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Central and East European Network of Environmental NGOs

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Greenway Newsletter

N u m b e r - 3 7 / 3 8 - 1 9 9 8

I. FROM GREENWAY MAIL BOX

E-POSTMAN RINGS TWICE

The second addition of A Guide to Electronic Mail Service in Central and Eastern Europe provides descriptions and price comparisons of the different types of e-mail services available in the region. The guide also provides subscription information for a wide variety of e-mail newsletters and information services.

To order, contact:

    Stredo-Europska Nadacia
    P.O.Box 150
    810 00 Bratislava
    SLOVAK REPUBLIC
    Tel.: +421.7.312 629
    Fax: +421.7.312 238
    E-mail: miro@sen.ext.eunet.sk

THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

The World Bank's quarterly digest, 'Transition', is full of in-depth analysis and commentary on political situations and economic challenges faced by transition countries. Although global in scope, the newsletter examines CEE economic developments on a regional and national basis. Subscriptions are available free of charge to readers to non-OECD countries. Available in English or Russian.

Contact: 

Jennifer Prochnow           International Center for
The World Bank              Privatization, Investment
Box 7247-7956               and Management
Philadelphia, PA            20 Eugene Pottier Street
19170-7956                  252 057 Kiev
USA                         UKRAINE
Tel.: +1.202.473 7466       Tel.: +380.44.446 0117
Fax: +1.202.522 1152        Fax: +380.44.446 8277
E-mail:                     E-mail:
jprochnowwalker@worldbank.o root@icpim.freenet.kiev.ua
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NO MORE HITCHHIKING

The European Commission has a new program to support CEE and NIS researchers to attend scientific seminars, conferences, colloquiums, and workshops. Applications should contain a scientific description of the planned meeting, a list of participants, and a preliminary total budget. receipt of applications is due three months before the conference in question. 

Contact:                     Office:
European Commission          Freedom House
Attn: M.Genovese             18 Menesi ut
DG XII B2 - SDME 1/143       1118 Budapest, Hungary
200 Rue de la Loi/200,       Tel./Fax: +36.1.185
Wetstraat                    3108/185 0985/166 9879
B-1049 Brussels              E-mail: fh@freedomhouse.hu
BELGIUM                      Internet:
Tel.: +32.2.296 5936          http://www.ngonet.org/  or
E-mail:                       http://www.freedomhouse.org/
michele.genovese@dg12.cec.be

II. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, COURSES, OTHER EVENTS

OECD ENVIRONMENT MINISTERIAL MEETING

(2-3 Apr.'98, Paris, France)

Contact:

    OECD
    2 rue Andre-Pascal
    75775 Paris
    FRANCE
    Tel.: +33.0145.248 200
    Fax: +33.0145.248 500
    E-mail: webmaster@oecd.org

INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE

(3-4 Apr.'98, Leeds, UK)

Contact:

    ERP Environment
    P.O.Box 75
    Shipley, west Yorkshire BD17 6EZ
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Tel.: +44.1274.530 408
    Fax: +44.1274.530 409

GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FORUM

(1-3 May '98, Bratislava, Slovakia)

Contact:

    Caroline Martinet, IUCN-The World Conservation Union
    28 Rue Mauverney, CH-1196 Gland
    SWITZERLAND
    Tel.: +41.22.999 0001
    Fax: +41.22.999 0025
    E-mail: ccm@hq.iucn.org

4TH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

(4-15 May '98, Bratislava, Slovakia)

Contact:

    CBD Secretariat, World Trade Centre
    393 St. Jacques Street, Office 300, Montreal, Quebec
    CANADA H2Y IN9
    Tel.: +1.514.288 2220
    Fax: +1.514.288 6588
    E-mail: chm@biodiv.org

VISIONS AND VISUALS

(5 May - 26 June '98)

An eight week course with an emphasis on the production of educational support materials.

Who is the course for?

Visions and Visuals is designed to meet the needs of practising educators, co-ordinators, trainers, animators, extension agents, community workers; people who design, implement and evaluate education programmes and meet stakeholder groups face to face.

What will you gain from the course?

As the title suggests, this course deals with the production and use of visual material - the process aspect of the course tackles the question of whose vision is being promoted. The approach is definitely 'hands-on'. Visions and Visuals will help you to:

  • gain first-hand experience of a range of methods and resources
  • develop practical skills in the preparation and use of materials
  • select appropriate techniques and materials for specific tasks
  • apply your learning to your own practice

For further details please contact:

    The training Co-ordinator
    International centre for Conservation Education
    Dept. TR4, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham
    Glos GL54 5TZ
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Tel.: +44.1451.850 777
    Fax: +44.1451.850 705
    E-mail: icce@compuserve.com or iccetrain@aol.com

7TH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE RAMSAR CONVENTION

(10-18 May '99, San Jose, Costa Rica)

Contact:

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOG AND FOG COLLECTION

(19 - 24 July '98, Vancouver, Canada)

Further information from:

COASTAL ENVIRONMENT 98

(8 - 10 Sept.'98, Cancun, Mexico)

Topics

Pollution Management &       Pollutant Transport &
Decision Analysis            Dispersion
Hazard Mitigation/Risk       Remote Sensing
Analysis                     Wastewater Treatment
Environmental Impact         Sewage & Chemical Pollution
Assessment & Legislation     Atmospheric Pollution &
Harbours, Ports & Marinas    Control
Littoral Drift               Hydrodynamic & Pollutant
Coastal Erosion              Transport Modelling
Siltation & Dredging         Water Quality Models
Oil & Spills                 Case Studies
Acoustic Pollution

For further information please contact:

    Liz Kerr
    Conference Secretariat, COASTAL ENVIRONMENT 98
    Wessex Institute Of Technology
    Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst
    Southampton, SO40 7AA
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Tel.: +44.1703. 293 223
    Fax: +44.1703. 292 853
    E-mail: liz@wessex.ac.uk
    Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/

AWARENESS TO ACTION?

(21 September - 30 October '98)

A six-week accredited course leading to the award of Certificate in Professional Development: Environmental Education (University of Bath).

Who is the course for?

Awareness to Action is designed for those whose full-time employment involves managing or overseeing environmental and development education, public awareness and/or training programmes. Participants are likely to have expertise in environment or development matters such as agriculture, health, and wildlife management or pollution control.

What will you gain from the course?

The course aims to provide you with an important step in your professional development as a manager of education. On completion of the programme you should be able to:

  • identify major trends in environment and development education
  • select appropriate tools and techniques for specific activities
  • identify cases of gender bias/sensitivity in EE programmes
  • link a range of worldviews with various approaches to EE programmes
  • differentiate between formal. non-formal and informal education
  • identify differences and similarities betweeen working with adults and children
  • draft project proposals using a participatory approach and prepare a logical framework
  • evaluate your own programmes

ICCE arranges tailor-made courses in developing countries and also offers a consultancy service.

For further details please contact:

    The training Co-ordinator
    International centre for Conservation Education
    Dept. TR4, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham
    Glos GL54 5TZ
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Tel.: +44.1451.850 777
    Fax: +44.1451.850 705
    E-mail: icce@compuserve.com or iccetrain@aol.com.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT

(30 Sept. - 2 Oct. '98, Barcelona, Spain)

Topics

Environmental Impact        Environmental Information
Assessment (EIA)            Systems
Environmental Auditing      Resource Management
(EA/ES)                     Energy Conservatiobn & Air
Environmental Management    pollution
Systems                     Water Treatment
Environmental Problems in   Pollution & Control
Local Authorities           Environmental Modelling
Environmental Reporting     Waste Minimisation
Life-cycle Assessment       development of Clean
(LCA)                       technolies
Environmental Low &         Cleaner Production
Regulations                 Environmental Technology
Environmental Labelling     Education & Training
Standards including ISO     Curriculum Development
14000
Environmental Prevention

For further information please contact:

    Liz Kerr
    ENVMAN '98
    Wessex Institute of Technology
    Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst
    Southampton, SO40 7AA
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Tel.: +44.1703. 293 223
    Fax: +44.1703. 292 853
    E-mail: liz@wessex.ac.uk
    Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/

RISK ANALYSIS '98

(6 - 8 Oct. '98, Valencia, Spain)

Computer Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation.

Further information from:

    Paula Doughty-Young
    Conference Secretariat - RISK ANALYSIS '98
    Tel.: +44.1703. 293 223
    Fax: +44.1703. 292 853
    E-mail: paula@wessex.ac.uk

INTERNATIONAL WETLANDS CONFERENCE

(9-14 Nov. '98, Dakar, Senegal)

Contact:

    Wetlands International
    Marijkeweg 11
    P.O.Box 7002
    Wageningen 7600 CA
    THE NETHERLANDS
    Tel.: +31.317.474 711
    Fax: +31.317.474 712
    E-mail: post@wetlands.agro.nl

ENVIROSOFT '98

(10 - 12 Nov.'98, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)

Development and Application of Computer Techniques to Environmental studies.

Further information from:

    Sue Owen, Conference secretariat - ENVIROSOFT '98
    Wessex Institute of Technology
    Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst
    Southampton SO40 7AA
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Tel.: +44.1703. 293 223
    Fax: +44.1703. 292 853
    E-mail: sue@wessex.ac.uk Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/

EURECO '99 - VIII EUROPEAN ECOLOGICAL CONGRESS

(18 - 23 Sept. '99, Halkidiki, Greece)

The European Dimension in Ecology, Perspectives and Challenges for the 21st Century.

Further information from:

    Secretariat EURECO '99
    Department of Ecology, School of Biology
    UPB 119, Aristotle University
    GR-540 06 Thessaloniki
    GREECE
    Tel.: +30.31.998 316/998 254
    Fax: +30.31.998 379
    E-mail: secretariat@eureco99.auth.gr

III. PUBLICATIONS

CURRICULUM GUIDELINES FOR A DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE IN URBAN AGRICULTURE BASED ON AN ECLECTIC MODEL

by 

Wilma G.Gaum                 Hugo G.van Rooyen

Applied Natural Sciences     Dept.of Curriculum Studies
Private Bag X6               Technicon SA Rand Afrikaans
Florida 1710                 University
South Africa                 P.O.Box 524
                             Auckland Park 2006
                             South Africa

Abstract

The learners, community, agricultural industry, the subject science, environmental education and distance education are the main sources of change influencing this curriculum. The research design in this qualitative study is exploratory and descriptive and directed at the training of trainers of urban farmers. Major philosophies influencing the curriculum are pragmatism and existentialism, while the dominant educational philosophies are progressivism and reconstructionism. The most important results from semistructured group interviews indicated that the course should be aimed at socio-economic empowerment, based on sustainable ecological-agricultural principles, an interdisciplinary approach, and competency through development of practical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

FORMULA HANDBOOK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS

by Gabriel Bitton

Published by John Wiley & Sons, £34.95

The field of environmental engineering sciences has blossomed within the last three decades, and is multidisciplinary by nature. Engineers and scientists working in the environmental field must by necessity have a basic knowledge of the processes occurring. The Formula Handbook brings in a single volume the most popular and useful formulas covering biological/biochemical processes in natural and engineering systems.

The Formula handbook for Environmental Engineers and scientists,

arranged alphabetically, makes information easy to find. In addition to the formulas themselves, entries include:

  • An introduction to the topic
  • Definition of terms
  • Numerical values
  • Tables and figures
  • References

The Formula Handbook covers over 200 formulas and has been compiled from select journals, review articles and books, providing an indispensable one-stop reference for today's busy environmental engineer or scientist.

For further information please contact:

    Rebecca Robinson
    Tel.: +44.1243.770 674
    Fax: +44.1243.770 677
    E-mail: publicity@wiley.co.uk
    Internet: http://www.wiley.co.uk/

IV. IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING/USEFUL TO KNOW

ENERGY-EFFICIENT

In the village of Nijkerk in the central Netherlands, work has started on 37 highly energy efficient homes. Thanks to solar/gas combined boilers and comprehensive insulation, the homes should consume less than 500 cubic meters of gas each year, 60% lower than the Dutch governmentis norm. The project is one of five in which World Wide Fund for Nature hopes to build a total of 200 homes in collaboration with five major property developers.

For further information:

    World Wide Fund for Nature
    P.O.Box 7
    3700 AA Zeist
    THE NETHERLANDS
    Tel.: +31.30.6937 333
    Fax: +31.30.6912 064
    Internet: http://www.wnf.nl/

CHAIN

In the southern Dutch town of Tilburg wastewater is to be purified using a waste substance from the local Fuji Photo Film factory. Aluminum sulfate is to be used to filter phosphates from sewer water. Fuji and the water board have signed a four year contract for the supply of aluminum sulfate.

For further information:

    Fuji Photo Film
    Oudenstaart 1
    5045 TK Tilburg
    THE NETHERLANDS
    Tel.: +31.13.5791 911
    E-mail: emar@fuji-ef.nl

ENN ONLINE

Environmental News from the Netherlands' website has been busy since it went on-line in September 1997. Readers have taken the opportunity of exchanging information directly with people interviewed for the magazine via the e-mail.

For further information:

    ENN
    Central Department for Information and External Relations (IPC 120)
    Ria van der Ham (Room C03.63)
    Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
    P.O.Box 20951
    2500 EZ The Hague
    THE NETHERLANDS
    Tel.: +31.70.3393 989
    Fax: +31.70.3391 144
    Internet: http://www.minvrom.nl/enn/

GEF/SGP

The Global Environment Facility

was established in 1991 to help developing countries to protect the global environment by addressing main global environmental problems. The GEF program is implemented by UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) and the World Bank.

The Small Grants Programme (SGP)

is a programme of the GEF managed by UNDP on behalf of the above mentioned partner agencies. The SGP was established in 1992 as a three years pilot phase in 33 countries around the world; Poland followed Turkey as the second country in Europe where SGP was implemented. The generic criteria of the programme were drawn by STAP (Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel established by UNEP). From January 1996 the operational phase has started and 11 new countries have been included to the programme. To be eligible for SGP/GEF support, a project should demonstrate a potential contribution to alleviating pressures on the global environment in one or more of the following areas:

  • biodiversity conservation
  • protection of international waters
  • reduction of likelihood of adverse climate change
  • land degradation prevention and land degradation as relates to the mentioned above areas

Who can apply for grants:

The programme is directed to NGOs (non-governmental organizations) but not exclusively to ecological ones. The NGOs must be formally registered with their own bank account. Informal movements and local authorities can also apply for grants but only with the assistance of NGOs.

Address for correspondence:

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