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Who poisons the air in Bosnia-Herzegovina? The top 10 shows the worst industrial polluters
17.6.2019 - ZENICA / PRAGUE
ArcelorMittal Zenica, the Tuzla thermal power plant, and the chemical factories in Lukavac. Those were the main culprits for the industrial air pollution of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the last few years. However, according to recent analysis, the data presented by the polluters is full of errors and the… -
Lethal air pollution with no responsibility. The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina lack information and efficient protection by law
17.6.2019 - ZENICA / PRAGUE
Despite the highly toxic air in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), only limited data on the pollution is accessible to the public. The government is failing to meet its international obligations, as well as those under domestic law, and publish and the transparent register of major polluters. People, thus, do not… -
Over a 100 people gathered by the Sana springs to appeal for the protection of the area
14.6.2019 - DONJA PECKA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
"The Sana must be urgently protected." This was the message sent by over 100 people who arrived at the event organized by the Coalition for the River Sana. This year, the event was organized in support of the protection of the source of the River Sana, the Mračaj sink, and… -
Thai communities battling to end toxic industrial pollution will receive boost: EU and environmental justice groups honour local struggles
5.6.2019 - BANGKOK / PRAGUE
On the occasion of World Environment Day, social and environmental justice advocates from Arnika and Ecological Alert and Recovery - Thailand (EARTH). Financial backing for the small grants facility amounting to a total of € 22,500 (almost THB 800,000) will be provided by the European Union. -
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Environmental permit for Buk Bijela hydropower plant cancelled
30.5.2019 - BANJA LUKA
The Banja Luka District Court has canceled the environmental permit for the planned 93 MW Beech Bijela hydropower plant on the Drina river in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Aarhus Resource Center in Sarajevo has announced today, following the court's positive 13 May ruling on the Center's complaint. -
Civil Society condemns the EU’s conduct in undermining an otherwise effective worldwide ban of toxic chemical PFOA
13.5.2019 - GENEVA
An international group of chemical and health NGOs have come together to express their deep regret and disapprovement of the EU delegation's behavior and actions at the COP9 of the Stockholm Convention. Governments agreed to a global ban on Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) - an extremely persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemical -… -
Sana will live! Initiatives to protect the river accepted
6.5.2019 - BANJA LUKA
The Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and Ecology of the Republic of Srpska has authorized initiatives on declaration of protected areas on the River Sana. The notion was submitted by environmentalists based on previous biological research. Regrettably, a hydro-power plant was launched on the river last year. The new regulation…
