ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF ALBANIA

摘要

Only the most troubling environmental problems of Albania could be treated in this paper. In summary, we can state that as a consequence of the long-lasting pollution and of the "old" and the "new" degradation about 20 % of Albania were polluted and will remain like that. These 20 % represent Albania's "hot spots". In Albania is also evidence of a considerable desertification process which is very advanced in some places. At the same time we want to stress that the major part of Albania is clean and displays some areas of natural beauty and high ecological values. The approbation of legal bases, the efforts by governmental institutions and environmental NGOs, the support of specialised international institutions, and the efforts made to materialise environmental education, represent positive signs for the environmental protection in Albania.