The Upper Horizons complex, Bosnia and Herzegovina
December 18, 2023
The Upper Horizons hydropower complex has been planned since the mid-20th century, and is planned to consist of three plants — Dabar, Nevesinje and Bileća — linked by a series of tunnels and channels. If completed, it would have a devastating impact on the karst ecosystems of eastern Herzegovina and beyond.
The Ulog hydropower plant on the river Neretva, Bosnia and Herzegovina
December 18, 2023
The Ulog plant, with a 53-metre high dam, is currently being built on the upper Neretva in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the middle of a nominated candidate Emerald site – an area which should be protected under the Bern Convention.
Campaigners for Bosnia’s Threatened Neretva Can Learn From Albania
November 28, 2023
Activists opposing the construction of hydropower plants on the Neretva river should draw inspiration from the success of their Albanian …
Draft Spatial Plan full of controversies: The remaining dam on Komarnica and the military training ground on Sinjajevina
November 19, 2023
The strategic impact assessment strongly criticizes some proposals from the Draft PPCG because not enough attention was paid to protected …
The debate on the construction of the Skavica hydropower plant: Drini i Black, a blessing or a curse?
November 4, 2023
Residents of the Black Drin Valley have been opposing the construction of the Skavica hydropower plant for years. If this project were to …
UNESCO requests from BiH to assess the Potential Impact of Hydroelectric Power Project
October 20, 2023
At the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, a decision was adopted obliging Bosnia and Herzegovina to assess the potential …
The Green Transition and the Western Balkans
October 9, 2023
Summary: Dependence on coal, outdated energy systems, and an overall lack of ambition are hampering the Western Balkans’ green transition …
Ekološka katastrofa: Pomor ribe u Neretvi uslijed radova na HE Ulog
September 28, 2023
Predstavnici Centra za životnu sredinu utvrdili su da je dio toka rijeke Neretve kod mjesta Ulog zagađen …
Environmentalists take hydropower project Skavica in Albania to Constitutional Court
September 22, 2023
Photo: Frimufilms on Freepik …
Skavica mega dam: Albanian court to scrutinise special law for U.S. contractor Bechtel
September 21, 2023
Nature conservation and human rights organisations have secured an important first milestone in the fight against the planned 210 MW Skavica hydropower plant in the Albanian municipalities of Kukës and Dibër.
