Zelena akcija (Friends of the Earth Croatia) have officially launched a campaign in February this year against oil drilling in the Adriatic, together with civil society organisations within the national environmental network Green Forum, and in cooperation with Greenpeace Croatia and WWF Adria. The aim of the campaign S.O.S za Jadran (S.O.S. Adriatic) is to keep the entire Adriatic Sea oil free, not only by stopping the planned activities in Croatia and Montenegro, but also by ending existing oil production on the Italian side of the Adriatic.
Zelena akcija’s intention is to include more citizens’ initiatives and civil society organisations into the campaign, and mobilise the wider public. Zelena akcija has already organised several protest actions throughout the past year in front of relevant ministries and the government – on Friday 13th (February) our activists climbed the Ministry of Economy with a 10 metre long banner reading “you gamble, we all lose”, while simultanous symbolic actions happened around the coast and islands.
For now, you can keep up to date with the campaign by liking S.O.S. Adriatic’s new Facebook page (currently Croatian language only) and visit the website. For more information, contact Maruška Mileta.