How Patagonia helped save Europe's last wild river - and navigated a path for others to follow

Cecilia Keating
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How Patagonia helped save Europe's last wild river - and navigated a path for others to follow

Could an innovative partnership between a US clothing firm and the Albanian government provide a new template for corporate conservation efforts?

From its source in the Pindos Mountains in north-west Greece to its meeting with the Adriatic Sea in Albania, the Vjosa river flows uninterrupted for more than 270 kilometres, making it the longest free-flowing...

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