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When Young People Are Given Space, Change Happens.  Lessons from the First Phase of a Project in Serbia

When Young People Are Given Space, Change Happens. Lessons from the First Phase of a Project in Serbia

Environmental quality is an increasingly important issue for young people in Serbia, ranking just behind personal freedom. At the same time, many of them distrust institutions...

Belarus: Two Years After Withdrawing From the Aarhus Convention

Belarus: Two Years After Withdrawing From the Aarhus Convention

On July 18, 2022, it became known that Belarus intended to withdraw from the Aarhus Convention, with the decision taking effect on October 24, 2022. According to the authorities,...

Armenian Villages Trapped by Mining Waste Call for Justice and Clean Water

Armenian Villages Trapped by Mining Waste Call for Justice and Clean Water

In Armenia’s Syunik region, environmental burdens, social problems, and a lack of basic services are intertwined in everyday life. The villages of Gomaran and Geghanush are among...

European Commission sacrifices public health on the altar of “competitiveness”

European Commission sacrifices public health on the altar of “competitiveness”

Arnika criticises the proposed repeal of the obligation to report data to the SCIP database, the tool tracking the presence of hazardous substances in products placed on the EU...

Moldovan Rangers in the Krkonoše National Park

Moldovan Rangers in the Krkonoše National Park

Moldovan volunteer rangers from several protected areas gained valuable experience and knowledge from their Czech peers from the Krkonoše National Park (KRNAP) during a week-long...

Six years of environmental work in Transnistria show progress in nature protection, landscape restoration and community engagement

Six years of environmental work in Transnistria show progress in nature protection, landscape restoration and community engagement

Arnika and its local partner Ecological Society BIOTICA are presenting a six- year overview of environmental work carried out on the left bank of the Dniester River. From 2020 to...

From Paper Parks to Real Protection: European and Moldovan Experts Join Forces to Safeguard Nature on Moldova’s EU Path

From Paper Parks to Real Protection: European and Moldovan Experts Join Forces to Safeguard Nature on Moldova’s EU Path

Government representatives, European partners, international organisations and conservation specialists gathered in Chisinau for the international conference “Approaches to...

Toxic Metals Found in Ceramic Mugs on the Serbian Market

Toxic Metals Found in Ceramic Mugs on the Serbian Market

Serbian organisation Safer Chemicals Alternative, together with the Czech organisation Arnika, has published a new report titled “A Heavier Sip”, presenting the results that show...

Christmas Shopping and Chemical Exposure: How to Choose Gifts More Safely

Christmas Shopping and Chemical Exposure: How to Choose Gifts More Safely

It’s that time of year when shops are buzzing and our homes tend to quickly fill up with new items. Both our shopping bags and our waste bins get heavier. Christmas naturally...

Courts and Investors Are Changing the Rules of the Game. Why Are “Forever Chemicals” Becoming an Unsustainable Risk for Companies?

Courts and Investors Are Changing the Rules of the Game. Why Are “Forever Chemicals” Becoming an Unsustainable Risk for Companies?

PFAS pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it has become a hard economic risk. While investors and major chemical corporations such as BASF are distancing...

Experts Urge for Improving EU Chemicals policy as Exposure to Toxic Substances Drives Rising Health and Economic Costs

Experts Urge for Improving EU Chemicals policy as Exposure to Toxic Substances Drives Rising Health and Economic Costs

Leading scientists, consumer advocates and policymakers gathered in Brussels for the conference From Evidence to Policy: Toward a Tox free Living Environment. They warned that...

Black Friday Detox: What’s Hiding Behind the ‘Best Deals’?

Black Friday Detox: What’s Hiding Behind the ‘Best Deals’?

Every November, the promise of ' unmissable deals' takes over shop windows and online banners. From new electronics to fast fashion, Black Friday has become a global symbol of...