#Bosnia and Herzegovina

Initiatives will detect river pollution from a landfill in Mostar and defend against hydropower plants on the Neretvica

Initiatives will detect river pollution from a landfill in Mostar and defend against hydropower plants on the Neretvica

Taking samples from the polluted River Neretva, running an informational campaign about the negative impacts of small hydropower plants planned on the River Neretvica, evaluating...

Woman attacked for protecting the River Kruščica. “The violence against activists has to be investigated,” calls Arnika

Woman attacked for protecting the River Kruščica. “The violence against activists has to be investigated,” calls Arnika

On Wednesday November 25th, in the early morning, unknown perpetrators stoned the house of one of the brave women of the village of Kruščica – Tahira Tibold, the first woman ever...

Kilograms of trash taken out of rivers in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the local communities

Kilograms of trash taken out of rivers in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the local communities

In less than a month, five civic initiatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina have cleared rivers and riverbanks of trash at six locations. Each time, the organizers of River Cleaning...

Environmental destruction in times of coronavirus: a new study brings cases from Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia to light

Environmental destruction in times of coronavirus: a new study brings cases from Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia to light

Changing the law in favour of investors, sudden approval of controversial projects, unlawful construction of hydropower plants, illegal logging, or persecution of activists....

Protest against construction of SHHPs on rivers in FB&H

Protest against construction of SHHPs on rivers in FB&H

The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) urgently needs to coordinate the drafting of legislative changes at the level of FBiH, cantons and...

More encouragement for those protecting rivers in Bosnia and Herzegovina: new grant program offers financial support to local civic initiatives

More encouragement for those protecting rivers in Bosnia and Herzegovina: new grant program offers financial support to local civic initiatives

Building new dams and small hydropower plants, water pollution, inappropriate river management and other ways of damaging watercourses continue to burden the environment as well...

Let’s stand against the boom of harmful hydropower plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina! Dams-Free Municipalities Initiative wants to save the rivers

Let’s stand against the boom of harmful hydropower plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina! Dams-Free Municipalities Initiative wants to save the rivers

People losing their nature and landscapes, villagers being denied access to drinking and utility water, one of the last wild rivers in Europe being devastated… These are not the...

Dams-Free Municipalities Initiative – full text

Dams-Free Municipalities Initiative – full text

Declaration " Dams-Free Municipalities " Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the last European countries that can be proud of its wild and natural rivers. More than a quarter of all...

Having fun while caring about rivers – despite the weather and COVID-19, people across Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the Big Jump

Having fun while caring about rivers – despite the weather and COVID-19, people across Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the Big Jump

Even though this year the official international Big Jump event was cancelled on the European level because of the coronavirus pandemic [1], it did not stop people of Bosnia and...

5 to 12 in river protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Let's make a Big Jump into them before it gets too late

5 to 12 in river protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Let's make a Big Jump into them before it gets too late

Dozens of swimming events will take place on July 12th across Bosnia-Herzegovina to celebrate the beauty of rivers and to sound the alert about the destructive hydropower plant...

Fundamental reversal: the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to ban construction of small hydropower plants

Fundamental reversal: the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to ban construction of small hydropower plants

The new resolution of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina [1] is considered to be a historical turning point by non-governmental organizations. The Members...

More than 300 people blocked the bridge on the Neretvica river: Ready to give their life for her!

More than 300 people blocked the bridge on the Neretvica river: Ready to give their life for her!

“ Neretvica river, like all our rivers, is our holiness that we’ll never give to you! Investors should not come, because they shall not pass ”, said the residents of the...