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How UNESCO recommendations were violated, new mining permits in the area that endangers the Ohrid ecosystem

How UNESCO recommendations were violated, new mining permits in the area that

After receiving the status from Unesco, mining permits have continued to be granted.

The first permit was granted only 1 year after obtaining this status, on July 1, 2020. This permit was obtained by the ALARUP company, which will use it to extract hard coal in the Cërrava administrative unit.

Asked about mining permits, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism acknowledges the problem. This department expresses the lack of power to act arguing that the permits were granted before the creation of the Protected Areas Agency and the review is not the competence of this ministry. In the official response to Inside Story, the Ministry clarifies further about the subject.

"Alarupi" in the phase of public hearings AKZM has expressed its objections by presenting relevant arguments.

One of these arguments was that this activity falls in the buffer zone of the UNESCO area and has a direct impact on the lake. The administration of ADZM-Korçë has also kept 3 minutes of ascertainment against this subject. top channel 

 

 

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