Albania moves to the forefront of river protection by making the Vjosa River the first wild river national park in Europe. Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to ...

Medieval castles perched high atop the river, rolling hillsides with terraced vineyards, fairytale wintertime Christmas markets and up-close views of the Eiffel Tower’s nightly illumination show (with ...

An aerial view of the Vjosa River near the city of Permet taken on March 14, 2023. ADNAN BECI / AFP via Getty Images In a win for environmentalists, Albania officially designated one of the largest ...

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Today the Vjosa River in Albania, one of the last wild rivers of Europe is declared a National Park by the Albanian Government, becoming the first Wild River National Park in Europe. Today, the Vjosa ...

Rivers throughout history played a key role in the development of civilisations. Humans used river water for irrigation, ...

Europe’s rivers are congested with more than 1 million barriers, new research has found. The scale of river fragmentation recorded by the study is alarming, making Europe the most obstructed river ...

ALONG THE VJOSA RIVER (AP) - Under a broad plane tree near Albania's border with Greece, Jorgji Ilia fills a battered flask from one of the Vjosa River's many springs. "There is nothing else better ...