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Public informational center on chemical safety and waste in Minsk was opened by CES and Arnika
20 December 2011 MINSK
Public informational center on chemical safety and waste issues created in Minsk – stated in the press-conference held on 20th of December 2011.
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UN Delegates Struggle with the True Cost of Mercury
05 November 2011 NAIROBI
Delegates from more than 120 countries in the recently-held third meeting of an intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC3) struggled to move forward on a global mercury treaty. Narrow cost considerations seemed to prevail over comprehensive obligatory provisions that fully protect human health and the environment from the toxic metal. Mercury can…
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Law court has defended citizens and cancelled permission for skyscrapers on Pankrác
31 August 2011 PRAGUE
The Prague Municipal Court has cancelled a planning permission for two skyscrapers Epoque on Prague Pancrác Plain. This decision means a fundamental turn in citizens' protests against the way of Pankrác's housing development. It is a crucial event in this eleven-year-long case that is also being closely observed by the…
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Watch out, alley! Over 100 thousand trees have disappeared from the Czech countryside
24 August 2011 Prague
Should you be walking or passing through a tree lined avenue during your summer wandering of the Czech Republic, you better take pictures. Next time you come back the trees might be gone. During the last seven years more than 100 000 trees at district roads have been cut down…
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- Access to information about quantity of toxic substances released by industry to be maintained
- Water management in Prague: exploring the paths to sustainability
- Integrated pollution prevention permit for Spolchemie has entered into force
- Mercury-contaminated fish served to delegates at UN mercury negotiation
- Dams on Elbe won’t bring the economic recovery
