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…
“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…
The “cleaning” (from trash) of Kosovo rivers was decided and financed by the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure. Information about these actions is limited to a Facebook post of the minister and the web-site of the Ministry, and communication with the different stakeholders (NGO, villagers, municipalities) was also non-existent. Information about it is…
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…
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS –photos, short stories and poetry “Rivers of Sharr Mountain” Description: GAIA is looking for submissions from photographers, photojournalists, poets, writers and enthusiasts who share our love and respect for the Sharr Mountains and its rivers. We are building up a collection of photos, stories, poems and information about the rivers of…
Serbian and Albanian bellow Štrpce/Shtërpcë, August 18-28th 2021 This summer, GAIA is organizing a ten-day workcamp focused on rivers: Rivers of Sharr Mountain workcamp will gather 10-15 volunteers in Štrpce/Shtërpcë, Kosovo, from August 18th to August 28th 2021. Local and international volunteers will be involved in two types of activities: clean-up actions focused on the…
Two beautiful streams inside the Sharr National Park are being destroyed int the name of renewable, clean and green energy. We are witnessing the horrible acts of immoral actions approved by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning and realized by Matkos group, member of CSR Network. 19th of September 2019 18th of September 2019…
We are happy to announce that GAIA is organizing “YOUTH BRE!” – a youth gathering from 11th – 15th of September 2019 in the ski resort of Brezovica/Brezovicë, Kosovo. YouthBRE is a small-scale, sustainable, educational and creative youth gathering in Brezovica/Brezovicë ski resort in Sharr Mountains, Kosovo which is supported by UNMIK. It gathers 30…