Dismay over tree felling in Belgrade, environmental impact assessment procedure brought into question
Belgrade, which plans to compete for the European Green Capital Award, has sparked uproar from experts and the broader public over the felling of 150 trees, which was not preceded by a public consultation. The trees are being felled over a EUR 15 million project to build a gondola lift to bridge the Sava River […]
Organic food ad features Belgrade as a city it could be
Earlier this week the world’s most polluted major city according to AirVisual’s rankings, Belgrade was recently featured as a green city in German supermarket chain Penny’s viral organic food ad. The virtual greenery transformed even New Belgrade’s brutalism into a fairytale environment for a healthy lifestyle and an overall good mood. In the ad, Nena, […]
EBRD organizing public consultation on good governance policies in Belgrade on February 28
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is organizing a public consultation on its good governance policies – the Environment and Social Policy, the Public Information Policy, and the Project Complaint Mechanism Rules of Procedure – in Belgrade, Serbia on February 28, the Bank has announced. The EBRD’s three major good governance policies are […]
Tendering: City of Belgrade’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan
The City of Belgrade has announced tendering for the development of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), with the deadline for the submission of bids set at January 24, 2019. The Secretariat for Public Transport said in the tendering documentation that the SUMP must transform a traditional, passenger car-oriented transport system into a transport system adapted […]
Green Climate Fund supports EBRD’s Green Cities Facility with EUR 87 million
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has received a EUR 87 million contribution approved by the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Board. The funding will support the EBRD’s Green Cities Facility for climate-focused sustainable urban development in nine countries, including Albania, Macedonia, and Serbia, according to a news release from the EBRD. The Green […]
SEPA report: Excessive air pollution registered in Belgrade, other Serbian cities in 2017
The Serbian capital Belgrade had excessive air pollution throughout the 2010-2017 period, except in 2014, mostly due to particulate matter PM10, but also due to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions, according to the Serbian Environmental Protection Agency’s (SEPA) 2017 Annual Report on the Environment. PM10, defined as inhalable particles with diameters generally 10 micrometers and smaller, […]
Belgrade bans sale of plastic shopping bags from 2020, moves to establish future metro operator
Belgrade’s city assembly has adopted a decision banning the sale of plastic shopping bags in the Serbian capital from January 1, 2020, to help reduce pollution. Once the ban on plastic shopping bags takes effect, retailers will be able to sell paper shopping bags or offer them for free. Those who do not take heed […]
Belgrade plans to compete for European Green Capital Award
Belgrade will apply for the European Green Capital Award, Mayor Zoran Radojičić said following the signature of a letter of cooperation concerning the transfer of know-how between Belgrade and Ljubljana, which was named the European Green Capital 2016. Radojičić signed the letter of cooperation with Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković during a two-day visit to the […]