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

Posted on: 18. 04. 2016.
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. 1. Maintain the integrity of existing national parks, such as the National Park “Sutjeska” and the National Park […]

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News    campaign, Center for Environment, natural resources, rivers, Sutjeska, Una

Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina – arenas for enrichment and injustice

Posted on: 14. 03. 2016.
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. Nataša Crnkovic, Center for Environment: “Over 10 years we point to the negative effects of hydro power plants. We […]

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News    campaign, Center for Environment, HPP, hydro-power plants, rivers

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

Posted on: 08. 01. 2016.
“Newly collected scientific data as a new weapon in the “Battle for Sutjeska”

Center for Environment presented a publication, short movie and photographs under the name “National park Sutjeska – dead capital or a laboratory in nature”, which together present the results of a scientific research performed in the canyons of the rivers Sutjeska and Hrčavka this summer. Iva Miljević, Center for Environment: „The main goal of this […]

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News    Battle for Sutjeska, campaign, Center for Environment, hydro-power plants, natural resources

Hydropower plant „Medna“ creates one million KM loss

Posted on: 30. 11. 2015.
Hydropower plant „Medna“ creates one million KM loss

Hydro-power plant “Medna”, currently being built in the very vicinity of the Sana river springs, will not have any financial benefits for the community, showed an economic study created within “River Sana – Park of Nature” project, which is financially supported by ETNAR. The study, created by an independent economics expert, clearly shows that HPP […]

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News    campaign, EKUS, hydro-power plants, natural resources, Sana

National park Sutjeska – MP’s in the service of private interest

Posted on: 20. 10. 2015.
National park Sutjeska – MP’s in the service of private interest

On the session of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee within the National Assembly of Republic of Srpska, 19.10.2015., the civil initiative for Sutjeska was discussed and once again, taken off the agenda of the National Assembly with two votes for and four abstained. Center for Environment points out that this act represents blocking […]

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News    campaign, Center for Environment, hydro-power plants, natural resources

Vrbas River Canyon is safe – what to do next?

Posted on: 07. 10. 2015.
Vrbas River Canyon is safe – what to do next?

The public, two days ago, had the opportunity to see a brief news media notice of termination of the concession agreement for the construction and operation of two high hydro power plants in the Vrbas River Canyons, which in 2004 Government of Republic of Srpska (RS Government) signed with the company HES Vrbas. Unfortunately, RS […]

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News    campaign, Center for Environment, hydro-power plants, natural resources, rivers

European environmental groups call for protection of Sutjeska National park

Posted on: 15. 09. 2015.
European environmental groups call for protection of Sutjeska National park

Banja Luka, September 15 – at a press conference held today at Hotel Bosna representatives of Friends of the Earth Europe – the largest grassroots environmental network in Europe, Pro Natura/ Friends of the Earth Switzerland, Centar za životnu sredinu/ Friends of the Earth Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Zelena akcija/Friends of the Earth Croatia called […]

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News    Battle for Sutjeska, campaign, Center for Environment, Friends of the Earth Europe, Green Action / FoE Croatia, hydro-power plants, Pro Natura

Withdrawal of the decision on hydro-power plants on the Una River

Posted on: 13. 08. 2015.
Withdrawal of the decision on hydro-power plants on the Una River

The City council of Bihać withdrew today the decision of giving consent for starting the procedure and giving concession with the public contest-tender for project, building, management and transfer of small hydro power plant in Martin Brod and Dobrenica. Nataša Crnković, Center for Environment, Banja Luka: ‘We are strongly against the plans for hydro- power […]

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News    campaign, Center for Environment, natural resources, rivers, Una

Sutjeska: Scientific research disproves the opinion of the Government of Republic of Srpska

Posted on: 23. 07. 2015.
Sutjeska: Scientific research disproves the opinion of the Government of Republic of Srpska

In Sutjeska National park a seven-day study of wildlife in the canyons of Sutjeska and Hrčavka River was completed, in the zone of direct impact of the planned small hydro power plants on these rivers. This year’s survey is a continuation of systematic research started last year after the adoption of the Environmental Impact Assessment, […]

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News    campaign, Center for Environment, hydro-power plants, natural resources, rivers, Sutjeska

MPs, you are not paid to abstain!

Posted on: 25. 05. 2015.
MPs, you are not paid to abstain!

Center for Environment wishes to inform all citizens who signed the petition and support the efforts to protect the National Park Sutjeska, that this civil initiative was taken off the agenda of the National Assembly and that it won’t be discussed for now. The Citizens’ initiative against construction of hydro power plants in the National […]

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News    Battle for Sutjeska, campaign, Center for Environment, natural resources, rivers
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