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SPI: 56.82
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Albania
Albania borders the Adriatic and Ionic seas in Southeastern Europe. It has a temperate climate, and its land is characterized by mountains, hills, and plains near the coast. In Albania most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture.
Challenges facing biodiversity in Albania include deforestation; soil erosion; water and air pollution; and a lack of resources for sound environmental management.
22%
of land currently protected
255
total land vertebrate species
0
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Albanian Water Frog
14
amphibians / 0 endemic
137
birds / 0 endemic
69
mammals / 0 endemic
35
reptiles / 0 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
