Danube gone dry as the water level hits record low
Two weeks ago an exceptionally low water level was measured in the capital of Hungary. For the first time since 1947 the level dropped below half a meter. According to...
Arnika's photos from Ukraine compete in the Czech Press Photo, you can also decide on the winner
Pictures of Stanislav Krupař from Mariupol show how local factories have become part of the natural environment for the people of Ukrainian industrial cities. Tens of thousands...
European study exposing toxic e-waste chemicals in children’s products spurs calls for policy to end recycling exemptions for hazardous waste
Environmental health researchers released alarming evidence [1] today that toxic brominated flame retardants, hazardous chemicals from electronic waste that are known to disrupt...
Free-flowing rivers without dams, demand scientists and activists on the premiere summit
Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted the first Europe-wide meeting for river protection. The meeting, “River Summit,” was designed to plan steps to stop the destruction of watercourses...
No more e-waste! Thailand against foreign garbage
The importing of over 400 kinds of scrap electronics into the country will no longer be allowed within the next six months. The Government has reacted to Thailand becoming ‘the...
Poisoned Armenia? Czech experts are exploring mining-related pollution
The level of contamination of the environment in Northern Armenia is the subject of a new research study conducted by experts from the University of Chemistry and Technology in...
We want to breathe! Citizens of Ukrainian cities demonstrate for lower industrial emissions
Thousands of people from Mariupol, Zaporozhye, and Kryvyi Rih joined a series of events labeled "I Want to Breathe" this Saturday. The locals went out into the streets demanding...
Faulty ‘waste recycling' harms Thai communities, expert presented
The Thai province of Samut Sakhon is highly contaminated with hazardous chemicals. At the international conference on halogenated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Poland,...
Czech experts are collecting new data on air pollution in Ukraine
A Czech-Ukrainian team of experts is examining the impacts of polluted air on the environment in the country. Analysing up to 90 samples of soil and river sediments in five major...
IPEN urged delegates of the Basel Convention meeting to set safe limits for toxic chemicals in waste
Jindřich Petrlík, Arnika's representative intervened at current Basel Convention's Open-ended Working Group meeting in Geneva on behalf of IPEN, a global network of more than 500...
Calls for tightening the international legislation heard at a conference on toxic substances
Eggs, toys, and combs may contain dioxins and/or brominated flame retardants (BFRs), endangering human health. At an international conference in Poland, this was stated by...
International tools to counteract polluters in Armenia
In the presence of Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Yerevan, Petr Mikyska, and Arnika, together with local NGOs, discussed international tools to administer justice to...
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