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01.06.2023Active protection of the Oder River is the focus of the German-Polish workshopOn 31 May 2023, a Polish-German workshop was held to discuss environmental restoration, planned and ongoing investments and maintenance measures on the Oder River resulting from the implementation of the International Polish-German Agreement. The event, organised in a hybrid format, results from the 2022 agreement between the Environment Ministers of Poland and Germany.
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30.05.2023Neutralisation of golden algae in the Gliwice Canal. Summary of activitiesThe Ministry of Climate and Environment coordinates remedial measures to combat golden algae. It is the next stage of the plan developed by the Ministry of Climate and Environment.
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30.05.2023Oder River automatic monitoring data – available onlineAs agreed by the Ministry of Climate and Environment with the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection, the Institute of Environmental Protection – National Research Institute and the Inland Fisheries Institute – National Research Institute, the continuous monitoring of the Oder River was piloted on 31 March 2023. Measurement data will be made public from 30 May 2023 after the system tests have been completed.
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17.05.2023The Government has passed a bill on the revitalisation of the Oder RiverThe Government wants to revitalise the River Oder. The idea is to better protect its aquatic environment, in the event of an ecological disaster. The new regulations provide for support for investments on the Odra River at the level of approx. PLN 1.2 billion.
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19.04.2023Reducing the so-called golden algae blooms – consultation on the Oder RiverA meeting between representatives of the five Oder River voivodeships and the Ministers of Climate and Environment, Infrastructure, State Assets and Agriculture and Rural Development was held at the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship Office in Wrocław on 19 April 2023. During the meeting, measures implemented over the past nine months to reduce the so-called 'golden algae' blooms in the Oder and other Polish rivers were discussed. The position of the Ministry of Climate and Environment was presented by Deputy Ministers Małgorzata Golińska and Jacek Ozdoba, as well as by the Chief Inspector of Environmental Protection, Krzysztof Gołębiewski, and the General Director of Environmental Protection, Andrzej Szweda - Lewandowski.
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06.04.2023The pilot of 24/7 monitoring of the Oder River has startedAs agreed with the Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Inland Fisheries Institute - National Research Institute, the Institute of Environmental Protection, and the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection have introduced continuous pilot monitoring of the Oder River.
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31.03.2023Latest report on the Oder RiverThe final report of the Team for the Situation Arising on the Oder River has been published. The publication of the document is a summary of the Team's activities.
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31.03.2023Implementation of the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection (GIOŚ) monitoring procedure with alertsMinister Krzysztof Gołębiewski, the Chief Inspector of Environmental Protection, has announced that an Alert Procedure for detecting mass blooms and the threat of contamination by 'golden algae' toxins is in force.
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14.03.2023The German-Polish workshop on golden algaeAn international workshop on Prymnesium parvum or golden alga has taken place. The 13 April 2023 online event is the result of an arrangement between the Environment Ministers of Poland and Germany.
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27.02.2023Integrated monitoring of the Oder RiverPolish environmental services conduct continuous and precise monitoring of the Oder River. Water samples are taken twice a week. Biological and chemical monitoring is correlated with testing for the presence of 'golden algae'. The adopted testing scheme allows for constant monitoring the river's condition before the growing season. Intervention monitoring results from the recommendations of the Team for the Situation Arising on the Oder River set up by the Minister of Climate and Environment in 2022.