Full Coverage: Pollution

29.09.2005 Representatives and specialists of “Ekolevizja”, a group of environmental NGOs visited Elbasan on September 22, 2005. They met with the Mayor of Elbasan, Ardian Turku, the Rector Jani Dode and the Dean Ziso Themollari from the “Alexander Xhuvani” University. The main purpose of the meeting was to create new collaboration paths with the local government and to provide for the future sustainability of the civil society.

28.09.2005 Lufter Xhuveli, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Water Management, took part in the Car Free Day activities in Shkodra September 22. The Municipality of Shkodra collaborated with OSCE office, with the goal to promote action towards environment protection.

23.09.2005 Government regulation of pesticide use is inadequate, says a new report by the the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.

22.09.2005 Disease and death linked to polluted water sources and the rubbish left lying on the streets are a major concern in parts of Iraq.

14.09.2005 The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which is the apex Indian body that looks into pollution and environment-related issues has asked worshippers to follow certain norms before immersing idols in rivers. The CPCB has found that idol immersion is causing significant damage to the rivers.

09.09.2005 The Zelena Istra Environmental Association, in reaction to the number of calls on its “Green Phone” hotline and its own findings, focused its attention on the problem of waste left on Valovine Peninsula and it “Seagul’s Rock” beach, near Pula in Istria.

08.09.2005 Elbasan City hall is cooperating with Institute for Environmental Development (Co-Plan) in the framework of the project on monitoring of level of environmental pollution in this city.

05.09.2005 Satellite data has shown that levels of a key air pollutant above the Chinese capital Beijing are much higher than previously thought. And they are still rising, say researchers.