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Image de la pétition Albania Is Bulldozing a Protected Sanctuary. Demand the EU and Bern Convention Act Now.

Albania Is Bulldozing a Protected Sanctuary. Demand the EU and Bern Convention Act Now.

La pétition est adressée à
Kuvendi i Shqipërisë

109 signatures

22 %
500 objectifs de collecte

109 signatures

22 %
500 objectifs de collecte
  1. Lancé 12/05/2026
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Pétition adressée à : Kuvendi i Shqipërisë

We, the undersigned, demand that:

• The Albanian government immediately halt all construction and clearing activity inside the Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape.
• A transparent, independent Environmental Impact Assessment be completed and made public before any further work proceeds.
• The original boundaries of the protected area be restored and the law amendments enabling its downgrade be repealed.
• The European Union make compliance with the Bern Convention and national conservation law a non-negotiable condition of Albania’s EU accession process.

Raison

Right now, in the Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape on Albania’s Adriatic coast, bulldozers and excavators are clearing coastal forests, flattening ancient dunes, and cutting access roads through one of Europe’s most ecologically irreplaceable wild places — with no transparency, no environmental impact assessment, and no public consultation.

This is not a remote loss. The Vjosa-Narta wetland is part of the last remaining intact delta system in the Mediterranean . It is a critical Adriatic Flyway stopover for more than 200 bird species and over 70 endangered species, including the Loggerhead turtle, the Mediterranean Monk seal, and the Albanian Water frog . Once these dunes and forests are gone, they cannot be rebuilt.

What is happening on the ground is also a documented breach of law. The Albanian government bypassed compulsory procedures, including obtaining a valid construction permit — which was only granted 15 months after construction had already begun — and then removed the contested site from the Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape, carving a spatial gap into the middle of the protected area. For the third year in a row, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention has called on Albania to suspend the works pending a sufficient Environmental Impact Assessment — and for the third year in a row, that call has been ignored. The European Parliament and the European Commission have also raised serious concerns.

We, the undersigned, demand that:

• The Albanian government immediately halt all construction and clearing activity inside the Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape.
• A transparent, independent Environmental Impact Assessment be completed and made public before any further work proceeds.
• The original boundaries of the protected area be restored and the law amendments enabling its downgrade be repealed.
• The European Union make compliance with the Bern Convention and national conservation law a non-negotiable condition of Albania’s EU accession process.

Albania’s natural heritage is Europe’s natural heritage. A protected area that can be bulldozed without consequence is not protected at all. Sign to demand it stops — now, before the dunes, the forests, and the species that depend on them are lost for good.

Merci infiniment pour votre soutien, Dana Anderson, Savannah
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Pétition lancée: 11/05/2026
Fin de la collecte: 11/11/2026
Région: Albanie
Catégorie: Environnement

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Pourquoi les gens signent

To preserve natural sanctuary again disrespectful project for lifes before it will become an international standard.

Auf empörend undemokratische Weise schaffen Reiche Fakten und zerstören dabei rücksichtslos und unwiederbringlich eines der wichtigsten Biotope der Mittelmeerküste. Das darf man nicht durchgehen lassen.

Bewahrung des einzigartigen Naturschutzgebietes in Albanien sowie der Tierwelt, eine Zerstörung hätte Auswirkungen auf ganz Europa z. B. Vogelzug.

Our Planet first

Weil es um die Natur geht - weil es um Leben geht

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