Photo: UNDP, Blyde River Canyon Sunset
Developing story: SOS from activists warning of development threatening the environmental integrity of Europe’s Lake Skadar.
Background
Lake Skadar is a freshwater lake on the borders of Albania and Montenegro. On the Montenegro side, the lake (Skadarsko Jezero) has been a protected national park since 1983, was added in 1996, to the World’s List of Wetlands of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention. In 2011 the lake was formally nominated for UNESCO heritage status.
Key Links
http://skadarlake.org – https://twitter.com/saveskadarlake
https://www.protectedplanet.net/134952
Campaign
https://www.change.org/p/government-of-montenegro-save-skadar-lake-last-european-wilderness
Headlines
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/jan/16/montenegro-lake-skadar-threatened-by-new-resort-tourism-boom
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2116873-largest-lake-in-southern-europe-under-threat-from-eco-resort
Photos
Twitter Moment
Lake Skadar
Lake Skadar
Planeta.com