"Zvërneci has been a protected area of ​​category 5 and will continue to be so" - Rama from Berat: In Tirana, a meaningless protest

2026-06-01 19:05:19Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"Zvërneci has been a protected area of ​​category 5 and will

Prime Minister Edi Rama is in Berat this Monday, as part of the 35th anniversary of the Socialist Party, and during his speech he also spoke about the protests by citizens about Zvërnec. Rama, among other things, emphasized that the declaration of the Vjosa National Park was part of the Socialist Party's program and that the socialist government has significantly expanded the area of ​​protected areas in the country.

Regarding Zvërnec, he emphasized that it has been a category 5 protected area and will continue to be so. According to him, protecting biodiversity is part of the government's work.

"The Vjosa National Park has been part of the SP program, it was not those who want to protect it from us who put it under protection, but us. We have drawn Albania from many times less than they found it, a protected area."

Talking about protected areas and nature and then turning to the SP and pointing fingers at them is the height. A height that only ignorance combined with manipulation can reach. Only malice towards this country can reach it.

There is a protest in Tirana to protect nature. But who threatens nature and puts biodiversity at risk? They are protesting that Zvërnec has been removed from the protected area. But who removed it? When was it a protected area and what category was it? Zvërnec has been a category 5 protected area and will continue to be so.

Protecting biodiversity is part of our job as a government. The debate is not whether that area will be removed or will it remain as a protected area. The debate is what kind of Albania will we develop or have in 5 or 10 years. How will we grow Albania economically?

"Tourism is an industry that is developed by those countries that have respect for nature and the environment. If we think that we will increase the Gross National Product, salaries, without increasing the quality of tourism, we are thinking wrong," said Rama.


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