Fecal waters from the Albanian tourist town of Velipoja located a little more than two kilometers from the Bojana river, are discharged into the river in large quantities and spread an unbearable ...

An aerial view taken in Durres on April 15, 2025 shows dikes built along the coast to curb coastal erosion. In Velipoja, waves are mercilessly attacking a pine forest that is gradually shrinking. It ...

Tourism is booming in the Baltic country of Albania, but the country's coast is being threatened by rising sea levels due to climate change. In the protected area of Velipoja, close to the border with ...

Albania's coastline faces threat from climate change and tourism. Erosion affects a significant portion of the coast. Rising sea levels endanger Velipoja's forest. Franz Jozeph Island vanished due to ...

Albania's coast is being hit by a double whammy of climate change and chaotic tourist development. From Velipoja in the north where the waves are swallowing a century-old forest, to the tourist ...