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2021-09-10

Visited Vlore in Southern Albania

On August 10, we visited Vlore, a tourist destination in the southern part of Albania, which has important natural resources such as Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape and Karaburun-Sazan National Marine Park. Various organizations including Italian NGO implementing NATURA project work with RAPA Vlore.(Regional Agency of Protected Area).

RAPA Vlore has jurisdiction over the two protected areas mentioned above, as well as four other protected areas and 85 natural monuments (for example RAPA in Fier region which has been supported by the project, has jurisdiction over one national park, two other protected areas, and 35 natural monuments).

RAPA Vlore has 31 staff members, the largest among all RAPAs in Albania. The number of monitoring staff is 22. The director and nine other staff members are women, making it the most gender-balanced RAPA in the country.

The current issues are forest fires, preparation and implementation of the income generating activities of the RAPA, which will be available from September, excessive tourist arrivals, construction of an airport and the resulting increase in investment, control of fishing, protection of the European eel, monitoring of sea turtles and protection area for their reproduction, operation of the park management committee and garbage issues. we learned a lot from them and exchange the views on it because many of these are common to Divjake- Karavasta National Park, where we are working.

We would like to continue to share information each other and to create opportunity for other staff members, as well as junior rangers and local communities in order to exchange views and experiences.

PhotoAt RAPA Vlore

PhotoDiscussion session at CELIM, Italian NGO

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