Law court has defended citizens and cancelled permission for skyscrapers on Pankrác

Law court has defended citizens and cancelled permission for skyscrapers on Pankrác

The Prague Municipal Court has cancelled a planning permission for two skyscrapers Epoque on Prague Pancrác Plain. This decision means a fundamental turn in citizens' protests...

European Commission has agreed with Czech non-governmental organizations

European Commission has agreed with Czech non-governmental organizations

The government of the Czech Republic should quickly complete a national list of localities with European significance in the network Natura 2000. European Commission asked the...

Poor water management in Prague increases the risk of both flooding and droughts

Poor water management in Prague increases the risk of both flooding and droughts

Water management in the capital does not correspond with the world trends. We are missing efficient measures to hold and use rain water, drinking water is unnecessarily wasted...

Watch out, alley!  Over 100 thousand trees have disappeared from the Czech countryside

Watch out, alley! Over 100 thousand trees have disappeared from the Czech countryside

Should you be walking or passing through a tree lined avenue during your summer wandering of the Czech Republic, you better take pictures. Next time you come back the trees might...

Armenian project of Arnika association is coming to a successful conclusion

Armenian project of Arnika association is coming to a successful conclusion

The project "Improvement of chemical safety as a contribution to solving social problems in rural areas of Armenia" was officially launched in March 2010. Now, in late May and...

International Conference to discuss problems related to contamination by toxic pollutants and pesticides in Armenia

International Conference to discuss problems related to contamination by toxic pollutants and pesticides in Armenia

On 31 May 2011, the Toxics and Waste Programme of the Arnika Association and the Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment NGO (AWHHE) in partnership with the OSCE Office...

Czech experts discovered old DDT stocks in Armenia. Now, they want to help with solutions of old burden

Czech experts discovered old DDT stocks in Armenia. Now, they want to help with solutions of old burden

Representatives of the Toxics and Waste Programme of the Arnika Association discovered DDT contamination in all old pesticide storage areas during a recent mission to Armenia....

Mercury-contaminated fish served to delegates at UN mercury negotiation

Mercury-contaminated fish served to delegates at UN mercury negotiation

Delegates must address poisoned food sources Delegates at the first UN negotiating meeting for a global mercury treaty tasted fish under public advisory for mercury...

Flood fears: Experts say the country is not prepared for another deluge

Markéta Bibová and her brother were evacuated from Karlín when the neighborhood flooded last summer. If floods strike again this summer, the city might not be ready tocontain the...

All choked up: Prague's pollution grows worse each year, testing shows

All choked up: Prague's pollution grows worse each year, testing shows

Scientists warn that pollution in Prague, a chronic problem, is worse than ever — thanks to a 30 percent increase in traffic since last year and ongoing construction throughout...

Substances harming fertility: companies in the region release tons of them

The Ostrava region is a black spot on the map for its extremely poor air quality. It includes not only plenty of dust and carcinogenic or potentionally carcinogenic substances.

Air pollution has an impact on fertility and the quality of pregnancy

www.ceskatelevize.cz/vysilani/26.11.2008/408231100221126-20:33-24-regiony-ct24.html Marta Pilařová, Czech TV Time: 20:52:32 - 20:55:13