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The Dniester River and protected areas need our attention. Demonstration in front of the Moldovan parliament will take place

The Dniester River and protected areas need our attention. Demonstration in front of the Moldovan parliament will take place

Recently, public interest in the problems of the Dniester River and protected natural areas has intensified, but the necessary steps from the politicians and authorities are...

Together in protecting water resources: Arnika's mission to Moldova

Together in protecting water resources: Arnika's mission to Moldova

As Czechia has largely similar problems due to the similar nature of the landscape and structure of agriculture, before the end of 2020 Arnika went to Moldova to share our...

Forever chemicals in the Prague waters: The contamination with perfluorinated chemicals is ubiquitous

Forever chemicals in the Prague waters: The contamination with perfluorinated chemicals is ubiquitous

Water, sediment, and fish samples from streams in Prague were analysed for contamination with perfluorinated substances (PFAS, e.g. PFOA and PFOS) and brominated flame retardants...

5 to 12 in river protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Let's make a Big Jump into them before it gets too late

5 to 12 in river protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Let's make a Big Jump into them before it gets too late

Dozens of swimming events will take place on July 12th across Bosnia-Herzegovina to celebrate the beauty of rivers and to sound the alert about the destructive hydropower plant...

Over 400 new willows grow alongside the Dniester river thanks to volunteers

Over 400 new willows grow alongside the Dniester river thanks to volunteers

In March and April 2020, Moldovan environmental activists came twice to the village of Balabanesti to plant willows by the Dniester river. Planting trees along the watercourses...

Bosnia and Herzegovina needs a regulation on minimum river flow

Bosnia and Herzegovina needs a regulation on minimum river flow

The environmentally acceptable flow must be regulated in order for sustainable river use and management. Climate change, specificities of water regimes and use in different...

Save the Sana River springs before it’s too late, people plead

Save the Sana River springs before it’s too late, people plead

People from around the Sana disapprove the lack of protection for their wild river jewel. Instead of being proclaimed a monument of nature, hydropower plants will kill it - the...

For healthier living in Thailand. Victims of industrial pollution defend their rights

For healthier living in Thailand. Victims of industrial pollution defend their rights

The "Citizen Science Project" successfully enhanced the public participation for environmental and health protection in Thailand. Gold mining, contaminated water, and inadequate...

Death of fish in the Balkans? The dams will threaten 113 endangered species

Death of fish in the Balkans? The dams will threaten 113 endangered species

Massive reduction of the biodiversity and population in rivers and even global extinctions may occur in Southeastern Europe. The recent hydropower plant boom on previously wild...

Kruščica – extraordinary women fight for their river and change social norms

Kruščica – extraordinary women fight for their river and change social norms

Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the most highly conservative countries where traditional, cultural, and social conventions and customs are still alive. These traditions are...

Have a nice rivers’ day and keep the dams away!

Have a nice rivers’ day and keep the dams away!

Today the Sikh New Year Hola Mohalla is celebrated, also it’s Sir Michael Cane’s birthday and some other special occasions and aniversaries occure on March 14. Beside all that,...

Fight for water: valuable Bosnian rivers are disappearing in concrete

Fight for water: valuable Bosnian rivers are disappearing in concrete

That water is the source of life, we all know, but we rarely ask what it really means. And we should ask because what is happening with the natural wealth in Bosnia and...