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"The Caspian". Бюллетень КЭП. Октябрь 2001
Dear Reader!

"The Caspian" is an e-mail bulletin about environmental issues and
events related to the Caspian marine and coastal
environment, as well as information about stakeholders, particularly
NGOs, and the role of stakeholders in addressing
these issues.

To make the reading easy and coherent we enclose ?the Caspian? English
text hereby and attach its Russian version.

Visit http://www.caspianenvironment.org/ebulletin9.htm to access the
bulletin in English on Internet and
http://www.caspianenvironment.org/ebulletin9_r.htm to access its
Russian equivalent.

Best wishes,

Caspian Environment Programme

In This Issue

CEP & Regional News
Country News
Azerbaijan
I.R.Iran
Turkmenistan
Russia

Partnership opportunities

Contact Information

Visit the Caspian Environment Programme's web page at:=
www.caspianenvironment.org

CEP & Regional News

Caspian-Black Sea forum to be established by late December
The annual Caspian-Black Sea forum will be founded during the "Oil and
security" round table,
scheduled for early December, 2001, deputy of the head of Russian
Social and Political center Sergey
Mikhailov said.According to Mikhailov the organizers believe, that
"Oil and Security" forum have to
unite both Caspian states and European and Western states as a whole.
Thus, representatives of
some European and Southern Caucasian states, as well as Russia,
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Iran
expressed their readiness to take part in the works of the forum.
Talking on Turkmenistan, Mikhailov
expressed hope, that Ashkhabad would not ignore the meetings of five
littoral Caspian states as it
used to do earlier". Social and Political center is ready to cooperate
with another forums and units,
interested in problems of Caspian region. He mentioned both
International Caspian forum, established
on October 25-27 in Derbent by the initiative of the Russian Institute
of Federalism and "Caspian:
perspectives and problems" annual seminar, expected to be held in late
December, in Tehran.EE

Source:= Caspian News Agency

32 PROJECT PROPOSALS WILL BE EVALUATED IN THE FRAME OF THE SMALL
MATCHED
GRANT PROGRAMME OF THE CEP

In October 2001 Caspian Environment Programme has completed reception
of pilot project proposals
delivered in the frame of Small Matched Grant Programme of the
Priority Investments Portfolio Project
announced in July 2001. The amounts to be granted fluctuate between 10
ths. USD up to 100 ths.
USD, and the granting mechanism imply that the grant recipient is
obliged to invest amount equal to
the requested grant. Totally 50 project proposals from all the
littoral countries have been submitted to
the Grant Selection Commission, however, only 32 of them passed
initial screening, as the rest of the
projects did not comply with the format criteria. 16 proposals out of
32 have been prepared by the
Azerbaijan state offices, private companies and non-governmental
organisations, 7 - Russian and 9
from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and I.R.Iran altogether. These pilot
project proposals are aimed at
practical solution of the Caspian problems such as liquidation of
pollution, preservation of
transboundary biodiversity and protection of endangered species,
ecological agriculture and alternative
energy resources. Few of the projects include introduction of
innovations. The projects evaluation and
selection will be done on November during the meeting of Evaluation
Committee, which comprises
National Focal Points of Caspian countries, representatives of the
Programme Coordination Unit from
UNDP and Tacis, as well as experts from the World Bank.

Source:= Turan News Agency:
=
A CEP is holding its regular Steering Committee Meeting in Moscow

The Caspian Environment Programme is holding its regular Steering
Committee Meeting in Moscow,
Russian Federation, which started on October 30 and will last until
November 01, 2001.

All the Caspian countries participate in the Meeting on the level of
Environmental Ministries and
ministries of Foreign Affairs, CEP's Managing Officers and leaders of
the Caspian Regional Thematic
Centers (CRTCs) and consultants, as well as observers in the face of
NGOs from Russia and
Turkmenistan appointed in collaboration with ISAR headquarters.

The Meeting will discuss the following issues:

Report on the CEP activities up to date, including reports of CRTCs
and CEP's projects and initiatives
such as Ecotox, Mnemiopsis, At Sea Training Programme and others;

Presentations and discussion on Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis,
National Caspian Action Plans,
Caspian Ecological Fund and role of private sector in the CEP's work;

Presentations and initial ideas on the CEP's second phase in 2002 -
2006;

Appointment of Chairman of the Steering Committee and venue of the
next Meeting

Source:= PPA Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Association for Protection of Animals is organized a
Celebration devoted to the World
Animals Protection Day on October 20, 2001. CEP and the British
Embassy for Azerbaijan are
sponsoring the event. The event is a part of the CCG Project
"Improvement of environmental situation in
Khatai districts through environmental education".====
=====================Source:= PPA Azerbaijan

FISRT CHILDREN ENVIRONMENTAL COURT LAUNCHED IN BAKU

First Children Environmental legal process was launched in Baku in
October 2001. Caspian
Environment Programme was invited to observe the event. It was first
of its sort of theatrical court in
Baku, Azerbaijan= where children played roles of adults protecting
their right for clean drinking water
and fighting state administrations responsible for supply of drinking
water. Children not only raised the
question of quality the drinking water in Baku, but showed that the
issue is burning and requires
solution. Children were not only good at playing roles of plaintiff,
defendant, witnesses, but made a
good job at preparing a full set of evidences under the joint guidance
of NGO "TUTU" and Lyceum # 1,
where young actors and stickles of healthy environment study.

Source:= PPA Azerbaijan

Iran

GOOD NEWS FROM HCEP

The 20th official session of The High Council for Environmental
Protection was held with chairmanship
of president Katami.

In this meeting, all the proposals & projects for development of
railroad systems & roads / highway
constructions were subjected to submission of EIA reports & related
regulations.

19 important forested regions in 7 provinces, including Golestan &
Mazandaran (Caspian coastal
provinces) were declared as "Protected Areas", as part of the previous
resolution, that made it
mandatory to set 10% 0f the total forested areas of the country aside
to be fully protected by the laws
governing the protected areas.

Lar Protected Area, which is of great ecological importance, was also
declared a national park, to be
fully covered by the strict laws that protect areas under this
category.====

Lar area covers a great portion of the watershed that provides good
percentage of the water supply of
the greater Tehran.

"Naiband No Hunting Region" in Khorasan province, which is one of the
last remaining refuge for the
extremely endangered Asiatic Cheetahs, was also promoted to "Protected Area"

Source: Hamshahri, 18 Oct.

SOLID WASTE

Director of development planning of Min of Interior:

10 centers for recycling of solid waste will be established in
different regions in the country. The major
problem with the solid waste is lack of an integration practice of it
at the sources.

Source: Hamshahri= 18 Oct.

ECOTOURISM

According to global definition for Eco-tourism, two types of
attraction make an area eligible to be
categorized suitable for such activities: Recreational and Natural.
Iran's geographical location &
topographical structure, where atmospheric high pressure systems meet
warm equatorial warmth, has
created such diverse and magnificent ecosystems, to make it eligible
to be ranked among the top 5
countries in the world.

According to The World Tourism Organization, the present number of
tourists (625 million in year
2000) and the annual revenue from this source (USD445 bill. For year
2000) will reach 1.6 mil. and
$2000 bill. In 2020, respectively.= This great potential is waiting
yet to be utilized.=

Source: Hamshahri= 18 Oct.

=

1st Educational Workshop on Development of Energy Resources &
Assessment of the==== Related
Environmental Impacts started in Teheran, with participation of
representatives of ECO members.

Najafi, the deputy director of DOE addressed the meeting. He
pointedout to the ever-increasing
damages to the environment, throughout the world, and emphasized on
the importance of the EIA in
harnessing the environmentally hazardous projects and

activities. He also criticized the management of the forests of Iran
in the last 2 decades & predicted
further damages to this unique and valuable resource, if immediate
proper action are not employed.

The most precious forests in Iran are located on the northern slopes
of the Alborz range, adjacent to
the southern Caspian coast.

Source: Iran Daily 8 Oct.

EIA WORKSHOP=========

Solid waste remains the number one problem on Iranian coast of
Caspian.= There are more than 6.5
million people residing in 3 coastal provinces and if 50=million
annual visitors (90% in 3 summer
months)=be added to the native population, then the amount of solid
waste generated by such crowd in
such small area that is naturally=bounded by the Alborz range and the
sea=can create a real headache.=

Source:= PPA Iran

Kilka industry is going down the drain

Everybody is blaming the drastic reduction if Kilka catch in Mniopsis
leydii, an invader which has made
its way to Caspian waters from Black Sea.Many fishing fleets have been
anchored at the harbors for
months now. The vessel owners claim that they even can not catch
enough Kilka to pay for half of the
daily wages of the crew. There are 700 men involved in Kilka catching
operation in Mazandaran
province, leaving the other 2 coastal provinces out.= According to
state fisheries of Gilan province
(SHILAT), the total catch of Kilka, by 110 vessels, in the past 5
months, has been only 9730 tons.

This figure shows a 50% reduction=in catch, when compared to the same
period, last year.

The amount of Kilka caught in Mazandaran Province in the past 5 months
did not exceed 4000 tons,
that shows 53% reduction in comparison with the=similar period in last
year. The situation in Golestan
Province does not seem to be any better than other two coastal
provinces mentioned= above.

Source:= PPA Iran


The extremely endangered Siberian Cranes showed up in their wintering
area on south-eastern coast
of Caspian a week earlier this year.

3 Siberian Cranes were observed in Fereidoonkenar area in Mazandaran
province of Iran on 12
October.= Another pair also was reported from a nearby site, that
could be a part of the trio, or the real
number of the cranes could be 5. Another report from Astrakhan points
to observation of 3 Siberian
Cranes on 11 October, which can mean that there will be 3 more "Sibes"
in Fereidoonkenar soon.=
Members of Mazandaran Crane Conservation Association, a local NGO in
Fereidoonkenar, together
with game guards of Dept. of Environment are all on alert to make sure
that newly set "No Shooting"
regulation in the area is fully observed.

Siberian Cranes left their wintering area at Fereidoonkenar for their
breeding grounds east of Aral
mountains last March.

Source:= PPA Iran

=
"AIDS" has made its way to southern coast of Caspian.

18 patients have been admitted to hospitals in coastal province of
Mazandaran in past 6 months.

Reports from public relation office of the Medical Sciences University
of Mazandaran indicates

that 65% of the admitted patients were addicts and were infected=by
infected injections and

another 10%=got=the virus through sexual contacts.

Source:= PPA Iran


Floods keep striking the southern coast of Caspian and take toll.

Many other floods have caused extensive damages to the entire coastal
area after the massive and
destructive flood of mid August, which claimed more than 250 lives in
coastal province of Golestan.=
Many specialists and some authorities blame the logging operations on
steep slopes of the northern faces of the Alborz range, as the major cause of
repeated floods.=

The area of the precious southern Caspian forest have been diminishing
in the last decades, and

lack of proper management has been thought to be the cause.

Source:= PPA Iran

Arrival of large flocks of migratory birds in Miankaleh Biosphere
reserve, located at southeastern corner
of Caspian Sea.

13000 ducks of different species, 10000 Coots, 5000 Flamingos & 100
Pelicans were counted in mid
October observation, Mazandaran DOE's P.R.= officer reported.

Unusual arrival of a flock of 360 Sarus Cranes has surprised wildlife
experts. This is the first time that
these birds are being reported in this unique reserve. Careful
observation is being conducted in search
of Siberian Cranes, which may be with their Sarus crane foster
parents. Eggs of Siberian cranes have
been repeatedly= placed in the nests of Sarus cranes in western
Siberia, hoping to establish new
flocks of Sibes in Central & western range of this endangered species.

Source:= PPA Iran

President Khatami's cabinet has approved an additional 5 Billion Rials
for environmental projects of
Department of Environment. DOE has been quite active in the past 5
years & has recently passed a
law, which allows tax reduction for the industrial units that observe
the environmental measures.

P.R. director of DOE has criticized the lack of laws & regulation,
which prohibit the production of
environmentally hazardous products.

Source:= PPA Iran

5800 fishermen, all members of 74 Dragnet Fishery Cooperatives
celebrated the start their seasonal
activity in Gilan province. The activity range of these cooperatives
is from Astara to Chaboksar, at the
border of Mazandaran province. These cooperatives are only allowed to
catch bony fish.= In
Mazandaran also, 5000 fishermen of 57 cooperatives started the new
season, which begins on 7
October anc continues till 7 April.

Director General of Shilat Fisheries Company (State owned) in Gilan
province warned the participants
of a scientific meeting about the possible genetic mutations among=
the Caspian fish populations.
Announcing that only 2% of the Caspian commercial fish populations are
naturally bred, he declared
his deep concern for the genetic fate of the bony fish of this great
body of water. According to his
report, 93 million fingerlings of 3 popular bony fish species are
annually released in Caspian by Shilat=
of Gilan province only.

Source:== PPA Iran

=
Kazakhstan

##The Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, called for not giving
occasions to the international
terrorists of using problems urgent for the Central Asian states "to
breed strife, to turn the region into
the next hotspot." "Terrorism in its various forms should be grimly
prevented. We fully support the
international coalition in the terrorism-fighting," Nazarbayev said.
Terrorism should not be linked with
any religion or people.

Source:= Caspian News Agency

##Non-governmental and ecological organizations of Kazakhstan intend
to conduct the national
campaign for prohibiting importation and burial of the radioactive
waste from other states. The draft of
decree on importation of spent fuel, which was submitted to the
parliament by Kazatomprom
company, does not have the technical basis.

Source:= Caspian News Agency

##According to the data of Kazakh seismologists a devastating
earthquake is expected on the territory
of Kazakhstan in the nearest several years. The official noted that
the state is not ready for such
earthquakes as equipments of most of seismic stations became out of
date.

Source:= Caspian News Agency

##Kazakhstan will proceed consultations with Russia "on simultaneous
joining the World Trade
Organization." The Kazakh Prime Minister considers that the
synchronism of Russian and Kazakh
WTO joining is ridden on "the common free market zone" the two states possess.

Source:= Caspian News Agency

##By the end of 2002, Hurricane-ShNOS company will invest to
implementation of its projects in
Kazakhstan USD 705 million, while its preliminary investment
obligations do not prevail USD 430
million. Next year, a gas power station for 40MW will put into
operation next year. It will utilize
associated gas extracted on Kumkol oil field. Moreover, a 176 km
pipeline linking Kumkol, Kizilkiam,
Ariskul and Iaybulak oil fields with railway terminal at Jusali
station of kizilordin region will be put into
exploitation as well.

Source:= Caspian News Agency

=

Turkmenistan

##The Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov suggested the UN to view
the possibility of
implementing the project of trans-Afghan gas pipeline in Pakistan as
an effective mean of settling
ordinary life in Afghanistan. This idea was voiced at his meeting with
deputy of the UN Secretary
General Kenzo Oshima.

Source:= Caspian News Agency

##Turkmenistan has celebrated its 10 anniversary of independence on
October 27 with a grand parade
and 10 days of holiday and festivities.

Source:= PPA Turkmenistan

Partnership opportunities
=
John D and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
New Grantmaking Competition
=
The Program on Global Security and Sustainability of the John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announces new guidelines for grants
under the Research and Writing Grants competition. The Foundation
invites proposals relating to either of the following themes:
=
Migration and Refugees, including the causes and consequences of
migration and refugee flows, and policy responses to international and
internal migration and refugees; or Technological Change and Global
Security and Sustainability, examining the impact of technological
advances-and uneven access to technologies-on global security and
sustainability.
=
The Program seeks to support research and writing projects in any
academic discipline or profession, as well as creative work conducted
outside of traditional disciplinary and professional approaches.=
Applicants may request up to $75,000 for individual projects, and
$100,000 for two-person collaborations.= Applications must be received
by February 1, 2002 to be considered for the current round.
=

The text version of the application guidelines and procedures can also
be downloaded from the
Foundation's web site at: www.macfound.org.= Inquiries about the
competition can be made at
researchandwriting@macfound.org

ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC ADVOCACY CENTER

Environmental public advocacy center= (EPAC) has been launched by a
non-governmental
organization (environmental law center) "Ecolex-Azerbaijan" in Baku.

The project is implemented by Financial Support of Open Society
Institute.

The following steps will be provided for the environmental-law
information of NGOs and
population:

T======= Publication and circulation of the environmental-law bulletin
"Ecolex"

T======= Preparation and circulation of the electronic version of
environmental-law bulletin "Ecolex"

T======= Preparation and location of the environmental-law information
in English and Azeri

=Web-site of the organization (http://ecolex.aznet.org);
Please send us your contact information if you are interested in
working together with an NGO,
initiative group or Eco club in the Caspian region.

=
Contact Information

Please send your inquires and feedback to the editor of "The Caspian"
at:
Shokhrat A. Orazov, PPA Turkmenistan E-mail:= shokhrat@yahoo.com

Elina Farmanova

Public Participation Advisor

_____________________________________

Programme Coordination Unit

Caspian Environment Programme

Government Building

40 Uzeir Gadjibekov Str.,

Baku-370016, Azerbaijan

Tel.: +99412 97 17 85

======= +99412 93 80 03

Fax: +99412 97 17 86

Web Page: http://www.caspianenvironment.org=