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Towards Sustainable Development in Albania
ENKELEDA PJETRIMsc in Forest Policy & Economics
Albania
Portland, Oregon
November, 2015
Albania – Shqiperia Total surface : 29,000 km2 11,200 mi2
Approx. 9 times smaller than Oregon
Population : 2.9 Million
Urban areas : 50% pop
http://www.albania.al/
http://www.instat.gov.al/en/themes/population.aspx
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AlbaniaLaguage: Shqip – AlbanianNationality: Shqipetare – AlbanianPopulation : Albanians Religion : Muslim 51 % ; Orthodox 7 %, Catholic 10%
Capital City : Tirana
Forests in Albania
48%
50%
2%
Forest Area – 2.6 million acres (37% country area)
State Communal Private
Forest Ownership
«Forests and pastures within Republic of Albania
territory are national wealth»
«Communal Forests» - forest owned or used by the local government structures, which can be given for long term use (non commercial) to its permanent residents
“Forest/pasture users”
• Local inhabitants (families and neighborhoods) having permanent residency in the Local Government Unit
National Federation and Associations of Forest and Pasture Users
• It performs forest management related and awareness rising activities
New Forest Law being prepared – to be passed at the parliament at the beggining of 2016
COMMUNAL FORESTS
Photo: NFFPU
Forest Products Production
Production Quantity of Industrial Round Wood Total, Wood Based Panels Total and Sawn wood Total (Source: FAO STAT, 2013).
Dem
ocr
acy
State ownership
Protected Areas - 1.5 millon acres
798 PA – aiming to 20% of country territory
3 RAMSAR Sites:
• Skadar Lake+Buna river
• Karavasta
• Butrint
1 Marine Park
• Karaburun - Sazan
Theth
Ecological Zones :
• Coastal plain• Hilly transition sub mountainous• Mountains
Forest Types:
• Mediterranean shrubs• Oak woodland• Beech forest• Mountain pine
3,200 plant species (approx 30% of Europe flora)
Biodiversity & Protected Areas
Sources:•http://www.instat.gov.al/al/themes/mjedisi.aspx•http://mjedisi.gov.al/
Albanian Tourism Development
Albania - Travel & Tourism Total Contribution to GDP
Perc
ent
23%
Albanian GDP- US$15bn
My Background Forestry Engineering
Masters of Science in Forest Policy & Economics
Non Formal Education – trainings and seminars on diversity, environment, interculturality, peace etc.
NGO Sector and consultancy 2009 – 2015
NCEM + CSD (Local non governmental organizations)- project management
Consultancy for Kosovo local consultancy firms
WWF – tourism expert on Certification on Sustainable Tourism
http://www.parksdinarides.org/en/
Community Solutions ProgrammeFellow at the WFI
Community Solutions Programme leader
IREX supported by the US State Department
Tourists• 40 times in 5 years (from 300 in 2006 to 12,000 in 2011)• 80% foreigners
Increased presure on the natural resources of the area
Management of Protected Areas - 2015 • Reform – National Agency for the Protected Areas• Protected Area law (to be designed)
Source::http://www.zhvillimiurban.gov.al/files/pages_files/Draft_Strategjia_Komb%C3%ABtare_p%C3%ABr_Turizmin_2014-2020.pdf
Tourism Development in Thethi Protected Area
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
Project Area: North of Albania
Take Home Lessons from the Pacific Northwest
• Participatory processes of management (Redwoods Forest National Park)
• Collaboration among stakeholders and actors
• Communication of all the development issues in the park with the interested audience (very rich website)
• Accountability criteria present and visible from the website (fact sheets, balance, expenditure )
«Raising community’s awareness on sustainable development of protected areas»
Workshops with actors and stakeholders on:
• Sustainable development
• Their duties and responsabilities
• Cooperation
• Active participation on decision making
• Right to be informed about area development
Project Implementation
Professional Development Take Home Messages «Transparency inspires confidence»
NGO
• Diverse Fundraising Strategies
• Endowments • Donations/Filantrophy• Crowdfunding – Indiegogo
• Transparency Assesment – by third parties & NGO ratings
• Voluntarism and Active Civil Society
Ju Faleminderit te gjitheve!
