Caucasus Environmental NGO Network
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Weekly Digest
October 5, 2005
News From Georgia
Environment Protection Inspection Detects Illegal Timber Processing In
Samtskhe Javakheti Region
Source: Prime-News Agency, September 25, 2005
The officials of the inspection Ministry of Environmental Protection and
Natural Resources of Georgia detected facts of illegal timber processing
in
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BTC SOLEMN CEREMONY DUE IN GEORGIA
Source: AzerTag, September 28, 2005
As is stated, on the occasion of achievement of the border of Turkey by
the
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Main Export Pipeline, there will be held a solemn
ceremony on October 12.
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Government refuels to take Million from BP
Source: `24 Saati’ (`24 Hours’), September 30, 2005
`Government refuses to defense the lives of its citizens,’ –
declared the
representatives of Association of Young Lawyers. The problem concerns
the
inhabitants of Dgvari Village, Borjomi region, were situation is
critical
due to the activation of landslides. Although landslides are
characteristic
for this area, after the construction of BTC this natural disaster
became
more frequent.
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News From Azerbaijan
NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN PREPARATION
Source: AzerTag, September 27, 2005
A three-day seminar in preparation of the national program for Stockholm
Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants commenced at the Ministry of
Ecology and Natural Resources. The seminar is attended by experts of the
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),
representatives
of the ministries and non-governmental organizations.
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POVERTY LEVEL TO DIMINISH TO 35% IN AZERBAIJAN IN 2005
Source: Turan, September 27, 2005
The Minister of Economic Development, Farkhad Aliyev, stated that the
poverty level would most probably decrease to 35% in Azerbaijan in the
end
of this year. He said this index had decreased from 49% to 40.2% in the
last
two years.
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News from Armenia
RISE OF LAKE SEVAN COULD DRAIN ARMENIA’S TREASURY
Source: Environment News Service (ENS): By Arevhat Grigorian, September
26,
2005
Armenian ecologists fear a rare environmental triumph is in danger of
going
wrong. Buildings and beaches around Lake Sevan are rapidly disappearing
under water as efforts by scientists and environmentalists to reverse
the
decline of this huge freshwater reservoir pay off more quickly than
expected.
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Armenia Becomes ADB Member
Source: ARMENPRESS, September 27, 2005
Armenia has become the 64th member of Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Armenia’s membership became effective on 20 September 2005 upon
completion
of all formalities.
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ARMENIA RECEIVES 260.000 TOURISTS ANNUALLY
Source: AZG Armenian Daily #173, September 28, 2005
These six months 108.517 people visited Armenia of which only 20.474
people
stayed at the hotels. The rest of them preferred staying at their
friends
and relatives or to rent apartments. The tourism agencies are really
concerned about this statistics.
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Armenian Government Approves Program on Restoration of Lake Sevan
Ecosystem
for 2006
Source: ARMINFO, September 28, 2005
The Armenian Government has approved a program of actions on restoration
of
the ecosystem of Lake Sevan for 2006.
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Gyumri to be Cleaned of Rubbish
Source: A1+, September 29, 2005
Japan, the Armenian government and the Gyumri city administration joined
efforts to eliminate household rubbish by means of processing. A
Japanese
delegation arrived in Gyumri for the purpose.
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Kocharian Noted Importance of Armenia- Georgia Energy Cooperation
Source: PanARMENIAN.Net, September 30, 2005
Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with Georgian Prime
Minister
Zurab Nogaideli, who arrived in Armenia for the participation in the
4-th
sitting of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental commission on
economic
cooperation, RA President’s press center reported. Presenting the
outcomes
of the Yerevan sitting to Robert Kocharian the Georgian Premier stated
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International News
Are The Millennium Development Goals Out Of Reach In Europe And Central
Asia?
Source: The World Bank Group News, September 24, 2005
A new World Bank report, Millennium Development Goals: Progress and
Prospects in Europe and Central Asia, measures how far countries of the
region have come toward attaining such internationally agreed goals as
halving extreme poverty by 2015, reducing maternal mortality, achieving
universal primary education, and arresting the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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CO2 Storage May Minimize Climate Change
Source: UNEP press release, September 26, 2005
A new assessment report finalized here today by the Intergovernmental
Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that capturing and storing the carbon
dioxide (CO2) produced by power plants and factories before it enters
the
atmosphere could play a major role in minimizing climate change.
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Quarry owner prosecuted for illegal disposal of waste
Source: Environmental Agency: By Mike Dunning, September 26, 2005
The owner of a Somerset quarry has been ordered to pay £1,350 in fines
and
costs for illegally storing and burning waste timber. The case was
brought
by the Environment Agency.
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Connecting for Biodiversity: Countdown 2010 at European Nature
Conference in
Apeldoorn
Source: The World Conservation Union (IUNC), September 27, 2005
The World Conservation Union together with other European environmental
organizations have issued the Apeldoorn Appeal, a joint call on the
European
Commission, governments and civil society to achieve the 2010
biodiversity
commitment. The appeal came out of the European Nature Conference, which
took place from 21-25 September 2005 in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. The
conference, hosted by the Dutch NGO Natuurmonumenten to celebrate its
100th-anniversary this year, brought together 620 participants from 39
countries.
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CHINA TO LAY PRIVATE OIL PIPELINE TO RUSSIA
Source: AzerTag, September 28, 2005
China’s first private oil pipeline to import oil from Russia is expected
to
be completed and start operation next year, reported PTI.
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Illegal dumping and burning of waste lands man in court
Source: environmental Agency: By Mike Dunning, September 28, 2005
A man who dumped waste furniture in a field in Cornwall and then set
fire to
it was today ordered to pay £1,000 in fines and costs in a case
brought by
the Environment Agency.
Acting on a tip off from a member of the public, an Environment Agency
officer went to a small field near Little Lancarrow Farm, Four Lanes,
Redruth on October 20, 2004.
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Los Angeles Study Finds Higher Pollution Death Risk
Source: By Kevin Krolicki, Reuters , September 28, 2005
The risk of dying from air pollution in parts of traffic-clogged Los
Angeles
appears sharply higher than previously believed, according to a study
comparing the risks of living in affluent, beachfront neighborhoods to
the
hazy and fast-growing inland area.
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China GMO Rice Unlikely This Year – Scientists
Source: Planet Ark, September 30, 2005
China, the world’s biggest producer and consumer of rice, is close to
approving a genetically modified version of the staple, a state
newspaper
said on Thursday, but scientists denied any breakthrough was imminent.
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Seminars, conference and meetings
BEIDS Briefing 2005-35- Specialist Seminar on dockyard waste waters in
Hamburg
Source: Ecological North West Line (ENWL), September 29, 2005
The Specialist Seminar Environmental decision-making exemplarily applied
to
dockyard waste waters will be held in Hamburg on the 24th November 2005.
The
event is organized as part of the project Green North Sea Docks (GNSD),
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Announcement
Explore Georgia with Caucasus Travel – Surroundings of Tbilisi
Source: The Messenger, September 23, 2005
This tour leads us to the surroundings of Tbilisi to explore beautiful
landscape, lush forests, and cool springs of the Betania area. W will
drive
up a hill, where a beautiful view of Tbilisi will be open to visitors.
The
first stop of day will he the Betania monastery, complex, where monks
are
living even today.
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Invitation to the Regional Meeting of Environmental NGOs of the South
Caucasus
Invitation to the Regional Meeting of Environmental NGOs of the South
Caucasus States `Building a Regional NGO Platform in the South
Caucasus for
Involvement of Civil Society in Formulation and Implementation of
European
Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Process’
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