TIRANA, May 22/ATA/ On World Biodiversity Day, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Milva Ekonomi, emphasized the vital importance of taking care of the nature and the land.
“The main distinguishing feature of Albania is the diversity of landscapes and biological ones and ranks among the countries with the highest biodiversity in Europe,” Minister Ekonomi said.
According to Ekonomi, the focus is to ensure that future generations have the opportunity to inherit a diverse environment.
Albania, as well as the Western Balkans as a region, has a rich biodiversity, including many endangered, rare and endemic species and relatively large undamaged ecosystems.
Albania adheres to the Nagoya Protocol since 2012 by Law no. 113/2012, of 22.11. 2012 “On the accession of the Republic of Albania to the Nagoya Protocol On Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization” of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). //a.i/
