AzerTag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
Nov 9 2004
SUMMARY MEETING ON ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS
PROMOTION HELD
[November 09, 2004, 15:43:06]
A seminal dealing the results of the TACIS regional project
“Ecological Information, and Public Awareness Promotion” took lace at
the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. The project 2,5 mln
Euro has been implemented during 2 years in 6 CIS countries –
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine by Dutch
company Royal Haskoning and Regional ecological Center for Central
and Eastern European countries with headquarters in Kiev and will be
finished in December 2004.
Head of the project Veronica Vann advised that officials, NGOs and
the public were provided assistance to implement the regulations of
the Orhus Convention.
In all the countries involved, the project resulted in forming of
national groups, developing regional training and information
packages, holding training courses, implementing pilot projects on
the national and local level etc.
Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Huseyngulu Baghirov noted
that the Ministry is planning to open 10 regional information centers
to be provided with comprehensive and detailed information on Orhus
Convention and other ecological documents.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress