Environmental Protection

Obedska bara as an example of sustainable agriculture, an article published in Info – Europa (Die Presse)

Following the invitation of the editor of Info – Europa (published as a supplement of the daily newspaper Die Presse) Milka Gvozdenovic from YRS has written an article about sustainable agriculture in SEE. The need for stronger dialogue and cooperation between stakeholders on sustainable agriculture development in SEE region is illustrated with an example from […]

Work from Serbia among the winners of “Danube Art Master 2018”

VIENNA, 29 October 2018 – Susanne Brandstetter, Chairperson of the Public Participation Expert Group of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), responsible for promoting the Danube Art Master initiative in the Danube River Basin, announced the results of this year’s international competition … The authors of the third-ranked work on […]

HYDRO is not GREEN energy!

The return of the Ibis – our work continues

YRS has received support from the Ministry of the Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia to continue the project in Obedska bara. This year our focus will be the realization of the international voluntary workcamp and printing of road maps indicating Obedska bara. The project will be implemented in cooperation with public enterprise Vojvodinasume […]

BioNET network – position paper on biodiversity in Western Balkan countries

Young Researchers of Serbia has coordinated preparation of the CSOs’ position paper on biodiversity policy and EU negotiation Chapter 27. The position paper points the need for improved cooperation on the regional but also on the EU level and emphases numerous problems in the nature protection sector as well the challenges in the work of […]

To meet the Earth Day with primers, flowers and bees

Young Researchers in Serbia (YRS) marked the Earth Day by organizing an ecological workshop called “Planet and me, where are the bees?” in cooperation with the elementary school “Kralj Aleksandar I“. Pupils of the fourth grade had talks with beekeeper on the importance of bees and its current situation in Serbia. Together with YRS activists […]

Monitoring Chapter 27 – new support to YRS through CSOnnect programme

Young Researchers of Serbia, in cooperation with project partners and CSO networks, will continue work on monitoring a transposition and the implementation of the EU acquis (under Chapter 27 – Environment and Climate Change) during 2018. The project, supported by SIDA and REC office in Serbia, will have a focus on capacity building, advocacy, and […]