NEWS

The dispute over the Panama Canal continues – a geopolitical clash that could change global trade

On Thursday, February 1, 2025, the US State Department announced a groundbreaking agreement that would allow the American military fleet to navigate the key global trade route free of charge. [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
Record warming at the North Pole – what does it mean?

Warming at the North Pole has reached alarming levels. The beginning of February brought record-high temperatures that meteorologists say were as much as 20°C higher than the multi-year average. Combined [...]

Agata Pavlinec
Trump increases water discharges from California reservoirs. Will this help fight the drought?

President Donald Trump's decision to increase water discharges from California reservoirs has stirred controversy. The administration argues that the additional flow will replenish agricultural lands and alleviate the effects of [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
EU wastewater monitoring – new surveillance panel now operational

The European Commission has announced the launch of the EU Wastewater Surveillance Panel. This new [...]

Czytaj więcej Agata Pavlinec
NaszEauto – up to 40,000 PLN support for purchasing an electric vehicle

The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW), together with the Ministry of [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
World Wetlands Day 2025 – protect our wetlands

World Wetlands Day, also known as the International Day of Wetlands, is celebrated annually on [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge – the tallest bridge in the world set to open in 2025

China is setting a new record in bridge engineering! The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is [...]

Zespół redakcyjny
Fewer fish in lake Tanganyika

Located within the borders of four African countries, Lake Tanganyika has been a source of [...]

Agata Pavlinec
The dispute over the Panama Canal continues – a geopolitical clash that could change global trade

On Thursday, February 1, 2025, the US State Department announced a groundbreaking agreement that would [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
Record warming at the North Pole – what does it mean?

Warming at the North Pole has reached alarming levels. The beginning of February brought record-high [...]

Agata Pavlinec
Trump increases water discharges from California reservoirs. Will this help fight the drought?

President Donald Trump's decision to increase water discharges from California reservoirs has stirred controversy. The [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
EU wastewater monitoring – new surveillance panel now operational

The European Commission has announced the launch of the EU Wastewater Surveillance Panel. This new [...]

Agata Pavlinec
NaszEauto – up to 40,000 PLN support for purchasing an electric vehicle

The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW), together with the Ministry of [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
World Wetlands Day 2025 – protect our wetlands

World Wetlands Day, also known as the International Day of Wetlands, is celebrated annually on [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge – the tallest bridge in the world set to open in 2025

China is setting a new record in bridge engineering! The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is [...]

Zespół redakcyjny
Fewer fish in lake Tanganyika

Located within the borders of four African countries, Lake Tanganyika has been a source of [...]

Agata Pavlinec

CURRENT TOPIC

Deeply rooted myth or catastrophic ignorance? Why we are still draining wetlands

Instead of developing carbon-capturing technologies, we should protect what nature created millions of years ago—wetlands. These ecosystems store twice as much carbon in Poland as forests, filter water, stabilize the climate, and yet they are still considered useless. Is their drainage one of the greatest ecological absurdities of our time? [...]

Agnieszka Hobot
Deeply rooted myth or catastrophic ignorance? Why we are still draining wetlands

Instead of developing carbon-capturing technologies, we should protect what nature created millions of years ago—wetlands. These ecosystems store twice as much carbon in Poland as forests, filter water, stabilize the climate, and yet they are still considered useless. Is their drainage one of the greatest ecological absurdities of our time? [...]

Agnieszka Hobot

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

How is Amazon losing its forests? Key findings from the EC JRC report

A report prepared by the European Commission's Joint Research Center (JRC) on deforestation and forest degradation in the Amazon was published in January 2025. It provides an overview of recent [...]

Monika Zabrzeńska-Chaterera
Common fisheries policy – evaluation consultations

Until21 April 2025. The European Commission is waiting for our comments, proposals and opinions for the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy. The evaluation is expected to provide an overview [...]

Monika Zabrzeńska-Chaterera
The future of EU climate policy – opinion of the European Committee of the Regions

The European Committee of the Regions has prepared an opinion titled The future of EU climate policy – aligning mitigation targets with the challenges of climate adaptation. According to the [...]

Karol Kucharski
Air and noise pollution – ECA special report

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has prepared a special report - Pollution in EU Cities - on two of the most serious threats to human health, air pollution and [...]

Karol Kucharski
How is Amazon losing its forests? Key findings from the EC JRC report

A report prepared by the European Commission's Joint Research Center (JRC) on deforestation and forest [...]

Monika Zabrzeńska-Chaterera
Air and noise pollution – ECA special report

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has prepared a special report - Pollution in EU [...]

Karol Kucharski
Common fisheries policy – evaluation consultations

Until21 April 2025. The European Commission is waiting for our comments, proposals and opinions for [...]

Monika Zabrzeńska-Chaterera
The future of EU climate policy – opinion of the European Committee of the Regions

The European Committee of the Regions has prepared an opinion titled The future of EU [...]

Karol Kucharski

WINK

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Mariusz Sopyłło

OPINION

The film The Estuary and the Resilience Project – winter swimming and a story about people in a changing world

My passion for many years now has been winter swimming. In 2017, together with the sports club Silesia Winter Swimming, I organized a swimming expedition to Spitsbergen. Its goal was [...]

Leszek Naziemiec
Legal nature of water maintenance plans and assessment of their correctness

Public consultations on draft water maintenance plans have recently been conducted. They have caused a huge public uproar and resistance from many quarters. However, the consultations are only one stage [...]

Krzysztof Gruszecki
Los Angeles fires. On how the damage could have been reduced

The Los Angeles fires - a topic that hasn't left the headlines since January 7 - continue to attract attention as the fire continues to consume hundreds of thousands of [...]

Agnieszka Hobot
Revitalization of the swimming area in Przylasek Rusiecki

The revitalization of the swimming area is one of the more interesting projects that has [...]

CZYTAJ WIĘCEJ Marek Sanecki
The film The Estuary and the Resilience Project – winter swimming and a story about people in a changing world

My passion for many years now has been winter swimming. In 2017, together with the [...]

Leszek Naziemiec
Legal nature of water maintenance plans and assessment of their correctness

Public consultations on draft water maintenance plans have recently been conducted. They have caused a [...]

Krzysztof Gruszecki
Revitalization of the swimming area in Przylasek Rusiecki

The revitalization of the swimming area is one of the more interesting projects that has [...]

Marek Sanecki
Los Angeles fires. On how the damage could have been reduced

The Los Angeles fires - a topic that hasn't left the headlines since January 7 [...]

Agnieszka Hobot

WORLD NEWS

Ganges – the river of life, witness to history and the challenges of today

The Ganges is one of the world's most famous rivers, having played a key role in culture, religion and economy for centuries. While its sacred current symbolizes spiritual purification, today [...]

Weronika Żabińska
Brine pools – deadly yet full of life

Brine pools are one of the greatest mysteries of oceanography. The dense, unmixed brine lies at the bottom of the ocean, forming what appears to be a separate body of [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
The best places to ski – where to spend the winter holidays?

The winter holidays are in full swing, and ski resorts in Poland and Europe have filled up with ski lovers. Whether you are a novice skier or an experienced lover [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
Blue Lake – the world’s cleanest lake

Imagine a lake whose water is so clear that you can see every stone on [...]

CZYTAJ WIĘCEJ Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
Ganges – the river of life, witness to history and the challenges of today

The Ganges is one of the world's most famous rivers, having played a key role [...]

Weronika Żabińska
Brine pools – deadly yet full of life

Brine pools are one of the greatest mysteries of oceanography. The dense, unmixed brine lies [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
The best places to ski – where to spend the winter holidays?

The winter holidays are in full swing, and ski resorts in Poland and Europe have [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
Blue Lake – the world’s cleanest lake

Imagine a lake whose water is so clear that you can see every stone on [...]

Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik

SCIENCE

Releasing fish is not always beneficial

One of the ways non-native species spread is through their release by owners into the [...]

Piotr Panek
Water publications review (34)

The natural world dynamically responds to changing climate conditions. Scientists from Poland have studied the [...]

Agnieszka Kolada
The river continuum concept

The River Continuum Concept (RCC) is an essential cognitive and descriptive tool widely applied in [...]

Adam Kapler
Releasing fish is not always beneficial

One of the ways non-native species spread is through their release by owners into the environment. This is particularly true for aquarium fish. It's worth noting that from a legal [...]

Piotr Panek
Water publications review (34)

The natural world dynamically responds to changing climate conditions. Scientists from Poland have studied the thermal tolerance of fish in the rivers of the southern Baltic, identifying species at risk [...]

Agnieszka Kolada
The river continuum concept

The River Continuum Concept (RCC) is an essential cognitive and descriptive tool widely applied in [...]

CZYTAJ WIĘCEJ Adam Kapler

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