About
Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe, and one of the most vulnerable to climate change. Extreme droughts and floods are increasingly affecting the rural areas, while almost 60 % of the population lives in the countryside and agriculture is a vital source of their livelihood. The extensive felling of trees impairs the landscape's ability to withstand the extremes of the weather.
The quality of life of the rural population depends greatly on rivers, but they are heavily polluted by industry and the discharge of sewage from settlements. There are several projects to construct new dams that could worsen the course of floods.
We support the civic initiatives on both banks of the River Dniester – in Moldova and in Transnistria – in their efforts to protect the rivers from pollution, extensive use, and harmful construction projects and in their participation in decision making on the use of the rivers.
Our activities are funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic from the Transition Promotion Program.
News
10.12.2020
PRAGUE / CHISINAU
For years, environmentalists in Moldova have their hands tied by not having access to information – such as data on droughts or floods tormenting the country.…
10.12.2020
PRAGUE / CHISINAU
Two different countries, similar problems. Moldova, as well as Czechia, heavily modified their watercourses and changed the river landscape, mainly due to…
03.12.2020
BUDESTI
On Saturday, November 14th, a massive tree and shrub planting was organised by Moldovan NGOs “Eco-TIRAS”, “Parks of Future” and “Renasterea Rurala” in the…
12.10.2020
PRAGUE
Changing the law in favour of investors, sudden approval of controversial projects, unlawful construction of hydropower plants, illegal logging, or persecution…
07.10.2020
CHISINAU / PRAGUE
To discuss up-to-date issues of the river protection related to the process of EU integration and international cooperation in protecting shared Dniester river…
27.07.2020
CHISINAU
Eco-TIRAS holds the thirteenth annual educational environmental summer school "Dniester 2020" for youth (July 17-29th, 2020). This year, COVID-19 interfered…
01.05.2020
BALABANESTI
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…
20.01.2020
CHISINAU
The network of Moldovan non-governmental organizations of river keepers Eco-TIRAS informed that vyrezub (Rutilus frisii, or Black Sea roach) - a fish from the…
Photogallery
03.12.2020
BUDESTI
“Planting good deeds in Moldova” is a tree planting event which started in 2015. Another one of this series took place on Saturday, November 14th in the…
01.05.2020
BALABANESTI
Planting trees along the watercourses helps to restore landscape and balance in the nature that suffers from weather extremes and to protect local communities…
Publications
08.12.2020
PRAGUE / CHISINAU
The Water Framework Directive of the European Union came into effect in 2000. It is one of the most ambitious pieces of EU legislation, creating a coherent…
11.10.2020
PRAGUE
Cases of damage to the environment and human rights during the global pandemic in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
05.10.2020
MOLDOVA
The Dniester, the largest river in Moldova, provides water for more than half of the country's needs, while regrettably, in the same time, it is facing…
19.08.2020
CHISINAU / PRAGUE
The Dniester river, a source of water for 8 million people from Moldova and Ukraine, is facing several problems nowadays – non-ecological hydropower systems,…
Events
18.11.2020
PRAGUE / CHISINAU
The state of the small rivers in Moldova is pathetic. They suffer from heavy pollution and drying out as a result of overexploitation and unsustainable…
Video
14.11.2020
BALTATA RIVER BASIN
What does it look like when about 200 villagers and volunteers help to afforest Moldova? On November 14th, another tree planting event took place in the…