What efforts were made to promote sustainable forestry in Albania?

Following the significant loss of forest area in the early 1990s—largely driven by land clearance for agriculture, pasture, and fuel wood—the Albanian government took steps to address environmental degradation.1

In the mid-1990s, Albania partnered with Italy and the World Bank to launch a forestry project. This initiative focused on two primary objectives:
* Strengthening the country's environmental institutions.
* Introducing sustainable forestry methods to manage and preserve the nation's remaining forest cover, which accounts for approximately one-third of Albania's total land area.12