Good news for Bosnia’s rivers: Construction permits for the two small hydropower projects on the beautiful Neretvica River have been cancelled by the Ministry of Interior. The local community and their NGOs “Let me flow freely” (Pusti me da tecem) and “The Greens, Neretva” (Zeleni Neretva), represented by the legal team at Aarhus Center, organized the legal challenge and protests against the projects! Additionally, the community has formally requested that the Cantonal prosecutor’s office look into pressing criminal charges against public servants, who violated the law by issuing the permits without consulting the public. The local community in Neretvica is vehemently opposed to any building projects on their river. The charges are still pending, but if they pass, it will be a strong warning signal to other local politicians to follow the rule of law.

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