Saving of Rospuda Valley in Poland wins world’s top environmental prize
Polish conservationist Gosia Górska has been named today as one of six winners of the prestigious international Goldman Environmental Prize for leading a successful campaign to stop construction of the controversial Via Baltica Expressway through the Rospuda Valley in north-east Poland, one of Europe’s pristine wildernesses and an EU Natura 2000 protected site. Gosia’s inspirational (...) »
Better late than never – Release of environmental consent for the Augustow bypass confirms that the Rospuda Valley is safe
This news should finally bring an end to a long-running saga that has seen Poland clash with the European Commisson over the potential abuse of EU environmental law which, as a result, has led to increased safety risks and inconvenience for the residents of Augustow that still have to contend (...) »
Via Baltica - Another landmark victory for Poland’s nature, environmentalists remain vigilant
20 October 2009 - Warsaw / Brussels — Today’s decision by the Polish Council of Ministers on a new routing for the Via Baltica expressway [1] has been welcomed by campaigners from CEE Bankwatch Network, BirdLife International, OTOP - BirdLife Poland and other environmental groups as major (...) »