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PRESS CONFERENCE & MEETING OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY

PRESS CONFERENCE & MEETING OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY SAVING FROM URBANISATION THE DIVJAKA-KARAVASTA NATIONAL PARK! Tomorrow, Friday, April 14, 2017, 09:00-11:00, at Doro Hotel, Tirana The coalition of the civil society coalition saving from urbanization the Divjaka-Karavasta National Park will meet tomorrow to express its high concern regarding the proposal for the construction of a …

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BREEDING BIRDS OF ALBANIA

Sot rinisëm punën për grumbullimin e të dhënave mbi Atlasin e Shpendëve Folezues të Shqipërisë si kontribut për Atlasin e Shpendëve Folezues të Europës 2. Gjetëm shenja folezimi të shumë specieve si dhe foletë e tre prej tyre: Huta (Buteo buteo), Qafëdredhësi (Jynx torquila) dhe Skifteri kthetrazi (Falco tinnunculus). Ky i fundit u gjet në …

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WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON DIVJAKA MASTER PLAN?

1. The resort creates an urban area of massive tourism at the heart of Divjaka-Karavasta National Park. While the city of Divjaka has approximately 10 thousand inhabitants, the resort will accommodate every day 18 thousand visitors. This is a typical case of massive tourism and destructive to nature. 2. The resort destroys the ecologic functionality …

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KESHILLIM PUBLIK NE MBROJTJE TE DIVJAKES

Tomorrow, 6th of April 2017, at 12:00, there is another public consultation for the Mabetex Urbanization Plan of the Divjaka-Karavasta National Park. We thank the Ministry of Environment that accepted the NGO coalition request for a second meeting with national NGOs. We will go there supported by the force of the rule of law that …

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BIRD SLAVERY!

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Live from a road in Tirana, the capital, the cradle of our knowledge, culture and civilization. Song birds, Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis), Greenfinches (Carduelis chloris), Chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs), Serins (Serinus serinus), Great Tits (Parus major) just trapped in …

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SAVE DIVJAKA NATIONAL PARK!

On the 24th of March 2017, the alliance of environmental NGOs for the protection of the National Park Divjkaka-Karavasta, unanimously addressed two separate letters to the Albanian Ministry of Environment The first letter demands all the information regarding the Master Plan “Resort Divjakë Albania” including also the procedures followed during public consultation. This information will …

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This is Divjaka – Now Highly Endangered

This is Divjaka, the jewel of Albania and Mediterranean basin, dressed with waters, covered by forest and sand dunes, inhabited since centuries by humans and wildlife. This is the Divjaka-Karavasta National Park, the first Ramsar Site designated in Albania, the Most Important Bird Area of Albania, the Emerald Area of Bern Convention, the future Natura …

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OTHERWISE, ALBANIA WILL NOT BE CALLED ANY MORE “THE COUNTRY OF EAGLES”

Killing, capture of chicks, egg stealing have been often named as responsible for the reduction of the number of eagles in Albania. But another killer factor, considering its wide harm, is becoming even more evident in recent times. Wildlife poisoning, is resurfacing again and rapidly. Shepherds and local inhabitant in many mountainous areas have started …

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Windy Bird Migration Camp

Two days of strong wind. 11 particpants, 4400 birds, 56 species. The second day brought more Black-taqiled Godwits, Ruffs, Garganeys and Birds of Prey. Great Experience!

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