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The story of garbage in Bosnia-Herzegovina's rivers seems to be endless. Within few days, volunteers collected more than two hundred bags of trash
3.5.2021 - PRAGUE / SARAJEVO
From April 22nd until April 25th, at the occasion of World Earth Day, almost one hundred volunteers from various locations across Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to spend their free time by cleaning up the rivers in their neighbourhoods. More than 200 hundred bags of trash were collected within these few… -
For the first time in Ukraine, EcoCity experts are introducing technical support for users of public air quality monitoring stations
21.4.2021 - IVANO-FRANKIVSK / PRAGUE
Air quality in Ukraine is worse than in any other European country (1). Although the system of state monitoring is recently being established in Ukraine, building of the network goes at very low speed and does not provide citizens with data on air quality here and now. Since 2018, only… -
Transparent pollution control for Indonesia. “We want to see blue skies again”
14.4.2021 - JAKARTA / PRAGUE
The non-governmental organisations (NGO) Nexus3 Foundation from Indonesia and Arnika from the Czech Republic have launched a new project aiming to help with controlling and fighting industrial pollution in Indonesia. The goal of the three-year project, which is co-funded by the European Union (EU), is to establish an NGO network… -
Supporting people in monitoring air quality in their neighbourhood: EcoQuiz “Clean Air for Ukraine” starts
14.4.2021 - IVANO-FRANKIVSK / PRAGUE
Do you want to get information about the air quality in your city and related risks for your health? In case your town hall does not publish such notifications and you cannot afford to buy your own monitoring station, you can get it now for free. On April 14th, the… -
Thais affected by heavy industries are calling for closer monitoring of polluters
6.4.2021 - BANGKOK / PRAGUE
Pollution of air, soil, and the food chain has reached extreme levels in Thailand, as shown by the long-term measurements conducted by the environmental organizations Ecological Alert and Recovery Thailand (EARTH) and Arnika (1). NGOs and the communities that are affected are now asking the authorities to introduce a mandatory… -
The Ministry of Environment Plans to Permit Use of Toxic Slag for Road Construction on a Large Scale
25.3.2021 - PRAHA
The Minister of Environment, Richard Brabec, intends to sign a decree loosening conditions for utilisation of residual materials from waste incinerators for road construction and backfilling of underground utilities. From now on, it will be possible to use slag and bottom ash with higher contents of toxic substances, and, moreover,… -
Gold mining in the last forested area with national parks? Local initiatives strongly disagree
1.3.2021 - CHANTHABURI PROVINCE (THAILAND)
A network of about 40 civic groups and local organizations in Thailand’s eastern province of Chanthaburi including Arnika's partner organization EARTH oppose granting of approval for gold exploration on two plots by a Richapoom mining company. These plots are located in the eastern region’s last forested area with the Ang…
