CSOs trained in biodiversity advocacy campaigning
Training facilitators Lukasz Bochenek and Luts Meyer of “Leidar” – international advocacy company – passed on their knowledge and discussed with the participants on how to engage all actors in society, particularly the youth, to influence the government.
Digital Monitoring Platform of the National Hydrometeorological Service for Surface-Water Quality
Public inspection and regular monitoring of the quality and pollution of rivers in Macedonia is enabled by the digital monitoring platform of the National Hydrometeorological Service (NHMS), which was developed as part of the "Clear it Up" campaign and which was publicly presented today.
Hate speech in the Western Balkans: September Monthly Highlights
Throughout the month of September, the RDN monitoring team has detected a range of hateful narratives and discourse. During this month there has been a rise in hate speech including ethnic discrimination and xenophobia towards various ethnic communities as well as instances of homophobia and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric across all six Western Balkan states.
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The new Law on Mineral Resources should provide maximum protection of the environment
The procedures for granting concessions for exploiting mineral resources are insufficiently transparent for the inhabitants of the local communities, the excavation of sand and gravel from rivers and lakes is allowed only for business purposes, and the treatment of tailings dams as places that are potentially the most dangerous in mining complexes is not sufficiently regulated.
Deficiency of measuring equipment and qualified staff for hydrological monitoring of lakes and rivers
The shortage of human resources and basic measuring instruments is the main reason for the underdeveloped hydrological monitoring of natural lakes, rivers and reservoirs in Macedonia.
Environmental inspections to improve accountability to citizens
State inspectorates with environmental competencies merely adhere to the prescribed legal minimum for informing the public and do not provide sufficiently substantial information about their work and the complaints submitted by citizens. They do not make public presentations of the semi-annual reports on the achieved results every six months. This is shown by the assessment of transparency and accountability of environmental inspectorates made by CED Florozon, in collaboration with the Institute of Communication Studies as part of the "Clear it Up" campaign. The assessment refers to the State Inspectorate of Environment (SEI), the State Inspectorate for Forestry and Hunting (SIFH), the
ICS partners with Rome Business School
ICS is delighted to announce a new partnership with Rome Business School (RBS), one of the world’s leading business education institutions. The partnership will support ICS’s ambitious international strategy to provide world-class education and professional opportunities to its students and staff.
A series of remarks on the draft Law on Inspection Supervision in the Environment
The Civil Inspection Council (GIS) identified a number of remarks on the Draft Law on Inspection Supervision in the Environment, which was published by the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, and demands to be involved in a working group for finalization of the draft text of law.
Civic Inspection Council established for effective pollution control
A group comprised of 26 NGOs, CSOs and higher education institutions advocating for environmental protection, in cooperation with the State Environmental Inspectorate (SEI), formed a Civic Inspection Council (CIC). CIC was established in response to the need for more efficient cooperation between SEI and civil society and citizens, as a central institution for control and penalizing pollution and environmental destruction.