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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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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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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Ten years of hydropower data: ongoing threats and wins for Balkan rivers
Over a decade after the first systematic data collection on hydropower development in the Balkans, the latest Balkan Hydropower Update 2024 reveals a mixed reality: While significant advocacy efforts have successfully halted many destructive projects, the region’s rivers continue to face ongoing threats. Despite persistent resistance, thousands of hydropower projects are still being planned, with almost 100 currently under construction. Half of the planned or constructed projects are located within protected areas. Explore the new data on our interactive map.
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IUCN Report Recommends: Stop Water Abstraction at Shushica River in Albania and Use Alternatives
++ Planned water extraction project at the Shushica endangers biodiversity at the important tributary of the Vjosa ++ Vjosa ecosystem in danger despite national park status ++
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United to Protect Balkans' Wild Rivers and their defenders
++ Balkan River Summit 2024 held in Podgorica to save the rivers in the Balkans and stop the damming ++ Participants call on authorities and industry to stop repression against environmental defenders ++
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Criminal complaint filed against Una River dam construction permits
In a significant step forward for nature protection, the Croatian authorities announced yesterday that they are taking legal action against the construction of a dam on the Una River within a protected area of environmental importance. UPDATE: Construction has finally been stopped.
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Protest at the Una against illegal power plant construction
River protectors, environmentalists and concerned citizens from across Europe are linking arms with the community of the Una Spring in Croatia this Friday to protest the construction of an illegal dam at the source of the Una River.
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Women from Kruščica support protest against water extraction project
Brave Women of Kruščica join forces with Shushica Valley in fight against Water Abstraction Project
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