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Four Rivers And Wetlands We Love, And Can’t Afford To Lose
Water means different things to different people. For some, it nourishes livelihoods and drives local economies and for others it’s a source of recreation and reflection. Water is valued for a variety of reasons, but the common thread throughout is…
Urban Fish Ponds: Low-Tech Sewage Treatment for Towns and Cities
In the mid 20th century, whole cities’ sewage systems safely and successfully used fish to treat and purify their water. Waste-fed fish ponds are a low-tech, cheap, and sustainable alternative to deal with our own shit — and to obtain…
New Fund Leverages Nature to Adapt to Climate Change
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is launching in June this year. The goal is ambitious – to trigger a global movement for restoring the world’s ecosystems. This is not merely for nature’s sake, say experts. Mounting evidence shows that…
Floating Islands in the Fight for Clean Lakes
The project “Revitalization of the lake at the locality of Trešnja by the System of floating islands” has been recognized on several occasions as an example of good practice, both by the domestic and international scientific community. The project was…
How to Value and Preserve Water
Thinking big to protect the world’s biggest natural capital asset Water, the source of life – celebrated on World Water Day – is under pressure from climate change. With some regions becoming drier and others ever more exposed to flooding,…
MT-KOMEX – Bringing Smart and Easy EV Charging to the Western Balkans
Summary Sustainable transport is slowly but surely gaining ground also in the Western Balkan region. Belgrade-based company MT-KOMEX is building electric vehicle charging network in the region. Thanks to the partnership with Virta, MT-KOMEX can offer companies the opportunity to…
EBRD and EU Help Serbia’s Bel-Plast to Become More Energy Efficient
How an investment in modern equipment led to significant savings Thirty years ago, the Špijunović family started a small home business. Today, the company’s facilities span 4,000 m2. Bel-Plast, in the Serbian city of Uzice, specialises in producing foils and…