The Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics of the University of Banja Luka celebrates the World Environment Day every year, which is the largest international event focused on the environment, with the aim of drawing public attention to numerous environmental problems and the need to preserve and improve the environment.

On June 5, 2024, the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics of the University of Banja Luka and the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska organized a thematic discussion on the occasion of the World Environment Day. On this occasion, professors from the Faculty of Science and Mathematics of the University of Banja Luka held appropriate lectures in the premises of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska, on the topic:

– Circular economy – role and importance in environmental protection (Dr. Dušica Pešević, Associate Professor);
– Polymers in the environment – from biomaterials to microplastics (Dr. Milica Balaban, Associate Professor).

The thematic debate was attended by distinguished academicians of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska, representatives of the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Construction and Ecology, representatives of the Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage, representatives of the non-governmental organization Center for the Environment, professors and students of the Faculty of Science of the University of Banja Luka, as well as other guests.

Author of the text: Dr. Dušica Pešević, Associate Professor