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Introduction
Presently I am coordinating the Czech-Ukrainian long-term programme Clean Air For Ukraine (https://cleanair.org.ua/), implemented by the Czech NGO Arnika.
Focusing at air pollution, war damages, contamination of soil and sediments.
- more than 20 years’ experience in the non-profit sector, worked as a director of the Czech Otter Foundation and Wildlife Rescue Centre (1997-2007), being still involved as Member of the Executive Board;
- participated at number of international missions, including
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Current institution
Arnika NGO
Current position
- Project Manager
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Publications (8)
The aim of this study is to analyse toxic pollutants in order to ascertain whether they exceed the established limits for contamination of soil or sediment, and thus whether decontamination is required. We also look at levels of the same contaminants as they were measured after sampling in Upper Dnipro river basin in Belarus in 20127.
Since the very beginning of the war, Ukraine began to record the damage caused by the Russia. Preliminary monitoring of environmental impact shows substantial damage to urban and rural environments across a wide geographic area. Numerous incidents have caused serious pollution to air, water and soil and have seriously damaged many ecosystems. Exten...
This report is the results of the research into impacts of Russia's military aggression on the environment of Ukraine. It highlights and analyses the damage that Russian occupiers have caused to the environment during 9 months since the wide invasion of the war, which started in 2014. Historical examples of how environment has been affected by the...
Since the very beginning of the war, Ukraine began to record the damage caused by the Russia. Preliminary monitoring of environmental impact shows substantial damage to urban and rural environments across a wide geographic area. Numerous incidents have caused serious pollution to air, water and soil and have seriously damaged many ecosystems. Exten...
olluted air remains one of the most serious threats to human health. In 2018, in Georgia it was responsible for around 4000 premature deaths and the economic costs of $560 million, as much as 3% of GDP. The study analyses and interprets data on air pollution obtained from the satellite images of the European Space Agency, and the causes of three ma...
A study based on satellite images from the European Space Agency has reached a surprising conclusion. Although war destroys human lives and devastates the environment, the long-term air quality has paradoxically improved. The study concludes that the continuous operation of obsolete coal-fired power stations, smelters and chemical plants before the...
У цьому виданні узагальнені дані про стан та якість повітря у містах Запорізької області у першій половині 2022 року. Аналітичні дані спираються на результати спостережень державних постів моніторингу у м. Запоріжжя та станцій Української мережі громадського моніторингу якості повітря Eco City. Наведені у виданні результати демонструють зміни рівня...
Це видання – технічний документ Української мережі громадського моніторингу якості повітря Eco City, у якому об’єднані настанови та принципи застосування Українського індексу якості повітря (UAQI) для цілей оперативного оповіщення населення про погіршення якості та безпечності атмосферного повітря. Ці настанови містять технічні пояснення до чат-бот...
