Tag: climate change

Completion of the climate reforestation activities for the planting season of autumn 2022-winter 2023

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IEP concluded this year’s reforestation campaign which lasted from October 2022 to beggining of March 2023, by planting 1468 black pine, umbrella pine, cedar, and laurel seedlings, together with 400 seeds of horse chestnuts. This activity was implemented as direct action to mitigate and adapt to climate change by engaging local communities and making them aware of the climate change and ways to mitigate it. Seedlings were planted in the protected areas of Divjakë-Karavasta, Kune-Vain (Lezhë), Korab-Koritnik (Kukës), and in Baldushk (Tiranë). Tens of volunteers and locals were engaged in this activity, which proved to be successful in raising awareness on climate change, and demand more direct action by the authorities.
This activity is supported by Minor Foundation.

Climate reforestation activitity in Kukës

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IEP together with the rangers of the Korab-Koritnik Nature Park and the local community of the area, planted 320 black pines (Pinus nigra) as a direct action to mitigate and adapt to climate change by engaging local communities and making them aware of the climate change and ways to mitigate it. The reforestation activity was implemented on 27 January, which was also the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Albanian Forestry Service (27.01.1923). The planted trees are native to the area, and will contribute to the carbon sequestration and combat soil erosion.
This activity is supported by Minor Foundation.

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Awareness raising action on sea level rise in Vlora

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IEP raised the awareness of the citizens of Vlora on the near future that is expected to happen due to the climate crisis. The aim was to make citizens aware, to influence the policy process in taking measures to adapt to the sea level rise which is happening and will flood large part of the city in the coming decade. Around 500 citizens were reached, who also expressed their concern about the needs to take adaptation measures against the sea level rise.
This activity is supported by Minor Foundation.

Afforestation action by planting 500 stone pines in Divjakë-Karavasta National Park

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IEP joined tens of other volunteers in the afforestation action on 8 January, by donating and planting 500 stone pine (Pinus pinea) seedlings in the Divjakë-Karavasta National Park. This action will create in the coming years a barrier that will trap sand and thus create a barrier against the advancing sea. The pine trees will also capture CO2 and thus contribute to the climate mitigation efforts to capture as much CO2 as possible through afforestation. IEP will continue this activity by planting hundreds of other seedlings of different species, in other areas of Albania.
This activity is supported by Minor Foundation.

Introduction of composting to youth

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This weekend, the Institute for Environmental Policy organized a field visit to introduce the composting process to youngsters. The project’s expert, Gentian Stafa, introduced the project that IEP is implementing in the framework of the Green-AL umbrella project. The project is promoting teaching farmers the composting process in the area of Baldushk, Tirana, and promoting the process further on. Youth got to know about the impact that organic waste has on climate when left to rot in an anaerobic process, and how the local farmers and the environment is benefitting from the humus that is produced during the composting process.
The project GreenAL “Empowerment of Civil Society Organizations for the protection of environment in Albania” is financed by the Swedish Sida agency and is being implemented by Co-PLAN Institute for Habitat Development in partnership with CISP Sviluppo dei Popoli, VIS Albania, and COSV – Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo.

Rekomandimet e shoqërisë civile për qeveritë e Ballkanit Perëndimor

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Forumi i Shoqërisë Civile dhe Think Tank 2022 mblodhi së bashku këtë fillim Nëntori më shumë se 100 përfaqësues të ndryshëm si grupe studimore, shoqëri civile dhe ekspertë në fushat përkatëse për të ofruar rekomandime mbi procesin e integrimit evropian të vendeve të Ballkanit Perëndimor.

Në këto takime mori pjesë edhe përfaqësuesi i lartë i qeverisë gjermane dhe Përfaqësuesi Special i Qeverisë Federale Gjermane për vendet e Ballkanit Perëndimor, z. Manuel Sarrazin.

Instituti i Politikave Mjedisore, i përfaqësuar nga Endri Haxhiraj, pati rastin të takojë znj. Ursula VON DER LEYEN e cila pati durimin të dëgjojë shkurtimisht disa nga shqetësimet e shoqërisë civile në Ballkan dhe besimin që OSHC-të mjedisore kanë lidhur me udhëheqjen e saj të Marrëveshjes së Gjelbër Evropiane (EGD) dhe reflektimin e EGD-ve në shoqërinë e Ballkanit Perëndimor.

Forumi i Shoqërisë Civile dhe Think Tank 2022, në rekomandimet që përcjellin për qeveritë e Ballkanit Perëndimor kërkojnë rritjen e përpjekjeve në lidhje me zbatimin e ligjit, për zbutjen/përshtatjen e klimës dhe masat e mbrojtjes së mjedisit.

Një rekomandim që vlen për tu theksuar dhe që kërkon vëmendje, i drejtohet qeverive të Ballkanit Perëndimor për “të gjetur qasje që i japin njerëzve cilësinë e jetës që ata kërkojnë duke mbrojtur sistemin mjedisor që është gjithashtu themeli i mirëqënies tonë. Të gjithë aktorët duhet të përfshihen në proces, jo vetëm ata që janë aktivë në fushën e mjedisit”.

Për më shumë, mund të ndiqni dhe rregjistrimet e paneleve të diskutimit: https://youtu.be/Oy24aYmeoa4

#CSF2022 organizohet nga Aspen Institute Germany dhe Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft e.V. me mbështetjen e Ministrisë së Jashtme Federale të Qeverisë Gjermane.

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Rekomandimet e pregatitura tashmë në gjuhën Shqipe, mund t’i lexoni këtu.

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IEP activists call for reduction of meat consumption

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IEP activists organized a flash mob action on 16 march 2021, to raise awareness on the link between meat and emissions/climate change. Activists held banners with messages such as “Farm animals emit more than the entire transport sector”, “Replace meat with plant-based food today, and eliminate 1 ton of CO2 per year”, “Eat green to save the planet”. The flash mob was performed on zebra lines, when cars stopped and pedestrians crosses the zebra lines. The activity was reported by Citizens Channel – the article can be read here (only in Albanian).