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In July 2024, a series of environmental protests began in Serbia against the Jadar mine, a European Union–backed and Serbian government-approved lithium mining project. The project was proposed by Anglo-Australian Rio Tinto to develop Europe's largest lithium mine in the West Serbian region of Jadar, causing significant backlash due to its potential environmental damage and exploitation of ...
In Serbia, environmental protests had been organised as early as in 2019. [8] In January 2021, the Eco Guard initiative organised a protest in Belgrade , dubbed "Protest for Harmless Air", [ note 4 ] which was attended by between 2,000 and 3,000 demonstrators. [ 9 ]
Thousands rallied on Monday in the Serbian city of Sabac to protest the Rio Tinto lithium project, over fears it could cause environmental harm. Lithium, which is regarded as a critical material ...
Zlatko Kokanovic, a 48-year-old Serbian farmer, and fellow villagers have sparked nationwide protests to stop the building of Rio Tinto's first European lithium mine, warning it would pollute ...
In 2020, the environmental initiative Do Not Let Belgrade D(r)own launched a petition against cutting down of trees in the Košutnjak forest. The petition was signed by over 70 000 people. [16] Serbia had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 5.29/10, ranking it 105th globally out of 172 countries. [17]
Environmental activists ended the protest on Branko's bridge around 5:45 PM. [citation needed] At the end of the meeting, the speakers said that "this was a warning blockade" and that they would "give the authorities seven days to fulfill their demands, and if that does not happen, they will continue with the protests in Serbia". [74] [75]
The protesters planned to blockade one of the city's main boulevards for 15 hours and 15 minutes in a symbolic tribute to the 15 victims. They also held 15 minutes of silence.
Ecological Uprising (Serbian: Еколошки устанак, romanized: Ekološki ustanak, abbr. EU) is a green [1] [2] political organisation in Serbia. It is led by Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta. Formed as a political and protest movement in 2021, EU gained presence during the 2021–2022 Serbian environmental protests.