Skip to main content

Home

Rivers unite, dams divide
  • Home
  • News
  • Balkanrivers
    • Background
    • Map
    • Studies
    • Photos
    • Videos
    • News
    • Una River. Photo Bahrudin Bandic
      Balkanrivers
      Initiative to establish the Wild Una River National Park: The goal is comprehensive and essential protection of the river that means life!
    • “Nobody has informed or consulted us about these works that have started on the river, putting our land at risk,” says Niko Gjelaj, a resident of Vukël. Photo: Qendra LUMI
      Balkanrivers
      Lawsuit filed to stop hydropower construction on the Cemi River
    • Balkanrivers
      WEBINAR: Una Science Week results
    • Hydropower operators in Kosovo face suspensions and mandatory flow-monitoring requirements after official inspections exposed failures to maintain minimum ecological river flows. Photo: Bruno D'Amicis
      Balkanrivers
      Kosovo clamps down on hydropower violations
  • Other Projects
    • Climate Crimes
    • Ilisu
    • De-Damming
      • Background
      • Concept Paper
      • Questionnaire
      • Map
      • Studies
      • Photos
      • Videos
      • News
      • Activists on the Kamp river © Lebendiger Kamp
        DeDamming
        Success for the Kamp: construction of a new power plant in the Kamp valley cancelled
      • DeDamming
        Video: We for the Living Kamp
      • With a removalof the Rosenburg powerplant and further restoration downstream, the Kamp can once again become a paradise for many endangered species © Matthias Schickhofer
        DeDamming
        Nature conservation organizations demand restoration of the Kamp Valley
      • DeDamming
        Invitation: Kamp Days, April 29-30
    • #ProtectWater
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Team
  • Donate
  • Home
  • July 2026
Athene noctua perched on a barbed fence near the Vlora airport construction site. © Niels Friedrich

534 scientists sign petition to stop destruction of the Vjosa Delta

Jul 29, 2026 /

A coalition of 534 scientists from 32 countries has formally delivered a petition calling on the Albanian government to halt luxury resort developments in the Vjosa Delta and grant the area full national park protection.

Balkanrivers
300 residents and activists protested against three dams in the Mërtur River, Albanian Alps © AM – Production

Residents of Nikaj-Mërtur in the Albanian Alps protest against the construction of three dams on the Mërturi River

Jul 07, 2026 /

More than 300 residents of the Nikaj-Mërtur region in Tropojë, together with environmental activists, protest against a project to construct three dams/barriers on the Mërturi River.

Balkanrivers

Privacy Policy    Imprint