Biodiversity devastation in Western Balkans
An uncontrolled and unsustainable use of natural resources is taking place in the Western Balkans.
Posted on December 7th 2009
By Aleksandar Pisarev
An uncontrolled and unsustainable use of natural resources is taking place in the Western Balkans: trough their research conducted in Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Montenegro, a group of reporters try to figure out where and how these illegal activates are conducted and by whom.
They also ask much money circulates in this business and what will be the long-term consequences if urgent actions are not undertaken.
Their research shows that a cross border cooperation of criminal groups is going on in this sector, and they warn us about total absence of cooperation between governments and authorities in order to prevent devastation of forests and other biodiversities.
During the writing phase the reporters felt obliged to ask the question whether the authorities in charge for these issues are part of the criminal activities or they only prefer to “be blind” in order to secure social peace for more than 50.000 people involved in this “business in the region of the western Balkans.
According to the research made during this investigation, a quick respond is needed urgently, because any delays will cause irreversible damages on biodiversity in some parts of Macedonia, Serbia and Albania.
The research was published as 2 articles in Albanian daily Koha on November 30th, 2009.
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