Bosnia and Herzegovina (Total: USD 49,849) Ecological Education in Primary Schools USD 7,150 NGO Name: Ecological Union of Tuzla County Project Leader: Muhamed Omerovic   Project Summary: The project activities will be carried out throughout all municipalities of Tuzla Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The envisaged activities include an eco-training for teachers from 84 schools, educational broadcasts about nutrient reduction (and nutrients themselves) in electronic media, round tables, questionnaires, an eco-quiz, an eco-film, festivities for the March 22 World Water Day, field actions in arranging arable land and watersheds, and protection of the Spreca, Tinja, Jala rivers and other waters flowing to the Danube. Knowing Pesticides and their Use USD 5,010 NGO Name: Green Vrbas, Srbac Project Leader: Green Vrbas, Srbac   Project Summary: Unprofessional, unselective, irrational and unplanned usage of pesticides in agriculture around the Vrbas River basin represents a constant danger of contamination of the soil and surface water-tributaries of the Vrbas River, an integral part of the Danube basin. Educating target groups of the population (agricultural producers, pupils attending agricultural school), strengthening the protection of waters through the persistent and expert usage of the source of pollution and creating prerequisites for developing “eco-agriculture” as an additional method of reducing the usage of the pesticides, a significant pollutant of the Danube basin. The main goal of the project is to reduce the use of pesticides in the area of the Vrbas basin..   No Phosphors USD 7,885 NGO Name: Eko Tim, Sarajevo Project Leader: Rijad Tikvesa   Project Summary: This project is a public informational and educational campaign in the Sarajevo city area. The sewage system in this area channels water to the Miljacka River. Implementation of project activities will lead to phosphate reduction and increased usage of phosphate-free detergents. The main goal is to change consumer behaviour by spreading information and raising awareness of phosphate pollution. This work will have a direct impact on the use of detergents containing phosphates and reduce the concentration of phosphates in sewage water.  Ecological View on Waters in River Vrbas Basin USD 6,480 NGO Name: EcoS ecological society, Banja Luka Project Leader: Branislav Nedovic   Project Summary: Flowing water is being more and more usurped for anthropogenic activities, used irrationally and polluted beyond any control through emissions of nutrients and toxic matters, which leads to poor ecological and living conditions. The decrease in drinking water is somewhat paradoxical. Expensive factories of bottled drinking water are being built and there are more and more technical and sewage waters because artificially viable water systems do not function. The project, through its goals, tasks, programme, questionnaires and realisation, will take an ecological view of the state of waters in the Vrbas River basin and provide information on the quality, preservation and protection of the waters of the basin to the public and polluters. In this way it will contribute to the reduction of nutrients and active matters in the Danube River basin. Nutrients Sources Reduction on Area of Municipalities of Visoko and Kladanj USD 6,745 NGO Name: Fondeko-Assotiation for Sustainable Development Stimulation and Quality of Life Project Leader: Leader: Dzenana Basic   Project Summary: The increase of mineral fertilisers in the municipalities of Kakanj and Visoko directly affects the local water supply and contaminates the Bosnia River and its tributaries (Gorusa, Trstionica, Zgosca, Ribnica, etc.). The population of these areas is engaged in intensive agriculture. Providing education to target groups in Visoko and Kakanj, the NGO’s project activities will reduce the levels of toxic chemicals through the reduction of mineral fertilisers and the controlled use of organic manure. The goals of the project include the reduced contamination of the Bosnia River and its tributaries in the Kakanj and Visoko areas through decreased usage of mineral fertilisers, and the initiation of controlled utilisation of natural (organic) fertilisers. Protection of River Jadar USD 7,000 NGO Name: Flora&Fauna ecological association, Milici Project Leader: Sasa Lazic   Project Summary: During the past five to six years, the banks of the Jadar have suffered greatly from illegal waste disposal. This project aims to raise ecological awareness and attain knowledge about contamination and prevention. The project will be done in three phases. The first phase will be a two-month ecological campaign. The campaign will consist of a radio broadcast, leaflet dissemination and poster distribution. A conference will be organised on the Contamination of Jadar River. Participants will come from all levels (ordinary citizens; NGOs; governmental representatives; communal enterprises, etc.). The second phase will involve organising ecological lessons for primary schools and distribution of t-shirts (with nutrient reduction slogan). The third phase will involve the collection of rubbish on the Jadar River during a one-month period. The collected rubbish will then be taken to a proper disposal facility. The primary goal of the project is alerting the public and the local authority to the issue through advertising and radio broadcasts. All of the activities will contribute to the reduction of contamination of organic and toxic waste. The posters and radio broadcast will provide information about the danger from contamination (e.g. harmfulness of runoff from mineral fertiliser and sawdust from farms). Building a Partnership in Local Community against Nutrient Pollution USD 9,579 NGO Name: COOR Centre for Environmentally Sustainable Development, Sarajevo Project Leader: Sanda Midzic   Project Summary: Through three different phases of the project, the team will work on raising the awareness of different stakeholders and building partnership. The aim is to find ways for future joint actions supporting the use of best available practices for reducing the discharge of nutrients and harmful substances into the Danube River Basin. The main goal of this project is to raise awareness of key stakeholders about diffuse pollution by nutrients and other substances, and to improve cooperation between different stakeholders on reducing the source of nutrients and pollution by harmful substances. Through education and an awareness rising campaign the project will: spread understanding of the problem of pollution by nutrient and other harmful substances; provide necessary knowledge on best available practices related to avoiding, minimising and/or controlling diffuse sources of pollution; and motivate agricultural and industrial polluters to apply best available practices for nutrient reduction.

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