The organization for political ecology Polekol sent a complaint to the Berne Convention, warning that the construction of the small hydroelectric plant Gradina on the river Studenica will endanger protected habitats and species of international importance.
Since April 2023, crayfish and the citizens of Prijepolje have been waiting for the declaration of the Ratajska river basin as a protected natural resource.
On the upper reaches of the Crni Timok, in the village of Mali Izvor in the municipality of Boljevac, in the immediate vicinity of the "Ponorske ćuprije" bridge, large amounts of sand and gravel were illegally mined during the winter, which led to the destruction of a part of the river bed and shore, damaged the habitat of protected species, and altered the course of the river, which caused catastrophic ecological consequences.
On the occasion of the issuance of the Decision on conditions for nature protection - Project "Jadar", 32 civil society organizations dealing with nature protection call on the Government of Serbia and the Ministry of Environmental Protection to take responsibility and take measures to sanction those responsible in the Institute for Nature Protection of Serbia for the non-transparent and illegitimate process of issuing nature protection conditions for the "Jadar" project.
Since the beginning of the student protests, we have publicly and unequivocally supported all their demands.
Call to Action: Stop the Misinformation on Lithium Mining Project in Serbia
