The Organization to Conserve the Albanian Alps
Shqip me poshte!
Valbona River, Bujan, Tropoja
12 October 2020
Representatives of the Environmental Inspectorate turned up in Tropoja today – in response to the request for information which so many of you sent in!!! They verified the presence of the illegal excavator in the Ura e Re area of Bujan, and are returning to their home office of Lezhe … Read the rest
Thank you to everyone who has already helped by filling out and sending requests for information! We think it will be great if people continue sending them all next week (Monday – Friday). We have found out that it does NOT matter if you are outside of Albania, or even if you are not an Albanian citizen – they … Read the rest
Të Shtunën patëm një ditë vërtet të bukur në Bajram Curri me Rudina Hajdarin. Së bashku me miqtë e saj nga Nisma Thurje, kaluam pesë orë duke ecur nëpër qytet, duke u takuar me kaq shumë njerëz dhe duke dëgjuar çfarëdo që njerëzit donin të thoshin. Faleminderit shumë të gjithëve që u ndalën dhe biseduan me ta.
Dhe faleminderit edhe … Read the rest
Dëgjova se ka pasur një debat publik kohët e fundit midis Edi Ramës dhe Ilir Metës, në lidhje me përgjegjësinë se kush ka vendosur mbi Masakrën e Valbonës. Kush ka faj?
Unë nuk i di detajet e debatit sepse nuk kam një televizor dhe për më tepër nuk kam pasur kohë të dëgjoj debatin kombëtar. Unë çdo ditë jam përpjekur … Read the rest
29 September 2020
I gather there has been some public debate lately between Edi Rama and Ilir Meta, regarding at whose door the Valbona Massacre should be laid. Who is at fault.
I don’t know the details of the debate because I don’t have a television, and furthermore I haven’t had time to listen to national chatter. I have been … Read the rest
a pleasure and honor to have our voice heard in such a respected Albanian journal. For our foreign friends, below is the English version of the interview.1. How do you see the river situation in Albania?
This Friday, 19 October 2018, a delegation of Tropojans will depart from Valbona for the long trek to Tamare. At 3:00 on Saturday, 20 October 2018, people from Tropoja, Kelmend and Montenegro will meet for the first time ever to join forces to fight together against the wave of Hydropower construction that threatens our rivers.
As far as we know, … Read the rest
Today, 10 September 2018, locals – hanging on to the tatters of their patience and faith – filled the courthouse in Tropoja, only to hear yet more proof of the corruption rampant in the Tropoja judicial system.
In March 2018, 30 local people and NGO TOKA filed criminal charges against Dragobia Kryeplak Adem Metaliaj and Dragobia Energy Administrator Artila Ulaj, … Read the rest
Today, 1 August, TOKA president Catherine Bohne visited the office of the Bailiff in Tropoja, to make sure everything was in order for the planned execution of the 6 June Tirana Appeals Court decision to stop the construction works of Dragobia Energy Hydropower in Valbona Valley National Park. On 24 July 2018, the Tropoja Bailiff requested the support of local … Read the rest
