{"id":8442,"date":"2021-03-22T08:24:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T08:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/website.euronews.al\/en\/?p=8442"},"modified":"2021-03-22T08:24:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T08:24:14","slug":"albin-kurti-calls-on-albania-to-proclaim-vjosa-river-a-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albin-kurti-calls-on-albania-to-proclaim-vjosa-river-a-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Albin Kurti calls on Albania to proclaim Vjosa river a national park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of the Self-Determination Movement, Albin Kurti, publicly called on the Albanian government to declare river Vjosa a national park and renounce plans to build new hydropower plants in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Kurti took it to Twitter to stress out the river\u2019s importance in connecting Albania to Europe and referring to it as part of the \u201cEuropean heritage\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldWaterDay2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldWaterDay2021<\/a>, I join the ppl of \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1, NGOs &amp; @Europal_EN call to quit plans for new dams &amp; declare <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VjosaNationalParkNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VjosaNationalParkNow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By saving VJOSA we save Europe&#8217;s last wild river, its very rare species, scenic canyons &amp; the well-being of the communities.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xWRWqY2aTR\">https:\/\/t.co\/xWRWqY2aTR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Albin Kurti (@albinkurti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/albinkurti\/status\/1373901894301712384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cVjosa, the river connecting Albania to Europe, is not only a national but a European richness and heritage. The wonderful canyons, rapid and irrepressible currents, unique ecosystem, and home to 1,100 species, make Vjosa the most unique river in Europe. Nothing has been done, despite the requests made by citizens, engagement of activists, and the resolution of the European Parliament to declare Vjosa a national park\u201d, Kurti wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Kosovo\u2019s future premier said that continuous appeals to stop the construction of hydropower plants \u2013 as a potential danger to the river flows and negative impacts on the welfare of the surrounding community &#8211; have fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Kurti appealed to Albania and Kosovo to come together and protect their natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is the time, that we come together in Kosovo and Albania, in order to protect our natural resources left untouched and restore those that have already been damaged\u201d, he concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/social-issues\/2021\/03\/17\/protests-at-mother-theresa-square-for-the-rescue-of-vjosa-river-meta-expected-to-join-soon\">Environmentalists call for prompt recognition of Vjosa River as a National Park<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/daily-news\/2021\/01\/28\/vjosa-river-to-be-declared-protected-site-by-the-albanian-government\">Vjosa River to become a protected site, says Albanian government<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/daily-news\/2020\/11\/18\/world-renowned-actor-dicaprio-praises-decision-of-the-government-to-save-the-vjosa-river-from-hydropower-construction\">World-renowned actor DiCaprio praises government&#8217;s decision to save the Vjosa River from hydropower construction<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of the Self-Determination Movement, Albin Kurti, publicly called on the Albanian government to declare river Vjosa a national park and renounce plans to build new hydropower plants in the area. 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