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More than 70 civil society organisations call for the annulment of the decision not to require an environmental impact assessment for the Belgrade Aquarium

23. 07. 2026.

Friendship Park is not vacant land waiting to be put to use. It is one of Belgrade’s most valuable public green spaces, an integral part of the city’s identity and a key element of its resilience to climate change. More than 70 civil society organisations warn that the decision by the City of Belgrade’s Secretariat for Environmental Protection not to require an environmental impact assessment for the proposed Belgrade Aquarium is contrary to the public interest.

UN Report validates years of community concerns in Bor and Krivelj, Calls for accountability and protection of residents

12. 06. 2026.

Ahead of its presentation to the UN Human Rights Council this June, a new report by the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises has confirmed many of the concerns that residents of Bor, Krivelj and surrounding villages in eastern Serbia have raised for years about the impacts of mining. While documenting serious human rights and environmental concerns in the Bor district, the report warns that economic development objectives are not being adequately balanced with the protection of human rights, environmental safeguards, and the sustainable use of natural resources.

Industrial pollution in Serbia: Does the new law protect public health or polluters?

15. 04. 2026.

Today marks the final day of the public consultation on the Draft Law on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control, legislation that should serve as a key instrument for reducing industrial pollution and protecting public health.