EcoAlbania

Name

EcoAlbania

Legal name

Qendra për Ruajtjen e Ekosistemeve Natyrore në Shqipëri (EcoAlbania)

Website

https://ecoalbania.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAA

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAGAK

Water Resources & Watershed Protection

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPADALAE

Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

SECONDARYBPAGAGAD

Forestry & Reforestation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

Keywords

• Environmental conservation advocacy
• River ecosystem protection
• Wild river preservation
• Biodiversity conservation services
• Environmental NGO programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tirana

HQ country

Albania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: EcoAlbania operates as a non-profit organization funded through donations and international grants from environmental foundations and organizations. The organization accepts donations to support their conservation work protecting Albanian ecosystems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EcoAlbania is a non-governmental environmental organization that protects Albania's natural ecosystems and wild rivers through advocacy campaigns, legal action, scientific research coordination, and community organizing. The organization delivered conservation initiatives including the decade-long campaign that established the Vjosa River as Europe's first Wild River National Park in March 2023, reforestation projects, river barrier identification, and protected areas advocacy programs.

Product overview

EcoAlbania (Qendra për Mbrojtjen e Ekosistemeve Natyrore në Shqipëri) is a non-governmental environmental organization founded on December 15, 2014, as a joint initiative of biology professors from the University of Tirana and the 'Save the Blue Heart of Europe' campaign team. The organization does not offer commercial products or services in the traditional sense; instead, it provides environmental protection initiatives, advocacy campaigns, research programs, and community engagement activities focused on protecting natural ecosystems in Albania. EcoAlbania's portfolio includes environmental initiatives (such as the Vjosa National Park campaign, Solar in Kutë, Vjosa Research Centre, ENGONA), conservation projects (including PAMANCA for protected areas advocacy, river restoration, and barrier identification in river basins), publications (reports, press releases, scientific studies), educational outreach (community meetings, volunteer programs), and legal advocacy services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vjosa Park Kombëtar Tani: Campaign initiative advocating for the declaration of Vjosa River as a National Park
• Solar në Kutë
• Vjosa Research Centre
• ENGONA
• ReForestVjosa
• PAMANCA

Products and services

• Vjosa Park Kombëtar Tani (Vjosa National Park Now)
• Solar në Kutë (Solar in Kutë)
• Vjosa Research Centre
• ENGONA
• ReForestVjosa
• PAMANCA
• Vjosa River Barrier Identification and Prioritization Project
• Buna River Bank Restoration (Bioengineering)
• Vjosa Story Podcast

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully advocated for the designation of Vjosa as Europe's first Wild River National Park in March 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EuroNaturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner in the 'Save the Blue Heart of Europe' campaign. EuroNatur has worked with EcoAlbania since the organization's founding in 2014 to protect wild rivers including the successful Vjosa National Park campaign. Joint activities include scientific expeditions, legal advocacy, and international policy engagement.
• RiverwatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore international partner in river protection campaigns. Riverwatch and EcoAlbania have collaborated since 2014 on the 'Save the Blue Heart of Europe' initiative, with Riverwatch coordinator Ulrich Eichelmann actively supporting EcoAlbania's work on the ground in Albania.
• Res PublicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal partner providing representation in court cases against illegal hydropower development. Res Publica lawyers represent local residents and EcoAlbania in proceedings against HEC projects in the Vjosa National Park, including the Poçem HEC case and Shushica hydropower disputes.
• SISMAEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench organization partnering on the Buna River bank restoration project using bioengineering techniques. This international collaboration addresses erosion and ecosystem degradation in the Shkodra region.
• WeTransferminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDutch file transfer company that supported the Vjosa National Park campaign in April 2021 by featuring the Vjosa valley as their background image with 'Forever Vjosa!' messaging, helping raise international awareness.
• H2H FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation that prepared an existing water dam atlas as part of an ORP-funded project, which EcoAlbania's barrier mapping project builds upon.
• MedINAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos - Greek partner organization in the cross-border Aoos/Vjosa protection work. MedINA has been instrumental in coordinating Greek protection efforts that complement EcoAlbania's work on the Albanian side.
• Pindos PerivallontikicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek environmental organization collaborating on the protection of the cross-border Aoos/Vjosa river system and advocacy for the first Cross-border Wild River National Park in Europe.
• The Green TankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek environmental policy organization participating in the joint efforts to protect the Aoos/Vjosa river basin and advocate for stronger environmental protections.
• PPNEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtection and Preservation of the Natural Environment in Albania - national environmental organization that co-signed joint press statements with EcoAlbania on issues including the Vlora airport construction and Bern Convention compliance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• WWF (World Wildlife Fund): Global conservation organization active in protected area advocacy, freshwater ecosystem protection, and biodiversity conservation across the Balkans. Serves as a broader incumbent in the same environmental protection domain as EcoAlbania.
• The Nature Conservancy: One of the world's largest environmental organizations working on habitat protection, biodiversity conservation, and river/watershed stewardship. Represents a broader incumbent with overlapping conservation objectives at significantly greater scale.
• Wetlands International: Global non-profit focused on wetland conservation with similar mission scope to EcoAlbania's river and watershed work. Operates at much larger scale across multiple continents and serves as a broader incumbent in the same conservation domain.

Direct peers

• MedINA (Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos): Greek conservation organization collaborating with EcoAlbania on the cross-border Aoos/Vjosa river system. Shares the same wild river protection mission in the same transboundary ecosystem from the Greek side.
• EuroNatur: German-based environmental foundation that has partnered with EcoAlbania since 2014 on wild river protection. Both organizations pursue cross-border conservation advocacy in the Balkans with similar coalition-building and legal-advocacy approaches.
• PPNEA (Protection and Preservation of the Natural Environment in Albania): Albanian national environmental organization that has co-signed joint statements with EcoAlbania on protected areas and Bern Convention compliance. Operates in the same country with overlapping advocacy mission.
• Riverwatch: Austrian environmental NGO that co-founded and co-leads the 'Save the Blue Heart of Europe' campaign with EcoAlbania. Both organizations share the same mission of protecting Balkan wild rivers from hydropower development and operate as joint advocacy partners.

Others

• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): International body that sets conservation standards and manages the Red List of threatened species. While not a direct operational peer, IUCN's frameworks directly shape EcoAlbania's protected area advocacy and species work.
• Patagonia (Environmental Grants): Environmental apparel company that funds grassroots activism including EcoAlbania's ReForestVjosa initiative. A funder/ecosystem partner rather than operational peer, but represents a comparable brand-driven environmental advocacy model.
• Open Rivers Programme: Dutch-funded program supporting river barrier removal and free-flowing river restoration. Active funder of EcoAlbania's Vjosa barrier identification project, with closely aligned mission on river ecosystem protection.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ECOALBANIA1
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ecoalbania6999
• Facebookfacebook.com/EcoAlbania.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecoalbania
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecoalbania

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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