NGO Green Home has released a short educational film “Explore the Bojana Delta,” aimed at presenting to the public the natural values of the Bojana Delta, a Key Biodiversity Area. The film “Explore the Bojana Delta” features scenes of natural landscapes and characteristic species of this area, accompanied by educational content.

The Bojana Delta, with its unique ecosystem, is home to many rare and endangered plant and animal species. Through this film, we aim to raise awareness about the importance of preserving this precious natural resource.

The entire area between Lake Skadar and the Adriatic Sea is designated as the Bojana River Delta, covering over 250 km² of plains and about 115 km² of karst hills, coastal, river, lake, swamp, and other water habitats, arable land, and more. The Bojana Delta is one of the most important natural wetlands in the eastern Mediterranean, known for its diversity of unique and endangered natural and cultural landscapes.

Particularly characteristic are the Bojana’s floodplain (alluvial) forests, which, together with Velika Plaža and Velipoja, form the largest complex of floodplain forests on the eastern Adriatic coast. It is inhabited by characteristic gymnosperms, as well as the endemic oak species Querqus robur spp. scutariensis (Skadar oak), and is significant from an ecological point of view as flood protection.

This fragile ecosystem is home to many endangered species, including eels, Skadar frogs, as well as numerous species of birds, snakes, fish, mammals, and plants. However, it faces numerous pressures such as improper waste disposal, wastewater, illegal fishing and hunting, the presence of invasive species, and inadequate planning of infrastructure projects.

The educational film “Explore the Bojana Delta” was prepared within the project “Support to Better Management of the Bojana Delta in Montenegro,” supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF).