achievements-protected-areas – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:24:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 “100 achievements in 4 years”/ 140 thousand ha added to total surface of protected areas, highest figure in the region https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/04/18/100-achievements-in-4-years-140-thousand-ha-added-to-total-surface-of-protected-areas-highest-figure-in-the-region/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/04/18/100-achievements-in-4-years-140-thousand-ha-added-to-total-surface-of-protected-areas-highest-figure-in-the-region/#respond Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:15:54 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=142222 TIRANA, April 18 /ATA/ Protected areas in Albania have become tourist attractions for domestic and foreign visitors with our country offering a year-round tourism.

Albania ranks first in the region for the surface of protected areas. In Albania, protected areas constitute 21% of the territory, or in other words, 1 in every 5 square meters is a protected area.

Prime Minister Edi Rama asked his followers on “Instagram” how many hectares the surface area of protected areas has increased, by 14 thousand ha or 140 thousand ha.

“140 thousand hectares is the surface of protected areas that has been added to the total, putting it at 600 thousand ha and covering 21% of the territory, the highest figure in the region,” Rama said.

The protected natural and tourist areas in our country are considered as protected land and water parts due to the biological diversity of natural and cultural assets they offer. They are divided into 6 categories according to importance with national parks representing the largest part.
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