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Apply: Balkan Youth Climate Movement camp (25-31 July 2016)

Zelena akcija/Friends of the Earth Croatia is happy to invite you to apply for the regional event Balkan Youth Climate Movement camp, to be held from July 25th until July 31st 2016 in the Solar Academy on the Island of Šolta, near Split, in Croatia. The deadline for registrations is May 29th.

Activist to activists: Environmental advocacy skillshare held in Istanbul, Turkey

As a part of ETNAR project 18 activists from 14 organizations have met in Istanbul to discuss environmental activism and EU accession process

European Parliament calls on Bosnia and Herzegovina to preserve Sutjeska and Una rivers

The European Parliament passed a resolution on Bosnia and Herzegovina, calling the Governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina to regulate and supervise the construction of hydropower plants in environmentally sensitive areas and in protected and potentially protected areas

Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina – arenas for enrichment and injustice

On March 14, the International Day of Action for Rivers, Center for Environment calls upon the authorities to stop the uncontrolled and insane plans to build hydro power plants on the rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Webinar on ENVIRONMENTAL APPROXIMATION IN WESTERN BALKANS AND TURKEY held February 24th – 25th

On February 24th and 25th Zelena akcija/FoE Croatia, in collaboration with other ETNAR partners organised a webinar entitled Environmental Approximation in Western Balkans and Turkey.

Invitation to the webinar: ENVIRONMENTAL APPROXIMATION IN WESTERN BALKANS AND TURKEY

If you are interested in importance of EU accession in Western Balkans and Turkey for the environment you are welcome to join us at the webinar on Wednesday 24th February and Thursday 25th February

European citizens sent a clear message: NATURA 2000 should be protected!

On the occasion of their European meeting on nature protection Zelena akcija and Friends of the Earth Europe held a press conference on the importance of nature conservation in Europe and Croatia.

New studies: Even more reasons why coal is harmful

Two new studies on harmfulness of coal were presented in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Center for Ecology and Energy and Center for Environment

“Newly collected scientific data as a new weapon in the “Battle for Sutjeska”

Center for environment presented the results of new research under the name “National park Sutjeska – dead capital or a laboratory in nature”

Macedonia urged to suspend controversial hydropower project

The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention calls on the Macedonian government to suspend its plans for establishing over 20 hydropower facilities in the Mavrovo National Park until a Strategic Environmental Assessment, analysing the potential impacts, is completed

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EBRD cancels the construction of HPP in Mavrovo park

Posted on: 30. 01. 2017.
EBRD cancels the construction of HPP in Mavrovo park

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) cancelled the construction of Boškov most hydropower plant in the Mavrovo national park in Macedonia. The value of the project, announced in 2011., was EUR 84 million. The ecological organization Eko-svest together with  experts, ecologists and activists were committed from the very beginning to opposing the hydropower […]

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News    campaign, Eko-svest, HPP, Macedonia, Mavrovo, natural resources

On the Road to Change – SEENET’s Position on Energy Transition in the SEE region

Posted on: 27. 01. 2017.
On the Road to Change – SEENET’s Position on Energy Transition in the SEE region

This position paper has been produced on behalf of SEENET: The South East Europe Environmental CSO network on natural resources, energy and transport. It is part of the “Advocacy NGOs Networks for Sustainable Use of Energy and Natural Resources in the Western Balkans and Turkey, ETNAR” project. The aim of the paper is to provide […]

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News    energy, position paper, SEENET

New edition of Legal Instruments for the Environmental Protection

Posted on: 25. 01. 2017.
New edition of Legal Instruments for the Environmental Protection

This publication has been created as a part of the project “Advocacy NGOs Networks for Sustainable Use of Energy and Natural Resources in the Western Balkans and Turkey – ETNAR”. The main purpose of this publication is to help non-governmental organizations from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey, Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo in environmental […]

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News    Legal toolkit

SEENET position paper on Hydropower and River Protection in the Western Balkans and Turkey

Posted on: 23. 01. 2017.
SEENET position paper on Hydropower and River Protection in the Western Balkans and Turkey

This position paper is made on behalf of SEENET: South East Europe CSOs network on natural resources, energy and transport, a platform for co-operation of environmental CSOs on the regional level. It was produced as an activity of the “Advocacy NGOs networks for sustainable use of energy and natural resources in the Western Balkans and […]

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News    hydro-power plants, position paper, rivers, SEENET

ETNAR project team meeting held in Zagreb

Posted on: 12. 01. 2017.
ETNAR project team meeting held in Zagreb

ETNAR project team held a meeting in Zagreb, Croatia, from January 10th – 12th , 2017 to evaluate the results of the project and the last 4 years of joint work in the Balkan region. The project ends this January so we took the opportunity to make an evaluation in preparation for the final report. […]

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News    Croatia, Green Action / FoE Croatia, Project team meeting

Workshop and field visit: Lobbying environmental authorities to strengthen water protection from mining activities in the municipality of Makedonska Kamenica, 18th – 19 th November 2016

Posted on: 21. 11. 2016.
Workshop and field visit: Lobbying environmental authorities to strengthen water protection from mining activities in the municipality of Makedonska Kamenica, 18th – 19 th November 2016

On November 18th – 19th, DEM organized a 2-day event in Makedonska Kamenica: a one-day public discussion about the activities of the Sasa lead and zinc mine that have led to industrial discharge being released into Lake Kalimanci, and a field trip to the mine. The field trip helped us to identify areas in the […]

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News    campaign, DEM, Macedonia, natural resources

Public forum in Ohrid

Posted on: 07. 11. 2016.
Public forum in Ohrid

Together with the citizens for Ohrid Lake and Galichica, ETNAR project partner DEM organised a Public forum in Ohrid on 4th November 2016. The goal of the event was to hear and to gather citizens’ opinions about the planned projects and the campaign against those projects which are harmful to Ohrid Lake and Galichica National […]

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News    campaign, DEM, Galichica, Macedonia, natural resources, Ohrid

Public debate on “Influence of hydro-power plants on biodiversity” held in Karlovac

Posted on: 31. 10. 2016.
Public debate on “Influence of hydro-power plants on biodiversity” held in Karlovac

On Wednesday, October 26th 2016 a public discussion entitled “Influence of hydro-power plants on biodiversity” was held in Karlovac, Croatia. The discussion was organized by Zelena akcija / FoE  Croatia and a local partner from Karlovac, Eko Pan, with the aim to further stress the need to preserve our rivers. Introductory speeches were given by […]

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News    campaign, Croatia, Green Action / FoE Croatia, HPP, hydro-power plants, natural resources, rivers

Seminar “Economic, environmental, and health impacts and costs in anti-coal camaigning” held in Pristhina

Posted on: 18. 10. 2016.
Seminar “Economic, environmental, and health impacts and costs in anti-coal camaigning” held in Pristhina

Balkan Green Foundation in cooperation with Advocacy NGOs networks for Sustainable use of energy and natural resources in the Western Balkans and Turkey – ETNAR, a project of Zelena Akcija (funded by the EU), organized the National Seminar about the real costs of Kosovo’s development policies, named ‘Economic, environmental, and health impacts and costs in […]

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News    coal, Kosovo, seminar

Who is responsible? – Public campaign for improvement of transparency and accountability of public institutions responsible for environmental protection and management of natural resources in Southwest Serbia

Posted on: 13. 09. 2016.
Who is responsible? – Public campaign for improvement of transparency and accountability of public institutions responsible for environmental protection and management of natural resources in Southwest Serbia

From July 2015 to August 2016 NGO “Prijatelji Brodareva” implemented a project called “Responsible to yourself – towards a more accountable and transparent natural resources management in Southwest Serbia”, financed through the ETNAR project sub-granting scheme. One of the key objectives of the project was to improve transparency and accountability of public institutions responsible for […]

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News    natural resources, Prijatelji Brodareva, Serbia, subgrants
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