For Love and Freedom on Clean Mother-Earth! _______________________________________________________________ !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! ! ! !!!!! !!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! !!! !!! !!! ! ! ! !!!!! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! ! !!!!! ! ! !!!!! !!!!! ! _______________________________________________________________ "ECODEFENSE!inform"environmental inform-bulletin * number 18-19 _______________________________________________________________ ..................................................* JUNE 1994 * _______________________________________________________________ "ECODEFENSE!" Moskovsky prospekt 120-34 236006 Kaliningrad/Koenigsberg Russia telephone +7 0112 437286 E-mail: ecodefense@glas.apc.org _______________________________________________________________ CONTENT News - ENVIRONMENTAL - JUNE PUBLICATIONS - TROOP WATCH Environmental education WHAT IS "BALTIC SEA PROJECT"? Project for environment INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION-CONFERENCE "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - 94" Meeting "THE GREEN BRIDGE" INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN LATVIA Continuation IGNALINA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (from NN 9-15) Plan'94 ENVIRONMENTAL MEETINGS _______________________________________________________________ ENVIRONMENTAL * Before July 1, in the National Park "Kurshskaya Kosa" (Kaliningrad region) will work the children's environmental camp. Some programmes for children on the topics of "Deep Ecology" and "What is EARTH radical defenders" prepared by ECODEFENSE!coordinators on environmental education. Two E!coordinators work in the camp now. * sanadian environmentalists, wanted in Norway, buys sub - from Norway VANCOUVER, June 20 (AFP) Canadian environmentalists Paul Watson has succeeded in buying a submarine from the Norwegian Government even though they want to jail him from his activities * June 13-17, the seminar on environmental education was held in Studsvik (Sweden). Organizers: Swedish National Agency for Education. Participants: teachers who work in the countries around the Baltis Sea. Participants of the seminar discussed the problems of environmental education processes. * The celebration of International Day for Environmental Protection was organized on June 5 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Lithuanian Green Movement with participation of ECODEFENSE! (Kaliningrad/Koenigsberg) organized the symbolic blockade of some central roads and also environmental programme for children. JUNE PUBLICATIONS * Second issue of new magazine published by ECODEFENSE!inform. It's magazine of ECODEFENSE!group. The magazine includes diffrent local and global environmental news, some articles on energy future, green movements and 125-anniversary of Emma Goldman birthday. The magazine is in Russian, with illustrations, 22 pages. * "The Newsletter of Working Team on Renewables" first issue published by ECODEFENSE!inform Agency. The Newsletter includes many kinds of news on energy problems, renewable sources, energy future etc. The publications is in English, with photo, 4 pages. TROOP WATCH * The last Russian warship left the port of Riga on May 30, 1994. On June 1, a ceremony took place at the western port of Liepaja to see off the three very last Russian navy vessels from Latvia. * Estonia has received half of the sum of $10 million that is needed to dismantle and remove the two russian nuclear reactors at Paldiski, the biggest radiation danger in the northern part of the Baltic Sea. Estonian Foreign Minister Juri Luik told the Estonian parliament on May 30 that $5 million has been allocated by five Western countries, the biggest sum coming from the US. _______________________________________________________________ *************************************************************** WHAT IS "BALTIC SEA PROJECT" ? It's the International Network among schools for a better environment in the Baltic catchment area. Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden is participants of the BSP. Today, some 200 schools are active in the BSP. Mosu are secondary schools situated on the Baltic coast. In many schools, the BSP has been organized as a joint effort including many subjects. Most often, the work has concentrated on science . The working language in English. Objectives. * To increase the awareness of the students about the environmental problems in the Baltic Sea area and to give them an understanding of the scientific, social and cultural aspects of the interdependence between man and nature. * To develop the ability of the students to study changes in the environment. * To encourage students to participate in developing a sustainable suture. Practical measures. * To set up a network of schools and other educational institutions. * To create and develop educational approaches and joint programmes for environmental and international education. * To organize joint activities and events. * To publish the BSP newsletter and other relevant information. Joint programmes. * Water quality. * Coastwatch BSP. * Baltic Sea schools research campaign with HELCOM. * Users of the Baltic Sea - Baltic Sea 2000. Ongoing projects at the general level. * Preparation of a BSP Teacher' Guide. * A research campaign during the 1993-1994 school year, concluded with an International BSP conference in Karlskrona, Sweden (see the bulletin in the topic "environmental calender". For further information please contact: Ms. Siv Sellin, BSP General Coordinator, National Agency for Education, 106 20 Stockholm, Sweden, phone +46 8 723 32 74 fax +46 8 24 44 20 _______________________________________________________________ *************************************************************** INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION-CONFERENECE "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - 94" 1. Organizers. The following companies have participated in the organization of the international exhibition "Environmental Protection 94": The Estonian Fairs, Pirita Tee 28, EE-0010 Tallinn, Estonia, phone 37-22-238697, fax 37-22-239177; Expoconsult Ltd., marketing of the Estonian Fairs, phone 37-22-238115. 2. Date and Place. Mounting and exposition layout: October 24, 1994, 8a.m. - 8p.m. Exhibition: 25-28 October, Dismantling: 28-31 October. Place: The Estonian Fairs Blue & White Pavilion, Pirita tee 28, EE-0010 Tallinn, Estonia 3. Exhibitors and exhibits. Any company, firm or organization providing goods or services related to the following product groups may participate in the exhibite: * air pollution control equipment and services * water pollution control equipment and services * solid and hazardous waste handling and disposal * monitoring * labiratory analysis and testing * renewable energy technologies and recycling * computer system and software * environmental protection projects and funding * consulting and training 4. Conference. Concurrently with this fair a conference on environmental protection will be held on October 26-28 in the White Pavilion of Estonian Fairs. Conference fee is to be paid by September 10, 1994 at the latest. 5. Cancellation. Cancellation requests of confirmed reservations must be submitted in writing and will be effective upon receipt. The exhibitors are entitled to cancel all reservations prior August 1, 1994. 6. The resume (EDI-editorial). Te conference and exhibition is not bad idea. But it will be giant european meeting and the environmentalists, in the Baltic Sea region, must to choose the kind of activity for this meeting: PARTICIPATION or PROTEST BOYCOTT. Many multinational corporations will participate in the exhibition. What's to do? To pay or to protest - All will answer itself. "The Green Bridge" INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN LATVIA VAK society "Arkadija" in cooperation with "Bundstift" and "Bildungswerk Umvelt and Kultur" is organizing an international meeting in Latvia, 30km from Riga, on the bank of river Gauja, "The Green Bridge" on 4-8 July 1994. Aim of the meeting: To determine the common problems of all NGOs and to work out a common strategy for solving of these problems. Subjects: - the common and the diffrent in the Western and Eastern kind of thinking, - the interaction of men and environment in diffrent times, geographical situations and levels of culture (lectures and demonstrations) Expected results: To specify mutual interests for East and West, to clarify the principles for forming a new quality cooperation structure, to establish a workchop for forming such a structure. Time: 5 Days, July 3-8, 1994. Languages: Russian, English. Organizers plan to invite participants from NGOs of Germany, Netherlands, England, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Russia, Lithuania and Georgia. For further information: VAK Society "Arkadija" - Hansekontor, Smilsu 7, Riga, LV-1050, fax/phone 371-8820214 _______________________________________________________________ *************************************************************** IGNALINA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT by Linas Vainius and Saulius Pikshris continuation from NN 9-15 Legislation. NPP works without Nuclear Energy Law in Lithuania. The mechanism of compensation for neighbouring inhabitants in the case of accidents is indefinite, Besides the civil defense is wicked organized, ability to liquidate the consequences of greater accidents in NPP cause a lot of reasonable critics. At the end of 1993 Lithuanian "Seimas" ratified Vienna's Convention concerning the civil responsibility for nuclear damage. The compensation for the States, which suffered the harm because of an accident in unbearable task agonised Lithuanian economy. But without such a step it was inpossible to get international financial support for NPP safety strengthening. The Nuclear Energy Law is being prepared by EM. As NPP is subordinate to EM, the Law which is being prepared by the EM may have one-sided interest and influence on it, run over the NPP interest. The society should be acquainted with the law project and independent experts should be involved as well. Social problems. A lot of social problems are connected with the closing of Ignalina NPP. It is the further fate of some thousand NPP workers and also the further occupation of some thousand Visaginas inhabitants. Visaginas is the living place of NPP workers. Thereis one more lobby group (foreign companies and other groups of experts), which are discussing quite seldom, but it has an important role for NPP activity. These foreign companies have the contracts with NPP to reconstruct and to develop safety system and other equipment. The speeches of the representatives of such companies are often optimistic and reassuring the society. Besides frequent experts commissions leave only tones of new papers and vague reasoning the NPP perspectives. The greatest part of financial support for NPP safety strengthening is spent for the payment of expert's journeys, hotels and etc. The NPP workers sometimes doubt about the expediency of such examination-trips and other ways spending of means. _______________________________________________________________ *************************************************************** ENVIRONMENTAL MEETINGS * June 27 - July 2, A "Baltic Sea project" camp on environmental education with field studies and orienteering competition in Latvia. Contact: see contact of the BSP (part I of the bulletin) * June 3-8, "The Green Bridge" international meeting in Latvia (Gauja river). Contact: VAK society Arkadija, Hansekontor, Smilsu 7, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia * July 4-14, The International Course "Our Common Baltic" in Trosa, Sweden. Further information: Faltbiologerna, Johan Niss, Hogalidsgatan 36 D, S-117 36 Stoskholm, Sweden, phone +46 8 7026519, fax +46 8 7020855 * July 10-17, A summer ecological course for teachers and pupils aged 14-17 in St.Petersburg. Contact: Stanislav Babich, 28 Chaikovsky str., 191194 St.Petersburg, Russia, phone +7 812 2723120, fax +7 812 2732712 * July 20 - August 3, Biketour Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands. Contact: YEE, Oude Gracht 42, 3511 AR Utrecht, the Netherlands, phone +31 30 311537, fax +31 30 343 986 * July 23-31, A Virgin Forest Camp in Sweden. Contact: Faltbiologerna (for Ola) * September 2-4, Nordic World Bank Seminar in Sweden. Contact: Faltbiologerna (for Jenny Lundstrom) * September 5-8, The International Baltic Sea conference "Save the Baltic Sea" will be arranged for students and teachers in Karlskrona, Sweden * September 9, The 6th International Consultation of the BSP in Karlskrona, Sweden. Further information for both meetings is BSP contact. _______________________________________________________________ *************************************************************** ECODEFENSE!inform bulletins get more than 150 env.NGOs of EARTH *************************************************************** Editorial Board thanks for financial help from "Sowing the Seeds of Democracy: A project for Environmental Grant-Making in tha NIS" program, which realize by ISAR. *************************************************************** Editorial Board: Alexandra Koroleva, Vladimir Sliviak ***************************************************************