Clean the Serbia

The cleaning of the protected natural resource Ovčarsko-kablarska gorge was organized today, 11th April 2009 within the framework of “Let’s clean up Serbia” campaign.

With Earth Day (22nd April) approaching, the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning has announced a call for the submission of NGO (citizens associations and expert organizations) environmental project proposals to be co-financed in 2009.

The majority of people living in Vojvodina consider water problems, quality of drinking water, as well as condition of rivers as a key problem and the most significant ecological issue. A public opinion research on the role of environmental protection and its importance for Serbian citizens and the citizens of Vojvodina was presented before the Executive Council of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina on March 30th. The research showed that at the municipal level the industrial waste and the state of landfills are placed among the biggest ecological problems. This research was conducted by CeSID (Centre for free Election and Democracy) as the integral part of “Let’s clean up Serbia” campaign in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning.

The meeting of Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, Oliver Dulić, with mayors and heads of municipalities, held today at the National Assembly in Belgrade, marked the beginning of "Let's clean up Serbia" campaign.

Today the Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, Oliver Dulić, invited all retail stores to use biodegradable or multi-purpose bags instead of plastic ones.

Since launching “Let’s clean up Serbia” campaign on March 2nd, the number of citizens’ denouncements – most frequently those referring to improper disposal of hazardous waste and expired pesticides – filed to the Republic Inspection for Environmental Protection has increased. The Inspection took appropriate measures in compliance with the denouncements and has reacted accordingly on several occasions during past weeks by prohibiting execution of business activities to the firms that disposed of hazardous waste in an improper manner and also by ordering recovery of damages caused by such criminal offenses.