I. GREENWAY...GREENWAY?...GREENWAY! A project of GREENWAY: CANCEE - CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE CANCEE is the Central and Eastern European (CEE) regional part of the Climate Action Network (CAN). CAN is a global network of environment and development organizations with the overall goal to promote action to limit human - induced climate change in international negotiating process. CANCEE is urging CEE governments to take a more responsible role, including commitments to the Toronto Target for CO2 reduction. Within the region, CANCEE main mission is strengthening the capacity of its members for addressing the climate change problem and further constituency building. Nationally, CANCEE members priority is building the public awareness about the climate change problem as one of the important elements needed for achieving goal of the transformation of energy sectors toward more efficient and democratic ones. The event toward which most of our work is being concentrated is the third Conference of the Parties (COP3) to the Climate Convention, which will take place in April 1997 in Japan. The CANCEE regional office facilitates the achievement of these goals through information dissemination, projects, and campaigns. Monitoring of relevant issues and institutions As the Global Environment Facility is entrusted, on an interim basis, with the operation of the financial mechanism of the Climate Convention, CANCEE is monitoring it, both on its policy and project level. CNE organized project within which several climate GEF projects where analysed. Two NGOs from CEE participate in the project, Polish Ecological Club and Socio Ecological Union. CANCEE is active in the group of the NGOs working on the policy level of GEF and participating on the GEF Council meetings. CANCEE is closely monitoring developments related to the concept of "Joint Implementation". Activities of CANCEE country focal points Most important CANCEE country focal point, Centre for Nuclear Ecology and Energy Policy of the Socio - Ecological Union, "the biggest umbrella NGO for more than 200 groups all over the former Soviet Union, and based in Moskow", is coordinating the efforts of environmental groups from European Russia, Western Siberia and Far East. Main activities consist of critical analysis of national energy policy, initiated in 1992-93, showing that more emphasis should be placed on energy efficiency, renewables a nd energy conservation; interaction with regional governments, energy commissions, energy saving funds, and energy utilities; production of quarterly bulletin, "Energy and World Bank Gas Distribution Rehabilitation and Energy Efficiency Project, with close links to its GEF GHG Reduction Project. Organization of the CANCEE CANCEE is a project of the GREENWAY Energy Working Group (GEWG), a CEE network of environmental NGOs working on energy issues. Members of the CANCEE are GEWG members, active on the climate change issue. The CANCEE Board of Advisors are: Emil Bedi - Foundation for Alternative Energy (Slovakia), Zsuzsa Foltany - The Energy Club (Hungary), Zbigniew Karaczun - Polish Ecological Club-Mazowian Branch (Poland), Lidia Popova - Socio Ecological Union (Russia), and Delia Villagrasa - CNE Director. The project coordinator is Toni Vidan of Green Action, Zagreb, where the CANCEE regional office is placed, as well. In order to ensure close cooperation with CNE, CANCEE Coordinator is a member of CNE Advisory Board. II. From Greenway Mail Box101 STEPSTowards Practical Sustainability in EuropeThe years of quiet development are over with the completion of the booklet 101 Steps Towards Sustainability. ECO-COUNSELLING EUROPE is proud of its achievement, just four years after its founding. Already, European eco-counselling is not just limited to the European Union. Projects from 15 countries, from Slovakia and the Czech Republic to Holland, show just how wide-spread activities in the ecological sector can be. Proven , practical projects are 101 steps along the way to sustainability. Eco-Counselling Europe is true to its motto: action instead of talk. 101 Steps Towards Sustainability show how ecological ideas can be put into practice. The single steps range from a kindergarten project to cooperation with industry. Eco-Counselling acts as an agent for innovation and as a translator from knowledge to action. Experts from 15 countries make their experience and knowledge available in 101 Steps Towards Sustainability. Each description of a project includes an explanatory text and a contact adress. Each of these steps is looking for imitators who may even do it better! Since its founding in 1991, Eco-Counselling Europe stands for the transfer of knowhow and reciprocal support for the development of organizations. Under the presidency of Umweltberatung Osterreich, UBO (Eco-Counselling Austria), all 20 partners work together across borders in Eco-Counselling Europe, from Riga and Stockholm to Lisboa. It is a network which can pull it own weight against international companies and conglomerates. The first results can already be seen: in the Czech Republic, a progressive ecological label could be implemented through lobbying. 101 Steps towards Sustainability should be put into practice - by you! Then sustainability will be 101 more steps along the way to reality. Contact: Eco-Counselling Europe Mariahilfer Strasse 89/29 A-1060 Wien Austria Tel: +43.1.5877393 THE ANNUAL MEETING AND WORKSHOP OF THE IUCN EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (ECEE) will take place from 15-19 June 1996 in Gland, Switzerland at IUCN Headquarters. It will focus on EDUCATION AND THE BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY FOR EUROPE - A CASE STUDY APPROACH. It is designed as a follow up to last year's workshop on "Biodiversity Education and Communication" in Valsain, Spain, but colleagues who could not come to Valsain are, of course, most welcome too. Our main focus will be on case studies and examples of good practice from the following four sectors: decisions makers, media, formal education/schools, community level (with an emphasis on rural areas). If you have examples from other sectors, please tell us, and we shall try to include them. A special session will be devoted to 'Research in support of biodiversity education'. You are therefore invited to present a case study or brief account of such a research programme within this framework. Unfortunately there will be on time for the presentation of general papers. We would especially request that working group members from the Valsain Workshop update us on the progress of their work. Contact: Dr. Ueli Nagel, Pestalozzianum, Umwelterziehung, Postfach CH-8035 Zurich, SWITZERLAND Tel: +41.1.3617818 Fax: +41.1.3684594 NATURAL FOOD ASSOCIATION "TERRA'S"Natural food association "TERRA'S" is an organisation of citizens voluntarily gathered for promoting and application of the aims of organic agriculture. Its members are bio-gardeners, farmers, households, as well as private and small firms with their processing capacities. The Association "TERRA'S" incorporates a number of scientific and educational institutions, as well as the institutions for food quality control, for its marketing and organic food application. "TERRA'S" is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation founded in order to develop cooperation and improve activities of organic agriculture. It also promotes the organic food processing, marketing and application. The activities of the natural food association "TERRA'S" are being carried out within the "Ecological Centre" at the Open University in Subotica. The entire organic food production process based upon the "TERRA'S" model called "From fields to tables" has been elaborated in accordance with the documents of IFOAM and EEC on organic agriculture (Num. 2092/91, Num. 94/92). Full membership in IFOAM The natural food association "TERRA'S" has been the full member of IFOAM since 1991 (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), and thus has been the first step to follow current activities in the world. Contact person: Dr. Tereza Horvat Skenderovic Open University Trg Cara Jovana Nenada 15 240 00 Subotica YUGOSLAVIA Tel: +381.24.26404 Fax: +381.24.37116 III. Conferences, Seminars, Courses, Other EventsINNOVATIVE FINANCING OPPORTUNITIESFOR EUROPEAN BIODIVERSITYInternational Working Conference "Innovative Financing Opportunities for European Biodiversity: Towards Implementing the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy", will take place on the 13th and 14th of June 1996 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. This working conference is aimed at financiers, donors, non-governmental organizations, parliamentarians and sponsors interested in inv esting in, or otherwise financially supporting and sponsoring the conservation and sustainable use of European nature and the countryside. The Conference papers will deal with themes as follow: Overview synthesis of financial opportunities to support implementation of the Strategy. National government programmes, international and bilateral assistance. International investments - intergovernment and international financing institutions. Commercial investments - national financing institutions investing in the Strategy. Commercial investments - the corporate community and the economic sector. International NGOs and private foundation investments. Lotteries and the gaming industry investments. The case of the EU and its investments. Almost all the invited speakers have confirmed their involvement in the conference (for a key note speech or panel membership). The President of the World Bank has signalled his interest in the conference. His office has further confirmed that he is seriously considering the invitation, and will inform ECNC shortly of the outcome. The European and the International associations of State Lotteries are presently not in the position to send a representatives from the successful lotteries in the UK or i n the Netherlands. Both the European Commission and the European Parliament have been contacted for their representation, and experts from DG I, PHARE and DG XI will be attending. On the evening of the 13th of June, the city of Tilburg (where ECNC offices are located) will offer a reception in its Town Hall following welcoming words by the Mayor. For further infomation contact: Conference Agency Limburg P.O.Box 1402 6201 BK Maastricht The Netherlands Tel: +31.43.3619192 Fax: +31.43.3619020 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION:NORTHERN CALL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT(June 26-30, 1996, Savonlinna, Finland)The main focus of the conference is on the quality of environmental education, how it might be improved and what can be done to advance such improvement.The Conference programme is built upon three important themes:Developing ecological ways of living;Landscape as a dialogue between culture and nature; Conflicts of interest in the use of natural resources. Each theme will provide a developmental strand of concepts, theories and practices to be considered throughout the Conference. Further information: Liisa Jaaskelainen Tel: +358-0-7747 7267 Fax: +358-0-7747 7869 E-mail: liisa.jaaskelainen@oph.fi 2nd EUROPEAN FORUM ON COMMUNICATIONIN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES(20.-21. June 1996, Neuchatel, Switzerland)Today, several environmental areas are at the centre of controversy (climatic changes, the ozone hole, death of the forests, etc.). The accuracy and gravity of certain results are disputed by many experts and public bodies. How then, against this background polemic, can information communication remain credible to the average man on the street? It is time to take stock of the situation. Companies, with an eye to expanding market share, are constantly seeking ways to differentiate themselves from the competition. The development of new, environment-friendly products allow them to cash in on this lucrative and burgconing market. Will they be able adequately to handle these arguments and integrate the principles of caution and objectivity into their publicity and information communication? Here too, the time has come to assess the situation. Envirocom's 2nd European Forum, devoted to "Information Communication in the Face of Uncertainty" will address these issues. How can we manage fragmented environmental data? How can we simplify without deceiving; avoid deforming the truth through exaggeration, and measure the consequences of an increasing sense of vulnerability? These are the main themes of the Forum. European specialists in the fields of science, journalism, communication, social science and forestry, will be presenting their points of view and experiences. Using concrete illustrations, they will identify methods and means which will facilitate a clarification of environmental data and make it possible to provide more objective information to the public. Those who are particularly concerned by these questions are invited to participate in this Forum: Environmental executives and companies active in environmental concerns Scientists, researchers, university students and meteorologists Public and political bodies, information officers dealing with environmental issues Journalists, the media, editors Professionals working in public relations and mass communication Environmental protection organisations, ecologists, forestry groups For further information please contact: ENVIROCOM Case postale 1642-2002 Neuchatel SWITZERLAND Tel: +41.38.299925 Fax: +41.38.299929 THE CITY AS AN ORGANISM NGO CONFERENCE(July 1-7,'96, Copenhagen, Denmark)Copenhagen '96 is inviting 200 NGOs from Eastern and Western Europe to an Urban Ecology Conference thet will be held in Copenhagen during the first week of July 1996. The conference's goal is to create a forum for exchange of experiences, ideas, and views by NGOs from eastern, central, and western Europe that are working locally with urban ecology issues. The city as an Organism is also supported by two ministries (housing and energy/environment), EU Altener, and the KAB Foundation. Conference programme The four regular working days of the conference will be divided into three parts: The mornings will be used for plenary sessions, with presentations and debate on different urban ecology issues by speakers from Eastern and Western Europe: Ekhart Hahn, Berlin, John Whitelegg from the UK, Adam Gula from Poland, Vida Ogorelec Wagner from Slovenia, Any Dobrinowa from Bulgaria, Jeppe Laessoe from Denmark, and others. During the afternoons, the conferencees will participate in workshops, concentrating on issues like architecture, transportation, pollution, renewable energy, and local democracy. Each participant will work in one particular workshop for the whole week and, towards the end of the week will contribute to one of the visible results of the conference, an exhibition comprising a model and a poster from each workshop. In the evenings, debates and presentations will be introduced by the conference participants themselves, and speakers will introduce issues of general interest, for instance: pro et contra the city as a sustainable entity. Wednesday's program is an urban bicycle sightseeing to urban ecology projects in central Copenhagen. On Sunday, the participants can visit eco-projects in the greater Copenhagen area - form an eco-village to inner city districts. A common denominator of the projects is their connection to the Danish Local Agenda 21 development. Conference fee including meals and accommodation: 260 DM. CEE participants can apply for full reimbursement of travel expenses and conference fee, others for partial reimbursement of travel expenses. Information: OVE, The Danish Organization for Renewable Energy Blegdamsvej 4 DK-2200 Copenhagen N. DENMARK Tel: +45.35.373565 Fax: +45.35.373676 E-mail: ove@pns.apc.org. INforSE-EUROPE ANNUAL MEETING(June 30, '96, Copenhagen, Denmark)Prior to "The City as an Organism"Conference, the 1996 annual meeting of INforSE-Europe will be held in Copenhagen. The meeting will be on June 30, from 1-5 p.m., but all participants are invited to an informal discussion on INforSE to be held from 10 a.m.-12 noon. It is the hope of the organizers that many participants will use the opportunity to combine the INforse-Europe meeting with participation in "The City as an Organism" Conference. The INforSE-Europe meeting is free, but without travel reimbursement. Contact: OVE, The Danish Organization for Renewable Energy Blegdamsvej 4 DK-2200 Copenhagen N. DENMARK Tel: +45.35.37 35 65 Fax: +45.35.37 36 76 E-mail: ove@pns.apc.org. OUR COMMON RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE CREATED WORLD(16-19 August,1996, Gyor, Hungary)What is our common responsibility to protect the created world?With the fast pace of development in Europe and all over the world, it is becoming increasingly clearer that definitive steps must be taken by all levels of society and in all countries to encourage sustainable living. The goal of this conference is to bring together people from civic, environmental religious, educational and youth groups to discuss and develop programs and methods for sustainable development and to set the stage for their future cooperation. The conference will take place in northwest Hungary in several villages of the Sokoro region. Workshops will be held during morning sessions in village churches and cultural, recreational and environmental activities will take place in the afternoons and evenings. Conference participants will have the choise of camping, staying in hotels or staying with families in traditional Hungarian village homes. The following will serve as introductory topics during the workshops: The importance of bio-diversity in protecting sustainability The importance of traditional ways of living for rural sustainable development Ways to change the unsustainable customs of production and consumption The use of art and culture in demonstrating the importance of protecting the created world Recognizing the important role of religious organizations for sustainability The conference will coincide with the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the Pannonhalma Benedictine Monastery and will end with the recognition of Saint Stephen's Day. Contact: Soroko Ecological Park Foundation 1996 Conference Babits Mihaly ut. 7/b 9024 Gyor HUNGARY Tel/Fax: +36.96.326678 LANGUAGE COURSE:ENGLISH FOR EUROPEANS Specialist English for protected areas' staff in co-operation with the English and German Section of the Federation of Nature and National Parks of Europe (FNNPE), Losehill Hall Study Centre and the North German North German Nature Conservation Academy (NNA). The pan-European character of protected areas needs a joint language of understanding. English is the most used language for publications or meetings in the field of protected areas. The corresponding vocabulary is neither taught in schools nor universities. This Specialist English course will provide protected areas' staff from Europe with a vocabulary of central points of interest in the field of protected areas, e.g. nature conservation, landscape management, environmental education, tourism, public relations. Language training will be both indoors and outside. Participants All who want to or must improve their English language knowledge concerning protected areas. Date/Place 3-10 August 1996, Losehill Hall Course Directors: Peter Townsend, Director, Losehill Hall, Johann Schreiner, NNA Costs Y 485 inclusive of full board and all language training, field visits and excursions. Language The course will be conducted in English. Previous knowledge of English is therefore recommended. For further information: Peter Townsend, Director Peak National Park Centre Losehill Hall, Castleton Derbyshire S30 2WB Tel: +44.1433.620 373 Fax: +44.1433.620 346 COST SAVINGS THROUGH NEW APPROACHESTO INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT(Seminar 9655, 1 - 7 September 1996, Paisley, Scotland) Aims:The aim of this seminar is to provide expert assessment of the ways in which developing economies can continue to expand, whilst controlling harmful environmental emissions with minimum cost. The seminar will consider the legislative background to environmental controls, and make comparisons between control mechanisms in Denmark, the United Kingdom and a developing country. T his will highlight the differences between strong centralised control and less strict, market driven, networks. The seminar will however concentrate on the economic and social advantages of properly designed waste management regimes. Particular emphasis will be placed on the use of Clean Technologies and their long term economic advantages over more conventional end of pipe solutions. The role of Central Government, Regional Authorities and local networks in stimulating and promoting clean technologies will be discussed. Site visits will demonstrate the proven economic benefits to companies resulting from the introduction of good waste management programmes designed to lead to environmental improvement. The seminar is designed as an international forum for discussion of the problems faced by individual countries. The format will include lectures, works visits and workshops, enabling active participation and maximum exchange of ideas. Topics to be discussed include: Legislative Control: at central and local government level Technology: main sources of industrial waste and pollution main control mechanisms waste disposal routes waste monimisation programmes clean technology Financial Incentives: central and local government approaches local networks Seminar fee: Y 1,290 includes: accommodation for 6 nights in a central hotel in single rooms with private facilities all meals full social programme welcome and farewell packs seminar certificate and group photograph experienced seminar manager in daily attendance emergency medical cover Applications Application forms may be obtained from your nearest British Council office or from International Seminars Department The British Council 10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN UK Tel: +44.171.389 4264/4252/4266 Fax: +44.171. 389 4154 Telex: 8952201 BRICON G E-mail: 81: BCOO22 /BT Gold/Dialcom/ A EUROPEAN TRAINING SEMINARFOR MANAGERS, RANGERS AND INTERPRETERS:SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN PROTECTED AREAS(13th-18th October 1996)The theme of the 1996 European Seminar at Losehill Hall, the Peak National Park Centre, England, is "Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas".Over the last two years 51 people have attended this seminar from 21 different countries, including Latvia, Hungary, Czech, Slovenia, Poland and Bulgaria. The course is designed to help participants develop their understanding of, nad ideas about, sustainable tourism, and to begin to work towards the development of an action plan for their home area. The seminar is structured around the fifteen guidelines for developing a sustainable tourism action plan, taken from Federation of Nature and National Parks of Europe report "Loving them to Death?" Workshops are run on several of the reports themes including working in partnership, environmental impact assessment, carrying capacities, marketing and traffic management. Seminar evaluations have indicated that nearly all the participants have felt that the course content would be useful in their jobs. It is apparent that the integration of theory with case study site visits, recreational activities and social events (for example a 'potlatch' meal where people bring traditional food and drink from their home country) has been a worthwhile and enjoyable experience. For further details write to: Peter Townsend, Director Peak National Park Centre Losehill Hall Castleton Derbyshire S30 2WB Tel: +44.1433.620 373 Fax: +44.1433.620 346 2nd EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE CITIES & TOWNS(6-8 October 1996, Lisbon, Portugal)Conference goalsThe main goals of the conference are:to present the status of Local Agenda 21 process in European local authorities and to assess the progress made since Aalborgto exchange ideas and experiences of local practice and to bring local authorities together to launch joint implementation to identify the needs to further assist local authorities in their process and to clarify the next stage of the Campaign. A working conference One of the objectives of the Lisbon Conference 1996 is to create an atmosphere which makes each participant feel willing to contribute with her or his specific knowledge, experience and solutions as well as questions and problems. The Conference is planned as an open forum: all actors at the local level will be encouraged to enrich the international discussion by bringing forward their ideas and experiences. Participants being experts in fields related to "sustainability" will be asked to prepare themselves beforehand and consider their possible input to the workshops. Workshops - the core of the Conference The focus of the Conference will be more than 20 workshops. Thanks to the large number of workshops the concept of a conference not only for but rather by the participants can be successfully achieved. The framework of the discussions will be provided by selected European cities and towns that will briefly present their experiences in implementing sustainability. After every series of workshops, feedback will be given to all participants in plenary meetings. Time and place The Second European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns will take place in the FIL Congress Centre in the City of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The Conference will be opened on Sunday, 6 October and concluded on Tuesday, 8 October 1996. A one day seminar on Portuguese Sustainable Cities & Towns will folow on Wednesday, 9 October 1996. Registration The final invitation containing detailed information on the registration procedure, accommodation and the Conference programme will be issued in June 1996 to the same addressee. People who are interested in attending and have not received this announcement to their address are invited to send a letter expressing their interest to the organisers. Conference Fee The Conference Fee is 350 ECU and will include all documentation of the Conference, lunches, coffee breaks and study visits for all participants. Conference organisation, participants services: City of Lisbon Camara Municipal, Praca do Municipio P-1194 Lisbon, Portugal Tel: +351.1.347 68 89 Fax: +351.1.342 95 05 E-mail: CMLGRI@telepac.pt 5th CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE CEEE '96:IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONIN THE COMMUNITY(22-27 October 1996, Harnosand, Sweden) The CEEE '96 is the fifth conference in a series that started in 1988 in Rome. This conference was followed by conferences in Scotland in 1990, in the Netherlands in 1992 and in Latvia in 1994. Sweden is the host nation for CEEE '96. We will welcome people from all parts of Europe-from the East, the West, the South and the North to come and share their experiences in implementing environmental education (EE) in different parts of the community. In previous conference a great deal of the discussion concerned EE in formal educational systems. A lot of examples and ideas have been presented and discussed. EE has in many cases been implemented in using national and international networks and in many cases in co-operation with NGOs. After the Rio Conference every country was supposed to start work on AGENDA 21 in order to create a sustainable society. The work is to be carried out on a local level and involve all the people and sectors in the community. According to AGENDA 21, 1996 is the year in which we will look both backwards and forwards to see how far we have come. CEEE '96 will welcome teachers and educators from schools and NGOs. However new and important target groups for this conference are educators and in-service-training managers in public services and in business and industries, as well as teachers involved in vocational training at all levels. It should also be of great interest to discuss the role of mass media (radio, television, magazines and newspapers) in EE for the wider community. At CEEE '96 there will be many opportunities to discuss specific topics in smaller special-interest groups. Before lunch there will be plenary sessions and after lunch there will be parallel seminars for the special-interest groups. The conference will end with some general conclusions and statements and will suggest ways to go further. Target groups in-service-training mangers (public service, companies, etc.) teachers (Pre-school, Primary School and Secondary School) further education teachers (University, Polytechnics, Colleges, Vocational Training etc.) NGOs involved in environmental education journalists involved in environmental education For additional information contact the conference organising committee: Chairman:Conference secretary:Dr. Rune WikstromDepartment of Applied ScienceMid Sweden UniversityS-871 88 HarnosandSWEDENMs Barbro BermlidKICMid Sweden UniversityS-871 88 HarnosandSWEDENTel: +46.611. 86025Fax: +46.611.86160E-mail: Rune.Wikstrom@nth.mh.se IV. IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING/USEFUL TO KNOW HABITAT INTERNATIONAL COALITION - HIC Habitat International Coalition (HIC), is an international, independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization, integrating grassroots organizations and NGOs working for the right to housing in more than seventy countries throughout the world. Founded as the Committee of Non-Governmental Human Settlements Organizations, HIC began its activities in relation to the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Habitat, held in Vancouver, Canada in 1976. In 1987 HIC reorganized itself to better represent its constituency. Since then representatives of the developing countries constitute the majority of the Board of Directors and the emphasis of the work of the organization is in those countries. The basic objectives of HIC are expressed in Article 2 of its Constitution: The association is devoted to action for the recognition and implementation of the right of everyone to a place in which to live in peace and dignity, both in developing and developed countries. It acts as an international pressure group in defense of the rights of the homeless, the poor and the inadequately housed. It promotes the creation of awareness among the public in general about human settlements problems as well as the exchange of information on these problems and their solutions among its members. It functions as a platform for the formulation of non-governmental organizations policies and strategies in the field of human settlements. It acts as their spokesperson in contacts with international organizations, such as the United Nations Center for Human Settlements and donor agencies. How does HIC promote these objectives? The Coalitions works through: campaigns and lobbying efforts, alone or in cooperations with other non-governmental organizations and networks; seminars, conferences and workshops; treaties, statements, reports, newsletters and other study and research materials; support to networks and exchange of information among its members and other non-governmental or community organizations. For more information, please contact the local point in your region or the executive secretariat. EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT Cordobanes 24 Col. San Jose Insurgentes 03900 Mexico D.F.,Mexico Tel: +525. 651 68 07 Fax: +525. 593 51 94 E-mail: hic@laneta.apc.org EUROPE ASBL Habitat et Participation HIC-Europe Secretariat 1, Place du Levant B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve BELGIUM Tel: +3210. 47 23 14 Fax: +3210. 47 21 79 REGIONAL FOCAL POINTS ANGLOPHONE AFRICA Mazingira Institute P.O.Box 14550, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +2542. 44 32 19 Fax: +2542. 44 46 43 E-mail: Mazingira@elci.gn.apc.org FRANCOPHONE AFRICA Environnement et Developement du Tiers-Monde, ENDA-RUP B.P.3370 Dakar SENEGAL Tel: +221. 22 09 42 Fax: +221. 22 26 95 E-mail: rup@endadak.gn.apc.org ASIA Asian Coalition for Housing Rights, ACHR HIC-Asia Secretariat P.O.Box 24-74 Bangkok 10240 THAILAND Tel: +662. 538 09 19 Fax: +662. 539 99 50 LATIN AMERICA Federacion Nacional de Organizaciones Vivienda Popular, FEDEVIVIENDA Apartado Aereo 57059 Bogota COLOMBIA Tel: +571. 245 34 43 Fax: +571. 287 19 41 E-mail: fede@colnodo.apc.org NORTH AMERICA Rooftops Canada Foundation 2 Berkeley Street, Suite 207 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5A 2W3 Tel: +416. 366 17 11 Fax: +416. 366 38 76 E-mail: rooftops@web.apc.org