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The Buna River- Velipojë Protected Landscape

The Buna River- Velipojë Protected Landscape (BRPL) is a protected landscape area in northwestern Albania, encompassing the estuary of Drin, the lagoon of Viluni, the river of Buna with its estuary, and the gulf of Drin that runs across the city of Velipojë alongside the Adriatic Sea.

The Buna River – Velipojë Protected Landscape comprises one of the most important coastal wetlands areas of the country. Located between Lake Shkodra and the Adriatic Sea, the area was designated as a protected landscape (IUCN category V) in 2005, with a total extent of 23,027 ha. Situated around the delta of the Buna River, the Park supports a great variety of wetland communities. Together with recent coastal dune deposits and inland low karst ridges, the landscape includes a wide diversity of geological types, landscapes, habitats and plant and animal species. From a human perspective the BRPL includes parts of eight municipal units, for which the total area is 49,294 ha and the total population (2011) was 68,128 inhabitants. Local livelihoods, in the form of crop and livestock production, fishing and tourism, are strongly dependent on the use of constituent natural resources within the BRPL.

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Community for the Buna Delta. Our wetland, our future!

2022-06-28

Community for the Buna Delta. Our wetland, our future!

Beginning of this month, 4-5 June, we have organized the Buna fair, with activities spanning two days gathering the local community, the youth representatives...

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Find us in the Buna Delta

2022-05-27

Find us in the Buna Delta

Wetlands give us our drinking water, irrigate our crops, support huge biodiversity, underpin cultures, and are vital in the fight to mitigate and adapt to...

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Restoration of sand dunes in the Buna Delta

2022-02-04

Restoration of sand dunes in the Buna Delta

The estimates show that in the Buna Delta, extreme weather events could raise waters by over 5m by 2100. All sorts of infrastructure, farmland and important...

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About the project

By 2022, it is expected that the development threats that affect the BRVPL are significantly reduced or eliminated. It is expected that no further development in high value wetlands will occur and further degradation of habitats halted. Furthermore, it is anticipated that damaged wetlands and coastal habitats will be restored.

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The Buna River- Velipojë Protected Landscape (BRPL) is a protected landscape area in northwestern Albania, encompassing the estuary of Drin, the lagoon of Viluni, the river of Buna with its estuary, and the gulf of Drin that runs across the city of Velipojë alongside the Adriatic Sea.

The Buna Delta Protection Project is supported by the MAVA Foundation with the goal to ensure the long-term conservation of species and habitats in the Buna River Velipoja Protected Landscape (BRVPL) with particular emphasis on halting or significantly reducing unsustainable development and water abstraction.

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