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Nong Phawa villagers sue Win Process company demanding environmental restoration and compensation for agricultural losses
9.6.2021 - NONG PHAWA (THAILAND)
The villagers of Nong Phawa sue Win Process company for releasing pollutants into local waterways, causing widespread damage to local environments and farmlands. The villagers demand polluters compensate for the damage they cause and be held responsible for restoring the environment to its original condition. -
Environmental NGOs call for hazardous waste exports and “dirty recycling” to end worldwide
4.6.2021 - BANGKOK / PRAGUE
In recognition of World Environment Day 2021, the NGOs EARTH and Arnika (1) have called for an end to hazardous waste exports and dirty recycling industries through the universal ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment (2). As the world enters the UN decade of ecosystem restoration, pollution from dirty recycling… -
‘Forever chemicals’ widespread in disposable food packaging from popular fast-food chains across Europe, new study shows
19.5.2021 - PRAGUE / BRUSSELS / LONDON
The use of persistent and health-harming PFAS chemicals in disposable food packaging and tableware is a widespread practice across Europe, as shown in a recent campaign and study undertaken by Czech NGO Arnika, in cooperation with the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), CHEM Trust and six other non-profit organisations in… -
Without state funding of Moldova's nature reserves, we all may lose forests and nature, environmentalists warn
18.5.2021 - PRAGUE / CHISINAU
Moldovan natural reserves and protected areas are threatened by destruction because of lack of financing from the state budget in recent years. On the occasion of International Day of Biodiversity, environmental activists warn the public about plundering forests to pay for employees of nature reserves administrations. A demonstration “Let's finance… -
Local activists in the Tumanyan area must assist in the rehabilitation of their area from chemical pollution
10.5.2021 - TUMANYAN AREA (ARMENIA)
A new project has been launched in the Tumanyan area of the Lori Region, aimed at creating and developing an informed and active civil society advocating the rehabilitation of the environment polluted by the mining and metallurgical industry. Arnika, a Czech NGO focused on chemical safety, together with its partners,… -
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…
