Cocaine Campaign to Save the Environment

The Environmental Liability Directive

During the research of my recent article on The Czech Environmental Act, I had an interview with Ondřej Vícha, who is responsible for the transposition of the Environmental Liability Directive (2004/35/EC) into the Czech legal order and drafting of the Czech environmental liability act.

He told me that it was expected to come into force next month, which was the main angle on the news story. But I thought I would expand a little bit and talk a little bit about why this act is important in relation to our environment and specifically to the protection of our waters.

Ondřej Vícha on the Czech Environmental Liability Act (ELA)

I spoke to Ondřej Vícha regarding the Czech environmental liability act; here are some of the questions and answers he provided me with.

Ondřej Vícha is responsible for the transposition of the Environmental Liability Directive (2004/35/EC) into the Czech legal order and drafting of the Czech environmental liability act.

Environmental News Online (ENO): Now Live

The news site ENO, short for “Environmental News Online” has now been live for a few days. News about the environment has been increasingly popular, and large news corporations are devoting entire sections to the environment.

Joanna Geary points out that the big challenge for journalists covering this area is how you report stories that will build a relationship of trust with the reader. I think ENO tackles this problem very well. ENO have the privilege, of having beat journalists assigned to every major aspect of the environment. This gives every journalist better chances of ensuring facts by building trust and credibility with both sources and readers.