Karavasta National Park lies in six administrative units of the local government such as the Divjaka municipality and the municipalities of Remas, Tërbuf, Gradistë, Gosa and Libofshë. A separate office administers it under the supervision of a Management Committee composed of the Ministry of Environment, line ministries, local government, and stakeholders. The main areas of Divjake-Karavasta National Park consist of Karavasta Lagoon, old Seman and Shkumbin river beds, Terbufi and Myzeqe emissaries, agricultural reservoirs, agricultural lands, forests along the river of Seman and Shkumbin, pine Mediterranean forest, forests and forested areas in the Divjaka hills, fruit trees, olive groves, vineyards and citrus.
In Divjaka-Karavasta National Park, everything radiates beauty and peace. What can be easily noticed is that harmony, tranquility, and vision have not yet departed from this miracle of Albanian nature, which does not look like a human act. Divjaka Park is one of the most protected areas in Albania. The total area of the park is 22,230 hectares of which 1200 hectares are pine forests. It is one of the most beautiful and favorite places for vacationers along the Adriatic coast, and it is suitable for tourism, tranquility, picnic, or even scientific research because it offers ecological biodiversity.
Within Divjaka-Karavasta National Park, one can easily find a variety of species, ranging from wild birds of various species to the prominent curly pelican, which accounts for 6.4% of the world’s population animals ( it is an endangered species). In Divjaka there is the western nesting point of this bird in Europe. Also, in the park’s abundant lagoons, we can find different types of fish, which are distinguished for their quality and taste. The sea bass, the shellfish, the eel, and many other species of fish rarely can be found in other areas of Albania. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of visitors due to the many attractions that the park offers and because of the immense work done by the local government. The Divjaka-Karavasta Park ecosystem has been included in the Ramsar International Convention since 1994, which gives the particular park importance.
