Welcome to the web page of SUN OF LIQENAS - Environmental NGO placed in the Prespa Region from the Albanian side.

Our initiatives and work are in line with international initiatives first of all PRESPA PARK and RAMSAR CONVENTION FOR PROTECTION OF THE WETLANDS.

 Some facts about Prespa Park:

• In the Albanian portion of Prespa Park, the population is estimated to be steady or growing and with an already relatively high population density of 20 persons/ square kilometre. In this population, 23 percent unemployment and average yearly income is estimated at $700, with agriculture engaging 70 percent of the labour force. There is no industrial sector in the Albanian portion of the Park.
• Wild fruits and medicinal plants are important for income generation of those living in the Park
• Unique species: the flora of the Albanian Prespa National Park has an estimated 1000 species, or 30% of the whole flora of Albania
• There are 50 animal species and 19 plant species that are only found in the Prespa watershed, 1600 species of butterfly, and significant diversity of amphibians and reptiles
• Prespa Park acts as a globally important feeding, nesting and breeding location for at least 91 migratory bird species, including the vulnerable Dalmatian Pelican
• At least 19 animal species in the park are threatened
• Tourism is still relatively low in the area, but the links between environmental protection and tourism are becoming clearer and more important as eco-tourism is growing in the region, and in Albania.

  The Prespa Park project will protect the local residents and their livelihoods (and future livelihoods) while protecting the environment around them, minimizing the human causes that result in the destruction, degradation or impairment of natural ecosystems in the Park.