Save the Blue Heart of Europe – Albania
Protecting biodiversity along Albania’s Vjosa River
The aim of the project is to protect biodiversity along Albania’s Vjosa River by stopping plans for hydropower development, establishing a transboundary national park, and promoting sustainable, socio-economic development of the river and surrounding areas.
Rewilding is about reconnecting modern societies – both rural and urban – with wilder nature. While the Save the Blue Heart of Europe – Albania project focuses on protecting the Vjosa rather than rewilding it, it will generate a sense of pride, common ownership and responsibility for wild nature amongst land owners, communities and resource users. This will hopefully lead to the development of nature-based economies tied to sustainable use of the river and the riverine environment.
The following outcomes are being targeted: the establishment of a Vjosa transboundary national Park, the banning of all hydropower plants on the river, the creation of a strategy for nature-based tourism development in the Vjosa Valley, and the closure of knowledge gaps regarding the river’s geomorphology and biodiversity through scientific surveys and studies.
![Map](https://rewildingeurope.com/wp-content/plugins/complianz-gdpr-premium-multisite/assets/images/placeholders/default-minimal.jpg)
The aim of the project is to protect biodiversity along Albania’s Vjosa River by stopping plans for hydropower development, establishing a transboundary national park, and promoting sustainable, socio-economic development of the river and surrounding areas.
Rewilding is about reconnecting modern societies – both rural and urban – with wilder nature. While the Save the Blue Heart of Europe – Albania project focuses on protecting the Vjosa rather than rewilding it, it will generate a sense of pride, common ownership and responsibility for wild nature amongst land owners, communities and resource users. This will hopefully lead to the development of nature-based economies tied to sustainable use of the river and the riverine environment.
The following outcomes are being targeted: the establishment of a Vjosa transboundary national Park, the banning of all hydropower plants on the river, the creation of a strategy for nature-based tourism development in the Vjosa Valley, and the closure of knowledge gaps regarding the river’s geomorphology and biodiversity through scientific surveys and studies.
![Map](https://rewildingeurope.com/wp-content/plugins/complianz-gdpr-premium-multisite/assets/images/placeholders/default-minimal.jpg)