Environmental Groups Demand Revision of Nature Protection Law Amendment

Six major Slovak environmental organizations have called for the revision and expansion of a proposed amendment to the country's nature protection law. The groups—Aevis, My sme les (We are the Forest), Prales (Primeval Forest), WWF Slovakia, SOS/BirdLife Slovakia, and Zelená väčšina (Green Majority)—argue that the Environment Ministry's proposed changes address issues they have been highlighting for years. The organizations believe the current draft of the amendment requires substantial reworking to adequately address long-standing environmental protection concerns in Slovakia.