This paper strives to offer a brief overview of the challenges that Albania faces in its efforts to complete its legislation on the protection of biodiversity. It starts with a short introduction of the situation of the diverse flora and fauna of the country, and continues with an overview of the legal framework for the protection of biodiversity in Albania. Analyzing the efforts to harmonize its domestic legislation with the international environmental treaties, and because of the European integration process, with the acquis communautaire, the paper goes through the gradual changes that have been made in the Albanian legislation. Because of their particularly important role on the biodiversity protection, the analysis goes further with an overview of the legal framework for the protection of forests in Albania. In the end, the conclusions emphasize the importance of not only harmonizing the legislation on the biodiversity protection, but also of its strict implementation in practice.
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