News: Environment & ICTs, Europe

World’s largest non-profit supplier of refurbished computers launches campaign for action against toxic trade

LONDON (Computer Aid) -

APC member Computer Aid is urging the UK government to take action against the illegal dumping of e-waste (computers, hard drives, cd roms, etc.) in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria and China. It is calling on the government to provide adequate funding for the Environment Agency to effectively police and prevent e-waste from being exported to the developing world. The campaign also targets commercial traders that are abusing re-use and recycling initiatives and computer manufacturers that are turning a blind eye to their equipment being dumped in these countries.

Tags: e-waste - Computer Aid

Battlefield internet: Belarusian civil society active despite censorship

MINSK (Pavel P Antonov for APCNews) -

Zelyonaya Set’s headquarters are no different from any other non governmental organisation (NGO) office in Central and Eastern Europe. Still, something is a little different here, where an online network for environmental groups is being set-up for Belarus.

Greening IT event: Europe’s way to an environmentally sustainable information society

BELGRADE (Pavel Antonov for APCNews) -

Individual activists and organisations are invited to join an online discussion on the potential of information technology for environmental sustainability. APC, BlueLink Bulgaria, and Ekoforum Serbia will produce a live online talk show from Belgrade in partnership with the UNECE Aarhus Convention Secretariat as a side event to the Sixth Ministerial “Environment for Europe” Conference.

Central and East European online environmentalism targeted

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (Pavel P Antonov for APCNews) -

Fidanka and Eoin McGrath, a family soon expecting their first child, spent two of the hottest August days in a quite unusual way – having a friendly talk with police officials. The family life was disturbed abruptly this summer, when the two were called in by the local unit of the Bulgarian secret service.

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