11:47 19/03/2023
“Historical moment for the protection of the entire ecosystem”
Der Spiger, Frankfurter Allgemeine, The Guardian, Reuters, Le Novelle Du Monde are just some of the dozens of prestigious European newspapers that have had on their front pages the news of the declaration of the Vjosa River as a National Park.
Being the only wild river left on the old continent, this step of the Albanian government could not go unnoticed, which came after a decade of struggle with environmental associations that were not satisfied with the return of the Vjosa valley to a protected area but they insisted on declaring it a National Park.
Der Spigel in today’s issue evaluates this decision of the Albanian government, which is still on paper, as a positive premise for the protection of the entire valley.
The British “The Guardian” and the French Le Novelle du Monde describe it as a historic moment for the preservation of an ecosystem with over 1000 species, some of which are in danger of extinction, in the heart of Europe.
“Frankfurter Allgemeine” appreciates the commitment of local and foreign civil society for declaring Vjosa a National Park, and “Reuters” is in the same line, which calls it a victory for environmentalists who have been fighting for years against the plans for the construction of hydropower plants. along the bed of Europe’s last wild river.
For the Prime Minister himself, the echo of Vjosa “National Park” in the world’s major media is worth strengthening the international image of Albania, as a country with infinite beauties, but Rama sees this media attention as an impetus for the government’s awareness of the monumental responsibility of environmental protection in conditions where the planet suffers dramatic climate change.
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