What will it take the save the world’s rivers? Experts say we need only look to the Vjosa River in Albania for a model of conservation
While European rivers overall are the most dammed of any continent’s, many in the Balkans remain relatively pristine, though thousands of hydropower projects are planned. At one point, there were eight dams proposed on the Vjosa’s main stretch and dozens more on its tributaries., which enjoyed overwhelming public support, involved years of protests, lawsuits, and international pressure on Albania to scrap the dam plans.
There has been some hesitation among conservationists to call Vjosa the world’s first river national park when other rivers may be interpreted as such. But James Hardcastle, who heads the protected and conserved areas program for IUCN in Gland, Switzerland, says the Vjosa represents “the first time a river system is the focus of the national park.”Most rivers in the Balkans are so ecologically valuable they should be completely off limits for hydropower development, conservationists say.
Patagonia’s European director of environmental action, Beth Thoren, says her company plans to invest $4.6 million to help create more such parks in the region. View of Moraca river from Moracica bridge on Bar-Boljare highway in Smokovac, Montenegro May 27, 2021. A Chinese loan for the first phase of a highway linking the Adriatic Sea port of Bar and border with Serbia has sent Montenegro's debt soaring and forced the country to seek help from the European Union. Picture taken on May 27, 2021.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
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