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THE REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTERfor Central and Eastern Europe

ALBANIAMailing address: PO Box 127Visiting address: Rr. Durresit P. 11Shk. 2, Ap. 12Tirana, AlbaniaTel/Fax: (355-42) 39-444E-mail: [email protected]

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAKosevo 4071000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaTel: (387-33) 219-756Tel/Fax: (387-33) 219-757 E-mail: [email protected]

Banja Luka Field OfficeMilosa Dujica 3778000 Banja Luka, BiHTel/Fax: (387-51) 319-857E-mail: [email protected]

BULGARIAMailing address: PO Box 1142Visiting address: Pozitano Str. 3,Floor 51000 Sofia, BulgariaTel/Fax: (359-2) 980-4933E-mail: [email protected]

CROATIADjordjiceva 8a Br.10000 Zagreb, CroatiaTel: (385-1) 481-0774Tel/Fax: (385-1) 481-0844Ecolinks Tel/Fax: (385-1) 487-3622E-mail: [email protected]

CZECH REPUBLIC Senovazna 2110 00 Prague, Czech RepublicTel: (420-2) 2422-2843E-mail: [email protected]

ESTONIARavala str 8B414 Tallinn, EstoniaTel/Fax: (372-6) 461-423E-mail: [email protected]

HUNGARYAdy Endre ut 9-112000 Szentendre, HungaryTel: (36-26) 300-594Fax: (36-26) 302-137E-mail: [email protected]

LATVIAMailing address: PO Box 1039Visiting address: Peldu iela 26/28, 31050 Riga, Latvia

Tel/Fax: (371-7) 228-055 E-mail: [email protected]

LITHUANIASvitrigailos g. 7/16LT-2009 Vilnius, LithuaniaTel: (370-2) 335-451Fax: (370-2) 235-860E-mail: [email protected]

FYR MACEDONIAMit Teodosij Gologanov 39/2/21000 Skopje, FYR MacedoniaTel/Fax: (389-2) 131-904E-mail: [email protected]

POLANDul. Zurawia 32/34 lok. 1800 515 Warsaw, PolandTel: (48-22) 628-7715, (48-22) 629-3665Fax: (48-22) 629-9352E-mail: [email protected]

ROMANIABd. I. C. Bratianu 44 bis, BI. P7, Ap.23, 2nd Floor, Sector 3Bucharest, RomaniaTel: (40-1) 314-0433Fax: (40-1) 315-3527E-mail: [email protected]

SLOVAKIAVysoka 18811 06 Bratislava, SlovakiaTel: (421-2) 5263-2942Fax: (421-2) 5296-4208E-mail: [email protected]

SLOVENIASlovenska cesta 51000 Ljubljana, SloveniaTel: (386-1) 425-6860Tel/Fax: (386-1) 425-7065E-mail: [email protected]

YUGOSLAVIAKaradjordjeva 4311000 Belgrade, YugoslaviaTel/Fax: (381-11) 620-633E-mail: [email protected]

Kosovo Field OfficeSunny Hill 1, Street 3, House I-II38000 Prishtina, Kosovo, (Interim UN Administration)Tel: (381-38) 552-123E-mail: [email protected]

COUNTRY OFFICES

The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern EuropeAdy Endre ut 9-11 • 2000 Szentendre • Hungary

Tel: (36-26) 504-000 • Fax: (36-26) 311-294 • E-mail: [email protected] • Web site: <http://www.rec.org/>

HEADQUARTERSFocus on the Region

Focus on the Region

A N N U A L R E P O R T

THE REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER

FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE (REC) is a

non-partisan, non-advocacy, not-for-profit organisation

with a mission to assist in solving environmental

problems in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The Center

fulfils this mission by encouraging cooperation among

non-governmental organisations, governments, businesses

and other environmental stakeholders, by supporting the

free exchange of information and by promoting public

participation in environmental decision-making.

The REC was established in 1990 by the United States, the

European Commission and Hungary. Today, the REC is

legally based on a Charter signed by the governments of

27 countries and the European Commission, and on an

International Agreement with the Government of Hungary.

The REC has its headquarters in Szentendre, Hungary, and

local offices in each of its 15 beneficiary CEE countries

which are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,

Lithuania, FYR Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia,

Slovenia and Yugoslavia.

Recent donors are the European Commission and the

governments of the United States, Japan, Austria, Canada,

Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France,

Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway,

Slovakia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well

as other inter-governmental and private institutions.

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE 2

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S LETTER 3

ACHIEVEMENTS 4

FINANCIAL INFORMATION 14

GRANTS AWARDED 18

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 30

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 30

JUNIOR FELLOWS 31

STAFF 32

Government and Environment: ADirectory of GovernmentalOrganisations with EnvironmentalResponsibilities in Central andEastern Europe 5th Edition168 pages • July 2000ISBN 963 8454 83 0

The Aarhus Convention: An Implementation Guide198 pages • June 2000ISBN 92 1 1167445 0

Capacity for Climate Protection inCentral and Eastern Europe:Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ)Case Studies from Bulgaria, CzechRepublic, Estonia, Poland and Slovenia48 pages • June 2000ISBN 963 8454 84 9

The Cyanide Spill at Baia Mare,Romania in English, Hungarian,Romanian, Serbian8 pages • June 2000

Greener with Accession?Comparative Report on PublicPerceptions of the EU AccessionProcess and the Environment inHungary, FYR Macedonia and Romania 109 pages • April 2000ISBN 963 8454 80 6

Guide to Implementing LocalEnvironmental Action Programs inCentral and Eastern Europe166 pages • February 2000ISBN 963 8454 77 6

Good Practice in Air and WaterManagement Systems for Europe32 pages • January 2000

Good Practices in EnvironmentalTelematics Implementation: Result of the Telematics Applications Programme156 pages • January 2000ISBN 963 8454 76 8

Media Source Directory220 pages • January 2000ISBN 963 8454 74 1

DG ENV-NGO Dialogue Group:Summary of the Third Meeting52 pages • November 2000ISBN 963 8454 91 1

EC-NGO Dialogue Group: Summary of the Second Meeting68 pages • June 2000ISBN 963 8454 88 1

Europe “Agreening”: 2000 Report on the Status andImplementation of MultilateralEnvironmental Agreements in the European Union57 pages • September 2000ISBN 963 8454 85 7

Annual Report: The First Ten Years56 pages • June 2000

LIST OF REC 2000 PUBLICATIONS

TEXT Mary McKinley • Steven Graning

DESIGN Sylvia Magyar

MAP PHOTOGRAPHS Hadley Kincade

PHOTOGRAPHS Aquatic Wildlife of Albania (17, 22) • Association of Danube River Municipalities (27)Marinko Dalmatin (4) • Eagle Conservation Committee (8) • Gavrilovic Meat Processing Plant (27)Group for Speolological and Sub-Aquatic Exploration (8) • Nicolae Iordache (4) • Raili Nugin (13)Hadley Kincade (32) • Jozef Kraus (17) • Mare Nostrum (22) • MTI (27) • Branislav Peric (8)Igor Slavkoski (17) • Lulzim Syla (4) • Wijnand Udema (8)

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As Central and Eastern

Europe settles into its new

political and economic

groove, the REC sharpens

its focus on the region‘s

emerging environmental

challenges. From the Balkans

to the Baltics, the Regional

Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe supported

and applauded viable, sustainable solutions in 2000, staying focused

on a region with high ambitions and valuable resources at stake.

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

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Alan GromovCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BY NOW, THE COUNTRIES of Central and EasternEurope are used to being in the spotlight. Ten years ago, ourcitizens were demonstrating in the streets, our governmentsmaking headlines and our environmental problems featuredon prime time newscasts around the world. As the newChairman of the Regional Environmental Center for Centraland Eastern Europe’s Board of Directors, I should like tohighlight some of the more positive aspects of Central andEastern Europe’s environment.

Ten of the countries served by the REC are candidates foraccession to the European Union in the coming decade. Themandatory process of approximation of EU environmentalregulations makes it possible for us to participate in Europeancooperation on the environmental front well before actuallybecoming members of the union.

The EU relies on this consultative process for its own policydevelopment, and expects our region to guard our environmental capital. CEE has much to offer the westernpart of Europe, from the richest and largest nature conservancy areas to more environmentally friendly lifestyles.

Air pollution still poses a very great problem in our countries,but impressive advances were achieved in this decade. Between1989 and 1995, the CEE countries have accomplished a 38 percent decrease and, on average, the NOx emissions percapita in CEE are actually lower than those in the EU.

However, a big challenge for future years will be to continuethe reduction in CO2 emissions in order to meet the Kyotoprotocol targets and to reduce them further after 2012.

Much of the progress comes from synergic effects. One of theseis the transboundary environmental cooperation within Centraland Eastern Europe. The signing of a tri-lateral agreement onthe Prespa Lake by Albania, Greece and FYR Macedonia, aswell as the Lower Danube Green Corridor are among the greatachievements for nature conservation in this region.

Environmental improvement in South Eastern Europe (SEE) hasbeen blocked by a succession of wars and instability in andaround former Yugoslavia. The international community wouldonly have focused on infrastructure reconstruction and develop-ment while trying to establish peace and stabilise the region. TheREC ensured that the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europeincluded environmental improvement as well as development ofenvironmental policy and institutions among its objectives.

We must ensure continuation and support of the“Environment for Europe” process. The transparent, participatory, multi-stakeholder approach in solving environmental problems is an important way to keep up thepressure for environmental cooperation.

The mission of the REC compels us to continue with our support to this vision.

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

3THE YEAR 2000 DIVIDES TWO MILLENNIA of Europeanhistory. The past millennium ended with one of the longest periods of peace and prosperity for the West of Europe; withtransition from a totalitarian system to democracy and marketeconomy in Central and Eastern Europe, and with a tragic period of war and instability in the Balkans. The new millennium is beginning with the promise of an integrated, free,prosperous and environmentally sustainable Europe. In fulfilingthis promise, the focus will be on the region in which the RECis rooted — the nations of Central and Eastern Europe. The future of Europe will be determined to a large extent by the ability of these countries and people to fulfil their aspirationsfor a better social, economic and environmental quality of life, leading to security, prosperity, competitive economies, cleanenvironment and wisely used natural resources.

The Regional Environmental Center for Central and EasternEurope celebrated its tenth anniversary in June 2000. At thisoccasion, environment ministers and the European Commission’senvironmental commissioner, high level officials, NGO activists,representatives of local authorities and the business sector, as wellas many other friends of the REC gathered in Szentendre. Theyproudly looked back on the ten years of work of the organisation, but more importantly they looked forward to thefuture of cooperation to improve the environment and quality of life in the context of EU enlargement, reconstruction of theBalkans and future development of the REC. After ten years ofeconomic hardship, lack of resources and tackling numerousproblems, the focus is now shifting to taking advantage of theopportunities that are emerging in the region.

The sixth Environmental Action Programme of the EuropeanUnion, to which the REC contributed, identifies a number of

such opportunities such as preserving the public transportservices that still exist in CEE, leapfrogging to more sustainable agriculture and rural development, reduction ofemissions of greenhouse gases, better management of theforthcoming economic development, and avoiding the kind of mistakes the West has made in the past fifty years.

In the Balkans, affected by war, new environmental hope is pro-vided by the Regional Environmental Reconstruction Programmein the framework of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europethat was adopted by environmental ministers of SEE in Skopje in March, after being developed by the REC together with theEU Commission. The comprehensive programme reflects the experience we have gathered in the ten years of transition andprovides for the development of environmental institutions andpolicies, civil society, post-war reconstruction, cross border andinternational cooperation, as well as national priority environmental projects. It is putting the Balkan countries on an environmental track to stability and European integration.

After several years of a sometimes painful financial transitionfrom initial general support of donors to totally project-basedfunding, this year was the first that we ended with a surplus.Part of this surplus was distributed to the staff as a bonus, butmost of it was added to the capital to strengthen the futureability of REC to provide relevant and timely services to itsstakeholders. Achievement of financial sustainability was one ofthe key objectives of the REC’s strategy from 1997 to 2000,and provides a good starting point for the challenges of thenew millennium and the new management of the organisation.

The challenges will center on ways to contribute to solvingEuropean and global environmental problems with a focus onand from the perspective of Central and Eastern Europe.

Jernej StritihEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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THE REC CONTINUED ITS WORK with governments, NGOs and businesses in the regionto focus on long-term solutions to the region’s specific concerns, as well as matters of immediateconsequence. Encouraging sustainable business practices, empowering the public and educatingfuture generations is as important as reacting to immediate environmental hazards, just as anappreciation for biodiversity is as key to preserving the region’s unique natural beauty andwildlife as the protection of a specific species. With a focus on Central and Eastern Europe’svaried environment, the REC expanded the scope and depth of its activities in 2000.

Business and EnvironmentThe Business and Environment Program continued to focus on projects of importance for com-panies in the region in 2000, especially in the ten countries preparing for EU accession.

ECO-EFFICIENCY Under the Aarhus Business and Environment Initiative (ABEI), a series ofnational “spearheading” missions, roundtables and conferences on eco-efficiency for businesses,banks and government representatives were held in Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic andPoland. A casebook of ten examples of successful eco-efficiency in actual companies was pub-lished and distributed to 3,000 other businesses.

In the framework of the ABEI, a series of country reports and computer-based conferencesamong stakeholders were launched in Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia andSlovenia. The input from all stakeholders will be edited and serve as the basis of a large in-person conference.

The program staff won a contract with the EU Phare programme to develop new mechanismsto finance the environmental acquis communautaire and provide training for the HungarianMinistry of Environment in a twinning project.

A new two-year project promoting the financing of eco-efficiency in five Central and EasternEuropean (CEE) countries was pledged by the European Commission and the Ministry ofEnvironment and Energy of Denmark under the Danish Cooperation for Environment inEastern Europe (DANCEE) programme. The project will survey private and commercialfinance sources for their practices and readiness to finance eco-efficiency.

With a view to EU integration, the REC has entered into closer relationship with Brussels-basedmulti-stakeholder European Partners for the Environment (EPE) to promote eco-efficiency inthe enlarged union. The partnership has led to a number of cooperation projects.

SUSTAINABILITY The Business and Environment Program is launching a SustainabilityAward and Index for CEE businesses, which will be funded by the business sector itself. It wasgiven an initial donation from a leading business with a sustainability profile. In a similar vein,the Japan Special Fund is supporting the effort to find low-cost technologies in wastewatertreatment in several countries.

With our partner, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), we pre-sented a background paper to the Prague Conference on Sustainable Mobility involving nine ofthe world’s largest automaking and petrol businesses.

A new project is being developed with the OECD and other stakeholders to encourage and sup-port a sustainable oil and gas industry in CEE and the Newly Independent States (NIS).

WATER RESOURCES: Countries in the Region are recognising the importance of conserving their freshwater supplies. The mountains of Romania contain two-thirds of Europe’s mineral springs. (Top left) Most of Bosnia and Hercegovnia’s 31 major lakes are nestled between forest and mountain grassland. (Bottom far left)The REC conducted a Strategic Environmental Analysis of Kosovo in 2000 to preserve and reclaim their rich water resources. ((Bottom left)

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Environmental Capacity Building ProgramThe Environmental Capacity Building Program expanded its focus in 2000. With the generoussupport of the Toyota Foundation the REC began the development of a “green” resource packfor use in CEE schools. The pilot phase of the pack began in December in Poland. In comingyears, the pack will be made available in six other CEE countries.

The program of Training for Young Environmental Leaders (the Junior Fellowship Program)grew in 2000. Support for the program came from The Coca-Cola Foundation, The NetherlandsMinistry of Housing, Physical Planning and the Environment, and from the Japan Special Fund.Dutch funding focused on supporting the involvement of young environmentalists from theNIS. In total, 22 NGO activists participated in the program during 2000. The program was alsocarried out in its local version in Albania, with other REC offices beginning their own local fel-lowship programs. In addition, the Internship Program, another traditional REC activity,brought 13 students to work with REC staff and to contribute to their own studies.

The REC worked on developing the Hungarian version of the Networked EnvironmentalAction Training CD-ROM for small and medium sized businesses. The project, in cooperationwith British, Irish and Romanian partners, is supported by the EC’s Leonardo Programme.

Climate Change The REC-World Resources Institute (WRI) partnership, established in 1999, continued its joint proj-ect of building capacity for climate protection in CEE countries to facilitate compliance with the com-mitments of the United Nation Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol.In 2000, the main activities focused on assessing the capacity of CEE to improve their reporting andparticipation within the flexible mechanisms. Under the project, surveys by partner NGOs in six CEEcountries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovenia) and an assessmentreport based on the surveys were produced. The report — which is available on our Web site — canbe used to help national governments formulate their climate policy and conduct climate negotiations.The projects are funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the European Commission DGEnvironment, the Government of Japan, the Ministry for Environment of Italy and the DutchMinistry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment.

Climate Change staff were actively involved in international negotiations events in 2000. InSeptember, Lyon hosted the 13th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies, which both assist the Conferenceof Parties in the implementation of the Convention and advise it on scientific and technological mat-ters. Continuing worldwide negotiations were resumed in The Hague with the 6th Conference ofthe Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC.

EcoLinksThe EcoLinks program connects organisations from Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasiawith partners from the United States or the region in order to solve urban or industrial environ-mental problems. The U.S. Agency for International Development supports efforts with grantsmanaged jointly by the REC and the Institute for International Education. Designed to be fair,transparent and competitive, the EcoLinks Partnership Grants programme helps businesses andlocal authorities address priority environmental problems through market mechanisms. In 2000,EcoLinks offered two types of grants: Challenge Grants and Quick Response Awards.

CHALLENGE GRANTS Forty-one Challenge Grants totalling approximately USD 2 millionwere awarded in 2000 for projects relating to the selected topics: Water Quality Management,Cleaner Production and Global Climate Change. Ten countries received awards.

Every partnership formed by a grant included private enterprise participation and identifiednew, environmentally friendly technologies that reduce pollutants and wastes at the source.Every project demonstrated that sound environmental practice is good business. Of the leadorganisations awarded grants in 2000, 61 percent were businesses, 37 percent were local govern-ments and two percent were associations. Seventy-one percent of the project leaders chose U.S.businesses as their partners.

The REC-World

Resources Institute

(WRI) partnership,

established in 1999,

continued its joint

project of building

capacity for climate

protection in CEE

countries to facilitate

compliance with

the commitments of

the United Nation

Convention on Climate

Change (UNFCCC) and

the Kyoto Protocol.

QUICK RESPONSE AWARDS In 2000, EcoLinks gave USD 537,000 in Quick ResponseAwards. A total of 127 grants were awarded to 14 countries.

Sixty-one percent of the Quick Response Awards led to Challenge Grant applications and 39 percent promoted environmental investment and trade. Forty-nine percent supported CEE andEurasian organisations travelling to the United States, 35 percent supported U.S. organisations travelling to the region, and 15 percent supported meetings among organisations within the region.

WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT The EcoLinks program expanded during 2000 byadding a new grant topic: Water Quality Management, and including a new country on its roster: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Water Quality Management was introduced as a new granttopic in 2000 after it was cited as a priority issue by regional organisations. A limited expansionof the Challenge Grants Program into Bosnia and Herzegovina resulted from discussionsbetween an Ecolinks Grants delegation and the USAID Mission for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Environmental PolicyThe Environmental Policy Program created regional connections among the countries preparingfor accession to the European Union as well as those in South Eastern Europe in 2000.

REReP The REC was instrumental in launching the Regional Environmental ReconstructionProgramme for South Eastern Europe (REReP), a major achievement in international environmen-tal cooperation in Europe, which was officially inaugurated by the Ministers of Environment fromAlbania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia and Romania in Skopje, onMarch 16, 2000. The priorities of the program include institutional strengthening and policydevelopment, civil society development, post-war rehabilitation of environmental damage, projectswith regional dimension, and support to priority national and local projects. As one of the earlysuccesses of the Stability Pact, it provides a leading example of regional cooperation for other sec-tors as well. The Ministers — observed by representatives of the international community as wellas their domestic NGOs — established a task force for the implementation of REReP andassigned the REC to be its secretariat. Two meetings of the task force were held in 2000, resultingin a detailed work program and a number of high-profile projects under development.

EAP Another major breakthrough for the REC’s Environmental Policy Program was carrying outthe project called Applicant Countries’ Contribution to the 6th Environmental ActionProgramme, as this was the first time the REC and the region it serves have had a direct influenceon environmental policy making in the European Union. The main objective of the project was tohelp the candidate countries contribute effectively to the drafting of the 6th EAP and to identifyareas where their contribution could improve the document to better reflect their specific needsand preferences. The final report was presented to the European Commission in October 2000and was used in drafting the actual 6th EAP.

TRANSPORT POLICY Within the framework of the Sofia Initiative on Environmental ImpactAssessment, the first phase of the Strategic Environmental Assessment of Transport Policies inCentral and Eastern Europe project was carried out in 2000. The project’s goals were to identifystrategic approaches to the planning of multi-modal transport corridors in the region and tocarry out a preliminary assessment of main environmental impacts associated with the imple-mentation of existing transport policies. A detailed report and a set of recommendations onintegrating environmental considerations into the development of transport policies was pre-sented to the Ministers of Environment at a meeting in Szentendre on June 19, 2000. Thus, theproject was a vital contribution to the REC’s ongoing work in the area of strategic environmen-tal assessment (SEA), which in 2000 included the SEA of the National Development Plan(NDP) of the Czech Republic and of the preliminary NDP of Slovenia.

OTHER PROJECTS Other valuable project results included updating the Sourcebook on EconomicInstruments for Environmental Policy, the database on Environmental Taxes and Charges in Centraland Eastern Europe, work on agricultural water pricing in selected Central and Eastern Europeancountries and Waste Management Policies in CEE: Current Policies and Trends, all carried out by theSecretariat of the Sofia Initiative on Economic Instruments.

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The REC was

instrumental in

launching the Regional

Environmental

Reconstruction

Programme for South

Eastern Europe (REReP),

a major achievement

in international

environmental

cooperation in Europe.

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Information ProgramThe mission of the Information Program was reconstituted around three main pillars in 2000. Thefirst is to provide free access to information, the second is to promote cooperation among environ-mental stakeholders, and the third is to assist others in improving access to information. The pro-gram provides publishing, research and marketing services both in-house and to external clients.

PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION The REC’s question and answer servicehandled a total of 571 information requests during 2000, with 85 percent handled within 5 days.About half of the queries originated from the region. At the same time, the REC continued to dis-tribute environmental information about the region through its magazine, The Bulletin, with coverstories reflecting important issues such as the Baia Mare cyanide spill, sustainable development,and environmental crime. Green Horizon, an electronic environmental news tip-sheet for journal-ists, was published on a bi-weekly basis and distributed to more than 350 journalists.

New information products included EcoLegis, an Internet-database resource offering access toglobal environmental legislation developed together with FARN (Fundacion Ambiente y RecursosNaturales) of Argentina with funding from the Sustainable Development CommunicationsNetwork. The same body also financed the Sustainable Cities On-line Module, an on-line publica-tion providing detailed information on a wide range of urban sustainability issues.

PROMOTING COOPERATION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS The Media Source Directoryprofiles a broad selection of knowledgeable, English speaking environmental experts from differ-ent backgrounds (NGO, government, academia), whom journalists can contact when writingstories. Meanwhile, the fifth edition of the Directory of Governmental Organisations withEnvironmental Responsibilities in Central and Eastern Europe was also published and is fullysearchable via the REC’s Web site.

ASSISTING OTHERS IN IMPROVING ACCESS TO INFORMATION This area concen-trates the REC’s work in the field of promoting information technologies and their support toenvironmental and information management. A selection of 12 case studies was published inthe report, Good Practice in Environment Telematics Implementation. Later in 2000, the REC,together with EcoForum, an NGO coalition, and UNEP, contributed to the establishment of aTask Force on Electronic Tools under the Aarhus Convention. Through a position paper thatsummarised the advantages of electronic media (such as e-mail, Internet, cellular phones, displayboards and digital television), the 2nd Meeting of Signatories of the Aarhus Convention agreedon the importance of electronic information technologies to enhance public access to informa-tion and participation in decision-making.

PUBLISHING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING The REC supported the Environmental ActionProgramme (EAP) Task Force with communications assistance that included representation andnews updates in the REC’s Bulletin, an information brochure in English and Russian, and an onlineWeb site. Web site services were also provided to the Regional Environmental ReconstructionProgramme for South Eastern Europe, the joint REC/World Resources Institute Climate ChangeProgram, and for the REC’s 10th Anniversary. An Internet site was also created for a project calledHealthier Environment through the Abatement of Vehicle Emissions and Noise (HEAVEN), a newpan-European initiative that addresses the problem of increasing traffic levels in large urban areas.

The Information Program supported more traditional areas of publishing by producing and dis-tributing a short brochure summarising the UNEP Assessment report of the Baia Mare cyanidepollution spill in four languages (Serbo-Croat, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovak). As a UNEPCollaborating Center, program staff provided research, data collection and editing for theGlobal Environmental Outlook process and forthcoming report. For South Eastern Europe, support was given to the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) by a series ofreports for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and FYR Macedonia covering state of the environment, driving forces and institutional responses.

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SPECIES AND HABITATS: The REC helps preserve threathened species and their habitats. A joint Polish-Slovakian effort protects eagles in the Carpathian Mountains. (Top left)Though diminutive in size, Montenegrin mushrooms and Bulgarian butterflies play important roles in their ecosystems. (Center and bottom far left) The Romanian Carpathiansare home to 50 percent of all bears in Europe. (Bottom left)

Several JSF projects fall

into the category of

public awareness and

access to environmental

information. In most

cases these topics were

addressed through

innovative approaches

using electronic

tools, databases and

Internet access.

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Japan Special FundTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE In 2000, the Japan Special Fund (JSF) continued its support tomulti-year Technical Assistance (TA) projects. The projects focused on addressing urgent watermanagement problems in Albania, waste management issues in Lithuania, introduction of thecleaner production principle in FYR Macedonian and Bulgarian industries, and environmentalauditing of Latvian industries. Public awareness-raising components of these projects were aimedat building broader constituency and providing support to the general public for measures andinterventions identified and proposed through the TA projects.

POLICY The JSF also extended its assistance to the Capacity for Climate Protection project inorder to draw lessons from the CEE experience with Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ) and toinform rule-setting by governments and the Conference of the Parties (COP) for the UNFCCC.

The ongoing project Development of Environmental Law and Policy in Bosnia andHerzegovina focused on pilot activities related to the establishment of Local EnvironmentalAction Plans (LEAPs) in three selected municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and promoting mutual understanding between two political entities.

AWARENESS AND ACCESS PROMOTING DIALOGUES Several JSF projects fall into thecategory of public awareness and access to environmental information. In most cases these top-ics were addressed through innovative approaches using electronic tools, databases and Internetaccess. The project Early Implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Lithuania aimed at pro-moting dialogues between the government, parliament, NGOs and municipalities in Lithuania.The Strengthening the Information Society (SOS) project produced a casebook of good practicepromoting benefits of electronic technologies as a means for improving storage of and access toenvironmental information. The Environmental Media Service project encourages better mediacoverage of environmental issues in CEE while the On-line Information Module on SustainableCities in CEE establishes an Internet module accessible by urban environmental managers,NGOs and other stakeholders in CEE.

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS Another important activity of the JSF was to support a sub-regional pilot project Environmental Headline Indicators for Economies in Transition: A Case Studyfor the Three Baltic States for development of an indicator-based environmental reporting system.This project was based on results of a regional conference organised by the REC in 1999, which wasalso supported by the Government of Japan.

The Fund also provided support for the Training for Young Environmental Leaders programand for publication of two issues of the REC’s Bulletin.

Local Initiatives Local governments and communities play an important role in environmental management asservice providers, regulators, decision-makers and investors. As decentralisation continuesthroughout the region and deadlines for compliance with EU environmental legislation andstandards approach, the need for competency in environmental decision-making and manage-ment at the local level is becoming vital. The REC’s work in this area has focused on environ-mental EU approximation and local environmental action programs.

EU COMPLIANCE AWARD The second annual City Towards EU Compliance Award Programmecontinued to raise awareness among municipalities about the challenges of the EU enlargementprocess and to recognise the achievements made by local governments in implementing EU environ-mental legislation. The award in 2000 focused on environment and health, covering EU legislationon urban air quality, hazardous waste, drinking water, and wastewater. Sponsored by the EuropeanCommission, Directorate-General Environment, the programme received 118 applications andrecognised eleven cities for their achievements towards a healthier environment.

LEAPs Local environmental action programs (LEAPs) are a method for helping local communi-ties work together to set priorities and take actions that have real benefits for the environmentand public health. The approach is systematic, ensures that the public is involved in the work ofmaking environmental decisions for the community and promotes overall improved municipalplanning and coordination with national level institutions. During 2000, the REC published

As decentralisation

continues throughout

the region and

deadlines for

compliance with

EU environmental

legislation and

standards approach, the

need for competency

in environmental

decision-making and

management at

the local level is

becoming vital.

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and disseminated The Guide to Implementing LEAPs in Central and Eastern Europe, developed aLEAP 2001 Calendar containing tips on methodology and established local versions of LEAPguidelines for Bulgaria and Romania. There were also two pilot projects and ten training ses-sions for 250 participants in Bulgaria, as well as four pilot LEAPs and trainings for 80 munici-palities. The REC also prepared a Regional Environmental Action Programme (REAP) in Latviaand initiated two more in Romania.

NGO Support ProgramThroughout 2000 the NGO Support Program continued to focus its projects for NGOs aroundfive main tools: grants, viable NGO projects, capacity building, information research and network-ing. In addition, the program has tried to make its services and products clearer and more visible byredeveloping the program Web site and “branding” its information resources.

GRANTS In 2000, EUR 300,000 in support was available as part of the Regional CooperativeGrants Programme. Funding was given under the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs AidImplementation (Central and Eastern Europe) Division (MATRA). Sixteen regional NGO projectswere supported involving 44 NGOs. Projects varied from bird crime to climate change issues.

As a follow up to the People in Nature round of cooperative grants, the REC held an evaluationmeeting for NGOs and an expert panel in order to assess results and review experiences. Themeeting, supported by the Swiss Ministry of Environment, let NGOs take the role of stake-holder to see to what extent local people were involved in nature projects. The reports of theNGOs can be found on the NGO Support Web site.

The Danish EPA launched new cooperative grant funds for projects in CEE and western NIS. Atotal of EUR 200,000 is available for cooperative projects between the regions and Danish NGOs.

On the local level, the REC supported NGO projects in Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia fol-lowing the Baia Mare cyanide spill. Fifty-seven projects were funded with EUR 61,128.Donations came from the Netherlands MATRA, the British Embassy Budapest, the DanishEPA, USAID Romania and the Japan Special Fund. Other local grants were given in the BalticStates with Finish support, in Kosovo through Dutch funds and in Yugoslavia, Croatia andBosnia and Herzegovina on public participation issues from Danish EPA resources.

ALTERNATIVE FUNDING With partners in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia andSlovenia, the REC launched the Sustainable NGO Financing Project — Planning forSustainability Project in February. The project looks to help NGOs develop alternative fundingsources by starting up an ancillary business or service. NGOs develop feasibility studies for theirventure concept with local NGO and business advisors. The REC and the USA foundationNESsT will supply start-up funds for the best business ventures. The project is supported by thePhare Partnership Programme, NESsT and the REC.

NETWORKING In the networking field, the Danish-funded Partnership Service got off theground at the end of 2000, along with the beginning of the next edition of the NGO Directory forCentral and Eastern Europe.

The REC has had great success with the EC-NGO Dialogue series of meetings. A core group of40 CEE NGOs (including Turkish, Cypriot and Maltese NGOs) had two meetings with variousCommission officials in June and November. The meetings gave CEE NGOs the opportunityto directly address their concerns and opinions of the EU Accession process to the responsibleofficial, including Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom. Topics addressed haveincluded the 6th EAP, agriculture, transport and energy policy, EU funding instruments andaccession negotiations. The dialogue is set to continue in 2001.

CONFERENCE As a part of the REReP Task Force preparations, the REC supported the NGOconference on Sustainable Balkans in Struga, FYR Macedonia in June. The REC also hosted theREReP NGO Steering Committee in September to announce funding for NGO involvementin REReP activities.

NEW RECs And finally, NGO support has continued to support its sister organisations, the“New RECs,” in Caucasus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia.

The meetings gave CEE

NGOs the opportunity

to directly address their

concerns and opinions

of the EU Accession

process to the

responsible official,

including Environment

Commissioner

Margot Wallstrom.

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Public ParticipationIn 2000, the Public Participation Program continued its commitment to facilitating greateraccess to information and citizen involvement in environmental decision-making within theregion. Experts organised workshops and training sessions and participated in initiatives regarding the implementation of the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participationin Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the Aarhus Convention).

REGIONAL WORKSHOPS A series of workshops for Building Bridges Between theImplementation of the Aarhus Convention and the EU Accession Process were conducted, eachaddressing a specific topic related to the implementation of Aarhus, alignment with the EU andthe impact of these two processes on future laws and practices in the CEE Region.

The South Eastern European sub-regional meeting, held in FYR Macedonia, covered the access toenvironmental information pillar of the Aarhus Convention, with governmental and NGO expertparticipants. A second sub-regional workshop on The Implications of Article 6 and 7 of the Aarhus Convention, held in September for Croatia, Slovenia and the Visegrad countries, discussed the changes in various EU directives and the possible synergies between the implementa-tion of the Aarhus Convention and the EU accession process. The third workshop, Access toInformation and Public Participation in Decision-Making on GMO Matters, held in Tallinn,included 35 government and NGO experts from Baltic and EU countries.

CURBING POLLUTION Fifteen country assessments and a regional CEE overview were preparedon Pollutant Release Transfer Register (PRTR) systems under development or existing reporting sys-tems for the July 2000 Meeting of Signatories to the Aarhus Convention held in Cavtat, Croatia.

The project Building Environmental Citizenship to Support Transboundary Pollution Reductionin the Danube: A Pilot Project for Hungary and Slovenia was launched in April. It will enableHungary and Slovenia to incorporate public access to environmental information and public par-ticipation measures in support of reducing transboundary pollution in the Danube River.

TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS In November an international workshop on PublicParticipation and Health Aspects in Strategic Environmental Assessment, was organised at the RECthat focused on the key elements of public participation and health impacts in relation to strategicgovernmental policies affecting the environment. The primary goal of the workshop was to provideinput for the negotiation of an SEA Protocol to the Espoo Convention on Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA). Proceedings of the workshop, officially hosted by Norway and the Czech Republicwith support from Italy, UN/ECE and the World Health Organisation/Europe, will be published.

Training modules on public participation and the implementation of the Aarhus Conventionfor several South East European countries based on national legislation, good practices andinternational agreements were created and put to use. Several capacity building initiatives werealso organised as part of the same project, Developing Public Participation Practices in SEE,including NGO networking and roundtable meetings in each SEE country.

SUPPORTING CONVENTIONS In all 15 CEE countries, a project called Aarhus andAccession: MPs and NGOs for the Ratification of the Convention was implemented throughNGOs and the REC Country Offices. Local language information leaflets about the importanceof the Aarhus Convention were prepared and distributed to the Members of Parliament to promote early ratification of the Convention.

Finally, the REC public participation experts contributed to initiatives under the AarhusConvention, including the drafting of two working documents: the draft elements of the Protocolon SEA under the Espoo Convention and the elements of a draft instrument on PRTRs. TheREC, together with the European Ecoforum, prepared a background paper on Key Issues in theImplementation of Article 7 on Plans, Programs and Policies, and Article 8 on Regulations and Laws ofthe Aarhus Convention, for the Cavtat Meeting of Signatories and participated actively in theGMO Task Force under the Aarhus Convention held in Vienna in December.

NORTHERN WATERS: The Baltic Sea is the largest brackish-water area in the world and itssalinity conditions have remained the same for the past 3,000 years. Coastal areas, likeEstonia’s Baltic Sea beaches, contain natural beauty and precious eco-systems. (Right)

The REC public

participation experts

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initiatives under the

Aarhus Convention

including the drafting

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documents: the

draft elements of the

Protocol on SEA

under the Espoo

Convention and the

elements of a draft

instrument on PRTRs.

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSThe Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe

We have audited the balance sheet of the RegionalEnvironmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (theOrganisation) as of December 31, 2000 in accordancewith International Standards on Auditing.

In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fairview of the financial position of the Organisation atDecember 31, 2000 and the results of its operations andits cash flows for the period that ended in accordance withInternational Accounting Standards.

ERNST & YOUNGBudapest, HungaryMarch 10, 2001

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BALANCE SHEET (All amounts in EUR 000’s) DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,

2000 1999

Unrestricted Restricted Conference Total 1999Funds Funds Center Funds Total

ASSETSCurrent Assets:

Cash 1,089 369 0 1,458 1,706

Term deposit 971 400 0 1,371 331

Prepaid expenses and accrued income 128 (5) 0 123 135

CO Prepayments 265 166 0 431 335

Receivables 0 5,264 2 5,266 4,913

Total current assets 2,453 6,194 2 8,649 7,420

Fixed assets, net 657 82 1 740 765

TOTAL ASSETS 3,110 6,276 3 9,389 8,185

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCESCurrent Liabilities:

Advance payments 0 0 0 0

Accounts payable and accruals 88 7,213 2 7,303 6,045

Grants payable 27 284 0 311 494

Total current liabilities 115 7,497 2 7,614 6,539

Interfund transfers 1,193 (1,189) (4) 0 0

Fund balance 1,802 (32) 5 1,775 1,646

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES 3,110 6,276 3 9,389 8,185

STATEMENT OF REVENUE, EXPENSE AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES (All amounts in EUR 000’s)DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,

2000 1999

Unrestricted Restricted Conference Total 1999Funds Funds Center Funds Total

REVENUES

Cash contributions 294 5,658 0 5,952 5,115

Internal charges 2,453 0 106 2,559 1,430

Interest income 36 66 0 102 76

Other 77 2 75 154 139

TOTAL REVENUE 2,860 5,726 181 8,767 6,760

EXPENSES

Direct program expenses 2,059 2,946 101 5,106 3,754

Internal charges 0 2,556 3 2,559 1,430

Grants and awards 1 768 769 1,069

Administration 689 0 689 686

Depreciation 143 0 143 144

Foreign exchange gain/loss (104) (520) 0 (624) (603)

TOTAL EXPENSES 2,788 5,750 104 8,642 6,480

Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenses: 72 (24) 77 125 280

Fund balances at the beginning of year 1,729 (10) (73) 1,646 1,682

Interfund equilibration 1 2 1 4 (316)

FUND BALANCES AT THE END OF YEAR 1,802 (32) 5 1,775 1,646


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STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS

2000 CONTRIBUTIONS TOTAL IN KINDCONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS

DONOR Earmarked Untied 1990-2000 1990-2000

EUR EUR EUR EUR

Albania 21,623 36,997

Austria 491,811

Bulgaria 11,755 16,264

Canada 3,355 745,826

Czech Republic 16,653 83,085

Croatia 20,379 6,350

Denmark 982,935 1,916,827

Estonia 9,459 25,827

European Union 737,948 9,902,720

Finland 89,079 761,895

France 25,683

Germany 127,621 354,734 261,776

Hungary 733,297 1,231,134

Italy 194,113 194,113 45,000

Japan 548,255 294,054 10,453,687 109,152

Latvia 22,064 53,612

Lithuania 4,536 4,899

FYR Macedonia 65,102 88,551

The Netherlands 886,873 2,448,504

New Zealand 14,048

Norway 48,547 395,585

Poland 54,307 68,326

Sweden 82,221 82,221

Switzerland 337,630 1,261,221

Slovakia 186,948 220,074

Slovenia 80,573 82,998

UNDP/UNEP 418,697 1,139,357 3,846

United Kingdom 53,913 152,935

United States 882,011 8,782,103 52,280

Other 545,045 8,617 1,425,376

TOTAL 6,411,261 302,671 41,982,954 1,709,538

PROTECTING THE REGION’S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT: Cattle graze along the banks of the Buna River near the European water chestnut, a threathened species.

The Association for Protection of Aquatic Wildlife of Albania conducts transboundary efforts to restore regional fauna. (Top right)White Storks on a rooftop in Eastern Slovakia. (Bottom right) Ohrid lake is rich in biodiversity. Local NGOs protect the lake environs (Bottom far right)

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GRANTS AWARDED IN 2000

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Development of Public Participation Practices in South Eastern European CountriesDonor: Danish Cooperation for Environment in Eastern Europe (DANCEE), Danish Ministry of Environment and EnergyBosnia and HerzegovinaOrganisation Project Title EUR

Eco Neretva – Jablanica Ecological Education for Citizens of Jablanica 612EKOS RS – Banja Luka Ecological Consequences of War on Environment 1,276Eco-Movement Cleaning of River and River Beds of Krajnjaca 510Eco-greens – Bosanska Krupa Public Participation 663Wigwm – Sarajevo Public Participation 1,020Eco-Banja Luka Ecology of Urban Areas – TV Series 1,276Buna – Mostar Cleaning of River Beds of Buna and Bunica 1,276Bistrica – Livno Public Questionnaire on Eco-priorities and New Registration 663Majevica – Bijeljina ECO IV 510Eco BiH – Sarajevo Printing of an Eco-calendar for 2000 765Trezvenost – Sarajevo Implementation of the European Convention on Tobacco 1,123Sanus – Prijedor Citizens Asking Politicians 796Drina – Foca (Srbinje) Environmental Arrangement of the Old Bridge on River Drina in Visegrad 653Breza – Bugojno Connecting NGOs In a Communication Net 1,281Eco-greens – Tuzla What We Know about Ecology and How Much We are Participating in Solving the Ecological Problems in Tuzla Canton 1,418Gorans Movement – Sarajevo 2000 Trees for the New Millenium 1,133EQO Union – Sarajevo Improvement of Public Participation 1,224Vratnik – Sarajevo Lectures and Brochure: Protection Against Fire in Accidents with Dangerous Materials 740Fondeko – Sarajevo Architecture of Pan-European Eco-net: Suggestions for the Concept and Criteria 1,020Fondeko – Sarajevo/Tuzla War and Environment: Reconstruction and Sustainable Development 1,327Kremenik – Vitez Cleaning the River Bed of Kremenik 1,123Our Beautiful – Capljina Nature as a Source of Life 638Sastavci – Celic Cleaning the Basins of the Rivers Sibosnica and Gnjica 801Scouts Javor – Doboj Eco-camp 1,020Eco-greens Neretva – Konjic Month of Fighting the Use of Plastics 689Center for Civil Cooperation – Livno Public Participation: Youth Protect and Improve Environment 765Our Beautiful – Mostar Eco-competition: Our Beautiful 638Futura Vita – Skelani Organisation of Workshop for Lake Education 1,224Green Vrbas – Srbac Public Participation 949Zelenkovac – Mrkonjia Grad Organisation of Workshop for Lake Education 929

TOTAL 28,062

CroatiaOrganisation Project Title EUR

Green Istria Voice of the People: Defining Environmental Protection Measures for Planned Developments 1,371Ecological Society – Franjo Koscec Green Mailbox 1,600ZOE – Center for the Protection Involvement of Citizens and Local Authorities in Lika Region: Sustainable Development Plan Preparatory Activities 2,000of Rural HeritageEcological Society – Nobilis Globetka 2000 1,810Eco-centre – Caput Insulae, Beli Inclusion of Local Community in the Protection of Grifon Vultures with the Help of Educational Souvenir of Cres Island 1,788Green Istria Voice of the People: Defining Environmental Protection Measures for Planned Developments II 1,267Ecological Association – Zmergo, Opatija Lobbying for the Environment 1,066Roma for Roma of Croatia Eco-Roma for Roma 1,226Green Action – Zagreb Promotion of Eco-voluntarism 1,119Society for Protection of the Nature Green Telephone 2,585of Slavonija and Baranja RegionEcological society – Stribor PET: Nonreturnable Packaging 1,018ZOE – Centre for the Protection of Rural Involvement of Citizens in Lika region Sustainable Development Plan Preparatory Activities 2,155Heritage & EOS – Education for Organisations in Non-profit SectorCentre for Civil Initiatives Strengthening the Association of Farmers in Donja Budicina 968Centre for Civil Initiatives Strengthening the Local Community of Taboriste 1,849Planet Earth HUSTA: Series of Local Community Workshops 2,364

TOTAL 24,186

YugoslaviaOrganisation Project Title EUR

Center for Ecology and Sustainable Grdelica’s Gorge 2000: Public Participation in Land Resources Managing 1,400Development – CEKORRihard Csornai Ecology Association Communication for Nature Protection 1,500with Natura Researchers Club and Arcus Ecology SocietySociety for Environmental Public Participation in Projecting a System for Solid Waste Management in Pirot Municipality 1,100Protection – Stara Planina

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Terras Natural Food Association Public Campaign for Determining Ecological Problems in Subotica Municipality 1,800Mountain Society – Avala For a Clean Avala Mountain 1,300Family of Clean Streams Cika Ljubina: The Street of Beauty and Health 1,200

Yugoslav Forum for Environmental Implications of Access to Aarhus Convention 2,700Protection of River Danube Basin – DEFYUEcology Society – Gradac Advisory Service 940Citizens Ecological Association – Horizons Meet Us and Join Us 600Ecology Society – Eco Protection Vrazogrnac Cleaning of Irregulations and Elimination of Pollutants of Borska River 1,000Ecology Society of Cacak Stone-pit on Jelica River 900Natura Researchers Club Green Waves Radio Programme 800Civic Initiatives From Idea to Action: Training Environmental NGO Representatives 2,000Eco Center – Panucea Dial the Number – Move Your Consciousness 1,200

TOTAL 18,440

Finnish grantsDonor: Ministry of Environment of FinlandEstoniaOrganisation Project Title EUR

Sookoll Nigula Wild Animals’ Recreation Station Information Campaign 1,400Union of Forest Youth Forest Nature Path 1,700Nature Protection Society Kotkas Creating Internet Web-site Eagle 900Estonian Youth Nature Protection Society Waste Class 1,500Estonian Ornithological Society Booklet: Corncrake Friendly Agriculture 1,900Nature Protection Society Mager Nature Path at Tsolgo Lakes 2,000Keskkonnauhing Kivirik Gate to Nature 600

TOTAL 10,000

LatviaOrganisation Project Title EUR

Nature Friends Club River Bank Clean-up 489Latvian Biological Farming Waste Collection on Environmentally Friendly Farms 1,824Society-Cesis Branch

Center of Nature Research Children for Children. Lucanus Cervus 1,230and Environmental Education of DPU Riga BranchCulture Environment and Friends Trail 1,286Education Center KalnamuizaEnvironmental Protection Study Cycles in Agenskalns 1,500Club Green library

TOTAL 6,329

Lithuania Organisation Project Title EUR

Club of Raudondvaris Rally of Raudondvaris Community to Improve Ecological Situation 1,000(Kaunas Region) Palace FriendsSociety for Beauty Lithuania, The Park of the Millennium 1,000Akmene BranchLithuanian Animal Protection Stimulation of the Community Activeness to Improve Environmental Quality 691Society Prienai BranchThe Community Initiatives Centre Development of Bicycle Infrastructure in Kedainiai City 1,000Environmental Club Anemone Support to the Community Initiative: Pupils for the Community 573Klaipeda Ecological Club Zvejone Stimulation of Community Participation in Preparation of Local Development Plans 1,140Children’s Rights Protection Zygaiciai Educational Trail 1,000Organisation Gelbekit VaikusSocial TV of Visaginas Russkaja Volna New Wave: Raising Public Awareness about the Closure of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant 800

and other Regional DevelopmentsEducation Centre of Kaisiadorys Bishopric School Initiative for the Community 1,000For the Future of Visaginas New Wave: Training and Education of NGO Leaders of Visaginas 800Siauliai Nature and Culture The City Parks 996Heritage Protection Club Aukuras

TOTAL 10,000

Lake Ohrid Management ProjectDonor: Global Environmental Facility (GEF)FYR MacedoniaOrganisation Project Title EUR

Ecological Organisation Areal, Struga I Live in Ohrid Lake 825Art Association of Macedonia, Ohrid 2001 Trout 2,504Youth Council of Ohrid For Ohrid with Love and a Full Heart 1,286Ecological Organisation Grasnica, Ohrid Eco-boat: For the Lake 1,472Organisation Etno-kult, Struga Guide for Struga and the Region: Natural, Geographical, and Cultural Heritage 2,860Ecological Organisation Jagoda, Leskoec The Wealth of Nature, Tradition and the Past 2,055


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Sports Fisherman Organisation Increasing Public Awareness for Protection of Fish in Ohrid Lake 1,620St. Apostol Petar, OhridScout Organisation Krste Jon, Struga International Eco-camp: 2001 Trout 2,022Scout Organisation Krste Jon, Struga Green Center – Struga 2,412Scout Organisation Bran, Ohrid The New Millennium – Eco-bike Ride Around the Lake 1,644Scout Organisation Bran, Ohrid Green Center – Ohrid 2,412Women’s Organisation, Ohrid Bed and Breakfast – A Way to Bring Tourism Closer to Nature 1,200

TOTAL 22,312

REReP Local GrantsDonor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the NetherlandsBosnia Herzegovina Organisation Project Title EUR

Ecological Association Fojnica – Fojnica Let Us Be Creators of Cooperation for Successful Implementation of REReP 2,245Friends of Nature Movement Our Integration of the River Trebizat and Waterfall Kravica in the New Development Processes in South Eastern Europe 2,041Beautiful – BiH Department in CapljinaEcological Association ECO Net BiH Within the REReP 3,265Eco Neretva – JablanicaSolidarity For South – Trebinje Balkan ECO Net 3,062Ecological Movement Zeleni Project of Citizens’ Education to Strenghten Civil Society Within the REReP 1633(Greens) – Bosanska KrupaEcological Association Mobius – Mostar Awareness Raising on REReP 2,577

TOTAL 14,823

CroatiaOrganisation Project Title EUR

Green Istria – Pula The Public in Action 3,000

TOTAL 3,000

FYR MacedoniaOrganisation Project Title EUR

Movement of Ecologists of Macedonia Participation in the First REReP Task Force Meeting in Cavtat 500Youth Action for Participation in the First REReP Task Force Meeting in Cavtat 500Development and EnvironmentEnvironmental Association Vila Zora Collection of International Conventions and Protocols 2,179Environmental Association Izgrev Let’s Learn About REReP 5,000Bird Study and Research Association Appreciation of the Natural Value of Monospitovo Swamp and Its Promotion 3,000of Macedonia – Strumica to a Higher Category of Natural Area

TOTAL 11,179


Center for Ecology Krusevac Through Valleys of Reality to the Top of Cooperation 2,100DEFYU National REReP Meeting 2,386Serbian Ecological Society REReP – Yugoslav Internet Conference 1,769Yugoslav Mountain Association Implementation of REReP Program in Mountain Protection 2,450Green Table REReP: The State of Mind and Selection of Priorities 2,100Association of Young Ecologists REReP Info 2,185of MontenegroScouts Association of Vojvodina Youth for Environment 2,010

TOTAL 15,000

Tisza GrantsDonor: British Embassy, HungaryHungaryOrganisation Project Title EUR

Tisza Platform NGO Alliance Follow-up Activities Along the Tisza River After the Cyanide Pollution 10,000

TOTAL 10,000

Donor: Danish Cooperation for Environment in Eastern Europe (DANCEE), Danish Ministry of Environment and EnergyYugoslaviaOrganisation Project Title EUR

Green Limes Public Hearings in Affected Municipalities 300Society for Nature Protection Area Monitoring and Collection and Disposal of Dead Fish 500of Novi Becej Municipality – TisaEnvironmental Society – Tisa Club NGO Networking in Tisa River Region 300Sports Fisherman Society – Tisa Area Monitoring and Collection and Disposal of Dead Fish 500Sport Fisherman Society - Senta Area Monitoring and Collection and Disposal of Dead Fish 500 Sport Fisherman Society – Becej Local Campaign: Monitoring, Collection and Disposal of Dead Fish 500

TOTAL 2,600


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Donor: Government of JapanHungaryOrganisation Project Title EUR

E-Mission, Society for Nature Map of Polluting Sources in Cooperation of Upper Tisza River Environmental Inspectorate and Romanian NGOs 1,033and Environment ProtectionSociety of Environmental and Publication on the Effects of Cyanide in Csongrad 689Nature Conservationists of CsongradHajduboszormeny Youth Nature Forum and Conference on the Legal Follow-up to the Cyanide Pollution 1,342Conservation AssociationNimfea Nature Conservation Society Monitoring, Documentation, Environmental Education for Schools and Fishermen, Video, 200-Page Book 497Pannon Nature Conservation Society Moving Exhibitions and Lectures in Schools 1,147Birdlife Hungary Publication Series Introducing the Most Important Bird Habitats on Upper Tisza River 1,147

Nagyrev Social Foundation Exhibition, Lectures, Printed Materials 382

TOTAL 6,237


Ecolibri Bionet Survey to Establish Legal Protection Needs for Local Communities and NGOs in the Area 1,000

DEYUF and Green Limes Ecological Status of the River, Creating a Web Page 1,000

TOTAL 2,000

Donor: Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aid Implementation (Central and Eastern Europe) Division (MATRA)HungaryOrganisation Project Title EUR

E-Mission, Society for Nature Information Dissemination, Legal Procedure, Cooperation with Regional and National Governmental Bodies, 685and Environmental Protection Developing a Complex Catastrophe Prevention Program, Contacts with Responsible Bodies

Foundation for Protection of Otters Habitat Monitoring, Regular Visits to Previously Mapped Habitats 786

Tisza River Club Informing the Public, Representing Interests of Local People, Expert Opinion upon Request 786

Science University, Green Group Web Page, Mailing List, Media Work, Mobilization of International Contacts, Newsletter 702Mindszent Town, Angling Group Informing Local People, Fish Restocking, Monitoring, Protection of Kurca Stream 392Association of Six Villages Closing Branches of the River with Sandbags, Collecting Dead Fish, Monitoring, Transporting Experts by Boat 784 for Regional DevelopmentNature Conservation Association Cyanide Working Group, Information to Public and Media, Experts in National Programs, 702of Csongrad County Organising Civil Forum for Communication Between Public and Responsible Bodies in Szeged, and MonitoringWWF Setting up and Operation of Tisza Platform 555Regional Development Society – Regional Meeting 390TiszafuredSociety of Environmental and Collecting Dead Fish, Information and Communication with Governmental Bodies, Research Institutions and Media 784Nature Conservationists of CsongradUpper Tisza Foundation Information and Data Collection, Webpage in Hungarian, English and German 470Jaszkun Nature Conservation Society Saving and Curing Sick Birds, Building a “Volier” in Cooperation with the National Park 590Society of Nature Conservationists Closing Branch of River, Collecting Dead Fish and Curing Sick Animals, Monitoring, 922in Tiszadob Cooperating with Hortobagy and Bükk National Parks in Rehabilitation Plans Nimfea Nature Conservation Society Collecting Dead Fish 784Foundation for the 21st Century Collecting Dead Fish, Informing the Public, Protecting People and Animals from Eating Poisoned Fish, 666

Ranger Service, Monitoring, Informing Media

TOTAL 9,998

RomaniaOrganisation Project Title EUR

ASSOC Ecological Status of the River Tisa 1,000Fishing Association – AYATUL Recovery of Fauna of the Somes River 1,000Ecological Association – Biro Lajos Building Capacities of Six Rural Communities for the Assessment of Cyanide Spill Effects 744Association – Grigorc Antipa Recovery of Biological Structure 1,000CRED Foundation We Have the Right to Two Litres of Water a Day! 1,000

TOTAL 4,744


Society of Ecologists – Green Place The Influence of Heavy Metals on Flora and Fauna of the River Tisa and its Banks 100Fisherman Society of Vojvodina Tisa: The River of the Past or the Future 500Center for Youth Creativity White Stomachs! – What’s Next? 500Ecological Society – Rihard Csornai Tisa after Poisoning 500Society for Protection and Research Monitoring and Sanitation of Bird Fauna from Cyanide and Heavy Metals Pollution 500of Birds of VojvodinaScouts Troup – Tamis Publication: For Sleeping Beauty 550Mycological Society of Serbia The Mushroom Indicators of Heavy Metals Pollution of the River Tisa 600Serbian Ecological Society River Poisoning: What Happened to the River Tisa? 650Environmental Society – Tisa Club Area Monitoring and Collection and Disposal of Dead Fish 300Environmental Society – Tisa Club, Promotion of the Results of the Campaign 800and DEFYU

TOTAL: 5,000


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Donor: USAIDRomaniaOrganisation Project Title EUR

Maramures Ecological Society – Baia Mare Posters, Conference, Exhibition 1,000

VIDEOVEST Association – Timisoara Documentary Film 3,520Romanian Environmental Special Issue of Perspective Magazine Dedicated to the Cyanide Problem 775Journalism Association

Eco-center – Maramures For Us, for a Sustainable Community 1,000

Tourism in Maramures Database on Tourism in Maramures 1,725

Societatea Carpatina Ardeleana A Gesture for Somes 1,011

EPA Satu Mare Assessment of Cyanide Pollution in the Aquatic Biocenosis 2,000

Tourism in Maramures Aval: Roundtables on Impact of Baia Mare Spill 885Regional Ecological Survey Center – Clean Waters, Healthy Waters 1,962Muntii Apuseni

Fishermen Association Satu Mare Populating the Somes River with Sheatfish and Zander 1,000

ASSOC Solutions for the Affected Land 2,602

Foundation for Tourism in Maramures The Truth about Pollution 2,520

TOTAL 20,000

MATRA I Cooperative GrantsDonor: Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aid Implementation (Central and Eastern Europe) Division (MATRA)Organisation Project Title Partner NGO EUR

Energy Club, Hungary The Environmental and Security of Supply Implications of the Institute of Ecological Tax Reform, Poland; 23,500Increased Use of Natural Gas in an Enlarged European Union Friends of the Earth, Czech Republic;

Community Atgaja, Lithuania

DOPPS Bird Life, Slovenia Joining Europe Against Bird Crime MME BirdLife, Hungary; 24,682SOVS Society for Protection of Birds, Slovakia; Czech Society for Ornithology, Czech Republic

National Society of Conservationists, Changing Climate Change Policy: Green Library, Latvia; Polish Ecological 24,339Hungary Toward JI as an Effective Policy Tool Club Mazovian Branch, Poland

Children of the Earth Center for POPs Elimination and Alternatives in Waste Prevention Association 3R, Poland; 14,989Citizens Support, Czech Republic Central and Eastern European Countries Society of the Friends of the Earth, SlovakiaEagle Conservation Committee, Protection of Eagles in the Carpathian Mountains Fauna Protection of Slovakia, 24,796Poland Working Group on Research and Protection

of Birds of Prey and Owls, Slovakia

The Lower Silesian Foundation for Odra as an Ecological Corridor: International Campaign Children of the Earth Ostrava, 22,130Sustainable Development, Poland for Wetlands Protection in the Odra River Valley Czech Republic

TOTAL 134,436

MATRA II Cooperative GrantsDonor: Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aid Implementation (Central and Eastern Europe) Division (MATRA)Organisation Project Title Partner NGO EUR

Czech Union for Nature The Beskydy Mountains Without Boundaries: Beskydy OKREG League of Nature Protection, 10,290Conservation, Czech Republic Environmental Activities Protecting Natural Beauty Poland; Slovak Union of Nature and Landscape

Protection, Slovakia

Mycological Society of Montenegro, Information Network for Conservation of Fungal Diversity Croatian Mycological Society/Hrvatsko 13,000Yugoslavia in South-Eastern Europe Mikolosko Drustvo, Croatia;

Macedonian Mycological Society, FYR MacedoniaETK, Hungary Consolidating Public Participation The Croatian Centre “Knowledge for Environment,” 9,898

in the Genetic Engineering Debate Croatia; NGO Ecosouthwest, Bulgaria

Association for Protection of Restoration of Regional Fauna-Forming Role Ekolosko Drustvo Kalimera, Yugoslavia 10,000Aquatic Wildlife of Albania, Albania of Transboundary River BunaWOLF Forest Protection Forests and Floods Workshop for All Beings, Poland 18,000Movement, Slovakia

SOSNA Center for Sustainable Landscape and Water Protection and Cooperation Holocen T.E., Hungary 17,000Activities, Slovakia in the Upper Abov RegionEco-Counselling Center Galati, Romania Sustainable Danube River and NGO Environment Alliance Serbian Ecological Society – SES, Yugoslavia 7,963

DAPHNE Applied Ecology, Slovakia

Rex Foundation, Hungary Eastern European Partnership for Farm Animals Foundation of Animals, Poland; 20,000Society for Animals, Czech Republic; Slavonsko Baranjsko Drvustvo za Zastitu Zivotinja, Croatia; Animal Angels, Slovenia

Mare Nostrum, Romania Keeping Romania’s Beaches Clean Greener Bourgas Foundation, Bulgaria 20,000

Center for Environmental Studies, Lessons Learned for Future Sustainability: Ten Years’ Experience of Foundation Institute for Sustainable 20,000Hungary Environmental Protection in Central and Eastern European Countries. Development, Poland

Case Studies from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

TOTAL 146,151

NURTURING AN ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE GENERATION: A child in Romania illustrates her vision of a thriving Balck Sea habitat. NGO Mare Nostrum conducts transboundary education programs for healthy beaches. (top left) A Buna River biodiversity poster attracts attention in the village of Oblike, Albania. Montenegrin and Albanian NGOs work together to protect regional flora and fauna. (bottom left)


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Climate Change GrantsDonor: Italian Ministry for Environment and TerritoryOrganisation Project Title Country EUR

EnEffect Capacity for Climate Protection in Central and Eastern Europe Bulgaria 10,000

Center for Transport and Energy Capacity for Climate Protection in Central and Eastern Europe Czech Republic 10,000

Center for Environmental Studies Capacity for Climate Protection in Central and Eastern Europe Hungary 10,000

Institute for Sustainable Development Capacity for Climate Protection in Central and Eastern Europe Poland 10,000

Terra Millenium III Capacity for Climate Protection in Central and Eastern Europe Romania 10,000

Slovenian E-Forum Capacity for Climate Protection in Central and Eastern Europe Slovenia 10,000

TOTAL 60,000

Ecolinks Challenge GrantsDonor: US AIDBulgariaOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Municipality of Kyustendil Reduction of Greenhouse Gases by Introducing Holzer Energy Management Co., USA; 42,712Renewable Energy Resources Black Sea Regional Center, Bulgaria

Chugunoleene AD, Ihtiman Promotion of Energy Efficiency Measures in Casting Plant Energopro, Ukraine; Association of Energy 48,840Engineers, Bulgaria; First Private Agency for Energy Efficiency Ltd., Bulgaria

Municipality of Kardjali Environmentally Friendly Transport Based on Wilbur Smith Associates, USA; 50,000Alternative Fuels and Transport Institute of Transport & Communications, Bulgaria;

The Chancellor Group, LLC, USA

Toplofikatcia Bourgas Co-generation and Energy Efficiency Program Smyser Associates, USA; 49,555Greener Bourgas Foundation, Bulgaria

Elprom-Elin PLC Conducting an Energy Audit to Identify and Assess Hagler Bailly Services, Inc., USA; 47,991Energy Conservation Measures Energy Efficient Systems Ltd., Bulgaria

Municipality of Varna Reducing Emissions From Schools By Implementing Centech Energy Marketing and Consulting, Ltd., 49,745Demand-side Efficiency Measures and Utilising Existing Hungary; ET Argus ‘91, Bulgaria; Geothermal Sources EETEK Hungary Kft, Hungary

Arbanassi, PLC Pollution Abatement Strategy for Arbanassi, PLC, Bulgaria Tetrahedron, Inc., USA 50,000

The Municipality of Haskovo A Public/Private Project for Water Treatment and Delivery Clearwater Consultants, Inc., USA 50,000

Bulgarian State Railroad Company, Best Management Practices for Cleaner Production Ross and Parks, Inc., USA; 50,000at the Skakavitsa Rock Quarry Minenergo OOD, Bulgaria

TOTAL 438,843

Croatia Organisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Communal Company Topusko Topusko Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Project LEM Projekt s. c., Poland; Instytut Gospodarki 48,245Przestrzenney Komunalney Oddzial, Poland

Croatian Association of Leather and Introduction of Environmentally Friendly Processes Ingstav Ostrava a. s., Czech Republic; 49,073Footwear Manufactures (HDKO) in Leather Production Eco-Tehprojekt, Croatia

Hrvatska Elektroprivreda d.d., Promoting and Financing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 49,708USA; Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar, Croatia

TOTAL 147,026

EstoniaOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Vasalemma Municipality Protection of Ordovician Cambrian Ground Water Resources Building Consulting Entrepreneurial JSC (BKD AS), 49,976Latvia; Estonian Water Company, (EWC), Estonia

Kuressaare Town Government Energy Production of Waste and Biomass SCS Engineers, USA; Kuressaare District 48,650Heating Company, Ltd., Estonia; Prugimees, Ltd.,Estonia; Kuressaare Waterworks, Ltd., Estonia

TOTAL 98,626

HungaryOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Ravisz ’96 Kft., Converting Used Oil Filters and Containers Universal Technical Resource 47,981to Recyclable Materials Services, Inc., USA

TOTAL 47,981

KazakhstanOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Municipality of Almaty City Reducing Pollution From Car-Wash Centers Shell Engineering & Associates, Inc., USA; 38,197Gornoe Buro, Ltd., Kazakhstan

JSC Altynalmaz Process Efficiency Upgrades and Cyanide Recycling EnviroNet Management Systems LLC, USA; 49,101at Akbakai Gold Mine Cleaner Production Laboratory, Kazakhstan

TOTAL 87,298


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FYR MacedoniaOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Vinica City Hall Geothermal Project Vinica Geo Hills Associates, USA 48,600Drisla Municipal Landfill Company Modernisation of Landfill Through Degasification Ecostan, Poland 49,980

and Energy Utilisation Energo sistem, FYR MacedoniaAD Prolux Minimising Toxic and Hazardous Raw Materials McLaughlin Water Engineers, USA 44,066

during the Galvanization ProcessElectric Power Company of Rehabilitation of Small Hydro Power Plants Elektroprojekt, Croatia; Faculty of 49,860FYR Macedonia Mechanical Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering

and Automation Institute, FYR Macedonia

TOTAL 192,506

PolandOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

The Office of Municipality (Gmina) Photovoltaics in the Suburban Environment BP Solarex, USA; Warsaw University 50,000Warszawa-Wawer of Technology, Poland;

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA; Institute for Sustainable Power, USA

TOTAL 50,000

RomaniaOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Municipal Hospital no. 1, Craiova Improvement of Energy Efficiency and Ex En Ltd., Ukraine; SCINTI Srl., Moldova; 27,150Ambient Conditions at Hospital no.1 SOCER-Romanian Association for Optimisation

of Energy Consumption, RomaniaLocal Council of Bulz, Bihor Renewable (solar/wind) Electric Power Systems in Romania Southwest Windpower, Inc., USA; 32,846

ICEMENERG SA – Energy Research Institute, Romania; ENERO-Center for Promotion of Clean and Efficient Energy in Romania; Antreprenorul SRL, Romania

SC Elmet SA, Cluj-Napoca Reducing the cyanide and heavy metals water Hoffland Environmental, Inc., USA; 47,000contamination at SC Elmet SA D.L. Knowles & Associates, USA; Research Institute

for Analytical Instrumentation, ICIA, RomaniaSC Somes SA, Dej Feasibility Study to Improve the Quality of Lemna International, Inc., USA; Research Institute 48,953

Drinking Water of Dej Town for Analytical Instrumentation, ICIA, RomaniaRegia Autonoma Comunala Energy Efficient Wastewater Collection and Vituki Consult Rt, Hungary 49,816Satu Mare (Water Authority) Treatment Programs for Satu Mare CitySC Nectar SA, Pascani Technical Alternatives for the Improvement of Aponowich Driscoll & Associates, Inc., USA; 50,000

Wastewater Management System KPMG Romania SRL, RomaniaPOLICOLOR, Bucharest Reduce Emissions and Discharges from Resin IT Corporation, USA; 47,571

and Paint Manufacturing Processes Colt International, SA, RomaniaSC Energoterm SA, Baia Mare Energy Efficient Improvement of Baia Mare District Heating Energy & Resource Solutions 48,238

(ERS Inc.), USA; SC Trapec SA, RomaniaSC Celhart Donaris SA, Braila Reducing Wastewater Contaminated with Fibers and Ekono, Inc., USA; 50,000

Organic Dissolved Substances SC Ceprohart SA, RomaniaRA Aquaserv (Water Utility), Development of Strategic Plan on Drinking Water AquAcust Water Loss Analysis Co. Ltd, Hungary; 49,456Targu Mures Control in Targu Mures City Fovarosi Vizmuvek Rt., HungarySC Compa SA, Sibiu Energy Efficiency System The Energy Group, USA, Hydro X, Romania 50,000

TOTAL 501,030

Russia, Far EastOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Sinegorskaya Mine, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Model Program of Waste Disposal Control at Sinegorskaya Mine EarthFax Engineering, Inc., USA 47,754Vladivostok Heat Electric Power Minimisation of Waste Products at a Heat Electric Power Station Power Tech Associates, P.C., USA; Interregional 45,675Station – 2 (VHEPS-2) of JSC Dalenergo, Marketing Center Vladivostok-Moscow, Russia; Vladivostok Far Eastern State Technical University (FESTU), Russia;

Far Eastern Branch of All-Russian Institute for Environmental Protection, Russia; Far Eastern Technological Center, Russia

Department of Housing, Modernization of Hot Water Supply Systems Joseph Technology Corporation, Inc., USA; 50,000Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Administration in Municipal Buildings OOO Stroy effect-2, Russia; Public Corporation

Institute Sakhalin-grazdanproekt, Russia

TOTAL 143,429

UkraineOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

State Open Joint Stock Company Complex Preparation of Coal Mine Methane for Utilisation BCCK Engineering, Inc., USA 46,997Krasnoarmeyska Zakhidna N1 MineVerkhovina Region Administration Wood Biomass as an Alternative to Existing Conventional Energy Sentech, Inc., USA 41,814Regional Communal Utility Odessa Reduction of Harmful Emissions by the Odessa SRC International CS s.r.o. 43,898CHPP-2, Teplodar, Odessa Oblast, Central Heating and Power Plant -2 JSC Bilosvyt-Uman (Dairy), Uman, Reducing Greenhouse Gases Emissions through Biothane Corp., USA; 49,258Cherkasy Oblast Anaerobic Treatment of Wastewater MBS Ltd., UkraineJoint-Stock Enterprise Izumrud, Kiev Reconstruction of Heat Supply System GOGAS Raduzhnij Ltd., Russia; 42,671

at Izumrud Enterprise LOTA Ltd., Ukraine

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Bulgaria Organisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Hydroisomat Cleaner Production at the Bitumen Plant Ogden Corporation 1,752

Municipality of Elin Pelin Meet with Partner for Gas Conversion Project Power Management Corporation 3,600

Samokov Municipality Management of Water Resources ABBA SUSA 5,000

Valeo Co. Environmental Friendly Shoe Production BEM 5,000

Sapareva Banja Municipality Geothermal Plant Model Princeton Energy Resources Int’l 4,236

Svetlina AD Lamp Recycling Project Lamp Recyclers of Louisiana 4,962

Municipality of Kardjali Environmentally Friendly Transport Wilbur Smith Associates 4,852

Clearwater Consultants, Inc. Water and Wastewater Treatment System Municipality of Haskovo 4,269

Spartak-96 Collecting/Recycling Hazardous Waste A. L. Ross Associates 4,935

Bramas Industrial Composting of Dead Animals AgriTechnologies 4,584

Bulgarian Railroad Company Cleaner Production at the Quarry Polly Parks Consulting 4,999

Tetrahedron, Inc. Wastewater Treatment of Textile Dye Arbanassi Plc. 4,874

Smyser Associates Cogeneration and Energy Efficiency Toplifikatsia-Burgas-EAD 4,958

Stone Environmental Hog Operation Wastewater Treatment Lambrev Consortium 5,000

Metalni Izdelia Pollution Reduction at the Plant INTREL 2,210

TOTAL: 65,231

Croatia Organisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Herbos Wastewater Treatment Iyer Environmental Group 2,800

Clinical Hospital Osijek Cogeneration Plant Parsons 4,242

Darkom Ltd. Water Leakage Reduction Project DHI Hydroinform 2,760

Center of Technology Transfer Destruction of CFC & HCFXC Refrigerants Andersen 2000 Inc. 5,000

Environmental Technology Group Biskupija Waste Management Urbing, Municipality of Biskupija 4,694

Soc. of Leather and Footwear Manufactures Cleaner Production – Waste and Water INGSTAV-Ostrava 3,117

Communal Company Topusko Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation LEM 2,281

National Rural Electric Association Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewables Hrvatska Elektroprivreda 4,734

WFC Environmental Engineers Solid Waste Recycling Study City of Osijek 3,080

TOTAL: 32,708

Czech Republic Organisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Zlin Municipality Low Energy Housing Davis Caves Construction. 2,550

PVK (Prague Water Co.) Real Time Control of Sewer System Accusonic Technologies 4,100

VUC Praka Wastewater Treatment of Maraska Factory Maraska Factory 3,061

CVH Environmental Inc. Remediation of Waste Oil Sludges Diamo sp. 5,000

Norfolk Environmental Environmental Remediation w/H peroxide Sanborn/Agromotor s.a 5,000

Fenix RecyKlace Rubber and Plastic Waste Recovery System Ecologic Technologies 5,000

Envi-Aqua Application of Steam Enhanced Extraction Udell Technologies 4,650

KOP Zlin Assessment for AVTO-GUMA AVTO-GUMA 1,930

Hydroinform a.s. Storm Water Management in Urban Areas Earth Tech 4,900

TOTAL: 36,191

Hungary Organisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Consact Wastewater Technologies Aqua Environmental 5,000

Pritech, Ltd. Solving Sedimentation Sewer Problem Airvac Co. 2,482

KSA Engineers Feasibility Study for Wastewater Treatment Plants AMIP, Municipality of Ercsi 4,536

Assoc. of Industrial Parks Municipal and Industrial Waste Management Tire Recyclers 5,000

Csongrad Municipality Municipal Waste Treatment Technologies Global Plasma 4,900

Metcalf & Eddy Water Quality Control for Prevention of Spills Agro-Chemie Ltd. 2,500

Universal Technical Resource Services Recycling of Oil Filters and Containers Ravisz ‘96 4,968

BASX Systems, LLC Mercury Removal Technology Ajkai Timfold 4,300

EDI Bioremediation in Hungary Laser Consult 2,702

TOTAL: 36,388

CURBING HUMAN IMPACT: Sombre protestors express outrage over the Tisza River poisoning outside the Australian Embassy in Budapest. A coordinated effort is underway to prevent further such disasters. (Top right) A dumptruck adds to a Bulgarian landfill. The Association of Danube River Municipalities,with support from the REC’s Ecolinks Program, helps local governments attract capital for waste management modernisation. (Bottom right) Ecolinks also

provided a grant to the Gavrilovic meat processing plant in Croatia to conduct water and energy audits to improve efficiency. (Bottom far right)


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KhazakstanOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Vinegar Connoisseurs Int’l Apple Waste to Vinegar Alma-Alta Ltd. 5,000

Almaty Energopool Wind Power Feasibility Study Vetroen 3,210

Atyrau plant Reduction of Ammonia Emmision at the Plant PSRG, Inc. 4,421

K. R. Komarek, Inc. Conversion of Waste into Economically Viable Product Alash JSC 5,000

Akvaconsult Wastewater Treatment Plant Municipality of Aktau 4,997

MTF LLP Cleaner Production of Milk Global Ecotech 5,000

Asem-Ai Ltd. PET Recycling Equipment Purchase Granutech-Saturn Systems 4,200

Vaste LLP Paper Waste Processing Equipment Purchase Marathon Equipment Company, etc. 4,200

HK Engineers Emissions Reduction at the Refrigeration Facility Atyrau Dairy Factory 4,541

Environet Management Systems Water Quality Management in Mining Altynalmaz 5,000

Allied Env. Technlogies Waste Management RMU KH 5,000

ACIP Cleaner Production for Food Processing Plants Concurrent Technologies Corp. 4,832

Municipality of Almaty-city Wastewater Treatment for Car Wash Centers Shell Engineering & Associates 4,680

Materials Development Corp. Methane Recovery from Coal Mines Ispat Karmet 5,000

ENSAT Atyrau Water and Sewage Project Design Inst. Kazgiprovodhoz 5,000

TOTAL: 70,081

Latvia Organisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

1Ttanks Environmental Ltd. Bioremediation for Venteko Venteko, Ventspils Nafta 4,582

TOTAL: 4,582

LithuaniaOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Greentechtexas International Storm Drain Equipment UAB Mazeikiu Magma 5,000

MegaServisas Wastewater Treatment Equipment Transfer ThermTech 1,835

TOTAL: 6,835

FYR MacedoniaOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Medical Center of Veles Management of Medical Waste Pennoni International 5,000

J.K.P. Proleter Modernisation of Existing Landfill Hydroprojekt a.s. 4,305

Electric Power Company of Macedonia Rehabilitation of Small Hydro Plants Electroprokjekt 2,679

Municipality of Sipkovica Recycling of Waste and Water System CH2MHILL 4,450

CNEX Energy Audits in Schools Municipality of Strimica 4,317

Municipality of Blatec Addressing the Pollution from Heating Hydropol 3,693

Engineering and Environmental Sewage Collection System Municipality of Lipkovo 3,613 Consultants

JPKR USLUGA Cleaner Water Disinfection 3M 3,500

McLaughlin Water Engineers, Ltd Minimising Toxic and Hazardous Waste Prolux 5,000

TOTAL: 36,557

Moldova Organisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Cavanaugh & Associates Leak Detection in Moldova and Poland Water Supply Companies 4,100

TOTAL: 4,100

Poland Organisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Bytom Group Rubber Waste to Energy Emery Recycling Group 5,000

EarthFax Development Corp. Furol-based Remediation Technology Prote Bioremeiacja Ropopochodnych 2,550

Municipality of Bytom Plasma Systems for Toxic Waste MSE Technology Applications, Inc. 4,912

HydroFlo, Inc. Meet with Polish Company Exico, Ltd. 3,002

NAPE (Energy Conserv. Agency) Energy Engineers Certification AEE 5,000

Zeclips USA Refinery Nafty Jedlicze Waste Project Refinery Nafty Jedlieze 5,000

Euro-Time Group Establish Business Relationship/Trading Filtration Engineering Co., Inc. 4,990

Ajaks Enterprise Establish Joint Venture with Knight Piesold Knight Piesold 4,300

GEA Blonie Sp.zoo Wastewater Treatment Technology ms consultants, Inc. 5,000

Tarnow and Pastic Valley SA Plastic Waste Processing in Tarnow Cierra Industries, Inc. 3,890

Warsaw-Wawer Municipality Photovoltaics for Suburban Environment BP Solarex 4,460

Bytom Municipal Enterprise Model Waste Recycling System for Bytom TIA Solid Waste Mgmt 4,642


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Prote Bioremedacja Biorremediation Training Pacific Env. Manag., Inc. 4,646

TLI Systems, Inc. Environmental Software Demonstration Union of Upper Raba River 4,998

Assn. of Gminas of Bialowieza Water Reservoir Geophex, Ltd. 5,000

TOTAL: 67,390

Russia, Far EastOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Housing Trust Y-S Conservation of Water Resources GOF Water Audits 4,761

Izvestkovy Zavod Efficient Construction Materials Production Environmental Opportunities 4,286

Khabarovsk Community Services District Without Waste AOOR 5,000

C. W. E., Inc. South Primorsky Water Resources Management State Krai Unitary Enterprise 5,000

Inkom Co., Ltd. Wood Waste – Minimising and Recycling Koetter Dry Kiln, Inc. 4,298

V-Laser Company Wood Waste Minimisation and Reuse Wood Mngmt Systems 5,000

AYRImEx Co., LLC Improving of Environmental Performance Wynn Oil Company 3,642

Terra-Torf, Ltd. Cooperation in Oil Spill Response Foss Environmental 5,000

Delta-Sirius, Inc. Aquiring Petroleum Spill Prevention Technologies Unitech Alaska 3,400

Khor Hydrolize Plant Waste Reduction and Utilisation Bul-Pharma, Ltd., GVA & BG Corp. 4,430

Lemna International Reorganisation of Solid Waste Management Khabarosk City Administration 4,523

Kristal, Ltd. Wood Waste Minimisation and Reuse New England Wood Pellet Co 4,720

Belost Co., Ltd. Cleaner Production for Wood Processing Plant AWPI 4,510

Vladivostok HPS-2 Waste Minimisation Power Tech Associates PC 4,612

Trans-Eco Co. Wastewater Treatment Pacific Rim Enterprise Center 5,000

PIK Company Sawmill Waste Management North American Mill/Rebuild 4,680

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Dept. of Housing Modernisation of Hot Water Supply Joseph Technology 4,994

Vladivostok City Administration Drinking Water Project Utility Services Associates 5,000

Olimp Plus Co., Ltd. Wood Waste Minimisation and Reuse Ticon Trading Inc. 3,000

OAO Likerovo-dochnyi Zavod Study on Stillage Recycling Technology KATZEN International, Inc. 4,950

TOTAL: 90,806

RomaniaOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Viseul de Sus city Wood Waste Reuse and Energy Generation KEH Engineering 4,592

District Heating Company of Iasi (RAT) Monitoring Losses in Thermal Energy Distribution Network Cavanaugh & Associates 4,161

ICPAO Reducing Pollutant Emissions MEGA a.s. 2,331

Urban SA slobozia Water Treatment Optimisation at the Plant Watek and KSA Engineering 4,415

RRSI Bistrita City Recycling Project Bistrita City 4,665

North East Env. Products Water Supply Contamination Assessment Aqua Pura 4,065

S. C. Celhart Donaris S. A. Cleaner Production for Pulp Producer Ekono 3,404

Regia Autonoma Comunala, Wastewaster Treatment Plant Vituki Consult Rt 851City of Satu Mare

Strategic Management Services Cleaner Production for Cyanide Problem S. C. Terapia S. A. 3,811

IT Corporation Cleaner Production for Resin, Paint, Ink plant Policolor 4,534

TOTAL: 41,805

Slovakia Organisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

STVaK S. P. Wastewater Sludge Utilisation Ekolog - Holding s.a. 2,956

TOTAL: 2,956

UkraineOrganisation Project Title Project Partner EUR

Postmol Ltd. Use of Drinking Water in Dairy Production Sochimilk 1,800

Brovaryteplomerega Reducing Energy Consumption Kattner/FVB 3,624

Dneprospetsstal Reduction of Greenhouse and Toxic Emissions American EnviroCare, Inc. 4,992

Vtormet Recycling Nickle Batteries Environmental Science Services 5,000

TLK Consulting Energy Audit at Farmak Farmak 5,000

Gorlovka municip. Energy Efficiency in Buildings City of Berkeley 4,840

BlazeTech Corp. Remediation for Municipal Dump Municipality of Berdyansk 3,940

Twenty-First Strategies Climate Change Mitigation Strategy Municipality of Donetsk 4,665

Yavoriv District Council Water Supply Sytem in the Municipality Municipality of Ropczyce 2,790

Odessa CHPP-2 Emissions Reduction at the Power Plant SRC International CS s.r.o. 4,620

TOTAL: 41,271

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PRESIDENT OF THE GENERALASSEMBLYJAAKKO HENTTONENDirector • Central and EasternEuropean Cooperation • Ministry of the Environment • Finland

AUSTRIAHEINZ SCHREIBERDirector General • EnvironmentalGeneral Management DepartmentFederal Ministry of Agriculture,Environment and Water Mangement

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINABRANKO VUCIJAKHydro-Engineering Institute

BULGARIANENO DIMOVDeputy Minister • Ministry of the Environment and Waters

CANADANORINE SMITHAssistant Deputy Minister, Policy and CommunicationsEnvironment Canada

CROATIAHRVOJE GLAVACAssistant Minister • Section forStrategic Environmental PlanningMinistry of Environmental Protectionand Physical Planning

CZECH REPUBLICEVA TYLOVADeputy Minister/Director of the Section • Section for TechnicalProtection of the EnvironmentMinistry of Environment

DENMARKPALLE LINDGAARD-JOERGENSENHead of Division • Division of DanishCooperation for Environment in Eastern Europe (DANCEE) • DanishEnvironmental Protection Agency

ESTONIASULEV VARESecretary General • Ministry of the Environment

GERMANYDIETER GOTTLOBDivision Environmental Strategies and Information • FederalEnvironmental Agency

JAPANSHINICHI ISASHIKIMinister • Embassy of Japan

LATVIANORMUNDS KADIKISActing Director • EnvironmentalConsulting and Monitoring Centre(ECMC) • Ministry of EnvironmentalProtection and Regional Development

LITHUANIAEVALDAS VEBRADeputy Director • InternationalRelations and Agreements Division,Environmental Strategy DepartmentMinistry of Environment

FYR MACEDONIAMARJAN DODOVSKIDeputy Minister • Ministry of Environment

THE NETHERLANDS ADRIAAN OUDEMANCoordinator for Eastern EuropeEnvironmental AffairsDirectorate-General for EnvironmentalProtection • Ministry of Housing,Spatial Planning and Environment

NORWAYRICHARD FORTSpecial Adviser • Ministry of Environment

POLANDJOLANTA RAWSKA-OLEJNICZAKHead of Division • Department of International CooperationMinistry of Environmental Protection,Natural Resources and Forestry

ROMANIAMIHAI COZARIUCGeneral Manager • EuropeanIntegration, Programs, Projects and International AffairsMinistry of Water, Forestry andEnvironmental Protection

SLOVENIAMARKO SLOKARState Secretary for EnvironmentMinistry of Environment and Physical Planning

SWITZERLANDJEAN-PIERRE EGGERSwiss Agency for Development andCooperation, Cooperation with EasternEurope and CIS Division • FederalDepartment of Foreign Affairs

YUGOSLAVIAMIROSLAV SPASOJEVICSenior Adviser – CoordinatorDepartment for InternationalCooperation • Federal Ministry for Development, Science and Environment

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAWILLIAM A. NITZEAssistant AdministratorOffice of International ActivitiesU.S. Environmental Protection Agency

OTHER MEMBERS:VLADIMIR DOBESInternational Institute for IndustrialEnvironmental Economics – IIIEELund University Sweden

MARIA ERDOSDirector • Health, Safety andEnvironment • MOL Hungary

BRENDAN GILLESPIEHead • Non-Member CountriesBranch • Environment DirectorateOECD • France

TIBOR KERTESZElectrolux Lehel Hutogepgyar Kft. • Hungary

ERZSEBET SCHMUCKHungarian Nature Conservationists’Alliance • Hungary

STANISLAV SITNICKIVice President • Ekofund • Poland

ANDREJ STEINER Executive Director • ETP • Slovakia

Allan GromovDIRECTOR GENERAL • Ministry of Environment • Estonia

Miroslav BalaburskiCHIEF STATE ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTOR

State Environmental Inspectorate • Ministry of EnvironmentFYR Macedonia

Thomas BeckerHEAD OF DIVISION • Danish Energy Agency

Ministry of Environment and Energy • Denmark

Zuzana DrhovaEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR • Zeleny Kruh – Green Circle

Czech Republic

Tom GarveyBelgium

Robert HerbstCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Global Environment & Technology FoundationUnited States of America

Hiroyuki IshiPROFESSOR • University of Tokyo • Japan

Anna KalinowskaDIRECTOR • Office of Ecological Education

and Public Relations • Ministry of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry • Poland

Nandor ZoltaiHEAD • Department for EU Integration

Ministry of Environment • Hungary

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ALBANIAKLEOPATRA MALIQI • Youth Environmental Club “Pearl”

ARMENIAARMEN MARTIROSYAN • Green’s Union of Armenia

AZERBAIJANNAILIA ISMAILOVA • Azerbaijan Youth Union

BELARUSYULIJA ALEXANDRAVA • Ecoproject

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINADJORDJE VOJINOVIC • CEOR Banjaluka

BULGARIATZVETAN SPASSOV • Youth Advisory Council of UNEP

CZECH REPUBLICPETR PELCL • Center for Community Organising Western Bohemia

GEORGIANINO SHARASHIDZE • Environmental Information

and Sustainable Development Centre “Rio”

NONA BALAVADZE • Marine Association “Poseidon”

LATVIAILZE STRAUSA • Latvian Mammalogical Society

LITHUANIAJURGITA MARCIUNAITE • Vilnius Nature protection Club

MOLDOVANADEJDA ANDREEV • Biodiversity Research

and Conservation Group “Fauna”

POLANDMALGORZATA KOWALSKA • Waste Prevention Association 3R

ROMANIACLAUDIA MATEI • Earth Friends

ABIGEL SZODORAY-PARADI • Transilvanian Carpathian Society

RUSSIAISMAIL NIGMATOULLINE • The “Guide” Environmental Group

SLOVAKIAMARIAN LABAJ • Green Line

UKRAINEIRYNA VERBITSKA • Ukrainian Society for Sustainable Development

UZBEKISTANSERGEY KHOMENKO • Association of Uzbekistan

for Sustainable Water Resources Development

YUGOSLAVIAMIRJANA BARTULA • Danube Environmental Forum

NATASA DEREG • Center for Ecology and Sustainable Development Konstantin Stanimir

DRITAN SHALA • AQUILA

VOLUNTEERLiljana Andonovska

INTERNS 2000John Barlow • Peter Baum • Fernando Bujarrabal • Kelly FriesenEszter Gulacsy • Francois Hequet • Nigel Jackson • Tonya Jansen

Michael Kracht • Maria Khovanskaia • Anca MogosanuVanya Simeonova • Wijnand Udema • Suiko Yushijima

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HEADQUARTERS STAFF 2000REC SENIOR MANAGEMENTJERNEJ STRITIH • Executive DirectorALEXANDER JURAS • Deputy Executive DirectorKAZUNOBU ONOGAWA • Assistant Executive Director and Director of Japan Special Fund(From August 6, 2000)HIROYUKI GOTO • Assistant Executive Director and Director of Japan Special Fund (until August 31, 2000)

DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM HEADSFERENC ANDRAS • Head of Administration DepartmentROBERT ATKINSON • Head of Programs (NGO Support And Capacity Building)ILONA DOCZE • Head of Conference DepartmentMIROSLAV CHODAK • Head of Environmental Policy and Local Initiatives Programs (Until August 31, 2000)PAUL CSAGOLY • Head of Information Program (Until April 14, 2000)MELITA IVANOVA • Head of Country Office Support DepartmentOREOLA IVANOVA • Head of ED Office (Until August 31, 2000), Head of Environmental PolicyProgram (From September 1, 2000)SANDOR KANTOR • Head of Business and Environment Program (Until February 29, 2000)ERNST NIELSEN • Head of Business and Environment Program (From July 1, 2000)MOZES KISS • Head of Personnel DepartmentZOLTAN MADARAS • Head of Finance DepartmentMARY MCKINLEY • Head of Information and Communications Department (Until February 29, 2000)ALEXANDRA ORLIKOVA • Head of Local Initiatives Program (From September 1, 2000)JEROME SIMPSON • Head of Information Program (From April 1, 2000)MAGDOLNA TOTH • Head of Public Participation Program

REC HEADQUARTERS STAFFRossen Assenov • Judit Balint • Janos Banga • Tamas Becker • Marianna Bolshakova • MihalyBonifert • Anna Boros • Jennifer Braswell • Marton Burger (Civil Servant) • Miroslav ChodakAdriana Craciun • Istvanne Dankovics • Mihail Dimovski • Aco Divac • Jiri Dusik • Gerald FancojZsuzsanna Ivanyi • Emese Gal • Olinka Gjigas • Angelika Halasz • Istvan Hegyi • Gabor HevesBeata Horvath • Ausra Jurkeviciute • Aniko Kovacs • Balazs Kovacs • Laszlo Leitold • JoergLohmann • Bertalan Lorincz • Sylvia Magyar • Tamas Magyar • Ors Marczin (Civil Servant)Mary McKinley • James McNicholas • Agata Miazga • Mira Mileva • Attila Morotz • AlexandraOrlikova • Szilvia Pandi Szegedi • Maria Perenyi • Eva Peto • Entela Pinguli • Jacek PodkanskiThomas Popper • Hajnalka Rab • Gabor Rehak • Francesco Rizzo • Julianna Rumy • Balazs RuzsaViktoras Sakalys • Sergiu Serban • Jerome Simpson • Stefan Speck • Cerasela Stancu • StephenStec • Andras Szabo • Csaba Szabo • Jozsef Szabo • Laszlo Szabo • Laszlo Nimrod SzaboMagdolna Szabo • Orsolya Szalasi • Balint Takacs • Andrea Toth • Gabor Trybek • Endre TurbekDariusz Urbaniak • Danco Uzunov • Barbara Vertes • Krisztina Wegner • Janos Zlinszky

COUNTRY OFFICE AND FIELD OFFICE STAFF 2000ALBANIAMihallaq Qirjo • Eduart Cani • Arian GushoErmira Lubani • Alken Myftiu • Doreida PetroBlerta Skenday • Oltiana Thoma • Rezart Xhelo

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINANesad Seremet • Sunita BuljbasicSnjezana Maksumic • Enisa Pulic

Banja Luka Field Office Djordje Stenovic • Djordje Vojinovic

BULGARIAMargarita Mateeva • Tanja IvanovaKamen Karadjov • Silvia Kirova • Mihail StaynovEcoLinks: Krustina Mandova • Borislav Mourdzuhev

CROATIAMorana Belamaric • Jasna MalusAndreja Tonc • Zeljko ZoricicEcoLinks: Sandra Balent • Zeljka Medven

CZECH REPUBLICSimona Sulcova • Nadezda FrelichovaHelena Knappova

ESTONIATuuli Rasso • Anne Kiviukk • Merjie Polma

HUNGARYLaszlo Perneczky

LATVIAErika Lagdzina • Tatjana Alekse • Inese GmizoDiana Meijere • Ilze Strausa

LITHUANIAKestutis Navickas • Laima GalkuteAida Gelaziene • Darius Stoncius

FYR MACEDONIAKatarina Stojkovska • Jordanco BajraktarovSlavjanka Pejcinovska • Daniela SimovaIgor SlavkoskiEcoLinks: Goran Arsov • Natasha Rapjakovska-Moslavac

POLANDMalgorzata Koziarek • Ana DobrowskaMarta Kaczynska • Ewa KowalewskaTamasz Walkowicz

ROMANIATina Covaci • Catalin Gheorghe • Oana Boingeanu Sidonia Ciomartan • Anca TofanEcoLinks: George Catatlin Guran • Dana Olarescu

SLOVAKIAVladimir Hudek • Milan Chrenko • Richard FilcakZuzana Hudekova • Peter KontrosJolana Rovniankova • Kamil Vilnovici

SLOVENIAMilena Marega • Mateja Sepec • Tatjana StudenEdvard Zdesar

YUGOSLAVIAMilutin Milosevic • Milos KaticMaja Spasojevic • Dragana Tar

Kosovo Field Office Christy Duijvelaar • Shkipe Deda • Mrika Maliqi

In Memoriam: ALEXANDRA ORLIKOVA

The Regional Environmental Center lost a dearfriend and tireless colleague. Alexandra Orlikova,known to her many friends as Sasa, joined the RECin April 1999 as a project manager and was promot-ed to Head of the Local Initiatives Program soonthereafter. She was 41 at the time of her death.

A native of the Czech Republic, she had previouslyworked at the Ministry of Environment there, firstin the Water Protection Department and eventuallybecoming Acting Director General of the ministry responsible for coordinationof international relations for the entire Czech environmental sector.

At the REC, she was the leading expert on environmental investments and EUaccession, helped shape the Climate Change Program and was managing tendifferent projects before her untimely death.

Sasa’s many accomplishments were the result of her desire to do something thatwould have a long term impact and her drive to find practical ways to improvethe environment in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Always a trueprofessional, she balanced her own dedication and commitment to the environ-mental cause with a grace and humour that made people glad to work with her.Her courage and selflessness during her final months were an inspiration to alland she will be fondly remembered.






























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