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Western Balkans will seek effective protection of its unique and wild rivers in Sarajevo
19.11.2019 - SARAJEVO
An international conference ‘Legal and practical tools for protecting the rivers of the Western Balkans and their people’ organized by the non-governmental organizations Arnika (Czech Republic), the Center for Environment (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and WWF Adria, financed by the European Union, the Transition Promotion Programme of the Czech Republic, Global… -
Plastic Waste Poisons Indonesia’s Food Chain: Alarming Levels of Dioxins, PFOS & Other Banned Chemicals Found in Eggs Sampled Near Plastic Waste Hot Spots in Indonesia
14.11.2019 - GOTHENBURG / JAKARTA / PRAGUE
Highly toxic chemicals, posing dire risks to human health, have been found in dangerous concentrations in free-range chicken eggs in Indonesian communities where plastic waste accumulates. Among the alarming findings were high levels of dioxins in eggs collected near an Indonesian factory that burns plastics for fuel. The high dioxin… -
Toxic TV Binge: Hazardous flame retardant chemicals uncovered in Best Buy, Amazon TVs
24.10.2019 - WASHINGTON, D.C. / SEATTLE
A coalition of environmental health advocacy groups today released new research revealing hazardous and outdated flame retardant chemicals contained in streaming televisions from Best Buy and Amazon. The investigation, Toxic TV Binge, uncovered flame retardants in the plastic components of six state-of-the-art TVs under the Toshiba and Insignia brands and… -
New air monitoring technology is being prepared for heavily polluted cities of Ukraine
8.10.2019 - PRAGUE / IVANO-FRANKIVSK
Ukrainian expert team from Eco City will introduce the newly designed technology of the air quality monitoring stations in the framework of the international project “Campaign for Clean Air in Eastern Ukraine Cities”. Environmental non-governmental organizations Arnika (Prague) and Dziga (Zaporizhzhya) will instal twenty-five devices in major industrial cities –… -
Minimum river flow – (how) is it defined and regulated by law across Europe?
16.9.2019 - PRAGUE / BANJA LUKA
First, there is no universal or optimal regulation of the minimum river flow. It always depends on the country's hydrological conditions, on the quality and quantity of water, on the traditional uses of water, and even on legal culture. Anyway, for the increasingly important effective preservation of water sources, at… -
The town of Fulnek won the Waste Prevention Oscar, placing first within the entire republic
13.9.2019 - OSTRAVA
The inhabitants of Fulnek won a decisive victory. In the Over 5,000 Inhabitants category, they produce the least municipal waste in the entire republic. They excel at waste separation, but also reuse up to 55% of waste, another excellent accomplishment. Other municipalities in the region also deserve acknowledgment – their… -
Take photos, help the rivers. People capture the lack of water in Bosnia and Herzegovina
16.8.2019 - BANJA LUKA
Because of legislative failures, dozens of rivers lack sufficiently high water levels. Despite their previous promises, the relevant ministries in the Republika Srpska (RS) and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) [1] have failed to cope with the ongoing hydropower plant boom that affects more than 300 rivers. Nowadays,…
