The right to water
Water is a basic human right, not a privilege. In this category, we explore topics related to the availability, management and protection of water as a common good. Through articles, analyzes and reviews, we address the issues of privatization of water resources, the impact of climate change, local water conservation initiatives, as well as the legislative frameworks that shape our right to access clean and safe water.
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…
The Government of the Republic of Serbia announces the solution to the water supply problem. Good news or cause for concern?
From December 5 to 7, 2025, the annual meeting of the European Water Movement (EWM) was held in Girona, which was attended by, among others, Iva Marković, Žaklina Živković and…
Most of the course of the Studenica River lies within the “Golija–Studenica” Biosphere Reserve, which was designated in 2001 as Serbia’s first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The inaccessible terrain carved by the Studenica River has contributed to the preservation of a rich diversity of plant and animal life. This area has exceptional natural and cultural value and is rich in endemic and relict species—species that exist only in a limited area and those that have survived here since ancient times.
Organisations Polekol, Europa Nostra Serbia, and the local initiative from Ušće - Save Studenica have submitted an official initiative to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Paris, warning of the increasingly serious pressures that threaten to irreversibly damage one of the most valuable parts of Serbia’s cultural and natural heritage: the Studenica River basin and the cultural landscape surrounding the Studenica Monastery, a jewel of Serbian heritage recognized and inscribed on the World Heritage List since 1986.
