NGOs: Governments need new tools to control air pollution urgently
After two years, the Central Jakarta court still has not announced the decision of a Citizen Lawsuit (CLS) demanding clean air for Jakarta. Thirty-two people submitted a CLS in...
No new small hydropower plants without citizens' consent: Centar Sarajevo is the tenth signatory of Dams-free municipalities
Today, the municipality Centar Sarajevo joined the 'Dams-free municipalities' initiative (1). By joining the initiative, the municipality commits not to issue any consent,...
Adoption of Moldovan rivers - visits to local communities and celebration of Biodiversity Day
In May, the Arnika team went to Moldova to continue international cooperation aimed primarily at protecting rivers and supporting communities on both banks of the Dniester. Czech...
Brave woman of Kruščica won Bosnia-Herzegovina's first Goldman Environmental Prize
Maida Bilal from Environmental Association „Bistro“ led a group of "brave women" of Kruščica who blocked the access road to the construction site of a harmful dams on the...
After ten years of promises, the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina still don't tell the people who pollutes the air in their towns
The air in Bosnia and Herzegovina belongs among the dirtiest in Europe (1), and in 2020, it was ranked tenth for PM2.5 pollution worldwide (2). Despite that, citizens still have...
Amending the concessions laws could prevent the construction of more than 150 harmful hydropower plants, call environmental NGOs
“Amend the laws on concessions!” is the call from environmental NGOs to the governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Concessions, as permission to use public goods for private...
Nong Phawa villagers sue Win Process company demanding environmental restoration and compensation for agricultural losses
The villagers of Nong Phawa sue Win Process company for releasing pollutants into local waterways, causing widespread damage to local environments and farmlands. The villagers...
Environmental NGOs call for hazardous waste exports and “dirty recycling” to end worldwide
In recognition of World Environment Day 2021, the NGOs EARTH and Arnika (1) have called for an end to hazardous waste exports and dirty recycling industries through the universal...
‘Forever chemicals’ widespread in disposable food packaging from popular fast-food chains across Europe, new study shows
The use of persistent and health-harming PFAS chemicals in disposable food packaging and tableware is a widespread practice across Europe, as shown in a recent campaign and study...
Without state funding of Moldova's nature reserves, we all may lose forests and nature, environmentalists warn
Moldovan natural reserves and protected areas are threatened by destruction because of a lack of financing from the state budget in recent years. On the occasion of International...
Local activists in the Tumanyan area must assist in the rehabilitation of their area from chemical pollution
A new project has been launched in the Tumanyan area of the Lori Region, aimed at creating and developing an informed and active civil society advocating the rehabilitation of...
The story of garbage in Bosnia-Herzegovina's rivers seems to be endless. Within few days, volunteers collected more than two hundred bags of trash
From April 22nd until April 25th, on the occasion of World Earth Day, almost one hundred volunteers from various locations across Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to spend their...
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