Destructive hydropower in southeast Europe
September 4, 2018
International commercial and public banks have been bankrolling a wave of hydropower projects across Southeast Europe that have damaged pristine rivers, including in protected areas. These financiers need to take their share of the responsibility and stop financing projects in sensitive areas.
Inicijativa Odbranimo reke Stare planine organizuje protest u Pirotu protiv gradnje MHE u zaštićenim područjima
August 28, 2018
Inicijativa Odbranimo reke Stare planine u nedelju u 17 sati u Pirotu organizuje protest protiv gradnje malih hidroelektrana (MHE) u zaštićenim područjima, na kojem će ponoviti dva svoja zahteva – da se obriše 58 malih elektrana iz Prostornog plana Opš …
Buk Bijela dam and the Upper Drina cascade
August 21, 2018
Backed by a state-owned energy company, Buk Bijela has the necessary support and privileges to to be pushed forward in violation of the national legislation and international conventions.
Podnesene tužbe protiv dozvola za hidroelektrane Buk Bijela i Foča
August 21, 2018
Arhus, resursni centar Sarajevo podnio je dvije tužbe Okružnom sudu u Banjaluci protiv obnovljenih ekoloških dozvola za hidroelektrane Buk Bijela i Foča na reci Drini u Bosni i Hercegovini u blizini granice s Crnom Gorom. Source: Podnesene tužbe protiv …
Hydropower rebounds in the Western Balkans
August 8, 2018
After a severe drought caused hydropower generation to slump in the Western Balkans last year, the latest data show a sharp rebound in hydroelectricity production in the first half of 2018. Source: Hydropower rebounds in the Western Balkans
Save the Blue Heart: Wie die letzten wilden Flüsse in Europa geschützt werden können
August 2, 2018
Am 27. Juni fand im EU-Parlament eine Debatte zum Thema “Save the Blue Heart of Europe” statt, bei der politische Entscheidungsträger, Medien und Nichtregierungsorganisationen zusammentrafen. Die Frage des Schutzes der letzten wilden Flüsse Europas auf …
Environmentalism and democracy on the rise in Albania
August 1, 2018
Public participation is a prerequisite to functioning democracy. Environmental justice is crucial to sustainable development. But in Albania, a small, southeastern European country only recently emerging from decades-long, self-imposed isolation, democracy is still struggling to be born, and suffers from often being confused with unchecked capitalism.
Devastating floods are the latest warning sign about controversial Nenskra hydropower project
July 31, 2018
From the outside, this tragedy might seem like a natural disaster, a force majeure. But one cannot ignore the human factors at play.
A tale of two communities successfully resisting the Balkan hydropower tsunami
July 31, 2018
Two communities in central Bosnia have had reasons to celebrate within the last few weeks as they achieved major victories in their campaigns against small hydropower plants near Fojnica and Kruscica. Bankwatch joined them to see what lies behind their success.
Two Court Complaints Against BiH’s Hydropower Permits
July 27, 2018
The Aarhus Resource Centre Sarajevo has submitted two court complaints to the District Court in Banja Luka against the environmental permits for the Buk Bijela and Foča hydropower plants (HPPs) on the river Drina in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) near th …
