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A walk through ancient pesticides and industrial waste. New study examines toxins in Ukraine's Kakhovka sediments

A walk through ancient pesticides and industrial waste. New study examines toxins in Ukraine's Kakhovka sediments

ZAPORIZHZHIA / PRAGUE - Czech and Ukrainian experts have analysed a set of samples of the sediments taken from the bottom of the Kakhovka reservoir in Zaporizhzhia region of...

Outdated industry had a bigger impact on Ukraine's air than the war

Outdated industry had a bigger impact on Ukraine's air than the war

PRAGUE/DNIPRO - A study by the NGO Arnika and World from Space based on satellite images from the European Space Agency (1) has reached a surprising conclusion. Although war...

The damage register in Ukraine must include environmental damage

The damage register in Ukraine must include environmental damage

Arnika welcomes the initiative of the Council of Europe [1] to create a register of damages caused by the Russian invasion. It hopes the register will also include the...

Citizen science-based air monitoring in Ukraine is more important than ever. We have seen it for ourselves

Citizen science-based air monitoring in Ukraine is more important than ever. We have seen it for ourselves

In the current situation, information about the state of the air and the possible presence of hazardous substances or increased radiation is crucial for Ukrainians. Our...

Monitoring station in Kharkiv survives shelling. It watches the situation near the Zaporozhye NPP now

Monitoring station in Kharkiv survives shelling. It watches the situation near the Zaporozhye NPP now

Although the Russian invasion has fundamentally disrupted civilian air monitoring in Ukraine, the measuring stations have also gained a new use. The EcoCity network operated by...

Environmentalists have gained new advocacy. Michel Forst elected Special Rapporteur for the Aarhus Convention

Environmentalists have gained new advocacy. Michel Forst elected Special Rapporteur for the Aarhus Convention

The signatory states to the Aarhus Convention [1] on Environmental Democracy have unanimously elected a Special Rapporteur to help environmental defenders from persecution. This...

First aid kits and hope sent to Ukraine

First aid kits and hope sent to Ukraine

Beautiful summer days are coming, you feel relaxed, and other people’s suffering seems so distant. We wondered if you still can perceive the problems of Ukrainians there after...

Faces of Ukraine – the stories of people you helped

Faces of Ukraine – the stories of people you helped

When we announced a public call for help to Ukraine, we had no idea how promptly and actively you were going to respond. We were pleasantly surprised by your willingness to help...

You are awesome! Support for Ukraine is on its way

You are awesome! Support for Ukraine is on its way

A lot of material support has been gathered in Arnika’s office these days. Medical kits, power banks, accumulators, sleeping bags, clothes, and many other kinds of help. That is...

Call for help: Support our Ukrainian colleagues

Call for help: Support our Ukrainian colleagues

Until a few days ago, we were fighting together with our Ukrainian colleagues for cleaner air and a better environment. But now, we need to support them in our common struggle...

Aarhus Convention Committee urges states to help Ukrainian environmental activists

Aarhus Convention Committee urges states to help Ukrainian environmental activists

The Committee on Compliance with the Aarhus Convention [1] called on signatory states to help protect Ukrainian environmental activists. The call applies to people living or...

#Ukraine

#Ukraine

The Arnika Association is staying in touch with its Ukrainian colleagues and friends. We have been working together since 2017 on projects that were aimed at the improvement and...