A new tourist "development" plan in the Ionian Sea, this time in the gulf, raises strong questions Lamana, one of the most pristine areas among the Himara and the Porto PalermoAt the center is a large-scale project that envisages extensive construction on a rocky hill overlooking the sea.
The plan concerns an area 101,200 square meters, which in official documents is described as A "small development unit", even though it is an entire hill overlooking the bay. the Area was previously considered practically unsuitable for construction, due to the steep slope and her purely rocky morphology her.
Behind the work appear two business schemes, which are linked to individuals who have been active for years on the coast of the Albanian Riviera. One of the entrepreneurs has already developed extensive presence in Lamana, with catering facilities and tourist structures which, according to complaints, have gradually limited the free access of citizens to the sea.
The new movement is no longer just about the beach. The focus is shifting to neighboring hill, which suddenly appears as private and usable land. This is an area that, as experts in the area point out, could hardly acquire ownership status without flexible interpretations of the legislation.
Of particular importance is the fact that the development permit was approved during a period of intense political tension and bears the signature of the then political leadership of ministry of Environment of Albania, Mirela KumbaroIt was preceded, according to the data, by exclusion of lamanas Bay from the regime protected area, although it is directly adjacent to areas of increased ecological importance.
The work, which bears the name "Lovers", is described in the relevant documents with familiar formulations about "mild intervention" and "harmonious coexistence of architecture and nature". At the same time, the construction is planned luxury hotel, dozens of villas and commercial uses, with direct contact with the shore.
Although the area is described as "unexploited", the documents themselves acknowledge the existence tourist buildings lower, most of which were built after 2000. This fact reinforces the allegations that Lamana Bay is gradually turning into closed tourist enclave.
The case is directly linked to an earlier decision on the boundaries of the porto palermo marine Protected ParkAlthough initial studies included the Lamanites, ultimately large parts of land were left out, which paved the way for large-scale investments.
Environmental circles talk about repeating pattern: first the declassified land, then the vacant lot and finally the concrete. They recall that similar cases of coastal and former military zones are already in the microscope of Justice.
Whether the vagina Lamana will be added to this list or whether the case will be examined in depth remains open. What is certain, however, is that another natural landscape is on the border between protection and permanent deterioration.
