate area and include it in the Wild Vjosa River National Park, in accordance with the IUCN standards," said the professor of sciences. of nature at the University of Tirana, Aleko Miho.

While Fritz Shiemer from the University of Vienna stated that: "Amidst the lure of luxury tourism, we must remember the incomparable ecological importance of the Vjosa delta, a unique treasure in all of Europe. Let's prioritize conservation over development.”

A new study shows environmental organizations that the Vjosa Delta is one of the few intact deltas in the Mediterranean. Of the 258 deltas and river estuaries assessed in the region, only 4% of them, according to the study, are in good condition.

The study states that the Vjosa Delta and the neighboring Shkumbin and Seman river deltas in Albania constitute the last large and dynamic deltas, which carry incomparable value for the entire Mediterranean Sea and Europe.

The Vjosa Delta Science Week follows similar expeditions in the Vjosa basin in 2017 and 2021, which according to environmental organizations played a key role in highlighting the ecological values ??of the Vjosa, avoiding hydropower projects and eventually paving the way for the protection of Vjosa as the Wild River National Park./ VOA





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