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Osteuropa-Rundbrief BUND (Bund f�r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland)
Newsletter on Environment in Eastern Europe
Part 4: Events, conferences (in english and german)
Teil 4: Veranstaltungen, Konferenzen (in deutsch und englisch)
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Russland am Scheideweg: Menschenrechte, politische Entwicklung
und Rolle von NGOs

Tagung vom 4. bis 6. Oktober 1996  in Berlin veranstaltet von
der Evangelischen Akademie Berlin-Brandenburg, vom
Deutsch-Russischer Austausch e.V. und der
Heinrich-Boell-Stiftung e.V.

Wohin steuert Russland? Wird es einen Weg zu Rechtstaatlichkeit
und Demokratie finden und sich in eine europaeische
Zusammenarbeit einbinden lassen? Hat vor diesem Hintergrund die
europaeische Friedensordnung, wie sie in der Pariser Charta fuer
Europa entworfen wurde, noch eine realistische Chance?
Angesichts der unsicheren Lage und der Unwaegbarkeiten ueber den
weiteren Kurs der russischen Politik gewinnt die Unterstuetzung
demokratischer NGOs und ihre Einbindung in gesamteuropaeische
Strukturen der Kooperation zentrale Bedeutung. Die Tagung soll
dem Austausch mit russischen Gruppen dienen, die einem
demokratischen Selbstverstaendnis verpflichtet sind. Sie soll
die Bedeutung russischer NGOs als politische Partner des Westens
in das Bewusstsein der Oeffentlichkeit ruecken und im Gespraech
mit Politikern und Vertretern russischer
Menschenrechtsorganisationen die deutsche Russland-Politik
kritisch unter die Lupe nehmen. Programm:  Freitag, 4. Oktober
Workshops:

Tschetschenien-Krieg (Menschenrechtsarbeit/Hilfsprojekte:
Referate: Chris Hunter, Quaker Peace & Service Comittee, Mosk.
angefr.: Mariana Katzarova, amnesty, London. Moderation: Hanno
Gundert, Esther Weizsaecker)

Medienfreiheit (Aktuelle Entwicklung, Probleme der
Berichterstattung aus Russland: Impulsreferate: Aleksej Simonov,
Glasnost Defense Foundation, Moskau. Elfie Siegel, FAZ, Moskau.
Moderation: Karin Wolf) 

Evaluation westlicher Hilfe (Schwerpunkt
Tacis-Demokratie-Programm der EU; Impulsreferate: Elena
Shemkova, Memorial, Moskau. David Geer, European Human Rights
Foundation, Bruessel. Edith Mueller, MdEP, Gruene)

Internationaler Menschenrechtsschutz (Individualbeschwerde
gemaess Zusatzprotokoll des Internationalen Pakts fuer
buergerliche und politische Rechte: Wiebke Rueckert. Bettina
Giesecke, Arbeitskreis Juristen, amnesty, Berlin) 

Rechte fuer Frauen (Impulsreferate: Tatjana Gerassimova,
Universitaet St. Petersburg. Natalja Chodyreva, Psychologisches
Krisenzentrum fuer Frauen, St. Petersburg. Moderation: Stefanie
Schiffer)

20:00 Uhr - Eroeffnung der Ausstellung  "Der Planet Kolyma
Russen, Polen und Deutsche im GULag"

Samstag, 5. Oktober - Angst und Anziehungskraft: Wahrnehmungen
von Russland in Deutschland (angefragt: Wolfgang Eichwede, Sonja
Margolina); Modernisierungsmodell oder kulturfeinliche
Zivilisationsmaschine: Russische Wahrnehmungsmuster von und
politische Ideen fuer Europa (Efim Etkind, Milan Prucha, Arsenij
Roginskij); Menschenrechtsverstaendnis und Rechtsbewusstsein
nach der Perestroika (Jurij Schmidt und angefragt: Sergeij
Kovaljov); Transformation des Rechtssystems und politische
Kraefteverhaeltnisse in Russland (Valerij Abramkin, Klaus
Segbers, N.N.)

Sonntag, 6. Oktober - Stabilitaet versus Menschenrechte?
Oeffentliche Podiumsdiskussion ueber die Perspektiven deutscher
Russlandpolitik (Alekseij Simonov, Gert Weisskirchen, MdB;
angefragt: Sergeij Kovaljov, Wolfgang Ullmann MdEP, N.N.,
Auswaertiges Amt); Moderation: Klaus Segbers 

Kontakt: Ludwig Mehlhorn, Evangelische Akademie, Goethestr.
26-30, 10625 Berlin, Tel. 030/319 12 - 70, Fax - 00; Esther
Weizsaecker, Hanno Gundert, Deutsch-Russischer Austausch,
Czarnikauer Str. 6, 10437 Berlin, Tel.: 030/444 333 9, Fax 444
94 60, e-mail: dra.berlin@contrib.com

Tagungsorte: Adam-von Trott-Haus, Am Kleinen Wannsee 19, 14109
Berlin,  Tel.: 030-805 1225 (Frei-/Samstag); Franzoesiche
Friedrichstadtkirche, Am Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin-Mitte
(Ausstellung, Sonntag)

Kosten: Unterkunft pro Nacht: 20 DM Mahlzeiten pro Tag: 20 DM
Tagungsbeitrag: 30 DM; fuer Studenten, Rentner, Erwerbslose 15
DM; Anmeldung bis zum 10. September 1996 (Teilnehmerzahl
begrenzt): Evangelische Akademie Berlin-Brandenburg, z.Hd. Frau
Moll, Goethestr. 26 - 30, 10625 Berlin

9/10/96 - 9/13/96 Ostrava, Czech Republic 5TH INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM ON THE RECLAMATION, TREATMENT AND UTILIZATION OF COAL
MINING WASTE AND 3RD CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND MINERAL
PROCESSING Language: Contact: Dr. Peter Fecko, Institute of
Environmental Engineering, VSB - Technical University of
Ostrava, 17 Listopadu St., 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech
Republic, tel: 42-69-699-3577, fax: 42-69-691-8589

9/10/96 - 9/13/96 Cardiff, United Kingdom INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON BARRAGES, ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS It is intended that the conference will cover the
following topics: planning, legislative framework, environmental
impact assessment, cost benefit analysis. Language: English
Contact: Wallingford Training, HR Wallingford Ltd., Howbery
Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BA, United Kingdom, tel:
44-1491-835-381, fax: 44-1491-826-703

9/10/96 - 9/13/96 Warsaw, Poland THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
AND EXHIBITION ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION IN CENTRAL AND
EASTERN EUROPE Technical focus areas are: site restoration and
remediation, waste treatment and disposal, environmental
monitoring, site characterization, containment and control,
human health and risk assessment. Language: Contact: Warsaw '96
Symposium, Florida State University, 2035 East Paul Dirac Drive,
226 HMB, Tallahassee, FL 32310-3700, USA, tel: 1-904-644-5524,
fax: 1-904-574-6704, e-mail: Warsaw96@mailer.fsu.edu

9/11/96 - 9/13/96 Poznan, Poland BIOLOGICAL FIXATION OF NITROGEN
FOR ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE NATO Science Program
Language: Contact: Prof. H. Bothe, University of Koln,
Botanisches Institut, Gyrhofstr. 15, 50923 Koln, Germany, fax:
49-221-470-5181

9/17/96 - 9/20/96 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON CLEANER PRODUCTION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT Main
conference themes include: treatment of solid and liquid
industrial wastes, environmental engineering, cleaner production
technologies, sustainable development, chemistry, mechanical
engineering. Language: Russian, Ukrainian, English Contact:
Prof. William Zadorsky, Center for Cleaner Production, P.O.Box
4159, Dnepropetrovsk 2, 320002 Ukraine, tel: 380-562-416538,
fax: 380-562-416590, e-mail: ecofond@ecofond.dp.ua; Mr.Stanislav
Induchny Eureng Ltd. 10 South Drive Harwell, Didcot OX11 0PT
England,UK Tel/fax: (44) 01235 861424 E-mail:
101763.1071@compuserve.com

9/19/96 - 9/21/96 Altenburg, Germany GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL TRADE
FAIR EUROPE '96 East meets West to buy and sell products and
services for sewer maintenance, liquid waste handling,
industrial cleaning, and portable sanitation. Language: Contact:
Global Environmental Trade Fairs, Inc., 1586 West Bass Lake
Road, P.O.Box 575, Eagle River WI 54521, USA, tel:
1-715-479-3828, fax: 1-715-479-2296, e-mail:
globlsan@newnorth.net

9/23/96 Prague, Czech Republic ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT,
3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE The conference will focus on
practical aspects and latest experience in the field of
environmental impact assessment of all human activities on air,
water, soil, waste, ecosystems and health. Language: English,
Czech, Slovak Contact: J. Knapek, "ZP 96", Dept. of Physics, FEL
CVUT, Technicka 2, 166 27 Prague 6, Czech Republic, fax:
422-2431-0784, e-mail: ZP96@FELD.CVUT.CZ

9/24/96 - 9/27/96 Environmentally Benign Chemical Technologies:
Polanica Zdr., Poland. Contact: Prof. B.D. Crittenden,
University Of BATH; School Of Chemical Engineering, Claverton
Down, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, UK (fax: 44-1225 826894/e-mail:
B.D.CRITTENDEN@BATH.AC.UK) Co-Director: Prof. S. Zielinski,
Techn.Univ. Of Wroclaw, Poland 960555

9/26/96 - 9/27/96 Banska Stiavnica, Slovak Republic 2ND
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT",
SUSTAINABLE CULTURAL LANDSCAPES IN DANUBE-CARPATHIAN REGION "The
culture of the use of the landscape is at the same time the
decisive part of the human environment and cultural heritage of
the nations." Language: English Contact: UNESCO-Chair for
Ecological Awareness, Akademicka 13, 969 00 Banska Stiavnica,
Slovak Republic, tel/fax: 42-859-621-065

9/26/96 - 9/27/96 Dusseldorf, Germany WASTE-TO-ENERGY, THE
FUTURE OF EUROPEAN THERMAL WASTE TREATMENT, 2ND ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Main topics are: the framework for
thermal waste treatment in Europe - regulations, market
indicators, economy, European strategies in thermal waste
treatment. Language: English, German Contact: Euromanagement,
Michele Nichols, P.O.Box 2192, 5600 CD Eindhoven, The
Netherlands, tel: 31-40-2974-944, fax: 31-40-2974-950

10/1/96 - 10/1/96 Trento, Italy SECOND SESSION OF EUROPEAN
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL CONSULTATION ON SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN
DEVELOPMENT Agenda 21 follow-up Language: Contact: IUCN European
Programme, Dr. Zbigniew Karpowicz, 219c Huntingdon Road,
Cambridge CB3 ODJ, United Kingdom

10/5/96 - 10/12/96 Salzburg, Austria SEMINAR ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS: TOWARD EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS This
session will explore the role of NGOs in a global context,
considering various models for effective partnerships. At the
same time, the session will also consider the limitations of
international networks, attempting to assess which agendas have
international os glabal relevance, and which are most effective
when left at the local level. Language: Contact: Salzburg
Seminar, Schloss Leopoldskron, Box 129, 5010 Salzburg, Austria,
tel: 43-662-839-830, fax: 43-662-839-837, e-mail:
info@fc.salsem.org

10/5/96 - 10/12/96 Batumi, Georgia CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY AS A PREREQUISITE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE
BLACK SEA REGION NATO Science Program Language: Contact: Prof.
M. Uppenbrink, Agency for Nature Conservation, Konstantinstrasse
110, 53179 Bonn, Germany, fax: 49-228-849-1250

10/23/96 - 10/25/96 Opatija, Croatia INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Language: English, Croatian Contact:
D.Sc. Bernard Frankovic, Croatian Solar Energy Association,
Vukovarska 58, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia, tel: 385-51-514-562, fax:
385-51-514-562, e-mail: huse@rijeka.riteh.hr

10/31/96 - 11/4/96 Kalundborg and Copenhagen, Denmark THIRD
EUROPEAN ROUNDTABLE ON CLEANER PRODUCTION Themes include:
environmental management initiatives, integration of cleaner
production in product and process development, local
environmental networks, environmental economics, education and
training, etc. Language: English Contact: Roundtable
Secretariat, P.O.Box 25, Hareskovvej 15-19, 4400 Kalundborg,
Denmark, tel: 45-53-51-00-55, fax: 45-53-51-22-55

11/4/96 - 11/7/96 Sunderland, United Kingdom ENTREE '96,
ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Measuring
Progress towards Sustainable Development Language: English
Contact: Mr. Neil Rotheroe, Centre of Sustainable Development,
The Industry Centre, Wessington Way, Sunderland, SR5 3XB, United
Kingdom, tel: 44-191-515-2666, fax: 44-191-515-2669, e-mail:
es0bde@industry.sunderland.ac.uk

11/4/96 - 11/8/96 Antalya, Turkey INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
IN-SITU CONSERVATION OF PLANT GENETIC DIVERSITY Language:
Contact: Dr. Nusret Zencirci, Central Research Institute for
Field Crops, P.O.Box 226, 06042 Ulus, Ankara, Turkey, tel:
90-312-287-8957, fax: 90-312-287-8958

11/5/96 - 11/8/96 Osaka, Japan 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS The congress will provide a forum for
discussion of all geotechnical aspects of waste management,
particularly with regard to the containment or utilization of
waste materials. Language: English, Japanese Contact: 2 ICEG
IS-Osaka '96, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611, Japan,
tel: 81-774-333-521, fax: 81-774-324-115, e-mail:
katsumi@geotech.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

11/5/96 - 11/7/96 Prague, Czech Republic EEBW: ENERGY EFFICIENCY
'96, FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION Main topics
include: the philosophy of energy efficiency, policies,
legislation and programs to support energy efficiency, new
trends in energy conservation technology, the economic,
financial, and managerial aspects of energy efficiency projects.
Language: English Contact: SEVEn, Martin Dasek, Slezska 7,
P.O.Box 39, 120 56 Praha 2, Czech Republic, tel: 42-2-2424-7552
or 252-435, fax: 42-2-2424-7597, e-mail: seven@ecn.cz

11/26/96 - 11/27/96 Luxembourg, Luxembourg STANDING CONFERENCE
ON HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE NUCLEAR AGE The objective of the
meeting is to inform those involved in the process of
transmitting information to the public on European radiation
protection standards. Language: English, French, German,
Spanish, Italian Contact: Mrs. L. Eisen (EC), DG IX/BOCC, JMO
B2/71, L-2920 Luxembourg, tel: 352-4301-33164, fax:
352-4301-34851

9/18/97 - 9/20/97 Chambery, France CONFERENCE ON
MULTIDISCIPLINARITY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Conference topics include: teaching and
European cooperation in environmental education, different
points of view on environmental science, sustainable development
and environmental education, multimedia and new communication
tools Language: Contact: Dr. Herve Boileau, AUDES '97, ESIGEC,
Universite de Savoie, Campus Technolac, 73376 Le Bourget du Lac,
France, tel: 33-7975-8812, fax: 33-7975-8772, e-mail:
boileau@univ-savoie.fr

Events Database, IET, Regional Environmental Center, Miklos ter
1, H-1035, Budapest, Hungary tel:+361.250.3401,
fax:+361.250.3403, e-mail: rec-info@rec.hu, http://www.rec.hu/

Publikationen

Quelle zumeist: WWF-US CEE Environmental Affairs Newsletter,
June '96

Infoblatt Baltische Staaten: Neu: 1/1996 (Sommer 96), 32 Seiten,
halbjaehrlich erscheinende Zeitung des Vereins
"Informationszentrum Baltische Staaten" InfoBalt e.V. Die neue
Ausgabe enthaelt die folgenden Themen: Rigaer Tagebuch,
Alltagsbetrachtungen; Filmszene Litauen: "Die kaukasische
Nacht", ein dt.-lit. Filmproduktion des jungen Filmemachers
Gordian Maugg; Mit dem Fahrrad durch die baltischen Staaten:
Reisebericht sowie Tips fuer Estland, Lettland und Litauen; Test
Reisefuehrer (2. Teil); Fortsetzung der Buchkritik Reisefuehrer
aus dem Heft 2/95; Reiseveranstalter Baltikum und ihre Angebote-
eine Uebersicht; Region Ventspils/Lettland Eine
Selbstdarstellung; Uebersicht Umweltgruppen Lettland: Adressen
und Projektbeschreibungen; Bericht zu einer Studienreise der Uni
Hannover nach Kaliningrad, Klaipeda, Vilnius und Riga
(Oekologie, Stadt- und Regionalplanung); Neues vom Sozialen
Zentrum in Liepaja (Bericht der Initiativgruppe). Das Infoblatt
kann man fuer 20 DM/Jahr abonnieren: Infobalt, Helgolander Str.
10, 28217 Bremen.

EU-Rundschreiben: jeweils zur Mitte des Monats informiert die
EU-Koordination des Deutschen Naturschutzrings (DNR) auf 25-30
Seiten ueber die europaeische Umweltpolitik. Abonnement DM
100,-/Jahr fuer Einzelpersonen und DM 200,- fuer Organisationen;
Foerder-Abonnement DM 360,-. In begrenztem Umfang sind auch
Schriften- und Informationsaustaeusche moeglich. Index der
Artikel ab 1992 auf dem Brett "APC/DNR/EU-News"; alte Artikel
koennen gegen einen Unkostenbeitrag unter den unten genannten
Adressen bezogen werden. Kontakt: Anja Koehne Deutscher
Naturschutzring - DNR (EU-Koordination) Am Michaelshof 8-10
D-53177 Bonn tel. 0228 / 35 15 49 fax. 0228 / 35 90 96 e-mail.
dnr@oln.comlink.apc.org. Sascha Mueller-Kraenner DNR
(EU-Koordination) c/o Gruenes Haus Berlin PF 65, D-10001 Berlin
(Pakete: Behrenstr. 23, D-10117 Berlin) tel. 030 / 202 203-39
fax. -33 e-mail. DNR@ipn-b.comlink.apc.org

The upcoming issue of The GreenDisk Paperless Environmental
Journal will examine the nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl ten
years ago in the context of broader issues of nuclear power,
safety, economics and waste disposal. Contact: The GreenDisk
Paperless Environmental Journal, PO Box 32224, Washington, DC
20007, EcoNet <greendisk> Internet <greendisk@igc.apc.org>

Strahlentelex mit Elektrosmog-Report, Unabhaengiger
Informationsdienst zu Radioaktivitaet, Strahlung und Gesundheit.
erscheint an jedem ersten Donnerstag im Monat, Jahresabonnement
86,-DM fuer 12 Ausgaben mit je etwa 12 Seiten. Adresse: Th.
Dersee, Rauxeler Weg 6, D-13507 Berlin, Tel+Fax: 030 - 435 28 40.

OECD/IAEA's new Red Book is out: URANIUM 1995: Resources,
Production and Demand, Paris 1996, 362 p. ISBN 92-64-14875-2.
The book is published every other year and contains statistical
data on uranium ore deposits and their exploration, uranium
production, and reactor related uranium requirements from 23 of
the 25 uranium producing countries of the world. The most
remarkable change, compared to earlier editions of the book, is
the inclusion of a paragraph on the environmental aspects of
uranium production. But, the result of this new effort is rather
disappointing: Only a few countries give an overview of the
environmental impacts of the existing and former uranium mining
operations.

Miroslav Kundrata, et al, Interaction Between Agriculture and
Nature Conservation in the Czech and Slovak Republics (1995) is
a 123-page report, Volume 8 in the IUCN European Programme
Environmental Research Series. Its four principal sections
provide an overview of Czech and Slovak agriculture, an analysis
of the impact of present development on the environment, a
review of institutions and policies, and options for the
protection and management of areas of high natural value. For
further information: IUCN Communications Division, Rue Mauverney
28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland. Phone (41 22) 999 00 01. Fax:
(41 22) 999 00 02. Email: mail@hq.iucn.ch. IUCN Publication
Services Unit, 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, United
Kingdom. Phone (44 1223) 277 894. Fax (44 1223) 277 175.

IUCN, The Mountains of Central and Eastern Europe (1995) is the
third in a series of reviews of the conservation of natural
habitats in Central and Eastern Europe, having been preceded by
IUCN reviews of grasslands (1991) and wetlands (1993). This
139-page report is organized in four major sections: seven major
mountain ranges, issues affecting conservation of biological and
landscape diversity in fourteen countries, overview of issues
(agriculture, forestry, air pollution, water pollution and dams,
recreation and tourism, hunting and fishing, construction of
infrastructure and mining, military activities, and land
redistribution) and proposals for further action. For further
information, contact IUCN at the addresses indicated in the
preceding paragraph.

IUCN, Best Practice for Conservation Planning in Rural Areas
(1995) is a 74-page volume offering 10 major guidelines for best
practices, each accompanied by lengthy lists of suggested
actions. The report draws on seven case studies from Central and
Eastern Europe, including such locations as the Danube Delta and
The Green Lungs of Poland. It addresses project processes,
institutions, sectoral policy links, building the knowledge
base, legislation, regulation, funding, and other issues.
Contact: IUCN at the addresses indicated two paragraphs above.

IUCN, River Corridors in Hungary: A Strategy for the
Conservation of the Danube and its Tributaries (1993-94) (1995)
is a 124-page volume in Hungarian and English coordinated by
Odon Radai. The first half of the volume describes the strategy,
discussing such issues as policies, research, and priorities for
river corridors; restoration of riverine ecosystems; public
awareness and involvement; and conflict solving and management
tools for achieving wise and sustainable use of river corridors.
The second half of the volume summarizes background papers
prepared for the project. Contact: IUCN Hungarian Foundation, Fo
u. 68/319, H-1027 Budapest. Or PO Box 433, H-1371 Budapest,
Hungary. Phone (36 1) 2018964. Fax (36 1) 2020452.

"Newsletter-Central and Eastern Europe", published quarterly by
IUCN's European Programme, information on projects, conferences,
publications, and the status of biodiversity protection Contact:
IUCN European Progr., Czech PCU, Kalisnicka 4, 130 00 Prague 3,
Czech Republic. Phone (42 2) 27 15 25. Fax (42 2) 27 04 17.

Graham Bennett (ed.) Conserving Europe's Natural Heritage:
Towards a European Ecological Network is the 300+ page
proceedings of an international conference convened in
Maastricht in November 1993. The conferences was organized by
the Netherlands and Hungarian governments in collaboration with
NGOs. The principal focus of the volume is EECONET, the European
Ecological Network. EECONET is intended as a vehicle for
creating an international cooperative framework for maintaining
and enhancing natural and semi-natural systems in Europe. The
volume addresses the role of various governmental and
nongovernmental institutions, international agreements, the role
of nationally protected areas and their managers, and such
specific biomes as forests, grasslands, and wetlands. Publisher:
Graham and Trotman Limited. Cost: US$95. Information: Graham and
Trotman Limited, Sterling House, 66 Wilton Road, London SW1V
1DE, United Kingdom.

Marie Andreasson-Gren and Klaus-Henning Groth, "Economic
Evaluation of Danube Floodplains" (1995) is a 21-page review of
the forests, grasslands, and wetlands of Danube floodplains.
These provide such services as water purification, biodiversity,
flood control, and food supply. Information: WWF-Auen-Institute,
Josefstr. 1, 76437 Rastatt, Germany. Phone (49 7222) 32065. Fax
(49 7222) 30189. Email: wwfd.auen@oln.comlink.apc.org. Or:
European Field Program, WWF-International, 1196 Gland,
Switzerland.

For several years, the Global Environment Facility, through the
World Bank, has been funding biodiversity protection projects in
Central and Eastern Europe. These are described in various
project documents. "Czech Republic: Biodiversity Protection"
(1994) is the 70+ page document describing the Czech Project,
which protects ecosystem biodiversity in three representative
ecosystems (alpine meadows, lowland forests, and wetlands). The
project supports three transnational biodiversity protection
networks, introduces user fees and related charges for visitors
and concessions, and includes a small grant program for NGOs.
Similar project documents exist for the Slovak Republic
Biodiversity Protection Project (June 1994) and the Romania
Danube Delta Biodiversity Project (August 1994). Progress on
these and other Global Environment Facility projects around the
world is reported quarterly in "Facing the Global Environment
Challenge: A Progress Report on World Bank Global Environment
Operations." These documents, this quarterly report, and project
documents for other Central Europe biodiversity protection
projects, are available from Environment Department
Publications, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Room S-5057,
Washington DC 20433. Voice mail: (202) 458-8459. Fax: (202)
477-0565. Email: environment@worldbank.org.

Patrick Francis (ed.) National Environmental Protection Funds in
Central and Eastern Europe: Case Studies of Bulgaria, the Czech
Republic, Hungary, Poland, and the Slovak Republic (1994) is a
78-page compilation of five similarly-structured country
studies, preceded by an introductory overview. This report from
the REC addresses organization and management, sources of
revenue, disbursement mechanisms, spending strategies,
decision-making processes, and achievements and challenges. The
report highlights several critical issues for consideration,
including reliance on earmarked (as contrasted to general
budgetary) funds; administration of funds by ministry as
compared to independent institutions; development of new sources
of revenue, and the efficiency of revenue collection and the
setting of fines. Information: REC, Miklos ter 1, 1035 Budapest,
Hungary. Phone (36 1) 250-3401. Fax: (36 1) 250-3403. Email:
rec-info@rec.hu.

Status of Public Participation Practices in Environmental
Decisionmaking in Central and Eastern Europe (1995) is a
176-page report produced by the REC and cooperating authors in
13 countries. Each country report describes both the legal
framework and procedures for public participation, and such
non-formal methods as education, lobbying, and direct pressure.
Stephen Stec and Magda Toth Nagy provide a 20-page regional
overview and comparative tables based on the country-specific
reports. Information: REC as indicated above.

Approximation of European Union Environmental Legislation (1996)
is a 145-page report produced by the REC and cooperating authors
in 10 countries. The report compares the state of environmental
legislation in these ten countries with European Union
legislation. The country-specific reports, each approximately
10-15 pages long, review pertinent EU directives and compares
them to specific national legislation and regulations. Each
national report also offers quantitative "scores" for the
national approaches, measuring their compliance with EU
environmental legislation. Information: REC, as indicated two
paragraphs above.

Status of the National Environmental Action Programs in Central
and Eastern Europe (1995) is a 108page assessment of the
progress made by 12 Central and Eastern European countries in
adopting National Environmental Action Programs. The report
presents case studies prepared by policy experts from the 12
nations. The document outlines how governments in transition can
develop sound environmental policies. An introductory overview
provides regional background on the NEAP process, addressing
issues of environmental policy development and administration.
It also examines environmental investment issues, major elements
of progress, and major problems and deficiencies in the NEAP
process. Information: REC, as indicated 3 paragraphs above.

"Environment and Economics Series No. 1: An Assessment of the
Situation in Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ukraine", (1994) is a
60-page report on the economic development and environmental
policies in each of these four countries. Information: United
Nations Publications, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland.

"Accession of Poland to the OECD--Implementation of
Environmental Health and Safety Related Council Acts" (OECD
Document ENV/MC/CHEM(95)18--28 pages) and "Accession of Hungary
to the OECD-Implementation of Environmental Health and Safety
Related Council Acts" (OECD Document ENV/MC/CHEM(95(17)--19
pages) are reports from the governments of Hungary and Poland
describing how their legislative and regulatory frameworks take
into account various environmental, health, and safety
obligations linked to prospective membership in the OECD. Such
an analysis is part of the procedure for preparing accession of
these two countries to the OECD. Information: Environment
Directorate, OECD, 2, rue Andre Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16,
France. Phone: (33 1) 45 24 16 25. Fax: (33 1) 45 24 96 71.

"Environmental Performance Review--Bulgaria" (1996) is one in a
series of OECD reviews of environmental programs in member
countries and prospective members. This 160-page report is
divided into sections addressing air management; water
management; waste management and soil contamination; nature
conservation; environment and economy; sectoral integration;
industry; international cooperation, and conclusions. In 1995,
OECD published a similar environmental performance review for
Poland. Info: OECD Environment Directorate, as indicated above.

"Environmental Funds in Economies in Transition" (1996) is a
125-page edited overview on environmental funds. It begins with
an overview of the "St. Petersburg Guidelines" on environmental
funds in the transition to a market economy, which address such
issues as raising revenues for funds and allocating the
proceeds. These guidelines emerged from a 1994 OECD conference
in St. Petersburg, whose principal papers are reproduced in this
volume. For further information, contact OECD as indicated two
paragraphs above.

Brendan Gillespie, "Tackling Pollution in Eastern Europe", The
OECD Observer (February/March 1996), pages 29-32, provides an
issue overview drawing on a wide range of OECD studies and
publications. Pertinent OECD publications in addition to those
abstracted above include "Promoting Cleaner and Safer Industrial
Production in Central and Eastern Europe" (1995), "Foreign
Direct Investment and Environment in Central and Eastern Europe"
(1995) and a more general publication, "The Economic Appraisal
of Environmental Projects and Policies: A Practical Guide." For
further information, contact OECD as indicated three paragraphs
above.

Zbigniew Bochniarz, et al. Designing Institutions for
Sustainable Development in Bulgaria: Challenges and
Opportunities (1994) This 230-page volume is based on a
September 1992 international conference in Shtarkelovo Gnezdo,
Bulgaria, bringing together U.S. and Bulgarian specialists to
discuss environment and development in Bulgaria. The volume
contains 16 papers on such topics as the Bulgarian environmental
protection system, market based incentives, local community
development, and conflict resolution techniques. Info: Dr.
Zbigniew Bochniarz, Director, Center for Nations in Transition,
263-Humphrey Center, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis MN
55455. Phone: (612) 625-5527. Fax: (612) 626-9860. Email:
Zbig@hhh.umn.edu.

"Restoring Degraded River Basins in Eastern Europe" is the focus
of a feature article in the Summer '94 issue of Options, the
publication of the International Institute for Applied Systems
Analysis. This five-page article highlights the conclusions of a
larger number of lengthy analyses conducted by IIASA. Info:
IIASA, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria. Phone (43 2236) 71 521. Fax
(43 2236) 71313. Email: postmaster@iiasa.ac.at.

"Sustainable Transport" has published several articles in 1995
and 1996 addressing transportation policy in Central and Eastern
Europe. John Pucher, "Shock Therapy Short Circuits Public
Transport" (No. 5--Fall, 1995) discusses recent changes in
transportation policy and use in Poland and policies to mitigate
problems that have surfaced. Dr. Pucher is editing a special
issue of the Oxford University journal Transport Policy devoted
to transport issues in Central Europe and the former Soviet
Union. He can by reached by fax at (908) 932-2253. The Summer
1996 issue of "Sustainable Transport" discusses Polish and
Hungarian environmentalists' efforts to improve transport
policies in their countries. Info: Institute for Transportation
and Development Policy, 611 Broadway, room 616, NY, NY 10012.
Ph. (212) 260-8144. Fax (212) 260-7353. Email:
Mobility@igc.apc.org.

Act for Survival is a 59-page brochure containing and explaining
the text of a 1994 proposal for an integrated environ.
protection statute in the Czech Rep. Info: The Institute for
Environmental Policy (Ustav Pro Ekopolitiku), Hradebni 3, 110 00
Prague 1, Czech Rep.. Ph./Fax (42 2) 231 57 34. Ph. (42 2) 248
11 085-236,-255,-274,-304.

Emil J. Dzuray, The Emerging Environmental Market: A Survey of
the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and the Slovak Republic
(1995) is a 56-page report based on a survey of 600
environmental business. The report, commissioned by the REC,
provides a comparative profile of the firms in each country,
including their size and status of ownership, sources of
revenue, experience with foreign partners, and office resources.
Info: REC, Miklos ter 1, 1035 Budapest, Hungary. Phone (36 1)
250-3401. Fax (36 1) 2503403. Email: rec-info@rec.hu. Private
sector for-profit organizations can purchase copies of REC
publications through its commercial distributor: Natural History
Book Service, 2-3 Willis Road, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5XN, United
Kingdom. Phone (44 1803) 865 913. Fax (44 1803) 865 280. Email:
nhbs@nhbs.co.uk.

Andrew Dilworth, "The European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development" (1995) is a 62-page introductory guide for
environmental NGOs. It is booklet No. 10 in the series, "New
Items for Central and Eastern Europe," published by FOE-Europe.
Info: Mara Silina, Coordinator, East-West Programme, Friends of
the Earth-Europe, 29 rue Blanche, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Phone
(32 2) 5420184. Fax (32 2) 5375596. Email:
foeeast@foeeast.knooppunt.be.

Marijke Torfs, "The IMF Handbook: Arming NGOs with Knowledge"
(1996) is a 73-page introductory guide for environmental NGOs.
Info: Friends of the Earth Europe as indicated in the preceding
paragraph.

"Environments in Transition" is the twice-yearly environmental
bulletin of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development. Each issue summarizes the environmental aspects of
bank projects and provides details of selected activities. Info:
EBRD, One Exchange Square, London EC2A 2EH United Kingdom. Phone
(44 171) 338 7553. Fax (44 171) 338 6690.

Industrial and Environmental Policy In Poland (1994) is No. 15
in the series, "Economics and Environment," published by the
Polish Division of the European Association of Environmental and
Resource Economists. This 150-page volume presents 10 papers on
such topics as energy pricing policy in Poland, economic losses
due to environm. pollution, economic instruments in national
environm. policy, sources of financing, and environmental
aspects of restructuring the Senzimir Steelworks at Krakow.
Info: Dr. Kazimierz Gorka (editor-in-chief), ul. Rakowicka 27,
AE, Room 155, 31-510 Krakow, Poland. Phone (48 12) 16-73-32. Fax
(48 12) 21-08-00.

"The Environmental Management System in Industrial Enterprises"
is the final report of Phase 2 of a study of privatization and
the environment in the Czech Republic. This 60-page report
published in 1995 is an empirical study of industrial
enterprises that were privatized under the first wave of voucher
privatization. Info: The Institute for Environmental Policy
(Ustav Pro Ekopolitiku), Hradebni 3, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech
Republic. Phone/Fax (42 2) 231 57 34. Phone (42 2) 248 11
085-236,-255,-274,-304.

Sofia Conference Documents: In 1991, at the Dobris ministerial
conference, "Environment for Europe", European ministers called
for a comprehensive assessment of Europe's environment and
envisaged development of an Environmental Programme for Europe.
At the 1993 Lucerne ministerial conference, European ministers
endorsed the elements of an Environm. Programme for Europe and,
more particularly, an Environm. Action Programme for Central and
Eastern Europe. In October 1995, the third in the series of
Environment for Europe Ministerial Conferences was convened in
Sofia, Bulgaria. A useful overview for the general public of the
steps leading up to the Sofia conference, containing elements of
the conference documents, is found in the 41-page publication,
"Environment for Europe", published in 1995 by the U.N. Economic
Commission for Europe (UNECE). Info: Environment and Human
Settlements Division, UNECE, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva
10, Switzerland. Phone (41 22) 917 1234. Fax (41 22) 917 0123.
An extensive listing of Sofia conference documents has also been
published by the UNECE. This is UNECE document ECE/CEP/27, "List
of Documents for the Sofia Conference." The major future actions
adopted at the conference are reflected in "Environmental
Programme for Europe" (ECE Documents ECE/CEP/25 and
ECE/CEP/25/Corr.2--29 pages). Selected additional documents
include: "Business, Industry and the Environment" (ECE Document
SOF.CONF/BD.5--38 pages) and "Integration of Environmental and
Sectoral Policies" (ECE Document SOF.CONF/BD.2--16 pages).
Europe's Environment--The Dobris Assessment (1995) is the
principal factual underpinning of the Sofia conference. 600
pages long, with text, maps, diagrams, tables, and other graphic
aids, its 40 chapters address the state of the environment in 46
European countries, including the human pressures producing
these conditions. Info: European Environment Agency, Kongens
Nytorv 6, DK-1050, Copenhagen K, Denmark. Phone (45 33) 36 7100.
Fax (45 33) 36 7199. "Background Document on the Environmental
Programme for Europe" (ECE Document SOF.CONF/BD.1 - 43 pages)
briefly summarizes the Environmental Programme for Europe.
"Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy" (ECE
Document ECE/CEP/23), was submitted to the Sofia conference by
the Council of Europe. This 57-page document identifies four
strategic aims, 6 objectives, and 11 "action themes."
"Implementation of and Compliance with Environmental Conventions
in the ECE Region" (ECE Document SOF.CONF/BD.3--31 pages)
provides a brief overview of major problems and bottlenecks in
European implementation of 16 global, regional, and subregional
agreements. "Integrated Report on Environmental Financing" (ECE
Document ECE/CEP/22--19 pages) describes the status of
environmental investments in, and assistance to, Central and
Eastern European countries. "Project Preparation Committee (PPC)
Report to the Sofia Conference" (EEC Document ECE/CEP/21--39
pages) summarizes and assesses the activities of the PPC, a
coordinating mechanism established by donors and international
financing institutions enabling them to identify and fund
priority environmental projects in Central and Eastern Europe.
As input to the Sofia process, the NGO community produced an
"NGO Position Paper on Environmental Action Programme for
Central and Eastern Europe." The NGO activity was coordinated by
the Bulgarian NGO, Borrowed Nature. Info: Borrowed Nature
Association, Phone/Fax (359 2) 810186. Email: bornat@sf.cit.bg.

The U.S.AID-funded Environmental Training Project (ETP) for
Central and Eastern Europe has trained thousands of individuals
in six Central and Eastern European countries in environmental
planning, financing, decisionmaking, and training and
facilitation. Coordinated by the University of Minnesota, in
cooperation with WWF and other partners in the U.S. and
overseas, the project has worked with NGOs, environmental
businesses, restructuring heavy industries, local and regional
governments, and universities. Most of the publications are in
English and Polish, reflecting the cooperative "Post-Diploma
Studies" extension program conducted cooperatively by Silesia
Technical University and ETP. Other include works on designing
public inventories of chemical releases in the Czech Republic,
methods for environm. conflict resolution in the Czech Republic,
and environm. catalogues in Bulgaria and Romania:

Warren Muir et al, Pravo Na Informace O Chemickych Latkach
(Prague: Environmental Training Project, 1995) (English
translation: The Right to Be Informed About Chemicals {Toxic
Release Inventory}).

Jiri Plaminek, Reseni Konfliktu a Umeni Rozhodovat (Prague:
Argo, 1995) (English translation: Conflict Resolution and the
Art of Decision Making).

Helena Vomackova, Financni Ucetnictvi and Firemni Finance (Usti
Nad Labem, Czech Republic: Univerzita J.E. Purkyne V usti n.L.,
1995) (Engl.: Financial Accounting and {Small and Medium
Business} Corporate Finance).

Marie Livingston and Petr Sauer (eds.) Ekonomie Zivotniho
Prostredi a Ekologicka Politika. Vybrane Klasicke Stati (Engl.
translation: Environmental Economics and Policy. Selected
Classical Readings).

Stanley Kabala, Ekologicky Management v Mezinarodnim Podnikani:
Nova Oblast Odpovednosti Firem (Engl. transl.: Environmental
Management in International Enterprise: New Terrain for
Corporate Responsibility).

Eco-Business Catalogue (ETP Bulgaria, 1995).

Solid Waste Management Resource Guide (ETP Bulgaria, 1995).

Environmental Private Business Firms in Romania (Bucharest: ETP
Romania et al, 1995).

Romanian Universities with Environmental Curricula (Bucharest:
ETP Romania, 1995).

David Gobeli, et al, Management and Strategic Marketing
(Katowice: STU Press, 1994).

Victoria Mikelonis, Finance Management in Small Businesses
(Katowice: STU Press, 1994).

Teresa Kurowska, Legal Aspects of Environmental Protection in
Restructuring of Metallurgical and Heavy Industry (Katowice: STU
Press, 1994).

Slawomir Pasierb, Effective Energy Use in the Metallurgical
Industry (Katowice: STU Press, 1994).

Roger Price, Pollution Prevention Technologies (Katowice: STU
Press, 1995).

Wlayslaw W. Jermakowicz, Strategies of Surviving Under
Conditions of a Market Economy (Katowice: STU Press, 1995).

Stanley Kabala, Social Effects of Metallurgical Industry
Restructuring (Katowice: STU Press, 1995).

T. Kurowska and S. Lizer, Wybrane Elementy z Prawa Ekologiczgego
i Gospodarczego (Kat.: STU Press, 1995).

S. Pasierb, Efektywne Wykorzystanie Energii w Hutnictwie
(Katowice: STU Press, 1995).

S. Kabala, ZARZ Dzanie Ochron Rodowiska w Przedsi Blorstwach mi
Dzynarodowych (Kat.: STU Press, 1995).

F. Frosman, Technologie Proekologiczne w Hutnictwie (Katowice:
STU Press, 1995).

D. Krupkowa Wybrane Zagadnienia Proedologicznych Technologii w
Metalurgii Metali Nie Elaznych (Katowice: STU Press, 1995).

For further information, contact the following:
Alexandra/Wieslaw Chodasewicz, ETP-Poland, (48 32) 588-508 (for
all Polish publications); Marie Ticha, Center for Environmental
Analyses, Krizova 25 405 01 Decin 2 (42 412 26564), Email:
marie.ticha@ecn.gn.apc.org (for Kabala volume on environmental
management in international enterprises); Jirka Plaminek (42 2)
376 726 or Argo Publishers, U druzstva Zivot 10, 140 00 Prague
4, Czech Republic (for Czech conflict resolution book); Ondrej
Velek, Statniho Zdravotniho Ustavu (SZU), Srobarova 42, 100 42
Prague 10, Phone (42 2) 67310191, Fax (42 2) 67311236 (for Czech
toxics inventory book); Petr Sauer, Katedra ZP VSE W. Churchilla
4, 130 67 Prague 3 (for Czech environmental economics and policy
book); Helena Vomackova, UJEP Reketorat, Horeni 13, 401 00 Usti
n.L., Czech Republic (for Czech financial accounting book);
Krustina Mandova, ETP Foundation-Bulgaria, (359 2) 980-0533 (for
Bulgarian publications); Rodica Stefanescu, ETP-Romania (40 1)
613-8853 (for Romanian publications).

"Government and Environment: A Directory of Governmental
Organizations with Environmental Responsibilities for Central
and Eastern Europe" (1995) is the 145-page second edition of an
invaluable guide to government organizations. Each country's
entries are divided among four topics: administrative bodies
responsible for environmental protection; environmental
monitoring; administrative bodies responsible for public access
to environmental information; and administrative bodies
responsible for enforcement and control of environmental
regulations. These are supplemented by one or more
organizational charts for key organizations. Info: REC, Miklos
ter 1, 1035 Budapest, Hungary. Phone (36 1) 250-3401. Fax (36 1)
2503403. Email: rec-info@rec.hu. Private sector for-profit
organizations can purchase copies of REC publications through
its commercial distributor: Natural History Book Service, 2-3
Willis Road, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5XN, United Kingdom. Phone (44
1803) 865 913. Fax (44 1803) 865 280. Email: nhbs@nhbs.co.uk.

David Freestone and Ellen Hey, The Precautionary Principle and
International Law: The Challenge of Implementation (1996) is a
274-page volume focusing on the legal challenges of the
precautionary principle (e.g., the rights of future generations
and state responsibility), the wider context of implementing the
precautionary principle (e.g., the relationship of law to
science and economics), and legal and institutional aspects of
implementing the precautionary principle (e.g., EU environmental
policy and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change). This
US$130 volume is available from Kluwer Law International, Order
Department, PO Box 85889, 2508 CN The Hague, The Netherlands.
Fax (31 70) 63081515. Email: Jeanette.Keyzer@kli.wkap.nl. US
order address: Kluwer Law International, 675 Massachusetts
Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139.

Emil Bedi, "Towards A Sustainable Energy Future" (1996) is a
61-page booklet for environmental NGOs designed to provide
information on approaches to promoting more environmentally
sustainable energy policies. Most of the report focuses on such
technology options as energy conservation and energy efficiency,
and renewable energy sources such as solar energy and
hydropower. This is #12 in the Friends of the Earth series, "New
Items for Central and Eastern Europe." Info: Friends of the
Earth Europe, 29 Rue Blanche, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Phone (32
2) 5420184. Fax (32 2) 5375596. Email:
foeeast@foeeast.knooppunt.be.

Gillian S. Martin, "Survey of Environmental Management Training
Programmes in Central and Eastern Europe Sponsored by External
Actors" (1995) is the updated 75-page version of a report
initially issued several years ago. It provides names, contact
information, and brief descriptions of training programs offered
by NGOs, multilateral organizations, and donor nations. It also
lists such programs on a country-by-country basis for 16 Central
and East European nations. Info: International Academy of the
Environment, 4 Chemin de Conches, 1231 Conches/GE Switzerland.
Phone (41 22) 789 1311. Fax (41 22) 789 2538.

"Independent NGO Evaluations of National Plans for Climate
Change Mitigation--Central and Eastern Europe" is a 34-page
"first review" of 10 countries published in early 1995. For
further information contact Climate Action Network Central and
Eastern Europe (CAN-CEE) c/o Mr. Toni Vidan--Green Action Zagreb
Energy Group, Radnicka Cesta 2, 41000 Zagreb, Croatia. Phone/Fax
(385 41) 610951.

Sandor Kerekes and Jozsef Kindler, "Hungarians and the
Environment in 1993", a joint publication of the Center for
Environmental Studies in Budapest, the Budapest University of
Economic Sciences, and the Regional Environmental Center for
Central and Eastern Europe, is the 92-page summary report of a
survey of Hungarian opinion on the Eurobarometer. The
Eurobarometer is a sample of European opinion administered by
the European Union. The Hungarian survey compares Hungarian
attitudes to broader European attitudes. For further
information, contact the Center for Environmental Studies,
Budaorsi ut. 45 10/1014, 1112 Budapest XI, Hungary. Phone/Fax.