TIRANA, March 7/ATA/-The representatives of Albanian and Swiss Rangers’ Federations held a meeting in Zurich in the context of a bilateral twinning agreement on protection of nature between the two federations.

Albania’s Rangers’ Federation is new and is composed by 108 rangers working on protection of the natural values of the protected areas in the country. It was created by 2015 with establishment of the National Agency of Protected Areas.

There are also 50 monitoring specialists attached to this federation. They work on monitoring and conservation of the wild species and bio-diversity values.

Head of Tomorr National Park Fatos Nako told ATA that his department was also represented at Zurich meeting with two of its best rangers.

During the Zurich meeting, the two sides reached several joint agreements and signed the act of establishment of twin relations.

Likewise, the two sides took steps toward cooperation between the two federations on protection of forests caused by damage from the natural and human factors, aid to the community near the Protected Areas and so on,” said Nako./e.caushi/p.s./