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The territory of Albania is populated by two important species of freshwater turtles such as the European pond turtle and the Balkan pond turtle. [80] One of the best-known turtles of Albania is the Hermann's tortoise which is relatively abundant throughout the country. Lizards are also found in the country.
The following is a list of ecoregions in Albania defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Balkan mixed forests (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Greece, Kosovo and Turkey)
The Valbonë Valley National Park in northern Albania. The environment of Albania is characterised by unique flora and fauna and a variety of landforms contained within a small nation. It also consists of different ecoregions, which represent the natural geographical ecosystem, water systems, weather, renewable resources and influences upon them.
Network of protected areas in Albania (2020) [1] Despite being a relatively small country, Albania is exceedingly rich in biodiversity.Its ecosystems and habitats support over 5,550 species of vascular and non-vascular plants and more than 15,600 species of coniferous and non-coniferous evergreens, most of which are threatened at global and European levels.
Lurë-Dejë Mountain National Park (Albanian: Parku Kombëtar "Lurë-Mali i Dejës") is a national park in northeastern Albania, spanning an expanded area of 202.42 km 2 (78.15 sq mi) since 2018 by encompassing the entire section of Kunora e Lurës, former Zall-Gjocaj National Park, and Dejë Mountain.
Albania's climate action is guided by its National Adaptation Planning and its Third National Communication. The country is dedicated to creating a long-term strategy for low-carbon development and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. [7] Albania has pledged a 20.9% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030. [8]
The National Environment Agency (Albanian: Agjencia Kombëtare e Mjedisit (AKM)) is a government agency in Albania under the supervision of the Ministry of Tourism and Environment. Before 2014 the agency was known as The Environment and Forestry Agency.
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. In Albania, 32 species were recorded. Family: Vespertilionidae. Subfamily: Myotinae. Genus: Myotis. Alcathoe bat, M. alcathoe DD [3] Brandt's bat, M. brandti LC [4]