List of ecoregions in Albania

Balkan mixed forests

Dinaric Mountains mixed forests

Illyrian deciduous forests

Pindus Mountains mixed forests

The following is a list of ecoregions in Albania defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

• Balkan mixed forests (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Greece, Kosovo and Turkey)
• Dinaric Mountains mixed forests (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia)

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub

• Illyrian deciduous forests (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia)
• Pindus Mountains mixed forests (Greece, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo)

The Albanian Alps represent a major geomorphological part of Albania. It is the southernmost continuation of the Dinaric Alps, which extend along the Adriatic Sea from the Julian Alps in the northwest down to the Albanian Alps in the southeast.

The Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea coastlines are dotted with many ecosystems of an immense significance such as rocky coasts, lagoons, wetlands, sand dunes, river deltas, hydrophilic and hydrophobic forests.

The forests of Rrajcë and Gashi River are part of the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site due to the extraordinary value of these forests. ^{[1] [2]}

The main lagoon banks and islands of Patoku are covered by salt marsh scrubs. ^[3]

Theth National Park
21 November 1966 ^[4]

Valbonë Valley National Park
15 January 1996 ^[5]

Tomorr National Park
18 July 2012

Lurë National Park
31 October 2018 ^[6]

Shtamë Pass National Park
15 January 1996

Fir of Hotovë-Dangelli National Park
17 December 2008

Dajti National Park
16 December 1960 ^{[7] [8]}

Fir of Drenovë National Park
21 November 1966

Shebenik-Jabllanicë National Park
21 May 2008 ^[9]

Karaburun-Sazan Marine Park
28 April 2010 ^[10]

Prespa National Park
18 February 1999

Butrint National Park
2 March 2000

Llogara National Park
21 November 1966

Divjakë-Karavasta National Park
19 October 2007

References

1. UNESCO World Heritage Sites. "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe". whc.unesco.org. p. 1.
2. Euronatur. "Report of the Excursion to Ancient Beech Forests in Albania and Macedonia July 14–19, 2013" (PDF). euronatur.org. pp. 1–20.
3. "Conservation Status of Albanian Coastal Wetlands and their Colonial Waterbird Populations (Pelecaniformes and Ciconiiformes)" (PDF). vliz.be. Brussels. pp. 1–10.
4. Thethi-Guide. "Historia e Parkut Kombetar Theth" (in Albanian). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
5. "Rrjeti I Zonave Të Mbrojtura Në Shqipëri" (PDF). mjedisi.gov.al (in Albanian). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
6. FAO. "PËR ZGJERIMIN E SIPËRFAQES SË PARKUT KOMBËTAR "LURË" DHE KRIJIMIN E PARKUT KOMBËTAR "LURË–MALI I DEJËS"" (PDF). Fao.org (in Albanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
7. "tirana.al/" (PDF). tirana.al. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
8. "Vendim Nr. 402 (21. Juni 2006): Për shpalljen e ekosistemit natyror të Malit të Dajtit "Park Kombëtar" (me sipërfaqe të zgjeruar)" (PDF) (in Albanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
9. "Vendim Nr. 640 (21. Mai 2008): Për shpalljen "Park kombëtar" të ekosistemit natyror Shebenik-Jabllanicë" (PDF). mjedisi.gov.al (in Albanian). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2014.
10. "Management Plan for National Marine Park Karaburun-Sazan" (PDF). mcpa.iwlearn.org. p. 10.