Lake Ohrid ImportanceThe pleasant and unpleasant sides of a UNESCO protected place

What makes Lake Ohrid great?

Nature

• Rich in fauna and flora

• Oldest natural lake in Europe

• Over 200 endemic species of flora and fauna existing only in Lake Ohrid

Fauna

Ohrid Trout Ohrid Swan

Ohrid Peacock Ferruginous Duck

Flora

Reed Pine

Heritage

• Important touristic attraction for Macedonia and Albania

• Influential throughout history

• It is protected by UNESCO

Old Civilization

The Bay of Bones Interiors of Paleolithic houses

Old Town Samuel’s Fortress

The risk of exclusion from UNESCO

• Government projects

• Building apartment complexes

• Building a ski-complex over the territory of Galicica National Park

• Building an expressway to Saint Naum and endangering the springs at St. Naum

• Drying Studenchishta marsh- vital organ to the lake, last lake’s wetland, rich biodiversity

Efforts to fix the problems

• Citizen initiative, Ohrid SOS- last attempt to warn of the danger from any construction

• Petition: Save the oldest and deepest lake in Europe!

• Attempt by the local and European citizens to preserve the traditions

The preservation of folklore

A presentation by:Hristina Kuzmanoska

Stivi Stefani

Tijana Popovikj

Thank you!