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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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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From 5th to 9th July 2016, 38 representatives from 23 CSOs from South East Europe, Turkey and the EU have gathered at the “Solar Academy” on the Island of Šolta, Croatia to discuss cooperation on environmental protection and sustainable societies. We want to have good cooperation in this region, and therefore we have setup SEENET, […]
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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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The Seminar was organised by the Ecologists’ Movement of Macedonia (DEM). Opening speech was given by Miran Mitrevski, president of DEM and it was facilitated by Gjoko Zoroski, national coordinator of ETNAR. The seminar’s general objective was to offer an analysis of the grass-roots and activist responses to water issues in Macedonia compared to those […]
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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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The World Bank withdrew its funding for one of the two big hydropower projects inside Mavrovo National Park in Macedonia. This is another important win for the protection of Balkan rivers from the destruction by the hydro lobby. About 2700 new dams are currently projected between Slovenia and Albania and major international banks are the […]
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Strasbourg, Skopje, Prague – In the latest blow to planned hydropower dam in Macedonia’s Mavrovo National Park, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, the European wildlife treaty, added today (4 December) its voice to growing calls to reconsider this reckless project. The spotlight is now on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), […]
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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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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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