Endangered species at risk

JUN 03 2026 · 12:28

The government’s response to three days of protests? Compare it to Costa Navarino in Greece, a resort that took 27 years of planning, a ministerial decree establishing a legal zone in 2001, and full environmental studies before a single machine moved. 😅 Zvërnec had bulldozers in the ground before a completed project existed. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Albania was also just elected President of Forest Europe (the continent’s most important forest and biodiversity policy platform) for the next four years. The 45 countries that voted for that presidency will be reading about SPAK freezing assets linked to the land deal. They will be reading about machinery operating in a protected zone without an EIA. They will be reading about private security beating protesters while police watched. Leading European environmental diplomacy abroad while bypassing environmental law at home is not a success story! It is a contradiction. 😵‍💫 Note: the €1.4 billion figure in the video refers to the Sazan island project. The total development including Vjosa-Narta is even higher, at to €4 billion. 💰💰💰 Once again, I’m not against investments, development, and luxury resorts. I just think the legal process exists for a reason. Do the EIA. Do the public consultation. And then build. In that order!!! #VjosaNarta #albania #handsoffvjosanarta #protectvjosanarta #albanianature