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Martin Skalský

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Martin Skalský on a research mission in Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan in 2016

Martin Skalský (born 9 April 1977) is a Czech environmentalist and documentarian. He is a co-founder and chairman of the Czech NGO Arnika, head of its Center for Citizen Support programme.[1] He also worked in other civil society organizations.[2][3][4]

Life

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He was born in 1977 in Prague and has lived in Prague 6 since 1983. Since 1993, he has been involved in environmental protection and worked in non-governmental organizations. He explained why he did so at the age of sixteen in an interview for Czech Radio.[2]

Activity in civil society organizations

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In the years 1998–2003, in the cultural and social association Dobročinný spolek Medáků in Střešovice, he strove to save the historic enclave of old Střešovice in Prague 6.[5] The association achieved the declaration of old Střešovice an urban monument zone.[6][7] In 2001, he became one of co-founders of new environmental non-governmental organization Arnika. From 2007 to June 2013, he was a member of the executive board of the AutoMat association. In the years 2018–2023 he was the chairman of Arnika.[4][8]

International activities

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In 2003, he completed a long-term internship as a consultant for public participation in decision-making for the international CEE Bankwatch Network in Azerbaijan,.[9][10] where he focused mainly on mapping the problems associated with the planned Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, and wrote the script for documentary film Zdroj ("Source") in cooperation with Martin Mareček.[9][11]

Since 2004, he has also participated in international projects of the Arnika. He has represented non-governmental organizations at the Aarhus Convention meetings since 2014.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ Gardiner, Beth (2021-11-29). "Inside a Ukrainian war zone, another fight rages—for clean air". National Geographic. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  2. ^ a b Čabáková, Taťána (2022-12-22). "Kanál Dunaj-Odra-Labe stále hrozí a mohl by zdevastovat velké území ČR, upozorňuje ekologický aktivista Skalský". mujrozhlas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  3. ^ Dusík, Jan. "O budoucí podobě hlavního města s Martinem Skalským". Týdeník Respekt (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  4. ^ a b "Martin Skalský – životopis a ocenění". databazeknih.cz. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  5. ^ Mazínová, Veronika (2016). Pozitivní stránky squattingu (PDF) (Thesis) (in Czech). Prague: Charles University. p. 76.
  6. ^ Rakušanová, Lída (2013-10-22). "Obyčejní hrdinové; Martin Skalský: Diktát peněz" (PDF). Deník (Special Issue): 8 – via Liga lidských práv; Labe Vltava Press.
  7. ^ "Praha – Staré Střešovice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  8. ^ "Research on Toxic Chemicals will Debunk the Pollution Dispute in Northern Armenia". chemycal.com. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  9. ^ a b Barry, Andrew (2013). Material Politics: Disputes Along the Pipeline (PDF) (1st ed.). Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-118-52911-9.
  10. ^ "EBRD&'s copycat BTC decision leaves campaigners more determined than ever". Green alternative in English. 2003-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  11. ^ Zdroj (2005) (in Czech), retrieved 2023-11-03
  12. ^ "Sixth meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention | UNECE". unece.org. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  13. ^ Tjolle, Valere. "Human rights in kazakhstan: nibbled apples only". TravelMole. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
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