Category: Environmental Protection

Air pollution continues to be the biggest environmental risks to health and the environment, and contributes the most to fatality and disability in the Western Balkans! Outdoor air pollution is defined as the presence of one or more substances in the air where their concentration exceeds the permitted limits. In 2019, 99% of the world’s… Continue reading Air pollution and environmental risk to health and the environment

In these hot summer days, the danger level for forest fires has increased. According to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, Kosovo was among the countries with an extreme level of risk for forest fires in the following day (https://effis.jrc. ec.europa.eu/apps/effis_current_situation/). The information provided by these two forecast… Continue reading Kosovo is on the list of countries with extreme risk for forest fires

Agricultural land is the key to the success of any agricultural farm, which must be utilized through proper and careful agronomic management. If you burn manure and organic waste, you will be the biggest enemy of agricultural products, destroying the microflora and fauna in the working layer, in which case you lose the organic mass… Continue reading Watch out, we don’t need “scorched earth”

The Government of the Republic of Kosovo, within the framework of the 151st meeting, has approved the Draft Law on Climate Change, proposed by the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure. This draft law contains the regulatory basis for plans and concrete investments in adapting to climate change and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Climate… Continue reading The Draft Law on Climate Change is approved

5 years ago, new legal limits entered force, obliging Western Balkan countries to reduce pollution from their old coal power plants. But in 2022 deadly air pollution increased compared to 2021 for all three regulated pollutants – sulphur dioxide, dust and nitrogen oxides. And for the first time, the overall regional ceiling for NOx was… Continue reading 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧

This activity was held today with the aim of raising awareness of a very important topic such as Environmental Protection, and members of the Children’s Assembly of the Capital also participated in this activity.

Based on the evaluation of the jury composed of Linda Çavdarbasha – ecologist, Fjolle Caka – Farizi – architect, sociologist and urban planner and Kaltrina Kolukaj – NGO “EC Ma Ndryshe”, the winners of the competition were announced: 1st Place – “Pro Mjedisi” Group from the Competence Center in Ferizaj, Second place – student Olt… Continue reading The competition called “Change the behavior and not the climate” has been concluded with the announcement of the winners

The past year has marked a large increase in the number of requests for the installation of solar panels on the roof. Increased awareness of environmental impacts, the need to improve efficiency, as well as power outages caused by lack of supply during 2021 and 2022 have shown a significant increase in the installation of… Continue reading Installation of solar panels in Kosovo, a trend of continuous growth

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development (MBPZhR), in cooperation with FAO, marked the “International Day of Forests, in the park of Germia, with the theme “Healthy forests for healthy people”, reports Ekonomia Online. It was said that the main goal is to raise awareness of the importance of forests and the many benefits… Continue reading On the International Day of Forests, proper policies for their protection are required from the park of Gërmia