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[email protected]) Reviewed by ORF BD – TEM Team The information and views set out in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the GIZ. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) 2 List of Abbreviations ANTA Albanian National Tourism Agency ATA Albanian Tourism Association BHA Balkan Hiking Adventure BNA Balkan Natural Adventures CABRA Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in Rural Albania (GIZ project Albania) CDI Community Development Institute CHwB Cultural Heritage without border COSiRA Competitiveness of the private sector in rural areas (GIZ project Kosovo) CSBL Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity at Lakes Prespa,