In April 2026, the Kosovo Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning introduced stronger requirements for hydropower operators. Here is what that means. 

The discovery of two snail species new to science highlights the exceptional biodiversity of the Komarnica Canyon and surroundings and strengthens calls for its long-term protection.

In a major milestone for the "Blue Heart of Europe," Montenegro has officially submitted its Natura 2000 ecological network proposal to the European Commission.

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.

For weeks, people across Albania, and in many cities worldwide, have been protesting against the destruction of the Vjosa Delta and protected areas in Albania. Learn more about these complex developments and insights into nature conservation in Albania.

The EU Parliament today adopted its annual report on Albania, sending one of its strongest messages yet on the importance of protecting nature, upholding environmental safeguards and ensuring that EU standards are respected throughout the accession process.

The long-standing battle to protect the Lower Sava River in Slovenia has reached a critical tipping point. 

While regional youth activism thrives in neighbouring countries, the Youth for Rivers camp aimed to awaken that same environmental energy in Montenegro, setting local youth on the path to becoming river defenders.

Serious environmental damage is currently taking place in the Vjosa-Narta protected area in Albania. Since the end of April, bulldozers and excavators have been operating in the core area of the protected landscape, clearing coastal forests, removing dunes and cutting new access roads through previously untouched habitats.

Despite her status as a "nature guardian," Andreja Slameršek has become the target of retaliatory litigation by the energy sector for exposing irregularities in environmental studies of the Mokrice Hydroelectric Power Plant in Slovenia. In response, activists and legal experts have launched a collective front to protect both the Stupčanica River's biodiversity and the right to public participation.