Ecology

Festival

25.July 2026 S. Ć.

When wood, bugs, worms, and other stolen nature speak from the concrete

The two-day Eco Literature Festival in Belgrade presents books that explore the consequences of the devastation of the world around us, trying to save it

Environmental protection

16.July 2026 MLJ

The deadline for the appeal against the construction at Ušće is expiring: Environmentalists are calling on citizens for help

Citizens can only appeal today and tomorrow (July 16 and 17) against the decision of the city of Belgrade, according to which an environmental impact assessment is not required for the Public Aquarium construction project. Ecological association "Polekol" is calling citizens for help

14.July 2026 Jelena Kozbašić (Air Conditioning 101)

Performance index in environmental protection: Serbia among the three worst countries in Europe

The index sheds light on how successful a particular country is in the field of nature protection and human health. Serbia found itself at the very back of the old continent

Ecology

03.July 2026 Jelena Kozbašić (Air Conditioning 101)

Overheated Adriatic Sea: The sea temperature is over 28 degrees in some places

The sea temperatures on the Croatian, Montenegrin or Albanian coast this summer are over 5 degrees higher than the average for this time of year

Ecology

30.June 2026 B. B.

Professor of the Faculty of Forestry: Belgrade cannot cool down due to "concreting"

"In Belgrade, there are four times more tropical nights in the summer months than, for example, in Zagreb, and the main reason is the lack of greenery and the 'concreting' of the city," says professor of the Faculty of Forestry, Aleksandar Anđelković.

Albanija

27.June 2026 Rachel Shehu (DW)

Flamingo revolution in Albania

More than three weeks of continuous daily protests turned the "Flamingo Revolution" into the largest protest movement in Albania since the fall of communism.

Ecology

25.June 2026 B. B.

Shared Spaces: A Gathering for a Future Without Extractivism

Across western Serbia, hundreds of exploratory wells for lithium and boron reflect a growing wave of foreign direct investment in mining and resource exploitation. This is, among other things, the theme of the meeting "Common spaces: A meeting for a future without extractivism"

Aquarium at Usce

24.June 2026 B. B.

Panel discussion on the Belgrade Aquarium: Is Usce the right place for it?

The future aquarium at Usce should be partially buried in the ground so as not to damage the natural appearance of the park. On top of the aquarium will be a roof garden

Ziđin's wider mine in Majdanpek

16.June 2026 KS

Mining under the window of Majdanpečan and preparation of the ground for relocation of the flow of Mali Pek

The Ziđin company plans to expand the mine and multi-year exploitation in Majdanpek, and due to the mining, it is also planned to move the course of the Mali Pek river.

Air pollution

08.June 2026 Jelena Kozbašić (Air Conditioning 101)

Where in Serbia you breathe the most polluted air

According to research, in Serbia, 188 premature deaths per 100.000 inhabitants are attributed to air pollution with PM 2,5 particles. Where in Serbia, but also throughout Europe, is the most polluted air

Water and the Constitution

02.June 2026 B. B.

Ecological uprising: To make water a constitutional category

There is unofficial information that 80 percent of water resources are in the hands of foreign companies that freely dispose of them, without any possibility for citizens to influence it, says Danijela Nestorović, MP of the Ecological Uprising.

Environment

19.May 2026. KS

Serbia is already in this year's ecological debt

Serbia has been living in this year's environmental debt for several days now. And what does it mean and why is it important that it comes as late as possible

Serbian supercomputer

04.May 2026. Srdjan Verbic

Ecological bomb: Who really needs a data center in Kragujevac

The server farm in Kragujevac will consume at least as much electricity as the whole of Požarevac. Such supercomputers do not bring anything to the local community, and represent an environmental bomb. That's why rich countries like such data centers in countries like Serbia, Professor Srđan Verbić writes in the author's text for "Vreme".

Košutnjak

03.May 2026. B. B.

Site for insight into the preparation of the Spatial Plan across the street from Kosutnjak

For the first time in urban planning practice, citizens are provided with continuous public insight into the process of creating a Spatial Plan of a special purpose area

Ground coffee ready for espresso preparation

Scientific discovery

10.April 2026. AI

How to heat the house with coffee grounds?

Every day, humanity drinks over two billion cups of coffee. Scientists from South Korea have figured out how coffee grounds can improve the energy efficiency of the home. And that's not all

Waste

26.march 2026 MLJ

Recyclers: The Ministry announced a competition - which is not in accordance with the law

Recyclers in Serbia do not want to accept old tires and water heaters, because they called the new state incentives "absurd", and they say that many of them do not even comply with the law

Forests

21.march 2026 B. B.

Dean of the Faculty of Forestry: The state of forests in Serbia is satisfactory

The preliminary results of the new forest inventory, which is ongoing, show that Serbia's forest cover today is almost 40 percent of the country's territory

Ecology

18.march 2026 B. B.

Action of greening Milićev brdo

Milićevo brdo, as one of the last green oases of the city, is the target of illegal construction and destruction. That is why a tree planting campaign will be organized

Environment

13.march 2026 Jelena Kozbašić / Air conditioning 101

How China is turning a desert into a forest

How the Chinese built the Great Green Wall, which has both local and global importance for the climate

Environmental protection

27.February 2026. MLJ

Ecology in the background: Serbia calls into question millions of euros from EU funds

Serbia ignored its obligations to the European Union to adopt the Environmental Protection Strategy. That's why Brussels has blocked some funds, claims Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Forestry, Aleksandar Anđelković. This can mean the loss of millions of euros in grants

River pollution

26.February 2026. KS

Water landfill: Waste from three countries floats down the Drina

The Drina once again turned into a large waste dump from Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. States are not doing much to solve this decades-old problem that could become even bigger

Wild landfill Smederevska Palanka, flea market

Smederevo Palanka

20.February 2026. Katarina Stevanović

Between second-hand goods and garbage: Flea market under the slope of a wild dump

While second-hand clothing and household appliances are sold at the flea market in Smederevska Palanka, a mountain of waste grows above the stalls. Despite the government's promises, the illegal landfill over the city's skyline has been expanding for years. And the local elections are approaching

Donald Trump with outstretched hand and finger in Davos at the World Economic Forum, portrait

SAD

14.February 2026. B. B.

Trump decided that greenhouse gases are not harmful, canceled almost all the rules

The 2009 Obama administration's so-called "endangerment decision" scientifically determined that various greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health

Personal attitude

21.January 2026 Dr. Stevan Lilic

Environmental information and interested public

An interested public is one that is affected or expected to be affected by the decision-making process in environmental matters, including non-governmental organizations dealing with environmental protection

Historic agreement on the high seas

20.January 2026 Jelena Kozbašić (Air Conditioning 101)

Has the endless race for resources on the high seas come to an end?

The open sea has no legal protection. At least it hasn't until now. The agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction is therefore a historic step forward. Serbia is among the 145 signatory countries. What does that mean?

The European Union is introducing a tax on carbon emissions (CBAM) from January 1.

Emissions tax

12.December 2025 Filip Mirilović

EU “dirty energy” tax: EPS faces the heaviest blow

When it shifts from a reporting to a fiscal regime at the start of the New Year, CBAM will, in addition to electricity, for now cover several other industrial products, including the ones that are very important for Serbia. The Serbian government has prepared a package of measures, but it remains to be seen what their advantages and drawbacks are in responding to CBAM.

COP30 and what's next

03.December 2025 Bosko Jaksic

What do the powerful do while the world goes to hell

The new world climate summit has again been blocked by rich oilmen, the biggest polluters of the planet and the ones most responsible for the very real danger that we will enter the era of global warming into a period of global boiling