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Belarusian Control Committee against river dredging in the Kobrin district
The Control Committee of Belarus, which is the country’s supreme audit institution, considers the costs associated with the planned dredging and clearing works along the…
Urgent action needed to address drought conditions in Polesia
Calls to abandon plan for proposed ‘E40’ waterway in light of unprecedented drought in Eastern Europe Experts have called for a far-reaching response to a…
Press release: Planned E40 waterway could pose increased radiation risk for millions of people
Expert analysis of radioactivity released today undermines entire project Governments of Belarus, Poland and Ukraine put human health at risk if they proceed with the…
Proposed river port in Belarus threatens local livelihoods and biodiversity
The government of Belarus plans to construct a river port in the Belarusian village Nijniye Zary as an infrastructure for the proposed E40 waterway. This…
Ukrainian government forced to postpone dredging for E40 waterway due to fish spawning
In early January, the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure announced that the dredging of the Pripyat river in Ukraine is projected to start as soon as…
New film released: “Polesia – Wilderness without borders”
By the end of last year, four international nature conservation organisations produced a three minutes film about the stunning wilderness area of Polesia. The region…