Test flights at Vlora Airport construction site – A big show
++ Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama boasts of test flights at Vlora International Airport ++ Munich Airport no longer active in an advisory capacity ++ European institutions and Bern Convention sharply criticise controversial Vlora airport project ++
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English stork village honoured: Storks back on the island
It has taken nearly ten years for the network to grow again, but now the European Stork Villages initiative has another new member: The Knepp Estate and the village of Storrington in England have been honoured by EuroNatur for their merits in the successful reintroduction of white storks to the UK.
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Goldman Prize for EuroNatur partners from Albania
Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika from our Albanian partner organisation EcoAlbania were honoured with the Goldman Environmental Prize, the highest award for environmentalists. They received the award for their tireless efforts to protect the Vjosa.
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Bear cub drama
At the end of March, a bear cub was delivered to the animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS in Pristina, Kosovo. The cub had been caught in Albania and put up for sale online. A scandal showing that wildlife trafficking has not been completely curbed yet in the region and that effective structures for bear emergencies are urgently needed.
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Aoos & Vjosa: Boundlessly in full flow
Rivers know no borders and they create connections across borders. This is no empty phrase.
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Vjosa in the focus of the German Minister of Environment
EuroNatur’s Executive Director Gabriel Schwaderer was part of the delegation led by Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, who travelled to the Vjosa in Albania in mid-March 2025.
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Conservation convention calls for comprehensive ecological assessment of Vlora airport project
Clear vote in the Vlora airport case: At the 56th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) at the end of March, the construction of the Vlora International Airport in the middle of the Vjosa-Narta protected area in Albania was discussed.
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Munich withdraws from airport project in Albania
The city of Munich is ending its indirect involvement via Flughafen München GmbH, whose subsidiary Munich Airport International (MAI) has so far been involved in the controversial project in an advisory capacity, according to its own statements. This was reported at the meeting of the Economic Committee.
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Besjana Guri: How protecting the Vjosa became her life's work
In the series of articles ‘Inspirational women in nature conservation’, we highlight women who are bringing about positive change with passion, courage and vision and making a significant contribution to the protection of Europe's nature. To kick off the series, Besjana Guri talks about what it means to be a campaigner for free-flowing rivers in a country like Albania.
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EU budget shake-up: will nature finally get the funding it deserves?
New joint paper on how the EU can close €200 billion gap and deliver for biodiversity
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