Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are backing a luxury resort project on Albania's protected coastline that has sparked protests.
Conservationists say construction has already damaged endangered species habitat including flamingos and sea turtles in the protected area.
Albania changed its nature laws in 2024 to permit luxury development in protected zones, raising concerns from the European Union.
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In a slickly produced podcast interview published this week, Ivanka Trump talked about her latest real-estate project — what she described as an “unbelievable, beautiful 1,400-hectare private island in the middle of the Mediterranean” plus five beautiful miles of Albanian beachfront intended to become resorts and hotels.
