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18/12/2025

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Novi Sad pred međunarodnim revizijama: Formalan zahtev za oduzimanje Ramsar titule „Grada močvara“

Novi Sad, 14. novembar 2025.
NVO Svet i Dunav i Ekološki front Novi Sad, uputili su formalni zahtev za oduzimanje akreditacije „Ramsar Wetland City“ Gradu Novom Sadu, uz direktan poziv Sekretarijatu Ramsarske konvencije i Mreži gradova močvara da pokrenu reviziju statusa.

Ovaj zahtev nije prvi međunarodni korak. Još od 2022. godine, NVO Svet i Dunav vodi slučaj 2022/1 pred Bernskom konvencijom, na okolnost nezakonitog uništavanja zaštićenog staništa strogo zaštićenih vrsta dokumentujući u godinama koje slede sistematsko uništavanje vlažnih staništa, kršenje ekoloških zakona i ignorisanje stručnih upozorenja. Ramsarska akreditacija, dodeljena 1. februara 2025. godine, predstavlja simboličku nagradu koja direktno kontradiktira stvarnosti na terenu.

🔍 KLJUČNI RAZLOZI ZA ZAHTEV RAMSARSKOJ KONVENCIJI:

- Uništavanje zaštićenih i Ramsar-relevantnih lokaliteta: Šodroš, Kamenička ada, Veliki Pejića rit, Avijatičarska bara, Peskara jezero, Rqtno ostrvo i Petrovaradinska ada — svi dokumentovani kao ugroženi ili uništeni.
- Gradnja unutar sanitarnih zona I–III: uključujući most V, koji ugrožava izvorišta pijaće vode za preko 500.000 ljudi.
- Fragmentacija međunarodnih ekoloških koridora: IBA područje, naročito Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski rit, čime se direktno krše kriterijumi Ramsarske konvencije.
- Blokada inspekcija, ignorisanje inicijativa za zaštitu i manipulacija prostornim planovima.
- Represija prema građanima i stručnjacima: uključujući targetiranje aktivista kroz termin „eko-teroristi“.

📬 ODGOVOR RAMSARSKE KONVENCIJE

Sekretarijat Ramsarske konvencije je nakon puna 2 meseca i aktiviranja žalbe Aarhuskoj konvenciji, 10. oktobra 2025. potvrdio prijem zahteva i naveo da će „pokrenuti internu proveru navoda i zatražiti očitovanje od strane Grada Novog Sada“. Takođe je istaknuto da „status Wetland City mora biti utemeljen na kontinuiranom očuvanju močvarnih ekosistema, a ne simboličkom priznanju“.

Ovaj odgovor je važan korak, ali nije dovoljan. U svetlu već otvorenog slučaja pred Bernskom konvencijom, očekujemo usklađenu međunarodnu reakciju i hitnu reviziju svih ekoloških akreditacija koje se odnose na Novi Sad.

🛑 NAŠ ZAHTEV

Pozivamo domaću i međunarodnu javnost da podrži:

- Reviziju i oduzimanje Ramsarske titule Gradu Novom Sadu
- Obustavu svih radova koji ugrožavaju vlažna staništa
- Transparentno uključivanje stručne i građanske javnosti u sve buduće procese
- Usklađivanje sa već otvorenim slučajem pred Bernskom konvencijom

Ovo nije samo borba za status — ovo je borba za istinu, za vodu, za život. Ako se Novi Sad danas predstavlja kao grad močvara, dok ih istovremeno zatrpava, onda je vreme da se svet zapita: koga Ramsar titule zapravo štite?!

YUCOM Komitet pravnika za ljudska prava/Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights
Sida - Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete
Ekološki front Novi Sad
ICPDR
Neformalna građanska inicijativa Dunavac- Šodroš
Danube Region Strategy
mojnovisad.com
Free Rivers Fund
Danubeparks Network of Protected Areas
World and Danube
Sveti Dunav
Bern Convention: Protecting Europe’s biodiversity
The Danube Daily
BIRN Srbija
Даниела Стојковић

18/12/2025

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09/10/2025

Sveti Dunav
World and Danube
Neformalna građanska inicijativa Dunavac- Šodroš

On October 22, we invite you to the online discussion “Environmental Organisations and Authoritarian Regimes”, part of the CSF and EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy series on civil society under authoritarian pressure.

The conversation will bring together environmental defenders from across regions where authoritarian and oligarchic regimes weaponise development narratives, suppress dissent and exploit natural resources for political and personal gain. These parasitic regimes often criminalise environmental discourse to silence activism, entrench corruption and attract exploitative foreign investment.

Beyond ecological destruction, these actions deepen inequality and disproportionately affect women, LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous communities and marginalised groups. These intersections are rarely acknowledged by regimes—or, at times, by mainstream environmental movements themselves.

This session will spotlight activists working at the intersections of environmental, gender and social justice:

➨ Gábor Bendik from Levegő Munkacsoport (Clean Air Action Group)
➨ Daniela Stojkovic Jovanovic from the NGO World and Danube
➨ Representative of the Georgian environmental NGO focused on sustainable development and green growth

When: 22 October 10.00 CET (online)
Register here: https://cloud.seatable.io/dtable/forms/8e0df82e-7a60-4441-879a-be4e213030b7/

03/05/2025

A threat to the press is a threat to accountability.

This , join us in exposing the truth, and defending the right to report it.

03/05/2025

🌍🛖 Join our webinar! Groundwater: A Key to Climate-Resilient Water Solutions for Rural Communities

As climate change intensifies, rural communities are increasingly turning to groundwater as a reliable and resilient source of water. But how sustainable is this shift?

Groundwater offers immense potential. However, without careful planning and consideration, reliance on groundwater may also present risks that are exacerbated by climate variability and water mismanagement.

This webinar will explore both the opportunities and challenges of using groundwater as a sustainable water supply in the context of .

Join us for the second session in the RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025, delivered by the RWSN Sustainable Groundwater Development Theme!

🗓 6 May 2025
🕑 14:00 CEST (Geneva) / 15:00 EAT (Nairobi) / 08:00 EDT (New York) / 17:30 IST (New Delhi)
🌐 Language: English, avec interprétation en français

Register now👉 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pe2iWm8_SU-4T9ZXedMqTg

Skat Foundation, Water Mission,

03/05/2025

16/11/2024

⌛ Deadline alert! The European Open Rivers Programme’s application period is open until 12:00 pm CET on 29th November 2024. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the restoration of Europe’s rivers by removing obsolete dams!

Don’t miss out - apply today: https://openrivers.eu/grants/apply-for-a-grant/

03/10/2024

How do you say 'water' in your language?

No matter what language we speak, water connects us all.

Over 60% of European rivers are transboundary, flowing through more than one country.

Europe's waterways carry the stories of our past, shape our present, and chart our future.

That's why, it’s our joint responsibility to preserve water resources. Read how we can work together: europa.eu/!JnPcn4

23/03/2024

Are you at a loss for words when trees and forests are destroyed? 🪓

We’ll help you find the right terms to talk about environmental issues. 🌲

In this series, we’ll enhance your green jargon, discussing different green topics & why we care about them.

Ahead of International Day of Forests, our word of the day is: Deforestation 👇

23/03/2024

💧In order to guarantee the sustainable and equitable management and utilization of surface waters and groundwater in the Danube River Basin (DRB), the Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube River, also known as the Danube River Protection Convention (DRPC), was officially signed on June 29, 1994. ✅ You can find more information about it here: https://loom.ly/D5ayzDk

🎉 In honor of this significant event, we annually celebrate on the same date.

22/03/2024

📣Call for Applications: Promoting sustainable development through UNESCO’s programmes and sites

The UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe and the abrdn Charitable Foundation (aCF) are launching a call for applications for the 3rd cycle of the 3-year project “Promoting sustainable development through UNESCO’s programmes and sites”. 🏞️🌊
The project aims to promote a more sustainable and climate-neutral Europe through research and education with the goal of developing innovative solutions to environmental and climate change challenges in selected UNESCO designated sites and contributing to the implementation of SDGs 6, 13, 14 and 15. 🌱🌍
If you are a Biosphere Reserve, Global Geopark or Natural World Heritage site manager, send your application! 📝

📅Deadline: 21 April 2024
👉 https://shorturl.at/cijD2

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