Developing such classes helps even more pupils to realize that in the schoolyard they can find many elements of nature that they had not noticed before making them aware that by looking more closely in nature they could we find a whole world even in a single leaf.
Supporting the campaign launched for this day throughout Albania “Plastic leaves no space for life”, students of “Hasan Mëhilli” school, joined this initiative in cleaning up part of the park, to understand that tourism it can have its negative effects if it is not controllable and does not go in harmony with nature, so we have to leave the place we visit even more cleaner.
- Implementation of projects funded by the ACAP project migrant program is currently underway with schools near Llogara National Park:
"Balil Pelari", Orikum with a project called "My Parcel", with the planting of 400 seedlings of black pine followed by placing signboards with awareness messages.
“Hasan Mehilli”, Dukat with a project called "Children for Llogara Forest", started with getting all the necessary information from forest engineers and this activity was developed in the visitor center and along the path of "Julius Caesar". In the second phase will start the creation of the school nursery with different plants of Llogara National Park, which will be realized by the students of the school.
The development of these activities was supported by INCA Albania, with the assistance of the Administrata Rajonale e Zonave te Mbrojtura Vlore
- "Bredhi i Hotovës-Dangëlli" National Park.
It has an area of 34,361.1 ha and is distributed in the districts of Gjirokastra and Korça.
This park has a long tradition of using the area's natural resources by locals. Traditional use of environmental resources offers an opportunity to continuously improve their livelihoods. The park thanks to its geographical location, thriving landscapes and natural and cultural heritage, such as the thermal waters of Benja and the Kamencka and Lengarica canyons. presents some tourist attractions, important for economic development.
Natural ecosystem "Bredhi I Hotovës-Dangëlli" has been declared a "National Park" (2nd category of IUCN) by Council of Ministers Decision no. 1631, dated 17.12.2008.
The national park has high biodiversity value. The forest habitat is mainly composed of coniferous and broad leafy forests such as: The Macedonian Fir which is also dominant (Abies boris-regis), the Hungarian oak (Quercus frainetto), the South European flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus), Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis). ,
The park has a high number of wildlife species. Meet a variety of groups such as:
Amphibians: The yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata), The fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Reptiles: The four-lined snake (Elaphe quatrolineata), horned viper (Vipera ammodytes)
Birds: The rock partridge (Alectoris graeca), The northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni), The mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mammals: Brown bear (Ursus arctos), Wolf (Canis lupus), The European badger (Meles meles), The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), The European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
To bring back in mind this important day for the park and the high values it has, in close cooperation with the Regional Administration of Gjirokastra Protected Areas, an environmental education class was held with pupils of “Meleq Gosnishti” and “Nonda Bulka” schools, near the “Bredhi I Hotovës-Dangëlli” tourist center built with the support of the ACAP project. Through traditional songs and environmental in focus, there was an intersection between tradition and nature, which go together to be inherited to younger generations.
This activity was implemented by INCA in the framework of ACAP Project-Azione Comunitaria per le Aree Protette ... in close cooperation with ADZM Gjirokastra and Bulka Nonda Schools and Meleq Gosnishti Pemet School.