Mapping Toxic Contamination in War-Affected Dnipropetrovsk Region
14.10.2025 DNIPRO/PRAGUE – Czech NGO Arnika, with financial support from the Czech Development Agency, is launching next phase of mapping and remediation of environmental...
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Two Years After the Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam: Arnika Warns of Long-Term Risks of Environmental Pollution in Ukraine
On 6 June 2023, the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine's was destroyed, representing one of the most serious environmental disasters caused by the Russian invasion of the country. The...
Representatives of Ukrainian local governments drew inspiration in the Czech Republic
In October 2024, in collaboration with the Clean Air for Ukraine program, we organized a study visit to the Czech Republic for representatives of Ukrainian municipalities and...
The war unearthed old environmental risks. Research on Kakhovka sediments reveals dangerous pollution in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
ZAPORIZHZHIA / PRAGUE - The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in 2023 not only caused widespread immediate disaster, but also exposed sediments full of toxic chemicals that had...
A walk through ancient pesticides and industrial waste. New study examines toxins in Ukraine's Kakhovka sediments
ZAPORIZHZHIA / PRAGUE - Czech and Ukrainian experts have analysed a set of samples of the sediments taken from the bottom of the Kakhovka reservoir in Zaporizhzhia region of...
Outdated industry had a bigger impact on Ukraine's air than the war
PRAGUE/DNIPRO - A study by the NGO Arnika and World from Space based on satellite images from the European Space Agency (1) has reached a surprising conclusion. Although war...
The damage register in Ukraine must include environmental damage
Arnika welcomes the initiative of the Council of Europe [1] to create a register of damages caused by the Russian invasion. It hopes the register will also include the...
Citizen science-based air monitoring in Ukraine is more important than ever. We have seen it for ourselves
In the current situation, information about the state of the air and the possible presence of hazardous substances or increased radiation is crucial for Ukrainians. Our...
Monitoring station in Kharkiv survives shelling. It watches the situation near the Zaporozhye NPP now
Although the Russian invasion has fundamentally disrupted civilian air monitoring in Ukraine, the measuring stations have also gained a new use. The EcoCity network operated by...
Environmentalists have gained new advocacy. Michel Forst elected Special Rapporteur for the Aarhus Convention
The signatory states to the Aarhus Convention [1] on Environmental Democracy have unanimously elected a Special Rapporteur to help environmental defenders from persecution. This...
First aid kits and hope sent to Ukraine
Beautiful summer days are coming, you feel relaxed, and other people’s suffering seems so distant. We wondered if you still can perceive the problems of Ukrainians there after...
Faces of Ukraine – the stories of people you helped
When we announced a public call for help to Ukraine, we had no idea how promptly and actively you were going to respond. We were pleasantly surprised by your willingness to help...
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