PUBLICATIONS & CASES

Publications & Cases

Analytical materials and public-interest cases from the Save Neris source archive.

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Militarization vs. Nature: When Guns Matter More Than the Planet

Tensions in Eastern Europe and the Baltic region have been rising in recent years.

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Ostrovets NPP: A Ticking Environmental Time Bomb?

In northwestern Belarus, just 40 kilometers from Vilnius, two massive cooling towers dominate the landscape—the Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP).

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Radioactive Threats: From Chernobyl to the New Nuclear Gamble in Belarus

Belarusians, Lithuanians, and Ukrainians have experienced firsthand the devastating consequences of radioactive contamination.

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The Baltic Sea: A Hostage to Conflict or a Platform for Cooperation?

The Baltic Sea is our shared, invaluable basin—a closed and fragile ecosystem where the interests of multiple nations converge.

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The Neris River: A Living Artery, Not a Military Canal

Imagine a river that has flowed freely for thousands of years, shaping its banks, nourishing the forests and meadows along its course.

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How EU public funds risk enabling environmental degradation and militarisation in the Neris river basin

The Neris River — known upstream in Belarus as the Viliya — is a transboundary ecosystem of high ecological value.

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The Neris on the Frontline: When a River Becomes a Battleground Between War, Nuclear Risk and Nature

The Neris River, flowing more than 500 km from Belarus into Lithuania, including its capital Vilnius, has always carried life.

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The Price of Safety: How War and Nuclear Anxiety Can Reshape a European River

A river carrying more than water