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  • Peace Park Expedition to Balkans Reveals Tensions Over Development, Rule of Law for New Governments

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    Guest Contributor  //  August 31, 2015  //  By Students of the 2014 Balkans Peace Park Expedition
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    One of the last biodiversity hotspots in Europe was also backdrop to one of its last violent conflicts and now home to its newest nation states. The Prokletije/Bjeshket e Nemuna Mountains, often referred to as the Southern Alps, are a large expanse of wilderness and stunning alpine landscapes that form the border between Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo. Three national parks share borders and form a patchwork of protected land that could be the basis for an international peace park – a shared resource that could promote cross-cultural exchange collaborative natural resource management, and eco-tourism.

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