Ecology

The 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity took place in Montreal from the 7th to the 19th of December, 2022. The results were mixed. This article analyses the good, the bad, the ugly, as well as the way forward from CBD COP15.

Rich nations must prove they are willing to hold up their end of the climate bargain of the Paris Agreement at COP27

Vjosa, in south Albania, is one of the most renowned rivers in Albania, in terms of the natural heritage and biodiversity values that it sustains.   

The protest of the villagers of Kutë against the hydropower power plant on the Vjosa River in Poçem was successful in the first instance in court in 2017. While the legal battle continues, the "Solar in Kuta" campaign is showing the government that it does not need a hydropower plant and that Kuta can generate its own energy using more environmentally friendly alternatives.

The concept of “just transition” has so far arrived in Eastern and Southeastern Europe only as a fragment of nice environmental jargon. There is a lack of protagonists strong enough to create conditions for a more powerful social and political impact. In order to act within ecological limits and remain below a warming of 1.5° Celsius, we must also consume less. Until now, consumption, like growth, has been equated with well-being and prosperity.