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Название: БЮЛЛЕТЕНЬ КЭП, апрель 2005 (на англ. яз) Главные Пункты: * М. Акмурадов назначен министром ООС Туркменистана. * В марте 2005 г. запушен новый сайт КЭП. * 25-26 апреля в Алмате состоятся встреча рабочей группы КЭП по биоразнообразию по обсуждению плана действий по каспийским тюленям, созданию эконета Каспийского региона и др. * и другие сообщения. (14.04.2005) Полный Текст БЮЛЛЕТЕНЬ КЭП, апрель 2005 (на англ. яз) БЮЛЛЕТЕНЬ КЭП, апрель 2005 (на англ. яз) *** April 2005 CEP-B 05/4 Older Archive Since we last met Title : New Minister of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan Mr. Makhtumkuli Akmuradov was appointed as the new Minister of Nature Protection by the decree of Saparmurat Niyazov, the President of Turkmenistan. He will be the new National Focal Point for the Caspian Environment Programme in Turkmenistan. Mr. Makhtumkuli's vast knowledge and experience coupled with his outstanding leadership and foresight will greatly contribute to the effective management and protection of natural resources in Turkmenistan and the Caspian Sea. Caspian Environment Programme is looking forward to his valuable partnership and counseling in the activities of CEP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : CEP New Website Launched In March 2005, the new CEP web site was launched. The new web site has an attractive view with a sea motive Flash animation. Clean layout and convenient neat navigation keep the focus on content, which reflects all aspects of the Caspian Environment Programme including: • General information about Caspian Sea, littoral states and environment • Description of the Programme, Convention, and Programme documents • CEP and PCU details • Projects, meetings, grants • Data, databases, maps and GIS • Public Relations • News, events, reports It is easy to find required topics with animated drop down menu, whereas floating submenu bar provides quick links to related topics. The new web site also has a powerful Google based search engine. With its transparent content and clear design the new web site opens wide possibilities for dissemination of CEP achievements and public awareness. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : POPS Meeting in Tehran, March 6-8 2005 The POPs regional meeting was held on March 6-8 in Tehran at the PCU office. The objectives of this meeting were to identify initiating actions towards the development of a Regional Action Plan for addressing the activities contributing to the transboundary PTS including POPs, hydrocarbons and heavy metal pollution; selecting two pilot areas to undertake a survey of usage and stockpiling of pesticides and to undertake a regional public awareness campaign against use of nabbed pesticides and other PTS. On the basis of discussion, it was agreed to undertake a survey identifying the obsolete pesticide sites and then to find out how those sites could be managed. Moreover, the issue of public participation and public awareness in regard to POPs were discussed. The regional consultant for Enabling Programme in Iran and EU/TACIS representative in the region also participated in this endeavor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : EIA Meeting, Moscow, 9-12 March 2005 UNEP ROE organised three Caspian Convention meetings in Moscow from 8th to 12th March 2005. It encompassed three separate meetings including the First Meeting of Government-designated experts on Rules of Procedure and financial rules for the Framework Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, First Meeting of Government-designated experts on the Protocol on EIA to the Framework Convention, and Information session on state of preparation for the signing of the Protocol concerning regional cooperation in combating oil pollution in cases of emergency. In these meetings the Rules of Procedure for the COP were negotiated and finalised; the first scoping discussion for the Protocol on Transboundary EIA was undertaken; and the status of the Protocol on Regional Co-operation in cases of Oil Spill Emergencies was reviewed. UNEP delegations to meeting included the Director, Programme Officer and Special Assistant to the Director. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : Process of State Planning of Oil Spills Response Seminar, Baku, March 17-18, 2005 The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Azerbaijan Republic in cooperation with the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) within the framework of "Development of Azerbaijan National Plan on oil spills elimination" project. 58 representatives from 40 organizations, including those from EBRD, IMO, OSPRI, IPIECA, ???, UNDP Azerbaijan etc. participated in the Seminar. The delegates from OSPRI Kazakhstan and Ministry of ER of the Republic of Kazakhstan were the participants of the Meeting. The main aim of the Round table was a discussion and determination of the structure, content and functions of the future National Committee on Planning Oil spills elimination. The main topics of the Meeting included: the structure of the developed National Plan on oil spills elimination; the role of governmental organizations and companies in the planning process; the links of the future Plan with the existing legal base; coordination of governmental efforts and private sector in qualitative enhancement of country readiness for emergency response in cases of oil spills; integration of the existing and future plans on emergency response into the National Plan structure; and integration of the National Plan on oil spills into the draft of the Caspian Regional Plan on emergency response of IMO Convention. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcommings Title : EIA Meeting, Baku, April 4th and 5th, 2005 Awareness Raising and Capacity Building Workshop for "Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context in the Caspian Sea Region", is to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 4 -5 April 2005. The workshop will be organized by the UNEP Regional Office for Europe and Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Caspian Environment Programme and the Secretariat of the Espoo Convention, UNECE. The workshop will involve a broad range of stakeholders, including representatives from Government authorities, local coastal and environmental authorities, industry and NGOs. The workshop is the first of a series of national workshops to implement transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment throughout the five littoral states of the Caspian Sea Region. It is organized in the context of UNEP Regional Office for Europe's capacity building program under the Second Phase of the Global Environment Facility (`GEF') project, entitled `Towards a Convention and Action Programme for the Protection of the Caspian Sea Environment'. This Phase will build upon the results of the First Phase of the GEF project, which include the development of a set of Guidelines that consist of a set of step-by-step procedures to implement transboundary EIA in the Caspian Sea region. The objectives of the workshop include awareness raising and the strengthening of local institutional capacity. The workshop aims to promote and encourage a greater understanding of the national procedures for the implementation of the transboundary EIA and of the roles of actors in the transboundary EIA process. It also aims to open communication channels and promote greater coordination and understanding between government agencies and stakeholders involved in transboundary EIA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : Regional Caspian Environment Journalism Workshop, Baku, April 5th-8th, 2005 In line with the provision of the GEF II Project Document and in collaboration with UNEP, Caspian Environment Programme will hold a "Regional Caspian Environment Journalism Workshop" from 5th to 8th April 2005 in Baku - Azerbaijan Republic. The objectives of the workshop are: • Provide an overview of Caspian environmental issues from a scientific, environmental and political perspective; • Introduce the participants to one or two specific Caspian environmental issues that they will investigate and write articles about for publication; and • Provide an opportunity for Caspian region journalists to work side by side with senior environmental reporters from outside the region. • Network Caspian journalists with one another and with international journalists. The ultimate goal of the workshop is to provide hands-on skills for reporters from the littoral countries. Development of environmental news stories for publishing in the national, local and international media would be the outcome of the workshop. The workshop will dovetail to another workshop that UNEP is organizing in Baku on April 4th and 5th on EIA. The interaction will provide our participants (journalists) with more exposure with the EIA experts to have an overview of Caspian environmental issues, interview with them and prepare reports. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : Second Meeting of the BISRAG, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 25th-26th April, 2005 The objectives of the Second Meeting of BISRAG are to discuss the status of CEP activities on Biodiversity and biodiversity work-plan; establishment of EcoNet for Caspian Region; information, monitoring and protection of Caspian habitats and species, the status of the Caspian Seal Survey and draft of a Caspian Seal Action Plan (CSAP). The envisioned outputs of this meeting will be the draft of Caspian Seal Action Plan; an agreement on roadmap for establishment of EcoNet; identification of data sources and biodiversity indicators for monitoring as well as an agreement on the biodiversity work-plan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : Second Meeting on the Biodiversity Protocol,Almaty, Kazakhstan, 27th- 29th April, 2005 The Second Meeting of Government-designated experts on the Biodiversity Protocol to the Framework Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea will be held in Almaty from 27th to 29th April, 2005. The first draft of the Biodiversity Protocol to the Framework Convention on the Protection of the Caspian Marine Environment will be presented and discussed by the experts of the Caspian littoral countries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General News Title : Small Grant Program on Sustainable Development of Caspian coastal Communities Commences March 1st, 2005 (AzerTac): The Regional Environmental Center for Caucasus has announced a commencement of the EU-funded Small Grants Program on Sustainable Development of Caspian Costal Communities. The Program is aimed at prevention of overuse of the natural resources in the Caspian Sea region by creating alternative energy sources, and will be implemented in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Russia (Kalmikiya, Daghestan and Astrakhan oblast) up to 2006. The total amount of grants is 1,2 million Euro. In Azerbaijan, the Program will be implemented in two stages. The first one includes 17 projects worth 90074 Euro, and the second implies realization of 24 projects worth 199945 Euro in Baku, Absheron peninsula, Astara, Masally, Sabirabad, Salyan, Siyazan, Khachmaz, Devechi and Lankaran. The projects mainly cover agriculture, environmental education, waste processing and food production. Overall, 41 projects worth 290019 Euro will be implemented in Azerbaijan under the Program. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : Azerbaijan Releases 19.9 Million Sturgeon Fry into the Caspian March 2nd, 2005 (AzerTac): Ten fish-factories under the Department for Reproduction & Protection of Bioresources in Basins of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan released 456,3 million fry of different species of fish into the Caspian Sea, Kura river and inner reservoirs in 2004. Khylli fish-farming factory built with the World Bank's financial support in Neftchala released 6 mln sturgeon fry. In 2005, the factories are going to release 19.9 mln sturgeon fries into the sea. Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has approved the quota for export of black caviar in 2005, the Ministry said. Azerbaijan's black caviar export quota in 2005 will make up 6730 kg including 3780 kg of sturgeon, 2700 kg - stellate sturgeon and 250 kg - beluga caviar. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : Moscow Set to Monopolize Sturgeon Catches MOSCOW, March 4th, 2005 (RIA Novosti): The UN agency for protecting endangered plant and animal species demanded that all black-caviar exports be suspended from January 2005. Caspian countries exporting this delicacy did not provide any statistics on poaching in late 2004, and according to Jim Armstrong, deputy secretary-general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), failed to honor a 2001 agreement on protecting sturgeon species. CITES experts claim that commercial (legal) sturgeon catches now total about 1,100 tons, but illegal catches exceed this sum total four times over. The Soviet Union supplied the bulk of all sturgeon products for a long time. The situation began to change after the USSR's disintegration. However, CITES started imposing quotas on sturgeon catches and caviar exports, and a new leader emerged. In 2003 CITES allowed littoral countries to export nearly 147 tons of caviar. Iran had the right to export 78.8 tons and Russia 30.3 tons. Russia has passed a number of laws to regulate issues connected with the sturgeon population. The army joined the fight against poachers in 1993. Inspectors can arrest poachers effectively and use firearms when necessary. Moreover, a 1994 government resolution stipulated heavy fines for illegal sturgeon catches: the penalty for one beluga (white sturgeon) is $511, for one Baikal, Atlantic or Sakhalin sturgeon $365, one stellate sturgeon $175.2 and one sterlet $43.8. Nonetheless, even fishing and fish-protection organizations, as well as law-enforcement agencies, are now forced to admit officially that the market owes its existence to poachers alone. Mr. Ilyasov says the Russian authorities are unable to control caviar and sturgeon sales. "The state and the population suffer enormous losses, while poachers make huge profits," he says. "Even the most modest estimates show that there are five kilograms of illegal caviar per every legal kilogram." According to unofficial estimates, illegal caviar output exceeds official production ten times over. Consequently, officials are now trying hard to save the day. Alexei Gordeyev, Russia's Minister of Agriculture, has called for a state monopoly on sturgeon catches and sturgeon and caviar sales. A bill, "On Preserving Sturgeon Resources and Ensuring Their Rational Use," has been drafted. The document stipulates regulations on sturgeon catches, reproduction and protection. Under the paper, the state will establish a federal unitary enterprise to monitor sturgeon-processing operations and sturgeon sales. The monopolist will be provided with tremendous resources to combat illegal producers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : Stockholders of Caspian Pipeline Consortium get Close to Understanding MOSCOW, March 14th, 2005 (RIA Novosti): Stockholders of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium plan to finish drafting the memorandum on mutual understanding in early April, Kazakhstan's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Vladimir Shkolnik told journalists on Monday. "It means that only technical issues will remain," Mr. Shkolnik said. The Caspian Pipeline Consortium was established in 1992 by the governments of Kazakhstan, Russia and Oman to construct and use the 1,580-km export oil pipeline from the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan to the port of Novorossiisk (Russia's Black Sea coast). The maximum annual capacity of the pipeline is 67 million tons of oil. Russia accounts for 24% of the consortium's stock, Kazakhstan for 19% and Oman - 7%. The remaining 50% belong to US companies Chevron (15%), Mobil Oil (7.5%) and Oryx (1.75%), the Russian-US joint venture LUKArco (12.5%), the Russian-British joint venture Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures (7.5%), UK's British Gas (2%), Italian Agip (2%) and Kazakhstan Pipeline (1.75%). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : Terrorist attacks in Caspian Sea Possible - Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan BAKU. March 15th, 2005 (Interfax): The heads of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan's border security agencies said, following their meeting in Baku, they do not rule out the possibility that terrorist attacks may take place on the oil extraction facilities in the Caspian Sea. "We do not rule out the possibility of such incidents occurring on oil platforms," said director of the Kazakh National Security Committee's border service Bolat Zakiyev. Head of the Azerbaijani Border Service Elchin Guliyev said that he shares this opinion. "It would be wrong to rule out this possibility completely," Guliyev said. Guliyev said that preventing terrorist attacks on oil deposits was the objective of large-scale maneuvers, conducted by Azerbaijani border guards in the Caspian region in 2004. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : Russia Opposes Foreign Forces' Interference with Caspian March 17th, 2005 (AZER News): Russia has forwarded several new provisions for the draft convention on the Caspian legal status. The proposals were put on discussion at a recent meeting of the five littoral states' working groups in Astana, Kazakhstan, says head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's working group on Caspian issues, Aleksandr Golovin. Russia has proposed to impose a ban on sail of non-Caspian states' vessels, authorize littoral states alone to use the resources of the Sea and guard it, as well as to maintain a stable balance of armament in the region. However, Russia's partners have not reached a specific agreement on Moscow's proposals yet. |