I saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disaster

The destruction of Albania’s Vjosa-Narta ecosystem is not the fake news that Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama claims. It is reality. I know, because I was there when it started. On May 7, the streets of Tirana were quiet. Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA), a partner of BirdLife International, was hosting 19 conservation experts from European BirdLife Partners for our annual conference. …