Lithium mining in Republika Srpska threatens Majevica
The green transition relies on lithium, but at what cost?
In-depth | Environment2025.02.20
The green transition often hinges on raw materials mined in highly damaging ways.
People who live around Majevica have struggled with mine-related pollution for years.
In one of videos in the Eko Put organization’s Facebook campaign, Dragana, a seamstress from Ugljevik, says “No sane person would agree to the mining.”
Ljupko Mišeljić
Ljupko Mišeljić was born in 1996 in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has been a journalist since 2012, reporting mostly about culture, politics, transitional justice and human rights.
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