Big Jump 2022: Protection of rivers is fun!
In July 2022, Europeans celebrated European River Swimming Day for the 20th time in history. Our partners in Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina joined this opportunity to remind...
Stop transporting plastic waste, environmentalists urge shipping companies
Because of the increasing volume of plastic waste in the oceans, environmental groups from various countries are asking the Danish company MAERSK and other relevant shipping...
People in Thailand endangered by hazardous smoke from a burning factory
On June 16, 2022, a fire was reported at the site of the Wax Garbage Recycle Centre Company in the Nam Pu subdistrict, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand. Although many citizens...
Invitation: 13th BioDetectors conference in Prague
Dear ladies and gentlemen, Please let us invite you to join our 13th BioDetectors Conference on 13th-14th September in Prague.
Breakthrough: Partial ban of small hydropower plants achieved in Bosnia and Herzegovina
An important step has been made in the protection of Bosnian rivers. The parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina [1] passed a new amendment to the Law on...
Belarus has withdrawn from the Convention on environmental democracy
Belarus has withdrawn from the international Aarhus Convention [1] on Environmental Democracy after president Alyaksandr Lukashenka decides to do so by issuing a decree. The...
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...
As developing countries stay vulnerable, struggle for stricter POPs limits continues
The Nexus3 Foundation (Indonesia), together with the Arnika Association (Czech Republic), and the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) keep calling on the...
Kazakhstan: Citizens gathered to rescue the “green heart” of Karaganda
On June 11, citizens of Karaganda attended an environmental rally – the first environmental protest in the city’s history. What brought the people there? Their joint will to...
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...
A Thai activist: stricter limits on POPs and proper categorization of e-waste will reduce its importation into Thailand
A conference of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions is happening in Geneva. A delegation from the NGO Ecological Alert and Recovery – Thailand...
Arnika’s interventions at BRS meeting: Health and environment must be the priority criterion
Arnika’s lead expert Jindřich Petrlík and IPEN Global Researcher based in Arnika Jitka Straková called for improvements of the Stockholm convention in their interventions at the...
International Activities
In order to ensure a better and healthier future for as many people as possible, we share our know-how and protect the environment and environmental rights regardless of geographical location.
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