Extractivism
Extractivism refers to development models that rely on intensive exploitation of natural resources – such as mining, logging and water exploitation. In this category we deal with the consequences of such practices on local communities, ecosystems and social justice.
Questions about who benefits and who bears the consequences are at the center of our analysis. We also highlight community resistance, alternatives and opportunities for more sustainable development models.
The regional alliance Let's Defend the Nature of the Balkans expresses its full support to environmental activists, local communities and citizens in Albania who these days defend the areas of…
Polekol, together with a large number of environmental activists and representatives of local communities from Serbia and the Balkan region, are participating this week in the First European Forum of…
Polekol's contribution to the discussion on the Strategy for the Management of Mineral and Other Geological Resources of the Republic of Serbia On April 23, 2026, the Serbian Parliament adopted…
Polekol and the Right to Water initiative spent the previous week in Bor and Krivelje, in order to talk first-hand with experts, activists and citizens about the scale of this problem. In the National Library of Bor, a forum was held on the occasion of the screening of the video essay "Where the future sprouts - The case of Bor", a joint work of the Kontekst collective and the artistic duo Doppelgenger. This event opened a space for the exchange of experiences and knowledge about how mining affects the daily life of people, but also the long-term perspectives of the development of this region.
It is our great pleasure to present the new yearbook of the Organisation for Political Ecology Polekol — “The Ripening of Change.” The year 2025 was another year that collectively reminded us that change in the protection of natural resources and the defense of the public interest does not emerge or produce results overnight.
The third public event of the School of Political Ecology was held under the title "Extractivism and Renaissance". The students of the school, the audience and members of the Organization…
