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How AI Tools Can Be Used In Agriculture

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 27/11/2023; Author: Melita Vrsaljko Technological progress is helping make agriculture more resilient to climate change. However, these advancements also present significant ethical questions. The growing global demand for food, coupled with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food production, presents considerable challenges. Furthermore, adapting to the increasingly […]

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Understanding the Link Between Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict: Our Current Knowledge and Remaining Questions

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 04/12/2023; Author: Matea Grgurinović The relationship between the climate crisis, migration, and conflict is frequently discussed, yet establishing clear causal connections remains challenging. Climate change not only poses a social threat in itself but is also seen as a factor that exacerbates other risks (often referred to as a […]

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It is false to say that carbon dioxide does not cause climate change

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 04/12/2023; Author: Anja Vladisavljević A video from eight years ago featuring Australian geologist Ian Palmer, who has gained notoriety among local audiences as a climate change skeptic and for making claims that lack scientific basis, is currently circulating on Facebook. Australian geologist Ian Palmer’s incorrect claims about climate change […]

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Did the HDZ representatives in the European Parliament vote for the wire on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 11/11/2023; Author: Anja Vladisavljević SDP and HDZ exchange accusations and present different interpretations regarding the “wire vote” in the European Parliament. “You now have a situation where Andrej Plenkovic is boasting that he will not put wire on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and his representatives in the […]

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How European extreme right-wingers are trying to intimidate and silence journalists

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 21/11/2023; Author: Petar Vidov Case studies from Germany, Austria, Spain and Croatia reveal a pattern used by the extreme right in an attempt to intimidate journalists and the media. Journalists and fact-checkers across Europe are the target of an intimidation campaign that tries to silence them, reveals Faktograf’s research […]

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Deceptive Ads Offer Fake Luggage Sales at Zagreb Airport

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 06/11/2023; Author: Ivan Nekić Nine deceptive advertisements, claiming to sell luggage for just 2.95 euros, were shared on the recent phony profile pretending to be associated with Zagreb Airport. These posts appeared on the Facebook page named “Zagreb Airport Franjo Tudjman,” which is not the official page of Zagreb […]

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The woman praising Putin in a viral video is not a famous Serbian singer

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 30/10/2023; Author: Ana Benačić The viral video glorifying Russian President Vladimir Putin features a woman from Trebinje, not Aleksandra Prijovic, a popular Serbian singer. ———————— The news that the pop-folk sensation Aleksandra Prijovic sold out tickets for five concerts in Arena Zagreb sparked outrage among both nationalist and musically […]

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Nautical tourism in the Adriatic is destroying the “lungs of the Mediterranean”

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 05/10/2023; Author: Melita Vrsaljko Posidonia meadows produce oxygen, store CO2 and preserve the biodiversity of the Croatian undersea. They are threatened by human activity. A few years ago, the process of mapping and monitoring marine habitats intensified in Croatia, the protection of which the state is committed to by […]

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The resolution that Croatia opposed does not mention Hamas but does demand the release of all hostages

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 31/10/2023; Author: Sanja Despot The General Assembly was presented with a resolution emphasizing respect for international law and trying to address the difficult humanitarian situation in Gaza. Croatia was against it. “The text of the resolution in question does not mention that Hamas carried out a terrorist attack on […]

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What is actually “degrowth”?

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 08/09/2023; Author: Matea Grgurinovic The concept of degrowth has been discussed in the Croatian public space for the past few days, during a conference supported by the mayor of Zagreb. More often we are witnessing the devastating consequences of climate change, while the deterioration of living conditions affects an […]