They Either Want to Fry Us or Drown Us in Plastics
Oil majors and a petrochemical industry are resisting restrictions on a plastic production. They see it as yet another loss of profit after a decline of fossil fuels. They argue...
Supporting Environmentally Focused Civic Initiatives in Moldova with Small Grants
There are a number of organizations dedicated to environmental protection in Moldova. These range from established associations with permanent staff to volunteer or grassroot...
Arnika Launched the Plastic Free Future Appeal with Funeral Procession to Spolana Neratovice
An unusual funeral procession to Spolana in Neratovice started at 11 am today. Logos of the biggest producers of plastic pollution were placed on the coffin, and names of the...
On the Frontline of the Climate Crisis: Nearly Two Hundred Environmentalists were Murdered Last Year
At least 177 environmentalists were killed last year while defending the world's remaining biodiversity havens. The tragic figure is counted by a Global Witness report, which...
The Czechs were Selling the Most Toxic Toy in the World! But Toxic Substances from Plastics are Not Avoided Anywhere
When plastics from e-waste are recycled, toxic contaminants from plastics are transferred to new products made from the recycled material, invisibly endangering even children....
Emissions of hazardous substances were slightly reduced in the Czech Republic. However, they were still higher than two years ago.
Coal-fired power stations may be labelled the biggest polluters of 2022. In addition to emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases and gases causing acid rains, they...
How to keep water in the landscape and prevent erosion? In Moldova, we respond by planting greenery in fields
Moldova is feeling effects of climate change even more than other European countries. It is experiencing more droughts, and not just because of its geography. Significant...
Far from good. New study examines Georgia's air pollution from the space observations
TBILISI/PRAGUE - Pollution from obsolete industries, heavy traffic, old vehicles and outdated heating threaten Georgian citizens. A new study (1) based on remote sensing of the...
Autumn work in eastern Moldova focuses on water
This is the fourth year that we are working in the Iagorlic nature reserve in eastern Moldova (Transnistria) with colleagues from Tiraspol and our partner organisation Biotica...
Do we know what we breathe? A new study suggests improvements of Georgia’s state air pollution monitoring
TBILISI/PRAGUE - Georgia is on the way to have an effective air pollution monitoring system. However, citizens and experts alike lack reliable data on pollution in the vast...
An International Coalition Presented Its Vision for the Future of the Oder River. It Asked Governments to Comply with Their Own Regulations
Ostrava, Wroclaw, Berlin: It has not changed much since the environmental disaster on the Oder in 2023. Mines and industrial plants are still discharging salty wastewater into...
Dioxins from Incinerators Enter Foodstuffs of Local Origin in Various Parts of the World
In the second series of webinars of the Arnika Association, concerning the issue of waste incineration, the speakers Nikola Jelínek and Jindřich Petrlík touched the topic of...
International activities
In order to ensure a better and healthier future for as many people as possible, we share our know-how and protect the environment and environmental rights regardless of geographical location.
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