Energy efficiency project launched to reconstruct 23 public buildings over three years
In the next three years, Vrbas, Kruševac, Užice, and Paraćin will retrofit 23 public buildings, most of them kindergartens and schools, introduce the European Energy Award (EEA) and strengthen administrative capacities as part of the Municipal Energy Efficiency and Management Project (MEEMP), it was said during the project’s launch conference. The value of the project, implemented […]
Belgrade garage 1st in Europe to get Parksmart high-performance, sustainability certificate
The Obilićev Venac garage in downtown Belgrade is the first garage in Europe to have received the Parksmart certificate recognizing high-performing, sustainable garages, the City of Belgrade said in a statement. The Obilićev Venac garage received the Parksmart Bronze certificate, the highest level achieved so far, making the Belgrade garage one of four in the […]
Serbia needs to boost environmental investment by EUR 500 million annually to tackle “critical” situation – Fiscal Council
The Fiscal Council has called for significantly stepping up investment in environmental protection in Serbia, noting that there is ample room to do so through the 2019 state budget now that the country’s public finances have stabilized. Serbia is one of the most polluted countries in Europe, which is jeopardizing the health of the population […]
Energy Community and WISE project: women have a significant role in energy transition – support them!
Women are increasingly significant in the energy transition of South-East Europe (SEE) and their role is growing in importance, but it is necessary to support them and work to further strengthen their capacities, visibility, and representation. Following the successful realization of the first phase in Serbia, the Women in Sustainable Energy SEE (WISE SEE) project […]
Petition handed to EBRD calling on IFIs to drop “destructive hydropower in the Balkans”
Representatives from the Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign to save the continent’s last undammed rivers have handed in a petition endorsed globally by more than 120,000 people, calling on international development banks to rein in financial support for hydropower projects in the Balkans, according to a press release from CEE Bankwatch Network, one […]
Environment and biodiversity working groups meet back to back in Skopje
Conservation of biological diversity is a specific, yet crucial, part of the wider all-encompassing umbrella of environmental protection. With the objective of stepping up cooperation and combining efforts, Biodiversity Task Force members of the six South East European economies met on 29 May to confirm a joint Work Plan and agree on future cooperation, which […]
Study on Bosut Forests’ ecosystem services: How to achieve better flood protection, income from wood production, traditional animal husbandry
If environmental flooding of the forest complex of the Bosut Forests and an increase of traditional animal husbandry are implemented along with the joint management and establishment of a protected area, the value of four ecosystem services selected as the most important for the area, which lays between Serbia, BiH, and Croatia – wood production, […]
EIB to finance procurement of electric buses for Belgrade
The European Investment Bank (EIB) plans fresh investments in Belgrade’s green urban mobility, said Head of EIB Regional Representation for the Western Balkans Dubravka Negre. The EIB plans to finance the procurement of new electric buses and help modernize trams and tram tracks in the Serbian capital, Negre said. Negre made the announcement while discussing […]
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