Towns in BiH, Montenegro, Albania join forces against marine litter
The Declaration of Ulcinj on the Prevention of Marine Litter has been signed by heads of five municipalities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro within a project implemented by GIZ. Integrated waste management and marine litter prevention are the essence of the Declaration of Ulcinj. Mayors of Finiq and Lezha in Albania, Neum and […]
Candidates in clim@ green competition come from 60 countries
Grand finalists will present their entries at the GGF Sustainable Future Forum in Frankfurt on June 3. Finance in Motion is responsible for the clim@ contest on behalf of the fund. The European Commission and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development are its sponsors. More than half of applications came from the target […]
Rallies for clean air to be held on Friday in nine Balkan cities
Organizers invited people to gatherings for clean air that are scheduled for 18:00 in Skopje, Belgrade, Prishtina, Prizren, Podujevo, Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Zenica and Podgorica. Activists from several countries in former Yugoslavia said demonstrations and other public actions are planned to demand measures for clean air. The gatherings are set for 18:00 on Friday, February […]
Sokobanja in Serbia to ban new small hydropower plants, wind parks
Activists criticize the investors for diverting almost the entire river flow at two stations in Sokobanja. Several local authorities in Serbia formally banned hydropower projects or are preparing to do so. The police have been summoning petitioners in Prokuplje. Licensing has been suspended in the territory of a town in Serbia dependent on tourism for […]
Montenegro adopts bylaw to introduce emission credits system
The new scheme, required under EU rules, is designed to limit operations of industrial and energy facilities that contribute to climate change. Montenegro has regulated the system of auctions and the trade in emission credits. Following the adoption of the Law on Protection from the Negative Impacts of Climate Change, the government in Podgorica has […]
Kosovo* suspending works on small hydropower plants
KelKos is apparently under investigation over its projects in Štrpce and Matkos Group is threatening with international arbitration. The new decision makers in Kosovo* are adapting the policy on small hydropower to citizens’ needs, claiming they would focus on the environment. The government in Prishtina isn’t aware of the state that water streams are in […]
Sarajevo to track builders’ impact on air quality; kindergartens get purifiers
Preschoolers in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital will breathe more easily after the procurement in which UNDP assisted local authorities. The cantonal government also prepared a methodology and dispersion model for air pollution sources and the effect of structures planned for construction. A severe deterioration in air quality in the past months prompted public outcry and […]
Sustainable development must not hinge on economic growth alone
Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Unit Coordinator in ProCredit Bank’s subsidiary in Serbia In most capitalist economies, it is a generally accepted rule that environmental improvements must wait until economic growth has reached a certain level. This misguided mantra has led to delays in the implementation of sustainable development principles, resulting in […]
Recent Comments