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North Macedonia last year invested €8 million in air quality protection, industry’s share was €1.3 million

Even though the air pollution in North Macedonia is a hot topic, the investments in air protection are scarce. Last year, around €8 million were registered as expenditures and investments in air quality protection, show the latest data provided by the State Statistical Office (SSO). The industry and the specialized producers throughout the country have invested in MKD 124,558,000...

The young should go into education for green jobs, qualified personnel lacking in all industries

The energy efficiency, the renewable sources of energy, the construction engineering, the agriculture, the waste treatment and the natural resources conservation are some of the areas that in the last few years have been creating a large number of green jobs. The concepts of sustainability and the circular economy are becoming part of almost every aspect of the everyday...

In single decade in North Macedonia 150,000 registered vehicles more, most of them pre-owned

From 350,762 registered vehicles in 2012 up to 500,633 vehicles with North Macedonia registry plates last year! In less than a decade, the number of vehicles traversing North Macedonia's roads has increased by 150,000. What is causing a great concern is that these are mostly older vehicles which are heavy polluters. The national data provided by the State Statistical Office...

Man must stop destroying natural habitats and save biodiversity

The destruction of the natural habitats or their endangerment to a degree when the animals and the plants have no basic conditions for sheer survival has become the gruesome reality of the modern society. Man's need to usurp and use the resources only for his needs is one of the biggest threats to the biodiversity. Despite the dangers lurking...

With 66 votes in favor, Parliament of North Macedonia declares Shar Mountain a national park

The Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia yesterday adopted the Law on declaring  part of Shar Mountain a national park. With this act, Shar Mountain became the fourth national park in the country, but also the first to be declared since the country's independence. The last declaration of a national park in Macedonia happened in 1958 in the...

Pendarovski didn’t sign the Law on Legalizing Illegal Constructions, calls it hidden amnesty for criminals

President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski this afternoon notified the President of the Parliament, Talat Xhaferi that he decided to not sign the Decree promulgating the law for legalizing the illegally constructed buildings. Pendarovski said that this decision was made on the basis of a detailed analysis of the Law's content, when he determined it is contrary to some of...

Photovoltaic power plants most numerous among the new energy facilities in North Macedonia last year

There is still a great interest in North Macedonia for producing electricity from the sun and water as renewable sources of energy (RSE) compared to remaining sources of green energy. Like in the previous years, the number of newly built energy plants in the last year were photovoltaic plants, while the small hydro power plants that were built have...

Auditors say steps taken in past three years didn’t reduce air pollution in North Macedonia

Although a positive step, the activities toward reducing the air pollution in North Macedonia which were undertaken in the past three years did not reach the set goals and did not provide the desired effect, declares the State Audit Office - SAO of North Macedonia in its final audit report on the monitoring of the recommendations given by the...

Тhe waste and the landfills in North Macedonia in 2030: It is high time people changed their habits!

A usual morning at a bakery in Skopje... Two-quarters of burek and two cans of yogurt, says customer Tome. He came to buy breakfast for his family, but he forgot to take the cloth bag with him. Even if he had taken it with him, the saleswoman would have been surprised if Tome had offered his bag to put...

Environmentalists request revision of the law and protection of Shar Mountain from new mini hydro power plants

Civil society organizations are urging the Ministry of Environment of North Macedonia to revise the Law for declaring Shar Mountain a national park since, as they state, the proposed draft law doesn't offer protection from the negative influence of the mini hydro power plants. Environmentalists from 44 associations and initiatives, with a joint stance, have requested from Minister Naser Nuredini,...

The vinyl chloride from OHIS transferred to Germany to be incinerated

The chemical tank containing vinyl chloride monomer from the OHIS Industrial complex near Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, was transferred to Germany where the hazardous chemical will be incinerated at the SUEZ Sonderabfallgesellschaft incinerator. It's a historical waste of around 13 tons that was repackaged by experts from the French company Curium from an old wagon into a new...

Declaration of Shar Mountain a national park became hostage to concessions for hydropower plants

The capture of small rivers and sentencing to death the whole biodiversity in the surrounding area is a consequence of the enormous number of concessions for micro hydropower plants that have no serious contribution to the country's energy resources. The civil society organizations appeal to the Government of North Macedonia, even to its own detriment, to terminate the concessions...

Air polution, climate change, and renewable energy sources on top of new government’s environmental agenda

Intensive greenification and change of the means of heating the institutions and homes, as one of the urgent responses to air pollution; then, appropriate waste treatment and new transport policies with a stress on subventions for ecological vehicles and bikes, are some of the Government's main environmental goals in its program for the period 2020-2024. The historical problematic hotspots, such...

Citizens and environmentalists warn: The micro hydro power plants are jeopardizing Markova Reka in North Macedonia

The destruction of water resources in order to build micro hydro power plants must stop, appeals the Civil society organization "Eko svest" (Eco Consciousness). They are reacting to the last case of destruction of Markova Reka (Marko's River) upper stream, so that a micro hydropower plant can be built. There was also a reaction on social media against it...

No benefits from hydro power plants at Shar Mountain apart from profit for owners

The environmental organizations alarm that the planning and the building of micro hydro power plants on the Shar Mountain and the issuing of concessions for them should stop. These energy facilities provide minimal contributions to the country's total energy balance, but are causing enormous damage to the rivers' potentials, which due to the climate changes are providing less and...

The planet is overheating, if we don’t prevent the climate change, it will bring new pandemics

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world in crucible. The economies, health systems, and the education are in the process of creating habits for the "new normal" that, when we are at it, mustn't ignore the environment and the fight against the climate change. There are cries that are getting louder and louder that the pandemics are the unavoidable...

Protection of Forest and Park “Vodno” got stuck in procedures

Even though it was declared a priority two years ago, the Bill on Protection of Vodno still hasn`t become a law. According to the last study of the valorization of the Forest and Park "Vodno", the protection of this area is envisioned in the lower environmenta category. This means that Vodno, instead of protection by law, will be protected...

The parsley in Veles “enriched” with lead and cadmium

The leafy vegetables, especially the parsley, in Veles, have the highest concentration of heavy metals. The soil analyses conducted in 2018 and 2019, show that the vegetables the people in Veles consume, have 1.5 times higher concentrations of lead above the approved limits and 2.5 times higher concentration of cadmium. This pollution is a result of the enormous quantities...

Government closes the quarries in Labunishta village

The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia has unilaterally terminated the contracts for five concessions in the vicinity of Labunishta village in the Struga area, informed the Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi during today's press conference. These concessions were terminated with the aim to protect local population's health, but also the environment in the region. "This decision constitutes the promise we...

Government proscribes Zhirovnica 3 hydro power plant, citizens say they’ll not allow construction of the other two

The Government annulled the concession procedure for the hydro power plant (HPP) Zhirovnica 3 at the Mavrovo National Park. It was one of three concessions that were withdrawn at yesterday's session, when the Government also granted 18 concessions for the construction of other small hydroelectric plants in the country. This decision of the Government comes after the Ministry of Environment...