Tag: Маврово

Civil organizations "Eko-Svest" and "Front 21/42" appealed to the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev to change his stance that the small hydro power plants are the most environmentally friendly sources of energy. The environmentalists are worried that, in a situation of a climate crisis that we live in, with the rise of global temperatures and the decrease...

The national park Mavrovo has released a photograph of a lynx that was made with the help of the so-called "photo traps" as part of the project то recuperate the Balkan lynx that is accomplished jointly with the Macedonian ecological association. Last year, an action plan was made for the protection of the Balkan lynx in the area of...

The Government annulled the concession procedure for the hydro power plant (HPP) Zhirovnica 3 at the Mavrovo National Park. It was one of three concessions that were withdrawn at yesterday's session, when the Government also granted 18 concessions for the construction of other small hydroelectric plants in the country. This decision of the Government comes after the Ministry of Environment...

In the hostels in the area of Gostivar, a phenomenon is happening: the guests are staying longer than planned. it seemed impossible so we decided to check for ourselves. The day of our visit was Friday, for some the start of the weekend and for others the start of the busiest period of the week. We are visiting the...

Reporting crew of Albanian media group Top Channel, composed of several persons, was stopped in Mavrovo for police control, under the excuse that they didn’t have permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to shoot videos in Macedonia, newspaper Lajm reports. Reporters were held by police forces for an hour on the highway Vrben-Mavrovo for questioning and control, after which...