[RetroTechie]

> The only people this is relevant to are Albanians.

That's a short-sighted view. Nature destruction is relevant to people everywhere. The locals might not even care much (unlike in this case, fortunately).

What if this construction project would wipe out animal species x, y or z? That's a permanent, irreversible loss for the world as a whole.

What if some species loses its breeding ground, decimating a population elsewhere? Or takes out a stop halfway a migration route?

Destruction of nature always has 2nd order effects. Don't ignore just because you don't live there.

[KPGv2]

It's not short-sighted. It's a recognition of time being a finite resource. One can't know everything.

Perhaps I should've said "this only matters to Albanians because everyone else has significantly more pressing matters than this in their own countries.