Presentations

River Keepers
Miloš Orlić | Coalition for the Protection of the Rivers of BiH 

Systematic approach to conservation of Western Balkans rivers
Irma Popović Dujmović | WWF Adria 

Legislation on ecologically acceptable flow in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ratko Pilipović| CZZS

Ecologically acceptable flow in the selected EU countries: presentation of an analysis
Zuzana Vachůnová | Arnika- Citizenś Support Centre

Hydro-ecological status of river systems in function of landscape diversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prof. dr. sc. Muriz Spahić

Monitoring and information tools used to protect the quantity and quality of waters
RNDr. Josef Fuksa, CSc. | T. G. Masaryk water Research Institute

Acces to environmental informations in internet age
Martin Skalsky| Arnika- Citizenś Support Centre

Park of Nature “Una”
Dragan Kovačević, dipl. inž. šumarstva|Republic Institute for the Protection of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of RS

What is Natura 2000 good for?
Vlastík Karlík| Arnika, Czech Republic

State of the rivers in Montenegro and CSOs actions to protect them
Milija Čabarkapa| Montenegro

Pirot HPP - an example of bad practice and commitments for future action
Dušan Mitić| Serbia

Why it is demanded a moratorium for construction of HPP in Albania?
Lavdosh Ferruni| Albania

Use of Advocacy Tools to Tackle Air Pollution and to Wage the War Against the “Hydro-Mafia”
Arijanit Xhaferi North Macedonia

Civil Rights Defenders
Ena Bavčić

Why should North macedonia implement Water as a basic human right in the Constitution and centralize the water governance in one body?
Eugenija Krstevska

The Natur Conservancy,
Protecting nature. Preserving life.

Hydropower and rivers in EaP countries: the Ecosystem Services
Challenges: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Ukraine
Ruslan Havryliuk, Ilya Trombitsky, Aram Gabrielyan, Elchin Sultanov

Speakers

Miloš Orlič
Coordinator of the Coalition for the Protection of Rivers of BiH and Energy and Climate Changes Program Assistant, Center for Environment (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Miloš Orlić graduated in Journalism and communicology studies on Faculty of political science of the university of Banja Luka. His experiences are wide-ranging, so he worked as a journalist, project manager, content creator, social media manager, WordPress designer, copywriter, and TV host. He is an activist in the Center for Environment since 2015, but at the beginning of 2019 started to work as Energy and Climate Changes Program Assistant.

Viktor Bjelić
Vice-president, Center for Environment (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Viktor Bjelić is one of the founders of the Center for Environment who for many years worked on various projects, programs and activities, both professionally and through volunteer engagement. He is the initiator of the founding and he is coordinator of the Aarhus Center in Banja Luka and the network of Aarhus Centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the Center for Environment, Victor works as a project coordinator and performs the function of vice-president of the organization. He is one of the initiators of the Coalition for the Protection of the Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Djordje Stefanović
WWF Adria | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.

Djordje Stefanović graduated at the Law School of the University of Sarajevo in 1986. Over the years, he has been deeply involved in several projects aimed to setting up and improvement of the BiH environmental legislation - drafting, implementation and enforcement. He was engaged as an expert in work related to BiH acceptance of the Aarhus Convention. He's currently working as a WWf Adria Freshwater Program Policy Officer/Project Manager on projects related to the river protection in SEE Region.

Ratko Pilipović
Lawyer, Center for Environment (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.

Ratko Pilopović has been working in Center for Environment since 2012, being engaged in various programs as in Energy and Climate program, Biodiversity and Protected areas program or in the work of the Aarhus center Banja Luka. He is working on procedures connected with the Law on of freedom to access to information, the Law on environment and other component laws that serve to protect nature. Presenting: Legislation on ecologically acceptable flow in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Muriz Spahić, prof.dr.sc
President of the Association of Geographers of Bosnia and Herzegovina| Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli. 

Muriz Spahić is the doctor of geographical sciences. Scientific area of research includes: physical geography and environmental protection, from which he published one monograph and six university textbooks. Author of over 75 scientific anicles, author and coauthor of several textbooks of geography in primary and secondary schools. Responsible researcher and participant in several scientific prestige projects. President of the Association of Geographers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, editor of the scientific journal Acta Geographica Bosniae et Herzegovinae. Presenting: Hydro-ecological status of river systems in function of landscape diversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Irma Popović Durmović
WWF Adria (Croatia) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Irma Popović Dujmović has a background in biology-ecology which she  graduated in University of Zagreb. Since 2002 she has been working as a professional in CSOs and since 2011 for WWF Adria. Her main focus is hydropower development and sustainable use of river resources. In last few years she has been advocating and lobbying for conservation of free flowing rivers, durable protection of rivers, cancelling of subsidies for sHPPs and sustainable water resources management in the Adria region. Presenting: Systematic approach to conservation of Western Balkans rivers

Zuzana Vachůnová
Coordinator of activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Arnika (Czech republic) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Zuzana Vachůnová graduated in environmental studies at the Masaryk University of Brno and since 2013 she has been working in the NGO  and public sector in the Czech republic and abroad. She was coordinating the networks of the Czech ecological NGOs and worked as a political advisor for the Green and Pirate party. From the year 2016 she has been working in Arnika - Center for Citizens' Support as a coordinator of projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina, focusing mainly on public participation and support of civic society. Presenting: Ecologically acceptable flow in the selected EU  countries: presentation of an analysis           

Martin Skalský
Chairman, expert on public participation, Arnika (Czech republic) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Martin Skalsky was involved in environmental activism since 1993; he has worked in Children of the Earth, Auto*Mat and CEE Bankwatch Network. In 1997, he became a member of the Citizens Support Centre. In 2001, he was one of the founders of Arnika. His main focus is access to information, public participation in decision making, and organizing campaigns for a better environment. In 2007-2014 he was a deputy of Prague 6. Besides activities in the Czech Republic, he is involved in projects in countries of the Western Balkans and former Soviet Union. Presenting: Access to information on constructions on rivers in Europe 

Vlastimil Karlík
Expert on nature protection, Arnika (Czech republic) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Vlastimil Karlik joined environmental movement in 1997. He is a co-founder of Arnika association, and had been the coordinator of Arnika´s Nature Conservation Programme till 2005. Currently he is a secretary and project manager in NGO Coalition for Rivers, while still working for Arnika association as a consultant. His fields of interest are especially Natura 2000 implementation and river restoration. Presenting: Why we need Natura 2000: experience in the EU and benefits for nature protection; Natura 2000 as a tool for nature protection

Josef K. Fuksa, T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute (Czech republic) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Josef K. Fuksa graduated in Hydrobiology at the Charles University Prague in 1968. Since the year 1989 he works with the T.G. Masaryk Water Research Institute Prague. Last years he is involved mainly in development of water quality in rivers and its controlling factors. He served as the Chairman of the Czech Ramsar Committee. Presenting: Monitoring and information tools used to protect the quantity and quality of waters 

Pippa Gallop
Research Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network (Croatia) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Pippa Gallop works as a Bankwatch research coordinator, with specialization in coal and hydropower in the Western Balkans. Bankwatch is a non - governmental organization focused on the prevention of negative environmental and social impacts of European funding for development. Pippa is based in Zagreb, Croatia. Presenting: Current trends in financing the Western Balkan hydropower boom

Milija Čabarkapa
WWF Adria (Montenegro) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Milija Cabarkapa is a specialist of environmental protection. Currently he is working in WWF Adria. With experience of more than 5 years in environmental protection he is trying to protect natural resources in Montenegro and Adria region and ensure sustainable development. Presenting: State of the rivers in Montenegro and CSOs actions to protect them

Ena Bavčić
Programme Officer, Civil Rights Defenders in Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Representative of Civil Rights Defenders in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an independent Documentarist with an MA in Human Rights and Democracy in SEE. Experience in research, advocacy, monitoring and reporting about human rights violations, programme and project management, results based management and fundraising. Presenting: The safety of the environmental activists

Evgenija Krstevska
An independent lawyer (North Macedonia) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Evgenija Krstevska is an activist, environmental lawyer and PhD student in international relations and conflict management. For the past few years she has been working on protecting water rights and on water conflicts management. Presenting: Why should North Macedonia implement water as a basic human right in the Constitution and centralize the water governance in one body? 

Arijanit Xhaferi
Eco Guerilla (North Macedonia)
Arijanit Xhaferi is one of the co-founders and president of Eco Guerilla, an environmental and political pressure organization in Tetovo. He is a public figure in North Macedonia and often talks in media about air pollution, environmental issues, and introduces and recommends necessary measures to the local and central authorities. He is one of the most vocal activists regarding environmental issues and human rights. Presenting: Use of advocacy tools to tackle air pollution and to wage the war against the “hydro-mafia”

Lavdosh Ferruni
Organic Agriculture Association (Albania) | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Lavdosh Ferruni is an executive director of Organic Agriculture Association and since 2011 a certified environmental expert. He has a background in agrarian economist. He has been a head of organization department in huge agricultural enterprise before the 90  ́s and simultaneously a lecturer at University. For 4 years he worked as a head expert in projects of World Bank and USAID in Albania. In 1997 he initiated the foundation of Organic Agriculture Association. Since 2013 he has been distinguished activist and expert on river ecosystems all over the country. Presenting: Why it is demanded a moratorium for construction of HPP in Albania

Ana Colovic Lesoska
Executive director at Eko-svest and a project coordinator at CEE Bankwatch network (North Macedonia)  | Ova adresa el. pošte je zaštićena od spambotova. Omogućite JavaScript da biste je vidjeli.
Ana  Colovic Lesoska joined Bankwatch in 2001 and has focused on transport and energy infrastructure projects in North Macedonia and the Balkan region. After 5 years of campaigning she managed to prevent the construction of two large hydropower plant projects in the Mavrovo National Park in Macedonia and protect the reproductive core area of the fragile population of the endangered Balkan lynx for which she was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2019. Presenting: Using international legal tools in campaigning - The case of Mavrovo NP, North Macedonia

Deklaracija

PREAMBULA

Uvažavajući principe o održivom razvoju koji su usvojeni na Konferenciji iz Rio de Ženeira  1992. godine, te principe Konvencije o biološkoj raznovrsnosti i Aichi ciljeve;

Polazeći od toga da je Arhuska konvencija pravni osnov za primjenu elemenata participatorne demokratije i da su sve zemlje Zapadnog Balkana usvojile zakone kojima su ova prava postala dio nacionalnih propisa u oblasti zaštite životne sredine i upravljanja vodnim resursima;

Svjesni da su efekti klimatskih promjena evidentni na prostoru Zapadnog Balkana, kao i da su vode i ekosistemi koji su zavisni o vodama među najvažnijim ali i najosjetljivijim prirodnim resursima;

Uočivši da su planovi i izdate koncesije za korištenje vodnih resursa zemalja Zapadnog Balkana u svrhu proizvodnje električne energije, kao i drugi vodopravni akti i ekološke dozvole, doneseni bez adekvatnog procesa učešća javnosti u donošenju takvih odluka;

Konstatujući da je najveći broj studija o procjeni uticaja na životnu sredinu urađen veoma nezadovoljavajuće iz nehata ili smišljeno prema interesima privatnih investitora;

Uočivši da su propisi u sferi ekološki prihvatljivog protoka rijeka nepotpuni ili se ne primjenjuju adekvatno u skladu sa prinicpima Okvirne direktive o vodama EU, uzrokujući velike posljedice po vodna tijela, okolni biodiverzitet i lokalne zajednice; 

Saglasni da rijeke i njihovi kanjoni i doline predstavljaju značajan prirodni resurs i potencijal za održivi i odgovorni razvoj lokalnih zajednica; 

Polazeći od toga da današnje generacije imaju obavezu da, prilikom donošenja odluka koje se tiču budućnosti, pretpostave i uvaže interese i potrebe budućih generacija;

Učesnici Konferencije i predstavnici ekoloških udruženja, svjesni svoje odgovornosti, izražavaju spremnost i dobru volju da u punom kapacitetu partnerski sarađuju sa donosiocima odluka na provjeri i poboljšavanju strategije/planova/programa/zakona koji imaju ili mogu imati posljedice na životnu sredinu, uključujući procese praćenja stanja i primjene novih javnih politika u oblasti zaštite životne sredine.  

Mi, učesnici Konferencije i ekološka udruženja, okupljeni oko ideje zaštite rijeka i odgovornog i održivog upravljanja vodnim resursima, usvajamo:  

DEKLARACIJU O ZAŠTITI RIJEKA ZAPADNOG BALKANA

Hidroenergija se predstavlja kao čista energija, ali izgradnja i korištenje hidroelektrana dovodi do trajnog narušavanja životne sredine/okoliša, te uništavanja ekosistema koji zavise od rijeka. Štetu po životnu sredinu koju nanose male hidroelektrane plaćaju potrošači električne energije preko naknade za obnovljive izvore energije na svojim računima za električnu energiju, a samo smanjenjem gubitaka na prenosnoj mreži između proizvođača i potrošača isključuje se potreba za dodatnim iskorišćavanjem prirodnih resursa.

Učesnici Konferencije i ekološka udruženja podržavaju inicijativu da se ostvari komunikacija sa javnim organima nadležnim za poslove zaštite životne sredine, upravljanja vodama i energetike, sa zahtjevom da se izvrši revizija svih usvojenih strategija/planova/programa i drugih dokumenata i politika koje direktno ili indirektno utiču na održivo upravljanje našim rijekama. 

U obnovljenim postupcima, strateške procjene na životnu sredinu moraju biti organizovane na način kako je to propisano u nacionalnim propisima i SEA direktivi Evropske unije.

Od vlada zemalja Zapadnog Balkana zahtijevamo da:

Proglase moratorijum na izgradnju malih hidroelektrana i da se obustave svi daljnji radovi/projekti na našim rijekama dok se ne izvrši kompletna revizija postupaka usvajanja strategija/planova/programa/zakona i drugih dokumenata politika na svim nivoima donošenja odluka.

Odmah ukinu svaku vrstu javnih podsticaja za proizvodnju energije iz malih hidroelektrana te da uz podršku Evropske unije, podstiču ulaganja u istinski obnovljive i održive izvore energije planiranjem zadovoljenja energetskih potreba na osnovu široke javne rasprave s obavezujućim zaključcima; 

Obezbijede dosljednu primjenu i izvršenje propisa, uključivo i mjere kaznene politike za prekršioce propisa; 

Započnu ili ubrzaju proces primjene standarda Evropske unije, posebno onih koji su propisani Direktivom o staništima, Direktivom o pticama, Okvirnom direktivom o vodama, Direktivama o procjeni uticaja na životnu sredinu i strateškoj procjeni na životnu sredinu, te poboljšaju kapacitete sudija u vezi sa pravnom stečevinom EU u oblasti životne sredine.

Obezbijede adekvatne uslove za učešće javnosti od ranih faza u postupcima donošenja odluka u procesima bitnim za rijeke i životnu sredinu i da mišljenje javnosti uzmu u obzir sa dužnom pažnjom;

Prošire postojeća i uspostave nova zaštićena područja, uključujući i područja vodnih tijela namijenjenih za zaštitu prirodnih vrsta i osjetljivih staništa, te da povećaju mrežu zaštićenih područja i ekoloških koridora i time dovedu zemlje Zapadnog Balkana bliže evropskoj mreži “NATURA 2000” i Emerald mreži. 

Usvoje, primjene i obezbijede mehanizme izvršenja propisa o ekološki prihvatljivom protoku rijeka, sa metodologijom određivanja ovog protoka baziranoj na naučnoj osnovi, da ustanove sistem automatskog praćenja stanja vodotoka i da obezbijede da podaci praćenja budu dostupni u realnom vremenu kao preduslov adekvatnijem inspekcijskom i građanskom nadzoru.  

Podrže sportske aktivnosti, tradicionalne djelatnosti i turizam u kontekstu održivog razvoja, sa ciljem otvaranja novih radnih mjesta i obezbjeđenja prihoda za zajednicu. 

Njeguju i podstiču pozitivan odnos prema rijekama i okolnim ekosistemima kroz obrazovanje djece i javnosti uopšte.

„Deklaracija o zaštiti rijeka Zapadnog Balkana“ donesena 28.11.2019. godine na Međunarodnoj konferenciji „Pravni i praktični alati za zaštitu rijeka Zapadnog Balkana i njihovih ljudi koju su organizovali Arnika (Češka), Centar za životnu sredinu (Bosna i Hercegovina) i WWF Adria uz finansiranje Evropske unije, Programa za promociju tranzicije Češke Republike, Global Greengrants fonda i Heinrich Böll fondacije.

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