Some environmental problems between Albania and Montenegro and the effects on the local population

Abstract

This paper is focused on current environmental problems that are frequently mentioned at scientific meetings such as seminars, conferences, workshops and in guidelines, not only for specific countries and regions but also at the continental and global level. It is important to highlight those environmentalists, in general, and the societies in which they live, in particular, are facing up to these environmental problems. Apart from the region of Shkodra, in Albania, the analysis carried out take into consideration some of the main environmental problems that are encountered in those areas on the border between Albania and Montenegro. Special attention is given to the role of information systems, set up in Albania and Montenegro, and the environmental problems identified by academic experts concerning Shkodra, in Albania, and Podgorica, in Montenegro, which are scientific centers for biodiversity research in the two countries, as well as the role of central and local governments.