Save the Sana River springs before it’s too late, people plead
People from around the Sana disapprove the lack of protection for their wild river jewel. Instead of being proclaimed a monument of nature, hydropower plants will kill it - the...
For healthier living in Thailand. Victims of industrial pollution defend their rights
The "Citizen Science Project" successfully enhanced the public participation for environmental and health protection in Thailand. Gold mining, contaminated water, and inadequate...
The future government plans to build a weir on the River Elbe in spite of criticism by experts
The Czech government coalition of the ANO party and the Social Democrats in their program, the ratification of the Water Transport Strategy, the environmental impact assessment,...
More money to protect the environment? European organizations appeal to the EU
At least one percent of the EU budget for LIFE, such support is requested by European NGOs. This is due to the under-financing of environmental protection within the EU compared...
The Metropolitan Plan will allow developers to build on the majority of parks and green areas in Prague
The concept of the Metropolitan Plan, which was published today by the municipality of the capital, is to cease to protect not only the areas around the Hvezda Game Reserve...
We’re helping Armenia again - this time from dangerous mining
In cooperation with the Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment and Ecolur informational site, Arnika strives for the right of local people to effectively influence a...
The weir at Decin could possibly destroy the protected natural environment, people call upon the government to make it stop
The government intends to build, and we are on the lower reach of the Elbe, in order to ensure the navigability of the river for cargo ships. Ecologists point out not only the...
„Let's stop the giant waste incinerator,“ people from the Mělník region appeal
The petition „Stop the Mělník Incinerator“ requires shutting down the project of the biggest incinerator in the Czech Republic. According to the locals, the planned incinerator...
Dioxin disgrace directed by the electricity and heat selling conglomerate ČEZ Group
In the documents for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of an incinerator, the ČEZ Group says that the total emissions of toxic dioxins into the air are 25-times higher than...
Toys made of recycled plastics may contain toxic chemicals that can damage children's nervous system
Recycled plastics contain hazardous substances that may damage nervous system, immunity and male fertility. They are used in building materials, carpets, dishes, hairdressing...
Czech NGO Arnika helped solving tens of environmental problems in Belarus
Tree-cutting, recycling, and illegal landfill. Those are the main reasons the Belarusians seek out experts from non-governmental environmental organizations. To make it happen, a...
No HazMat for the Holidays: Children’s Toys and Hair Accessories on the EU Market Contain Toxic Chemicals
Dangerous levels of toxic industrial chemicals have been found in children’s toys and hair accessories sold in the EU. The Stockholm Convention , a global, legally-binding...
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