Thailand to ban the import of plastic waste from 2025
At the end of February, Thailand decided to ban the import of plastic waste by 31 December 2024. This time, it would also affect factories in so-called special economic zones....
Georgians protested in the streets over a “foreign agents” act. The government backed down
Georgians took to the streets of Tbilisi in the first half of March to demonstrate the so-called foreign agents' law. The ruling parliamentary party, Georgian Dream, passed the...
Open letter: Counting on new hydropower to accelerate Renewable Energy deployment in Europe is irresponsible.
Arnika and 100+ NGOs write to EU negotiators asking them to protect Europe’s rivers from new hydropower deployment in the revised Renewable Energy directive.
Dangerous landfill was polluting the nature reserve. Citizens have secured it against further leaks.
Volunteers from two villages in central Moldova cleaned up a local landfill to protect a nearby nature reserve.
By planting “green belts”, Moldovans adapt to climate change
In several places in Moldova, voluntary organizations are trying to protect their environment and retain water in the landscape, especially in rivers and their immediate...
The "garbage mountains" on the outskirts of Jakarta attract researchers. Is a giant landfill a source of pollution?
Indonesia is known for its white-sand beaches, exotic cuisine, and restless volcanoes. What tourists don't normally see, however, are mountains of waste and small “volcanoes” in...
Thai company ordered to pay half a million euro for polluting the environment
The Rayong provincial court ordered Win Process Co – a hazardous waste recycling company based in Rayong province, Thailand – to clean up toxic waste contamination and pay...
Scientists confirmed food chain contamination near e-waste processing facilities in Thailand
BANGKOK/PRAGUE – Recently published analysis [1] confirmed that communities in the Chachoengsao province, Thailand, face severe food chain contamination with some of the world's...
Czech and Slovak rangers shared their experience with Moldovans
On our November trip to Moldova, we were accompanied by professional nature guards from the Beskydy mountains and Slovak Paradise. Their task was to pass on their service...
Nexus3 and Arnika call for Global Plastics Treaty after new study shows toxic contamination
8 December 2022, JAKARTA - Indonesian NGO Nexus3 and Czech environmental NGO Arnika are calling for a global treaty on plastics pollution, an international legally binding...
Czech children's jackets contain forever chemicals
PRAGUE - The waterproof function of most children's outdoor jackets made by Czech manufacturers is achieved with the use of so-called forever chemicals or PFAS (1). The...
European Commission must keep the promise and ban exports of hazardous chemicals
BRUSSELS – Ahead of 3 December Global No Pesticides Day [1], Arnika and more than 326 civil society organizations from across the globe, institutions, and trade unions have...
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