TIRANA, December 12 – Korab-Koritnik Nature Park in Albania, Sharri National Park in Kosovo, Mavrovo National Park and Sharri Mountains National Park in North Macedonia will soon be part of a cross-border park, the largest of its kind in Europe with an area of over 242,000 hectares.
On the occasion of the International Day of Mountains, the interministerial meeting “Nature without borders” was held in Tirana on Monday between the Ministers of the Environment, Mirela Kumbaro, Liburn Aliu and Naser Nuredini of Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, respectively.
“We see protected areas as providing benefits across borders – beyond their borders on a map, beyond the borders of nation states – between the societies and generations that live in these areas,” said Minister Kumbaro.
According to the Minister of Kosovo, Aliu, this project will offer a new perspective for the development of the Sharr mountains area.
The Minister of the Environment of North Macedonia, Naser Nuredini, spoke about a vision that protects the natural values of protected areas, but, on the other hand, ensures sustainable management by not turning them into museums of nature, but creating new opportunities for socio-economics of local communities. /Argumentum.al
