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Installation of stations monitoring air pollution in Ukraine

As a part of the international project Clear Air for Ukraine, the members of Ukrainian organisation Eco City, together with regional partners and with support from Czech NGO...

Sarajevo conference on river protection in the Western Balkans

"Legal and practical tools for protecting the rivers of the Western Balkans and their people" is an international conference organized by Arnika – Centre for Citizens’ Support...

EcoLur: Experts from Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague Taking Samples in Polluted Areas in Alaverdi and Akhtala

The experts from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague are taking samples in Alaverdi and Akhtala communities to fund out more about the chemical pollution in the areas...

Air quality and why we should care about it: lecture tour of Czech scientists in Ukraine

An i nvitation to Ukraine was accepted by Czech scientists from the A tmospheric A erosol R esearch Group at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. They gave...

The River: Extraordinary story of Kruščica

"I lived with these people, ate with them, got a chance to drink the fresh river water and also helped watching over the entrance to the bridge. During the day, I guarded the...

Together with local communities, we solve industrial pollution in Thailand

At the beginning of the year, several of our experts on toxic chemicals headed to Thailand in order to meet representatives of local communities affected by industrial pollution....

Another medical waste incinerator we found by the hospital in Ashanti Region

Two days after visiting the shutdown Korle Bu medical waste incinerator in Accra, we came to a similar facility in operation. It was opened for operation just a few years ago and...

Learning on industrial pollution at the Czech and Polish mining sites

To learn how to fight the environmental burdens of heavy industry and the present dangers of related air pollution are the reasons why six Ukranian activists boarded to Katowice...

Visiting Třinec: Final day of the Ostrava international conference

An excursion to the Třinec Iron and Steel Works took place on the last day of the 'Fighting Air Pollution in the Industrial Cities of Europe' in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The...

See the 'Fighting Air Pollution' international conference in Ostrava

On Thursday, the four-day international conference 'Fighting Air Pollution in the Industrial Cities of Europe' held in Ostrava concluded. The event was attended by...

How does the world's largest e-waste dump in Ghana looks like?

In 2013, Agbogbloshie was listed among the top 10 polluted places in the world. In Ghana, e-waste recyclers used primitive methods to remove plastic insulation from copper...

A shut-down medical waste incinerator at Korle Bu hospital

Chickens, goats, dogs, and larger lizards are not the only animals living next to the medical waste of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. People's homes are located just a few...