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Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina arenas for enrichment and injustice

On March 14, the International Day of Action for Rivers, the Center for Environment calls upon the authorities to stop the uncontrolled and insane plans to build hydropower...

European Parliaments asks BiH governments to protect Una and Sutjeska

The European Parliament passed a resolution on Bosnia and Herzegovina calling the Governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina to regulate and supervise the construction of hydropower...

You'd Better not Serve the Christmas Eve Dinner on a PVC Tablecloth. The Legislation Has Gaps.

What should you surely avoid on Christmas? For example, tablecloths made of PVC, especially if you have children. Organisms of children are sensitive to negative effects of...

Environmental Law Clinic in Banja Luka helped the people to protect their environment

More than thirty law students passed a special course. They provided almost two hundred free-of-charge consultations for the citizens together with their mentors from Center for...

International Conference "Tree Avenues 2017 – Renewal and Maintenance"

Arnika - Center for Citizens' Support NGO, in cooperation with Region Authorities and Road Authorities, Pardubice Country, is organizing for the fourth year running an...

Hazardous Substances from the Abandoned Farm Premises in Lhenice Apparently Get Even to Eggs

Highly contaminated soils that were transported into the premises of the former united agricultural cooperative in Lhenice, Prachatice region pose a threat to human health and to...

Amounts of Some Toxic Substances Reported by the Polluters Decreased, but Spolana Released More of them Again

Both good and bad news is brought by the new list of the biggest Czech polluters, drawn up by the environmental association Arnika this year again, on the basis of data of the...

Prague Children Playgrounds Have Problems with Cadmium Contents. Luckily, Contents of Other Toxic Substances Are within Limits.

Arnika's experts visited 9 playgrounds in 6 parts of the city of Prague in the past months, in order to take sand samples from sandpits, as well as from the whole playground...

Mayor favors Railways and prolongs the agony of the residents in the Ložionička street

BANJA LUKA/ On August 10th 2016, the Mayor of Banja Luka, Slobodan Gavranović, announced that the decision prohibiting the storage of bauxite on the land of twentieth track...

Camel milk from Mangystau contains high concentrations of dangerous chemicals

Shubat is a favourite part of the daily diet for many in Kazakhstan. A lot has been said about its miraculous effects on human health. However, the Kazakhstani and Czech experts...

Six problems – six solutions: The EU small grants help the local communities in Mangystau to deal with environmental issues

The citizens of Mangystau now have four concerns fewer. Some of the serious environmental issues have been successfully resolved by local civic initiatives with two more cases...

Ustyurt Nature Reserve aspires to become World Heritage Site, but the oilmen too have an itch for its splendid landscapes

Mangystau Region could soon become a popular spot on the global tourism map. The relevant international body examines the possibility of inscribing the unique Ustyurt Nature...