Armenia: Mining Leaves Toxic Legacy
Activists call on government and local industry to respond to recent research revealing major hazards.
3 Oct 22
Environment
Zaporizhzhia Fuels Fear of Nuclear Disaster
“In the event of an accident, the situation will be comparable to Chernobyl.”
7 Sep 22
Kyrgyzstan: How Realistic is Phasing Out Coal?
The country is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, but production and consumption of fossil fuel continues to grow.
3 Nov 21
Georgia: Landfill Overwhelms Gali Village
Ethnic Georgians say that the de facto Abkhazia government is using their land as a dumping ground.
8 Oct 21
Turkey: Has Sea Snot Killed the Marmara?
Huge overgrowth of marine mucilage threatens to suffocate Turkish coastline near Istanbul.
16 Jun 21
Georgia: Protests Against New Power Plant Continue
Tbilisi hopes that 800 million US dollar investment will boost energy security and provide jobs, but activists say the risks are enormous.
18 Mar 21
Private Wells Siphon off Afghanistan's Water
Farmland under threat as access to irrigation decreases.
23 Feb 18
Illegal Logging Destroying Afghan Forests
Government struggles to protect vast areas of woodland.
23 Jan 18
Afghan Land Endangered by Amu River
Poor infrastructure means that more and more territory is being swallowed up.
23 Jan 18
Green Activists Launch Tbilisi Protest
Campaigners say the authorities are destroying parks under pressure from developers.
28 Aug 16
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