Nature is treated as if it were an unlimited resource
Despite biodiversity’s essential value for economic sectors such as forestry, agriculture, tourism, and fisheries, and its relevance for social and cultural well-being, nature is treated as if it were an unlimited resource in the region of South-East Europe, while environmental protection is often seen as an expense. Why this is happening, but also what the […]
Project launched to improve e-waste management in Serbia
The Ministry of Environmental Protection has signed an agreement to cooperate with the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), home appliances maker Gorenje, and drinks firm Coca-Cola HBC Srbija on a project to improve the management of electrical and electronic waste in Serbia, according to a statement […]
EUSEW 2018: Presentation of finalists – Croatian agency raises the profile of energy transition
Winners of the EU Sustainable Energy Awards 2018 will be unveiled on June 5. A total of 12 finalists from 10 different EU countries across 4 categories (Consumers, Public Sector, Businesses, and the newly added Young Energy Leaders) are on the shortlist of the year’s most successful projects. The full list of finalists is here, and […]
Startup Solagro tops first PowerUp! competition in Serbia
Startup Solagro, made up of Nemanja Janić, Marko Kaličanin and Đorđe Đorđević, won the first PowerUp! competition in Serbia with its innovative idea for a smart recycling system. Solagro also won the opportunity to compete with finalists from 24 Central European countries as part of the fourth edition of the PowerUp! Competition, which began on […]
Serbia, South Korea share experiences on environmental protection
During the South Korean Environment Industry Delegation’s visit to Serbia, a conference was held to discuss cooperation and projects in the field of environmental protection. The event was organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Green Serbia and the Korean Agency for Trade and Investment - KOTRA.
New platform launched to improve donor coordination in Energy Community
The Energy Community (EnC) Donor Coordination Platform has been launched by the community’s Secretariat as the first online platform to feature the key donor programs across all the EnC Contracting Parties and observer countries, according to a statement from the Secretariat. The main purpose of the platform, which covers all sectors included in the EnC […]
Study looks into Neretva, Trebišnjica river basins’ regional economic impact
The Neretva and Trebišnjica river basins are of critical economic significance for three economies and four political entities: Republika Srpska and Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina (both in Bosnia and Herzegovina), Croatia and Montenegro as tens of thousands of jobs – and hundreds of thousands of livelihoods – depend directly on water-based activities, such as hydropower, […]
Climate change bill expected to be sent to lawmakers by end-2018
The public debate on the draft law on climate change has wrapped up, and the future bill is expected to be submitted to the parliament by the end of 2018, Environmental Protection Minister Goran Trivan said at the EU-Serbia Talanoa High-Level Conference in Belgrade, held as part of the Talanoa Dialogue for Climate Ambition. The […]