The minister wants to negotiate foreign compensation for the weir at Decin. According to the European Commission, this is not acceptable

The minister wants to negotiate foreign compensation for the weir at Decin. According to the European Commission, this is not acceptable

The Minister of the Environment, Richard Brabec, has negotiated with the German Government and the European Commission for the possibility of international compensation for the...

Pictures from polluted cities of Ukraine won the Czech Press Photo

Pictures from polluted cities of Ukraine won the Czech Press Photo

"This award-winning documentary has only been created by people from Arnika, and their determination and willingness to perform overall monitoring," said Stanislav Krupař, the...

Ukrainian ecologist won one million hryvnias for Mariupol. Congrats!

Ukrainian ecologist won one million hryvnias for Mariupol. Congrats!

Mariupolian activist and representative, Maksym Borodin, was the winner of the national television competition "Novi Lideri" (New Leaders). He received (in conversion) almost €...

Human health must not be threatened by polluted air, resonates from the Conference in Ostrava

Human health must not be threatened by polluted air, resonates from the Conference in Ostrava

Experts, politicians, and civil activists from Europe and former USSR countries are discussing ways to improve the air quality in the Czech Republic (1). Air pollution is one of...

Kruščica residents against ‘illegal HPPs’ gathered for a quiet protest in Travnik

Kruščica residents against ‘illegal HPPs’ gathered for a quiet protest in Travnik

The message of Thursday’s peaceful protest held by the people of Kruščica, a village in the Central Bosnia Canton, and the representatives of the Coalition for the Protection of...

Europe's toxic air was discussed at a unique international conference in the Czech Republic

Europe's toxic air was discussed at a unique international conference in the Czech Republic

A three-day gathering in this Czech industrial city will examined the ways to resolve the dangers of air pollution on the national and international levels (1)....

Environmental organizations from Western Balkans against the construction of small hydropower plants on the Balkan rivers

Environmental organizations from Western Balkans against the construction of small hydropower plants on the Balkan rivers

Rivers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as other Balkan countries are threatened by a massive boom of small hydropower plants construction. Activists who struggle to preserve...

‘River Keepers’ from BiH touring the Czech Republic

‘River Keepers’ from BiH touring the Czech Republic

A group of activists from Bosnia-Herzegovina will travel through the Czech Republic next week to visit local cases of river protection. The five-day study tour will introduce...

Worst Czech polluter of 2017? Spolana Neratovice chemical plant

Worst Czech polluter of 2017? Spolana Neratovice chemical plant

For the fourth time, the chemical plant Spolana in Neratovice is in the first places of the lists of the biggest Czech polluters, because of emissions of carcinogenic and...

Danube gone dry as the water level hits record low

Danube gone dry as the water level hits record low

Two weeks ago an exceptionally low water level was measured in the capital of Hungary. For the first time since 1947 the level dropped below half a meter. According to...

Arnika's photos from Ukraine compete in the Czech Press Photo, you can also decide on the winner

Arnika's photos from Ukraine compete in the Czech Press Photo, you can also decide on the winner

Pictures of Stanislav Krupař from Mariupol show how local factories have become part of the natural environment for the people of Ukrainian industrial cities. Tens of thousands...

European study exposing toxic e-waste chemicals in children’s products spurs calls for policy to end recycling exemptions for hazardous waste

European study exposing toxic e-waste chemicals in children’s products spurs calls for policy to end recycling exemptions for hazardous waste

Environmental health researchers released alarming evidence [1] today that toxic brominated flame retardants, hazardous chemicals from electronic waste that are known to disrupt...