Armenia joins the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Armenia now joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to minimise the impact of the mining industry on the environment and lives of people in the affected...
Mercury in Prague's fish
Arnika has conducted a research study focused on mercury in fish and hair in the Czech capital, Prague. This article is a summary of the results of this research, which found...
Toxic TV Binge: Hazardous flame retardant chemicals uncovered in Best Buy, Amazon TVs
A coalition of environmental health advocacy groups today released new research revealing hazardous and outdated flame retardant chemicals contained in streaming televisions from...
Teghout mine resumed operation. Tailing dump is in bad condition
The company Vallex Group resumed operation in the Teghout mine in North-East Armenia on July 9, 2019.
Minimum river flow – (how) is it defined and regulated by law across Europe?
First, there is no universal or optimal regulation on the minimum river flow. It always depends on the country's hydrological conditions, on the quality and quantity of water, on...
EcoForum 2019 in Zaporizhia: public discussion on air monitoring
“During one day, a person breathes 18 kg of air, and the Zaporizhians breathe the same amount of polluted air.” The public discussion at Ecoforum 2019 in Zaporizhia called “Air...
Waste water often leaks from mine in Akhtala
On several occasions this year, local residents have witnessed leakage of wastewater from the mine in Akhtala into the environment.
Scientific tour across Ukraine. Czech researchers help polluted regions
There has been growing interest in independent air monitoring in Ukrainian industrial towns due to the lack of publicly available data on air pollution. More and more activists,...
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Environmental permit for Buk Bijela hydropower plant cancelled
The Banja Luka District Court has canceled the environmental permit for the planned 93 MW Buk Bijela hydropower plant on the Drina river in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Aarhus...
Inhabitants of Armenian town Shnogh demand compensation for expropriated land
More than 40 inhabitants of the town of Shnogh demand compensation for the land which was expropriated from them.
People sang and danced, greedy investors aren't welcome, says environmentalist on canceled HPPs
A massive breakthrough in one of the closely monitored hydropower plant booms in Bosnia-Herzegovina took place in December. The cantonal court in Novi Travnik was completed with...
Response of Armenian Nature Protection Ministry to Resolution Adopted in "Industrial Pollution in Lori Region" Conference
Last year an "Industrial Pollution in Lori Region" Conference was held in Yerevan organized by Czech 'Arnika' organization and its partner organisations Ecolur and AWHEE . The...
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