Darujte
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...

Invisible and Eternal Threat of PFAS: Arnika Presents New Evidence of Global Contamination at the Dioxin 2025 Conference

Invisible and Eternal Threat of PFAS: Arnika Presents New Evidence of Global Contamination at the Dioxin 2025 Conference

New findings about the so-called “forever chemicals” (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS) that do not degrade in nature and accumulate in human and animal bodies, were...

Rising persecution of environmental defenders signals shrinking civic space

Rising persecution of environmental defenders signals shrinking civic space

Environmental defenders across Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia are increasingly facing legal pressure, intimidation and attemptsto restrict their work. Non-governmental...

Civil society under pressure: Many states keep only formal promises of environmental democracy

Civil society under pressure: Many states keep only formal promises of environmental democracy

Governments across Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia are increasingly failing to uphold the Aarhus Convention, a treaty that guarantees access to information, public...

Mapping Toxic Contamination in War-Affected Dnipropetrovsk Region

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...

Dangerous Chemicals in Children Pacifiers. Consumer Organizations Demand Stricter EU Regulation

Dangerous Chemicals in Children Pacifiers. Consumer Organizations Demand Stricter EU Regulation

In a recent collaborative testing campaign, consumer organisations from Czechia, Slovenia and Hungary have exposed significant safety issues in pacifiers, including the presence...

Rustavi children play in contaminated playgrounds as the government ignores the toxic industrial legacy

Rustavi children play in contaminated playgrounds as the government ignores the toxic industrial legacy

RUSTAVI/PRAGUE: Children in Rustavi, a Georgian industrial centre, play on playgrounds contaminated with banned chemicals, while local families consume toxic food, exposing them...

Arnika warns: The situation in Georgia is deteriorating dramatically. Environmental defenders are on the front lines

Arnika warns: The situation in Georgia is deteriorating dramatically. Environmental defenders are on the front lines

Czech NGO Arnika expresses deep concern about the legislative developments in Georgia and the persecution of NGOs. It perceives the restrictive measures being taken and the...

European "Chemical Ambassadors" Show Path to Healthier Homes

European "Chemical Ambassadors" Show Path to Healthier Homes

A groundbreaking project across 8 EU countries is empowering volunteers to tackle hidden chemical risks in their homes, revealing profound personal transformations and...

Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina Still Face Barriers to Exercising Environmental Rights

Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina Still Face Barriers to Exercising Environmental Rights

BANJA LUKA / SARAJEVO – Environmental organizations emphasize that the state of environmental democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina has improved since the ratification of the...

Two Years After the Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam: Arnika Warns of Long-Term Risks of Environmental Pollution in Ukraine

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...

What is Next for Moldova's Environmental Protection System? Country Should Move Towards Natura 2000 Network

What is Next for Moldova's Environmental Protection System? Country Should Move Towards Natura 2000 Network

CHIȘINĂU – Moldova has long faced challenges in the area of environmental protection. Notably, it should establish conditions for the establishment of the European Natura 2000...