Outdated industry had a bigger impact on Ukraine's air than the war
PRAGUE/DNIPRO - A study by the NGO Arnika and World from Space based on satellite images from the European Space Agency (1) has reached a surprising conclusion. Although war...
Environmentalists launch AirGE. Citizen stations are about to monitor air pollution in Georgia
TBILISI/PRAGUE - According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Tbilisi, Georgia, is among the top three European cities with the most polluted air. Nearly four thousand...
Community Power Prevails: Residents Put an End to Hydroelectric Plant Project on the Neretvica River in Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO/PRAGUE - People of Bosnia and Herzegovina have won a significant victory in the fight to protect their rivers. The state-owned energy company Elektroprivreda [1]...
Thailand Ratifies Global Agreement to End Toxic Waste Trade to Developing Countries
BANGKOK – Today, Thailand joins 102 other countries in ratifying the Ban Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their...
World Environmental Day: NGOs launch toxic hot spots application to enhance public right-to-know
On the occasion of World Environment Day, a new web application is set to be launched in Thailand, aiming to raise awareness about the pollution caused by industrial activities...
Let's keep our word: reduce the Czech climate debt!
The Arnika Association joins the call of the Czech Forum for Development Cooperation (FoRS) “Let's keep our word: let's reduce the Czech climate debt!” [1]. Anyone can support...
The damage register in Ukraine must include environmental damage
Arnika welcomes the initiative of the Council of Europe [1] to create a register of damages caused by the Russian invasion. It hopes the register will also include the...
Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found in Clothing and Food Packaging in Indonesia
JAKARTA - A study released today by the Nexus3 Foundation [1] and IPEN [2] found the “Forever Chemicals” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in synthetic clothing, food...
Countries Agree to Ban Two Toxic Plastic Chemicals and a Hazardous Pesticide
Geneva – At the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Stockholm Convention this week, more than 120 countries agreed to add two toxic plastic chemicals and a...
Highly Toxic Chemicals from Plastic Waste Contaminate Kenya’s Food Chain and Products
As BRS COPs launch a “PCB Fair,” a new study shows that free-range eggs and recycled plastic products from Kenya contain high levels of dioxin-like PCBs and other toxic...
IPEN Urges BRS COPs Delegates to Follow the Science, Ban Dangerous Chemicals Without Exemptions
IPEN [1] network groups say delegates should reject chemical recycling for plastic wastes-- a polluting, unproven technology -- and support clean non-combustion technologies for...
Open letter: Counting on new hydropower to accelerate Renewable Energy deployment in Europe is irresponsible.
Arnika and 100+ NGOs write to EU negotiators asking them to protect Europe’s rivers from new hydropower deployment in the revised Renewable Energy directive.
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