Full Coverage: Oceans

06.06.2008 Zelena akcija komentira da Vlada RH sve više nasjeda procjenama Hrvatske elektroprivrede i energetskog lobija o tomu kako je našoj zemlji neophodna gradnja nuklearne elektrane, i to baš danas kada na svijetu ima urana koji je dostatan za još stotinjak godina.

18.03.2008 The Eko Kvarner environmental association estimates that the suspension of application of ZERP (Protective Environmental and Fishing Area) adopted last Sunday, March 16, will lead to serious deterioration of environmental safety in the Adriatic.

11.03.2008 The Eko Kvarner environmental association believes that the Croatian public has not been properly informed that the expected suspension of implementation of fishing component in the Protective Environmental and Fishing Area (ZERP) for EU member-states will undoubtedly lead to an environmental disaster in the Adriatic.

11.03.2008 Udruga Eko Kvarner smatra da je hrvatskoj javnosti do sada nedovoljno objašnjeno da će očekivano odustajanje od primjene ribolovne komponente ZERP-a za zemlje EU veoma izvjesno dovesti do ekološke katastrofe na Jadranu.

18.02.2008 Vjeran Piršić, President of the Council of Eko Kvarner association, sent an open letter to Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, regarding the incident with Turkish vessel Und Adriyatik and warning of the very real danger for Croatia not to learn several important lessons from the incident.

18.02.2008 Vjeran Piršić, predsjednik Savjeta udruge Eko Kvarner, uputio je otvoreno pismo premijeru Ivi Sanaderu povodom havarije turskog broda Und Adriyatik, upozoravajući na realnu opasnost da se iz tog nesretnog događaja neće izvući sve potrebne pouke.

07.02.2008 The fire that started on the Turkish ship Und Adriyatica yesterday morning, some 15 miles east off Rovinj, still burns, although it has lost much of its power. Experts estimate that there is little chance for explosion that could sink the ship. No pollution was released into the sea, so far.

07.02.2008 Požar koji je u srijedu rano ujutro buknuo na turskom brodu Und Adryaticu, 15 milja zapadno od Rovinja, još gori, iako je manji. Požar na turskom brodu polako jenjava. Stručnjaci su procijenili kako je vrlo mala mogućnost da dođe do eksplozije i potonuća broda. More zasad nije onečišćeno.

19.07.2006 The Goletta Verde (Green Schooner) Campaign, implemented by Italian environmental NGO Legambiente will visit Albania, July 24-26, 2006. The visit, that will cover Saranda and “Butrint” National Park, is a part of the journey that touched other Mediterranean countries (France, Spain, Tunisia, Algeria, Italy, Greece, Albania and Croazia), to promote marine and coastal parks and raise citizens’ awareness on the need to protect a crucial resource for millions of people, the Mediterranean Sea.

10.07.2006 A great international protest against the planned construction of two LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) terminals near Trieste were held on July 1 in this North Adriatic city. The two terminals are to be located in the open sea, near the sear boundary with Slovenia, while the other will be built inland.

31.05.2006 Dusica Radojcic from Zelena Istra environmental NGO reports for Alert that in international conference will be held in Portoroz, Sloveni, on June 5-6, 2006. The conference, Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Adriatic is organized by the Slovenian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Urban Planning, in cooperation with UNEP/MAP INFO/RAC.

31.05.2006 Kako za portal Alert piše Dušica Radojčić iz Zelene Istre u Portorožu se 5. i 6. 6. 2006. održava međunarodna konferencija pod nazivom "Strategija održivog razvoja Jadrana", koju organizira slovensko Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i prostornog planiranja u suradnji s UNEP/MAP INFO/RAC. Stoga su Zveza Ekoloških Gibanj (SLO), Zelena Istra (HR) i Legambiente FVG (I) susret pod nazivom Međunarodni alternativni forum Sjevernog Jadrana organizirali istog dana tj. 5. 6, na Svjetski dan zaštite okoliša.

12.05.2006 The 4th Congress of the European Greens Party, held last weekend in Helsinki, adopted two resolutions giving full support to the efforts of Eko Kvarner association regarding the construction of LNG terminal in Omisalj, as well as the activities of Zelena Istra’s activities to prevent the construction of golf courses in Istria.

02.03.2006 The activists of EkoKvarner environmental association continue with their activities related to the problem of LNG (liquid natural gas) terminal that is to be built, according to existing plans, in Omisalj. EkoKvarner activists believe that have achieved the primary goal of the campaign to realize the right to elementary debate on the location of the terminal with the local population.

29.11.2005 The Eko Kvarner environmental association confirmed yesterday, on basis of information received from international institutions and Russian NGOs, that the Russian oil companies have given up on the opening of new oil transport line, through the Adriatic, implemented in the Druzba Adria Project.

28.11.2005 Udruga Eko Kvarner na osnovu do sada prikupljenih podataka od međunarodnih instituta i ruskih nevladinih organizacija može potvrditi vijest o odustajanju ruskih naftnih kompanija od otvaranja novog transportnog pravca kroz Jadran putem realizacije projekta “Družba Adria”. Smatramo da je na to odluku ključno utjecala predstojeća izgradnja naftovoda dužine 4.000 km prema Pacifiku, o čemu je prilikom nedavnog posjeta predsjednika Putina Japanu postignut konačan dogovor.

24.11.2005 Iako je premijer Berisha javno izjavio da je vlada odustala od planova izgradnje rafinerije nafte u Vlori, ekološki aktivisti okupljeni u Građanskoj alijansi (CA) za zaštitu obale Vlore organizirali su u ponedjeljak 21.11. proteste u sportskoj dvorani ‘Flamurtari’. Protestno okupljanje je organizirano pod sloganom “Vlora je u opasnosti, spasimo je.”

24.11.2005 Although Prime Minister Berisha declared publicly that the Government has given up on the plans to built Oil Refinery in Vlora, the environmentalists gathered in the Citizens Alliance (CA) for Protection of the Bay of Vlora organized protests at the ‘Flamurtari’ sports hall, on Monday, October 21. The protest rally was organized under the slogan “Vlora in danger, lets save it”.

26.10.2005 The Commission for Assessment of Druzba Adrija Project Environmental Study rejected the study as incomplete and decided that it could not enter into public debate procedure. The decision was adopted after several hours of debate.

03.10.2005 On October 2, 2005, the two-day seminar on the “Druzba Adria” project that took place over the weekend in Omisalj was concluded. About 30 representatives of NGOs and green political parties from five countries of the region (Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary and Austria) discussed the issues that may arrive with the implementation of the project.