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Lake with yellow-and-blue rowboats sitting on the shoreline.
Ohrid Lake.
© Marijana Demajo

Ecological and Economical Assessment of Ecosystem Services in the Lake Ohrid Catchment, Albania

Grantee Name: Qendra per Menaxhimin Agro-Mjedisore dhe Ekonomik

Hotspot
Mediterranean Basin
Location
Albania
Amount
$29,900
Dates
May 2020 – Feb 2022
Keywords
Awareness, Capacity building, Education, Freshwater, Monitoring and evaluation

Assess the distribution, population and threat status of fishes and others aquatic organisms in freshwater and identify the most threatened areas and species. Conduct bio monitoring of fresh water. Identify ecological and economical values and consequence for the socio-economic development of the rural area. Encourage locals to protect the biodiversity of the Ohrid lake catchment by familiarizing them with the economic benefits of the ecosystem

Strategic Direction :

2 Support the sustainable management of water catchments through integrated approaches for the conservation of threatened freshwater biodiversity

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