The Paris Agreement is one of the latest current attempts to minimize gas emissions and to stop and slow down climate change. Binding to all countries that have signed the Agreement, this document has brought hope for a better future and has become one of the symbols of sustainable development and environmental policy. The Paris …
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The Kunming Declaration was adopted during the high-level meeting, the first part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. The Delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by the FBiH Minister of Environment and Tourism, Edita Đapo, attended this historical meeting where she addressed …
COP26 in Glasgow, a gathering of nearly 200 national delegations, ended in November. One would say a relatively successful one since the agreement that was eventually reached is to be implemented in order to achieve the goals that should lead to the climate change reduction. For the first time, as the most important goal …
World Soil Day has been marked each year on December 5 since its establishment in 2013 at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conference held in Rome. Every year a theme is being marked, seeking to highlight the impact of soil on our lives. This year’s World Soil Day is marked under the motto: “Stop soil …
A strong civil society is a key component of any democratic system and the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina should recognize and treat them as such. The EU accession process promotes active participation of civil society organizations in government decision-making and the EU integration process itself. As a country in transition, Bosnia and Herzegovina has …
Waste management plan is an implementation planning document regulating the conditions for waste management planning in the area of specific cantons and municipalities within the cantons. Development of a waste management plan is a legal obligation of cantons that simultaneously reflects the complexity of waste management activities, and serves as an instrument to be agreed …
Development of Waste Management Plans in Three Cantons in FBiH Read More »
Bearing in mind that all municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina faces serious environmental problems that affect the daily lives of the population, solving environmental problems requires a systematic approach and intensive cooperation and exchange of information between stakeholders in the area. As the best answer to the complexity of environmental protection, a method of solving …
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The energy sector in many Western Balkans countries faces challenges due to years of underinvestment and slow progress in the implementation of reforms resulting in high carbon-intensity, low energy efficiency, and a high level of energy losses. The Western Balkans countries are taking steps to assist the development of a regional integrated electricity market based …
As a country in transition, Bosnia and Herzegovina must address a significant number of social, economic and other issues in the post-war period. Among these, environmental protection presents a major challenge. An analysis of the current status of the environmental civil sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina revealed a number of aspects related to the operation …
ELAN – Environmental Lobbying and Advocacy CSO Network Read More »
According to Article 3 of the Law on Nature Protection (Official Gazette of the FBIH, No. 66/13), the objectives of nature protection are, inter alia, to determine the state and ensure monitoring of the state of natural values and to provide the nature protection system in order to permanently preserve their properties on the basis …
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