albanians protest against government and luxury developments

Flamingo have become a symbol of recent protests

In Albania because demonstrators are opposing plans to build luxury resorts in protected coastal areas.

These wetlands are home to flamingos, seals and sea turtles and protesters fear that fast-tracked development projects backed by foreign investorscould damage these fragile ecosystems. As a result, the flamingo has come to represent environmental protection, with some even calling the movement the “Flamingo Revolution.”

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