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Macedonia's plans to develop Europe's oldest lake opposed

Published Sun, Jan 29, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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Ohrid, Macedonia

A FISHING boat glides across the shimmering surface of Europe's oldest lake, a haven of biodiversity and a Unesco World Heritage Site - one that conservationists warn faces multiple development threats.

Lake Ohrid, which straddles the mountainous border of Macedonia and Albania, has been in existence for up to three million years and is home to more than 200 species of flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world.

But huge…

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