Issue 17/2023 (19) of august 25, 2023
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
EU wastewater monitoring – new surveillance panel now operational
The European Commission has announced the launch of the EU Wastewater Surveillance Panel. This new [...]
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 [...]
World Wetlands Day 2025 – protect our wetlands
World Wetlands Day, also known as the International Day of Wetlands, is celebrated annually on [...]
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 [...]
Fewer fish in lake Tanganyika
Located within the borders of four African countries, Lake Tanganyika has been a source of [...]
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? [...]
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 [...]
Air and noise pollution – ECA special report
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has prepared a special report - Pollution in EU [...]
Common fisheries policy – evaluation consultations
Until21 April 2025. The European Commission is waiting for our comments, proposals and opinions for [...]
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 [...]
WINK
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 [...]
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 [...]
Revitalization of the swimming area in Przylasek Rusiecki
The revitalization of the swimming area is one of the more interesting projects that has [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Brine pools – deadly yet full of life
Brine pools are one of the greatest mysteries of oceanography. The dense, unmixed brine lies [...]
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 [...]
Blue Lake – the world’s cleanest lake
Imagine a lake whose water is so clear that you can see every stone on [...]
SCIENCE
Releasing fish is not always beneficial
One of the ways non-native species spread is through their release by owners into the [...]
Water publications review (34)
The natural world dynamically responds to changing climate conditions. Scientists from Poland have studied the [...]
The river continuum concept
The River Continuum Concept (RCC) is an essential cognitive and descriptive tool widely applied in [...]