For days, the environmentalists of the XI Tisza PET Cup cleaned the river and its floodplain from 937 bags, approximately 6.1 tons of waste, in new waters, along the 70 km stretch of the Middle Tisza between Kisköre and Szolnok.
Three well-known Hungarian filmmakers – Dimitry Ljasuk, Balázs Szendőfi, and Zoltán Fehér – have teamed up to make a new documentary about the wildlife of
6.5 tonnes of waste collected by the participants of the IV Lake Tisza PET Cup! In recent days, environmental activists have once again spent three days boating on the stretch of Lake Tisza between Tiszafüred and Tiszanána-Dinnyéshát.
Transylvanian academic Péter Hantz wants the Romanian authorities to finally take real action against river pollution – especially as water is becoming an increasingly valuable
In our Heroes of Tisza articles series, we are featuring individuals, NGOs, and other programs that contribute to cleaning up the Tisza River in some
It is almost time for the ‘Tisza blooming’: the river’s biggest attraction, when the Tisza mayflies flood the river surface for one day to find a mate.
PET Cup, a non-profit organization combating plastic pollution in the River Tisza, has launched SWAP, a Safe Water Access Point. This refurbished container will serve as a community center, providing drinking water and collecting plastic waste in Ukraine’s Transcarpathian regions. Equipped with water purification devices, SWAP aims to raise awareness and address the lack of public utilities. Before heading to Ukraine, SWAP can be seen in Budapest.
Mosquitoes can spread diseases to humans and animals and are a significant public health concern. Biological control methods are generally more sustainable, targetable, reduce resistance, cost-effective, and safer for human health compared to chemical control methods. Biological mosquito control methods are a sustainable, effective, and safer alternative to chemical control methods for reducing mosquito populations.
The European Union (EU) has joined the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, a global effort aimed at mitigating the effects of plastic pollution on land and water. The EU has already taken action against single-use plastics, plastic packaging, microplastics, and more, aligning with the Coalition’s goal to end plastic pollution by 2040. The strategic goals of the Coalition include restraining plastic consumption and production, enabling a circular economy for plastics, and achieving environmentally sound management and recycling of plastic waste. Critical deliverables for success include banning problematic plastics, establishing global sustainability criteria and standards, and implementing monitoring and reporting throughout the lifecycle of plastics. The negotiations on the new treaty are set to be completed by 2025.
The National Directorate for Disaster Management of Hungary has initiated an effective mosquito control campaign in early April. The first step involves using aerial biological methods to control mosquito populations along the Tisza and Körös rivers and Lake Tisza. This method is considered superior to chemical mosquito control due to its safety and environmental benefits, as chemical control can negatively impact human health, the environment, and develop resistance in mosquitoes over time.
22 March this year marks the 30th World Water Day. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the many ways water gives us and to remember that
New research shows that ocean plastic pollution is rapidly increasing and could almost triple by 2040. Plastic pollution has become a global concern, with an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles in the water weighing about 2.3 million tons. Recent discoveries also suggest a link between microplastic consumption and a new disease called “plastics.”
The plans to build a new visitors’ center were presented in February, with MPs and the Mayor of Tiszafüred as keynote speakers. The leading architect
A plan is being prepared to drain river Tisza to the Nyírség area and create reservoirs to hold the water due to droughts caused by climate change. While reservoirs can be beneficial to areas prone to drought, they can disrupt the natural flow of a river and have an impact on the local ecology and wildlife. Regulating Tisza has already destroyed local ecosystems in the past, and the river struggled last summer due to droughts. The plan to modify the natural flow of rivers should take into account both the benefits and potential harms to the environment.
You may have heard about microplastics in the news lately: more and more are found in our waters, processed foods, and the human body. But how do they get there, and what are their threats to aquatic life and human health?
Editors note: This article is a translation of an interview from the Hungarian magazine Sokszínű Vidék, which is published in English with the permission of
We have already written about the campaigns of the pan-European initiative, that provided comparable results on the plastic pollution of rivers in 10 countries, using
Plastic Pirates is a youth-led non-profit organization that educates and empowers young people to reduce plastic waste in Europe through its Plastic Pirates: Go Europe initiative, which aims to reduce plastic pollution in waterways.
Dimitry Ljasuk – an independent moviemaker with a well-known love for the river – asked people to make a splash into Lake Tisza on 7 January.
If you follow what is happening with river Tisza, you may remember the news about long periods of droughts caused by heat waves, similarly to
The Hungarian News Agency reported that a project for the development of water infrastructure has been launched in the Tisza Valley with a HUF5.6 billion
The Central Tisza Rural Water Management Directorate reported on its social media page that the draining of Lake Tisza was completed on 25 November without
As the Russian army is attacking Ukraine’s electrical grid, Berehove’s waste collection and processing centre, Кольорові Баки – Színes Tartályok (Colourful Containers), is having difficulty continuing to operate; hence Tisza’s plastic pollution will increase.
Shutterstock | GoodStudio To try to alleviate the water shortage in the region, following the droughts this summer, representatives of professional organizations and NGOs, as
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