This week, we submitted a criminal complaint against the inspector for the protection of waters and one of the companies which was engaged in the project “Cleaning of rivers”, financed by the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure. Unfortunately, environmental crimes in Kosovo are committed by different actors, including institutions which are supposed to…
“In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught.” — Baba Dioum Dealing with the climate crisis today can be frustrating if approached without tangible examples and perspectives capable of inspiring the belief that new paths and horizons…
“Youth for Rivers” Transboundary training for young people from Montenegro, Kosovo and North Macedonia took place in National Park “Mavrovo” (N. Macedonia) from 13th until 19th of September 2025. Participants came from three smaller, but authentic, communities: Vevčani (North Macedonia), Kolašin (Montenegro) and Ranilug (Kosovo). These three rural communities have a couple of thousands of…
“We grow with the flow – Youth for rivers” is a 15-month long transboundary project co-created by GAIA from Kosovo, Eko-svest from North Macedonia and Eco-team from Montenegro. The main theme of the project, rural development and environment, is reflected through locally relevant issues, with regional impact and European importance. The project specifically deals with…
“This is not just an industry to watch, it’s our future and it needs to be addressed now. It can create wealth, improve health and help save, sustain and grow economies while reducing our impact on the environment. With the Farm Bill legalizing hemp again, it’s time to get back to hemp.” Lauren Weissman Thanks…
Finally, a long discussion on industrial hemp occurred in CK13 in Novi Sad. We were honoured to meet Slobodan, one of the pioneers in hemp in the new era, currently the president of the Serbian Hemp Association. Humanitarno Udruženje Konoplja – HUK is a Serbian HEMP association and they aim to bring back hemp industry and…
The next stops in our study visit were places known for hemp tradition. Those are Kulpin, a small town that hosts the only Agriculture Museum in Serbia, which has an exhibition about hemp. The other place was Bački Petrovac, where the Institute for Agriculture, its department for alternative cultures, is situated. The Agriculture Museum includes…
End of March/beginning of April GAIA team went to Vojvodina and together with colleagues from VCV visited several places in which we could get a puzzle about the story of HEMP. The first point was Bečej, small town situated at River Tisa in the center of Vojvodina, and Ede and Tamas Sinkovic. We were impressed…
Reviving Hemp Heritage in Kosovo and Serbia, is a small project implemented by GAIA Kosovo and the Volunteers’ Center of Vojvodina with the support of the European Heritage Hub. The project is about documenting the traditional knowledge of growing hemp in Kosovo and Vojvodina (Northern Serbia) and promoting its potential in mitigating climate change, especially…
On 20 August 2024, the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency (KEPA) shared a post on its Facebook page and rejoiced that “The implementation of the Kosovo riverbed cleaning project has started“. The photos accompanying the post give a better idea of what we are talking about: in order to get rid of the waste littering the…