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'''Ecologists Without Borders Association''' ({{langx|sl|Društvo Ekologi brez meja}}) is a non-profit [[environmentalist]] organization founded in March 2009 in [[Slovenia]] with the intent of organizing environmental projects. The organization has its headquarters in [[Ljubljana]], with members spread throughout the country. |
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[[File:OSVED organizers.jpg|thumb|Members after the ''Let's Clean Slovenia in One Day!'' event (2010)]] |
[[File:OSVED organizers.jpg|thumb|Members after the ''Let's Clean Slovenia in One Day!'' event (2010)]] |
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In 2010 and 2012, the association organized the largest [[environmental volunteering|environmental volunteer]] action in Slovenia, which attracted over 13% of the residents (over 270,000 people out of ca. 2 million inhabitants), including the heads of the state, the military and hundreds of organizations. Both ''[[Let's Clean Slovenia in One Day!]]'' (2010) and ''[[Let's Clean Slovenia 2012]]'' broke the record as the largest civic initiatives in modern Slovenia, each time joining over 13% of the country's population.<ref name="end-report">{{ |
In 2010 and 2012, the association organized the largest [[environmental volunteering|environmental volunteer]] action in Slovenia, which attracted over 13% of the residents (over 270,000 people out of ca. 2 million inhabitants), including the heads of the state, the military and hundreds of organizations. Both ''[[Let's Clean Slovenia in One Day!]]'' (2010) and ''[[Let's Clean Slovenia 2012]]'' broke the record as the largest civic initiatives in modern Slovenia, each time joining over 13% of the country's population.<ref name="end-report">{{citation |url=http://www.ebm.si/r/OSVED-zakljucno.en.pdf |title=Očistimo Slovenijo v enem dnevu! Final Report |date=2011-03-08 |accessdate=2015-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/23/cyber-activists-launch-80-nation-campaign-against-illegal-trash-dumps/ |title=Cyber-activists launch 80-nation campaign against illegal trash dumps |publisher=The Raw Story |date=2012-03-23 |accessdate=2012-03-26}}</ref><ref name="Planet2012-03-24">{{cite news |url=http://www.siol.net/novice/znanost_in_okolje/2012/03/ocistimo_slovenijo_predvidoma_cetrt_milijona_ljudi.aspx |title=Akcija Očistimo Slovenijo združila več kot 230.000 prostovoljcev |language=Slovenian |trans-title=The Let's Clean Slovenia action joined over 230,000 volunteers |date=2012-03-24 |accessdate=2012-03-26 |work=[[SiOL.net]]}}</ref> For their achievement, the organization received the [[Order of Merit of Slovenia]] in 2010.<ref name="Türk-RZ">{{cite web |url=http://www.up-rs.si/up-rs/uprs.nsf/dokumentiweb/E01A37A96DA2F602C125746A00261E49?OpenDocument |title=Red za zasluge |trans-title=Order of Merit |publisher=Office of the President of Republic of Slovenia |accessdate=2012-03-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121209033315/http://www.up-rs.si/up-rs/uprs.nsf/dokumentiweb/E01A37A96DA2F602C125746A00261E49?OpenDocument |archivedate=2012-12-09 }}</ref> In parallel, Ecologists Without Borders have been organizing other events for raising awareness about waste management issues and maintaining the register of illegal dumps that was developed in collaboration with Slovene [[Web mapping|mapping service]] Geopedia. |
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[[Nives Dolšak]], an associate professor at the [[University of Washington]], researcher of [[common pool resources]], characterised their work as phenomenal and an incredible success.<ref name="Dolšak2012Delo">{{cite news |url=http://delo.si/zgodbe/sobotnapriloga/nives-dolsak-kar-so-naredili-ekologi-brez-meja-je-fenomenalno.html |title=Nives Dolšak: Kar so naredili Ekologi brez meja, |
[[Nives Dolšak]], an associate professor at the [[University of Washington]], researcher of [[common pool resources]], characterised their work as phenomenal and an incredible success.<ref name="Dolšak2012Delo">{{cite news |url=http://delo.si/zgodbe/sobotnapriloga/nives-dolsak-kar-so-naredili-ekologi-brez-meja-je-fenomenalno.html |title=Nives Dolšak: Kar so naredili Ekologi brez meja, je fenomenalno |language=Slovenian |trans-title=Nives Dolšak:It is phenomenal what the Ecologists Without Borders did |newspaper=Delo.si |date=3 March 2012}}</ref> The group ascribed their success to a tradition of care for environment in Slovenia.<ref name="Dolšak2012Delo" /> Nevertheless, they stated that the event will not be organized again. It was meant primarily for raising awareness, so repeating it would dilute the message and abet persistent polluters.<ref name="Nevermore">{{cite news |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/okolje/matos-akcije-ocistimo-slovenijo-ne-bo-nikoli-vec/279387 |title=Matos: Akcije Očistimo Slovenijo ne bo nikoli več |trans-title=Matos: The Let's Clean Slovenia will never be repeated again |author=Mausar, Ana |date=2012-03-21 |work=MMC RTV-SLO |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref> They stated the same after the 2010 event, but then decided to organize it once more in order to support the global action ''[[Let's Do It! World#World Cleanup 2012|World Cleanup 2012]]''. Nonetheless, their focus had long shifted to prevention measures and promotion of the [[Zero waste|Zero Waste]] philosophy. |
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Ecologists Without Borders (Slovenia) is not affiliated with Ecologists Without Borders - EcoWB (USA). |
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Latest revision as of 05:54, 7 November 2024
| Društvo Ekologi brez meja | |
| Formation | Ljubljana, Slovenia (2009) |
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| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | Resource efficiency, Activism |
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| Coordinates | 46°03′08″N 14°30′44″E / 46.05222°N 14.51222°E |
| Website | www |
Ecologists Without Borders Association (Slovene: Društvo Ekologi brez meja) is a non-profit environmentalist organization founded in March 2009 in Slovenia with the intent of organizing environmental projects. The organization has its headquarters in Ljubljana, with members spread throughout the country.
In 2010 and 2012, the association organized the largest environmental volunteer action in Slovenia, which attracted over 13% of the residents (over 270,000 people out of ca. 2 million inhabitants), including the heads of the state, the military and hundreds of organizations. Both Let's Clean Slovenia in One Day! (2010) and Let's Clean Slovenia 2012 broke the record as the largest civic initiatives in modern Slovenia, each time joining over 13% of the country's population.[1][2][3] For their achievement, the organization received the Order of Merit of Slovenia in 2010.[4] In parallel, Ecologists Without Borders have been organizing other events for raising awareness about waste management issues and maintaining the register of illegal dumps that was developed in collaboration with Slovene mapping service Geopedia.
Nives Dolšak, an associate professor at the University of Washington, researcher of common pool resources, characterised their work as phenomenal and an incredible success.[5] The group ascribed their success to a tradition of care for environment in Slovenia.[5] Nevertheless, they stated that the event will not be organized again. It was meant primarily for raising awareness, so repeating it would dilute the message and abet persistent polluters.[6] They stated the same after the 2010 event, but then decided to organize it once more in order to support the global action World Cleanup 2012. Nonetheless, their focus had long shifted to prevention measures and promotion of the Zero Waste philosophy.
Ecologists Without Borders (Slovenia) is not affiliated with Ecologists Without Borders - EcoWB (USA).
References
[edit]- ^ Očistimo Slovenijo v enem dnevu! Final Report (PDF), 2011-03-08, retrieved 2015-01-16
- ^ "Cyber-activists launch 80-nation campaign against illegal trash dumps". The Raw Story. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ "Akcija Očistimo Slovenijo združila več kot 230.000 prostovoljcev" [The Let's Clean Slovenia action joined over 230,000 volunteers]. SiOL.net (in Slovenian). 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ "Red za zasluge" [Order of Merit]. Office of the President of Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ a b "Nives Dolšak: Kar so naredili Ekologi brez meja, je fenomenalno" [Nives Dolšak:It is phenomenal what the Ecologists Without Borders did]. Delo.si (in Slovenian). 3 March 2012.
- ^ Mausar, Ana (2012-03-21). "Matos: Akcije Očistimo Slovenijo ne bo nikoli več" [Matos: The Let's Clean Slovenia will never be repeated again]. MMC RTV-SLO. Retrieved 2012-03-22.