Full Coverage: Pollution

20.10.2008 Croatian Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Construction announced that since December 2007, when the system of separate collection of electric and electronic waste (e-waste) was established, a total of 3,327 tons of discarded electric appliances and electronic devices were collected.

20.10.2008 Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša, prostornog uređenja i graditeljstva objavilo je da je od prosinca/decembra 2007 godina kada je u Hrvatskoj uspostavljen sustav odvojenog sakuplja električnog i elektroničkog otpada (e–otpada), prikupljeno je 3.327 tona ove vrste otpada.

25.09.2008 Dje u organizua, në komunën e Katundit te ri, konsultimi me publikun lidhur me TEC-in 800 MW me qymyr guri që kompania italiane ENEL po planifikon të ndërtojë në Porto Romano.

19.09.2008 The changes in the Rulebook on Discarded Packaging and Waste introduces a compensation fee for producers of plastic bags of 1,500 HRK per ton of produced bags, the biggest such fee compared to other types of packaging since the fee was first introduced in April of this year, reports the Alert portal.

23.07.2008 Banorët e fshatit Shupkovc të Mitrovicës kanë vazhduar ditën e tretë të protestës, duke kërkuar largimin e maunave me materie të rrezikshme. Gjatë tentimit të protestuesve për bllokim të magjistrales Mitrovicë-Prishtinë, policia ka arrestuar dhjetëra protestues.

18.07.2008 Animal Friends filed an initiative with the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Spatial Planning and Construction and to Mirela Holy, Member of Sabor, to ban the sale and distribution of plastic bags in Croatia.

18.07.2008 Prijatelji životinja uputili su zahtjev za zabranu prodaje plastičnih vrećica državnom tajniku u Ministarstvu zaštite okoliša, prostornog uređenja i graditeljstva, Nikoli Ružinskom, te potpredsjednici Odbora za zaštitu okoliša i zastupnici u Hrvatskom saboru, Mireli Holy.

15.07.2008 The Zelena Akcija (Green Action) condemned the adoption of the Draft Law that proposes reducing the area of Medvednica protected landscape, at the Government session of July 10, 2008.

15.07.2008 Zelena Akcija osuđuje usvajanje Nacrt zakona kojim se smanjuje površina Parka prirode Medvednica, na sjednici Vlade od 10. srpnja/jula, 2008.

02.07.2008 Qytetarët e Mitrovicës pritet të organizojnë një protestë të premten, kundër vendosjes së acidit sulfurikë në kompleksin metalurgjik Trepça, i cili ndodhet në qendër të këtij qyteti.

02.07.2008 Është penguar një tentim i ri për hyrje nga Kosova në Maqedoni të një ngarkese radioaktive, përmes vendkalimit kufitar Bllacë dhe kamioni është kthyer në Kosovë.

27.06.2008 The project to build Kosova C thermoelectric power plant will not proceed without prior public debate, involving in particular the population of the area that will be the most exposed to the pollution it will emit.

23.06.2008 Zelena Akcija (Green Action) environmental organization reacted to the announced cooperation of Cardinal Bozanić and Mayor Milan Bandic, on five different projects. Zelena Akcija focused on two of the projects – plans to build 2,500 apartments in developments in Strug on Žitnjak and the proposed Museum of Sacral Art in Nova Vesa.

30.04.2008 Svjetska Banka namjerava odobriti zajam od 4,5 miliona dolara Crnoj Gori i Albaniji za zaštitu ekosistema Skadarskog Jezera. Albaniji će biti uplaćeno 1,9 miliona, dok će ostatak of 2.6 million dolara biti uplaćen na račun Vlade Crne Gore.

30.04.2008 World Bank will approve of $4.5 million US in loans to Albania and Montenegro for protection of the eco-system in the region of the Lake of Skadar.

23.04.2008 The Ekotim environmental association, in cooperation with Cantonal Communal Public Enterprise `RAD` and Student eFM Radio, marked the April 22, Earth Day, with a tree-planting action in the yard of `Edhem Mulabdić` elementary school in Sarajevo, the winner of the competition in collection of waste.

22.04.2008 Macedonia marked this year`s Earth Day last Sunday, April 20, with a series of related events on Macedonian Square in Skopje, including a special programme for children.

22.04.2008 Makedonija go odbeleža ovogodinešniot Den na planetata Zemja vo nedela, 20 april, so serija povrzani nastani na ploštadot Makedonija vo Skopje, vklučuvajki i posebna programa za najmladite učesnici.

28.02.2008 The Eko Misija Environmental Association believes that, ever since it was established in mid-1970s, little has been done to truly protect the Vodno Forest-Park. Quite the opposite, Vodno is under constant attack, not the least by urban development efforts that make steady progress into the protected area and degrade the natural environment.

07.02.2008 The fire that started on the Turkish ship Und Adriyatica yesterday morning, some 15 miles east off Rovinj, still burns, although it has lost much of its power. Experts estimate that there is little chance for explosion that could sink the ship. No pollution was released into the sea, so far.