The Albanian government has approved Jared Kushner's plans to turn the uninhabited island of Sazan into a luxury resort. EuroNatur fears considerable negative effects on the nature of the entire coastline.
Until now, only one-day tourists have been allowed to visit the island of Sazan; this will soon change...
© Hotolmo22; Wiki CommonsIf Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has his way, the abandoned island of Sazan off the southern Albanian coast is to be completely transformed into a luxury tourist destination. Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama recently gave green light for the nature-destroying plans. This development fits in with the tourism strategy of the government in Tirana to massively expand luxury tourism on Albania's coasts with foreign investment.
Sazan was a naval base for a long time. Due to its military use, only soldiers were allowed to stay there; nature was able to develop largely undisturbed. The island is actually a national and international nature reserve. Together with the unspoiled stretch of beach at Zvërnec and the nearby Vjosa delta, this is one of the last unspoiled stretches of coastline in Albania. EuroNatur and its Albanian partners fear dramatic ecological consequences for this region.
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