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No new small hydropower plants without citizens' consent: Centar Sarajevo is the tenth signatory of Dams-free municipalities
22.6.2021 - SARAJEVO / PRAGUE
Today, the municipality Centar Sarajevo joined the 'Dams-free municipalities' initiative (1). By joining the initiative, the municipality commits not to issue any consent, permit or recommendatory statement for the construction of any new small hydropower plant on their territory without consulting the citizens. Centar Sarajevo is the tenth municipality to… -
Adoption of Moldovan rivers - visits to local communities and celebration of Biodiversity Day
18.6.2021 - MOLDOVA
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 and Moldovan experts on nature protection and public participation in decision-making processes and organizers of community events and campaigns had a joint program… -
Brave woman of Kruščica won Bosnia-Herzegovina's first Goldman Environmental Prize
17.6.2021 - SARAJEVO / PRAGUE
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 Kruštica river for 503 days and nights. Thanks to their devotional efforts and after they were beaten by the police, the court… -
After ten years of promises, the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina still don't tell the people who pollutes the air in their towns
17.6.2021 - ZENICA / PRAGUE
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 a hard time trying to understand who is responsible. Although the state authorities have been obliged to collect and publish… -
Amending the concessions laws could prevent the construction of more than 150 harmful hydropower plants, call environmental NGOs
16.6.2021 - SARAJEVO / PRAGUE
“Amend the laws on concessions!” is the call from environmental NGOs to the governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Concessions, as a permission to use public goods for private business, should be issued in the public interest. As shown by the recent analysis of the environmental NGOs Arnika and Coalition for… -
Nong Phawa villagers sue Win Process company demanding environmental restoration and compensation for agricultural losses
9.6.2021 - NONG PHAWA (THAILAND)
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 demand polluters compensate for the damage they cause and be held responsible for restoring the environment to its original condition. -
Environmental NGOs call for hazardous waste exports and “dirty recycling” to end worldwide
4.6.2021 - BANGKOK / PRAGUE
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 ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment (2). As the world enters the UN decade of ecosystem restoration, pollution from dirty recycling…
