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International coalition sets out to lower the risks from Kyrgyz pesticides burial site 22 Aug 2013 | 06:58 pm
Stocks of obsolete pesticides pose a threat to public health and the environmental in Kyrgyzstan. Exposure to the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), that many of these stocks contain, can lead to s...
Pre-Announcement: 12th International HCH and Pesticides Forum in Kiev 31 May 2013 | 05:44 pm
12th Forum 10 years after the 7th forum in Kiev: what has been achieved in a decade in Ukraine – what is Ukraine’s role for the other Eastern European, Caucasus and Central European countries November...
OSCE finances feasibility study on remediation of pesticide burial site in Armenia 14 Feb 2013 | 05:12 pm
A consortium of Tauw, Witteveen+Bos, Milieukontakt and Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE) is selected by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to condu...
Milieukontakt partners with FAO in new regional project on obsolete pesticides and alternatives to pesticides 2 Oct 2012 | 05:50 pm
Milieukontakt International is one of the partners in the new EU funded FAO project Improving capacities to eliminate and prevent recurrence of obsolete pesticides as a model for tackling unused hazar...
Pilot remediation of obsolete pesticides sites in Vietnam 21 Apr 2012 | 01:17 am
As many other developing countries, Vietnam is facing legacy problems with obsolete and POPs pesticides. In the case of Vietnam many of the former storages are emptied in a clean-up campaign and send ...
Obsolete pesticides legacy problems in Mongolia remain unsolved 5 Jan 2012 | 10:31 pm
Mongolia’s economy is booming. International investments for exploration of the extensive mineral deposits resulted in a growth rate of close to 20 percent in the fourth quarter of last year. But pest...
Environmental movement in Albania in a European context 23 Dec 2011 | 12:56 am
In a new publication Milieukontakt describes lessons learned about building civil society for the environment. The publication is based on more than 20 years experience in this field in over 30 countr...
Green Agenda on the Western Balkans: Final publication 23 Dec 2011 | 12:46 am
In February 2007 the program Green Agenda in The Western Balkans began with the intention to develop Green Agenda processes in at least 12 communities in 6 countries. Nobody knew if this process would...
Brochure on elimination of risks from obsolete pesticides in Moldova 4 Oct 2011 | 05:38 am
Milieukontakt is co-author of the recent brochure The Eliminators in Moldova, published within the GEF/FAO project Capacity Building on Obsolete and POPs Pesticides in EasternEuropean Caucasus and Cen...
National Conference “Act Now” 28 Oct 2010 | 09:05 pm
Milieukontakt International –local office Albania organized on 27th October 2010 National Conference as a closure of National Campaign – Act Now! Representatives from Central Government, Foreign bodie...