Representatives of Save Sinjajevina campaign deliver a book of signatures to the EU Delegation for Montenegro and to the Prime Minister of Montenegro. The EU Parliament regrets that the Sinjajevina issue regarding the installation of a military training ground is “still not solved” and “urges the Montenegrin authorities to enforce effective, dissuasive and proportionate penaltiesContinue reading “Save Sinjajevina receives more than 20.000 signatures asking to stop the military ground while the EU regrets that ‘the issue is still not solved’”
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Sinjajevina will show if we want to be an organized state
According to the Constitution of Montenegro, the right to a healthy environment is a human right. The Constitution also stipulates that everyone has the right to timely and complete information on the state of the environment. [ GUEST OPINION POST ] @ Dr Maja Kostić-Mandić. Professor of Environmental and International Environmental Law. University of Montenegro,Continue reading “Sinjajevina will show if we want to be an organized state”
International organizations urge the EU to block Montenegro’s accession until it stops militarizing its UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
[PRESS RELEASE] By the Save Sinjajevina Campaign (Save Sinjajevina Association, Land Rights Now, World BEYOND War, ICCA Consortium, International Land Coalition, Common Lands Network, and other associated partners). Sinjajevina is the Balkan’s biggest mountain pasture, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and a vital ecosystem with over 22,000 people living in and around it. The Save SinjajevinaContinue reading “International organizations urge the EU to block Montenegro’s accession until it stops militarizing its UNESCO Biosphere Reserve”
Invitation to attend The Day of Sinjajevina
[ GUEST POST ] from the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro Next saturday the 18th is the Day of Sinjajevina, organized by the House of Europe and the EU co-financed project “IRIS – Inspiring rural heritage: sustainable practices to protect and conserve upland landscapes and memories”, in close cooperation with the Civic InitiativeContinue reading “Invitation to attend The Day of Sinjajevina”
How a movement took on the military, and won a first crucial battle
[ GUEST POST ] Interview published at Empowering No Violence. In late 2020, a coalition of national environmental and rights’ activists, pastoralists, and international NGOs resisted a military training exercise taking place in the unique Sinjajevina highlands. Following the first phase of the campaign, WRI staff met and interviewed Pablo Dominguez, an eco-anthropologist from theContinue reading “How a movement took on the military, and won a first crucial battle”
Montenegro’s Government flawed decision-making process in the militarization of Sinjajevina
[ GUEST POST ] @ Dr Maja Kostić-Mandić. Professor of Environmental and International Environmental Law. University of Montenegro, Faculty of Law. Contact: majak@t-com.me The richness in terms of biodiversity and natural beauty in Montenegro are rather unique among European countries, and the Montenegrin State is fully aware of its great value and economic potential. ThisContinue reading “Montenegro’s Government flawed decision-making process in the militarization of Sinjajevina”
From a ‘Territory of Life’ to a ‘Territory of Death and Destruction’? Save Sinjajevina!
[ GUEST POST ] @ By Save Sinjajevina Association. Originally published at ICCA Consortium site Sinjajevina is an extraordinary mountain pastoral territory that extends over 600 square kilometers in the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. It is the most extensive mountain pasture in the country and the second biggest in Europe. The land is used byContinue reading “From a ‘Territory of Life’ to a ‘Territory of Death and Destruction’? Save Sinjajevina!”
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