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    Caucasus Environmental NGO Network
    (CENN)

    Weekly Digest
    October 12, 2005

    News from Georgia


    Italian Businessmen Interested in Agriculture, Food Industry and Tourism

    Source: News Agency Sakre (`Mirror'), October 4, 2005



    Italy Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Productive Activities, Adolfo
    Urso has said at an opening ceremony of the second business forum of
    Italy and Georgia today, Italian businessmen are interested in
    Georgia's
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Oil spill on Baku-Supsa western pipeline

    Source: AssA-Irada News Agency, October 5, 2005



    An oil spill took place on the Baku-Supsa western pipeline in the
    Gardabani district of Georgia on Wednesday.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Georgia and Kazakhstan Decided to Continue Cooperation Within
    BТС Framwork

    Source: Black Sea Press-Turan, October 5, 2005



    On October 4 Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Georgian
    President Mikhail Saakashvili signed the joint communiqué on
    results of top-level bilateral negotiations in Tbilisi.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Georgia to Get $20 Million from Wild Bank to Eradicate Poverty

    Source: The Georgian Times, October 10, 2005



    Georgian state budget will receive USD 20 million from Wild Bank (WB)
    this year for primary activities which will lead to eradication of
    poverty.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Georgian Section of BTC to be Commissioned October 12

    Source: The Messenger, October 10, 2005



    The Georgian section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) main export
    pipeline will be commissioned on October 12, Georgian President Mikhail
    Saakashvili told journalists.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Dogfights

    Source: Nika Tsiklauri, October 10, 2005



    On Sunday, 9th of October, near Tbilisi Reservoir, dogfights were held
    with participation of about 50 Caucasian Sheepdogs.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Transportation through Batumi Oil Terminal will be Reduced

    Source' `24 Saati' (`24 Hours'),
    October 10, 2005



    >From the end of October the amount of petroleum transported through
    Batumi oil terminal will be significantly reduced. As Prime News was
    informed by the representative of oil terminal George Kharazishvili, the
    member of BTC consortium
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    BTC pipeline's poverty reduction credentials rubbished by new report

    Source: Press Release of Bankwatch Network, October 11, 2005



    Tbilisi, Georgia A new report out today reveals the real impacts of
    BP's Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline and catalogues the
    Georgian people's unfulfilled hopes of increased welfare and development
    arising from BP's billion dollar project, hopes which have been
    fuelled by project backers the World Bank and the European Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more





    News From Azerbaijan



    Birdwatch Day Held in Azerbaijan

    Source: State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, October 4,
    2005



    A Birdwatch Day was held in Gizilgol (Golden Lake) wetland and the
    Heydar Aliyev Deepwater Jackets Fabrication territory, Caspian Sea, by
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    New Platform to be on Gunashli Filed

    Source: State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, October 4,
    2005



    Construction of the new platform in Gunashli structure, one of the
    largest oil and gas field of the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian, will
    start in 2006, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan / SOCAR/ has announced.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    ILham Aliyev Has Stated About Reliable Providing of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan

    Source: Turan Informational Agency, October 5, 2005




    <http://www.turaninfo.com/private/online/zpictures/20051005174947001.jpg> On October 5 the president Ilham Aliyev visited administrative building
    of State Guard Service (SGS) and meets with personal staff of the
    department. He familiarized with samples of arms, devices that can be
    used while acts of terrorism, as well as cars and equipment bought for
    protection of export pipelines.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    9-Month Oil and Gas Production Targets Beaten

    Source: State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, October 6,
    2005



    According to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic /SOCAR/, oil
    production exceeded the targets by 178,1 thousand tons and made up
    6.723.1 thousand tons in January-September, thus, beating 9-month target
    by 102,7 percent.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more





    News From Armenia



    Armenia signs deal to upgrade nuclear waste facility

    Source: RIA Novosti, Gamlet Matevosyan, October 3, 2005



    An agreement to upgrade the radioactive waste management facility at the
    Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) was signed Monday, a senior official
    said.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Armenian Agriculture Minister Calls on U.S. Counterpart
    Source: Press Release of Armenian Republic Embassy, October 4, 2005


    On September 26, 2005, Armenia's Agriculture Minister Davit Lokian met
    with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to discuss U.S.-Armenian
    cooperation in the area of agriculture. Ambassador Tatoul Markarian also
    took part in the meeting. Minister Lokian expressed his appreciation for
    the past USDA programs in Armenia, which he said strengthened
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Gold Plant Near Lake Sevan

    Source: ARMENPRESS, October 5, 2005



    Armenian nature protection minister Vartan Ayvazian has endorsed today
    the arguments of local ecological non-governmental organizations who
    claim that construction of a gold ore processing plant in Vardenis near
    Sotk mines would prove catastrophic for environment and especially
    Armenia's biggest lake of Sevan, located some miles off.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Two Ministers: Who Will Win in Fight for Shikahogh Reserve

    Source: ARMINFO, October 6, 2005



    Minister for Transport and Communication of Armenia Andranik Manukyan
    has submitted a project of Armenia-Iran highway to the Ministry of
    Nature Protection. The project provides for construction of the highway
    via Mtnadzor, 3.5 km area of Shikahogh reserve.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Aarhus Centers to open in Armenian regions with OSCE support

    Source: Latest press release from the Organization for Security and
    Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), 6 October, 2005



    Local public environmental information Centers (Aarhus Centers) will
    soon open in the capitals of the Syunik, Tavush and Lori regions of
    Armenia with the help of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, which today signed
    an agreement with the Ministry of Nature Protection and local
    administrations.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Armenian-Georgian Working Group Will be Formed to Prepare Feasibility
    Study for Fourth Power Line Armenia-Georgia

    Source: ARMINFO, October 7, 2005



    An Armenian-Georgian working group will be formed shortly to prepare a
    feasibility study for construction of a fourth power line
    Armenia-Georgia. Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan told ARMINFO.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html>
    more





    International News



    Preservation of Caspian Sea natural resources is important task for
    Government: Kazakhstan Environmental Minister

    Source: Kazinform: By Serik Koshkenov, October 3, 2005



    During the live broadcast with the Kazakhstan President he was asked
    about the situation in the Caspian region, where hydrocarbon production
    is performed. The Head of the State noted, the country would always take
    care of ecological clearness and enormous fish resources of the Caspian
    Sea. First of all every investor should undertake environmental
    commitments. Alongside with earth interior exploration we are to
    preserve natural resources.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    US Government Unveils Energy Hog to Promote Conservation

    Source: Planet Ark, October 4, 2005



    Washington - With US heating bills expected to hit record highs this
    winter, the Bush administration on Monday launched a conservation
    campaign featuring a cartoon mascot "Energy Hog," which critics said
    does little to discourage energy use.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    IUCN helps set up transboundary cooperation on water resources
    management in White Volta Basin

    Source: The World Conservation Union (IUCN), October 4, 2005



    `Water is life but it can also be a source of conflict if the two
    partners sharing the resource are not collaborating'. As a response
    to these opening words of Mr. Gilbert Nuriteg, District Coordinating
    Director of Ghana's Garu Tempane Municipality at the first White
    Volta Basin Community Consultative Forum, the Forum delegates agreed to
    set up a joint transboundary committee of water management associations.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html>
    more



    Breaking waste laws costs Worcestershire company more than £42,000

    Source: Environment Agency: By Oliver Blackburn, October 4, 2005



    On Friday (30 September 2005) a Worcester company which ran two illegal
    waste dumps was fined £39,000 by Worcester Magistrates.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Demolition company fined for illegal waste burning

    Source: Environment Agency: By Mike Dunning, October 4, 2005



    A Dorset demolition company has been ordered to pay £4,079 in fines
    and costs after neighbors were plagued by thick black smoke from burning
    rubbish. The case was brought by the Environment Agency.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    UK Government to Decide Within Year on New Nuclear Build

    Source: Planet Ark, October 4, 2005



    London - Britain must decide within a year whether it will invest in a
    new wave of nuclear power generation, but no conclusions have yet been
    reached, the government said on Sunday.



    In a speech to his ruling Labor party's conference last week, Prime
    Minister Tony Blair pledged an assessment next year of all Britain's
    energy options, including civil nuclear power.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    The CMS Secretariat hosts the 4th meeting of the Biodiversity Liaison
    Group

    Source: Conservation on Migratory Species (CSM), October 4, 2005



    <http://www.cms.int/images/news_images/blg_dinner_lg.jpg> The
    biodiversity liaison group was established in response to a request from
    the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
    ( <http://www.biodiv.org/default.shtml> CBD), in order to increase the
    collaboration and synergies among biodiversity-related Conventions. The
    Convention on Migratory Species was asked to join with CBD, the
    Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora
    and Fauna ( <http://www.cites.org/> CITES), the Ramsar Convention on
    Wetlands ( <http://www.ramsar.org/> Ramsar) and the World Heritage
    Convention ( <http://whc.unesco.org/> WHC) and regularly meet to discuss
    priorities and options for collaboration.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Kyoto Agreement Implementation in Russia will Cost 2 Million Euros

    Source: Bellona News, October 5, 2005



    Russia will present 2 million euros project for Kyoto agreement
    implementation to the European Commission on October 6th.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Denmark clean but not spotless

    European Environmental Agency, October 5, 2005



    Denmark is among the European leaders in environmental performance in
    areas such as renewable energies, water protection and organic farming,
    but there are other areas which could still be improved, says EEA
    Executive Director Jacqueline McGlade in an interview in the latest
    issue of "MiljøDanmark" in connection with the launch of the Danish
    state of the environment report 22 September.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Bush Pushes For US Oil Refinery Construction

    Source: Planet Ark, October 5, 2005



    Washington - President Bush Tuesday repeated his call for more oil
    refineries to be built in the United States, a need he said was
    highlighted by "tight" petroleum supplies and high energy prices caused
    by hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Climate change and pollution are killing millions, says study

    Source: John Vidal, Environment Editor, October 6, 2005



    · Poor sanitation to blame, says World Bank report

    · Economic growth stalled by environmental factors



    Almost a fifth of all ill health in poor countries and millions of
    deaths can be attributed to environmental factors, including climate
    change and pollution, according to a report from the World Bank.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more





    NGO News



    WWF launches forest and trade network in Vietnam

    Source: WWF News, October 3, 2005



    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - WWF, in partnership with Vietnam's
    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, will launch the Vietnam
    Forest & Trade Network (VFTN), the first ever network to promote
    business links between producers of responsible forest products in
    Vietnam and concerned buyers around the world.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Many Dangerous Chemicals in European Blood - WWF

    Source: Planet Ark, October 7, 2005



    Geneva - European children are absorbing dangerous chemicals into their
    blood from computers, textiles, cosmetics and electrical appliances,
    according to a new study released on Thursday.



    The conservation body WWF said results of its first European Union-wide
    family testing survey found a total of 73 man-made hazardous compounds
    in the blood of grandmothers, mothers and children from 13 families in
    12 countries.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more





    Legal News



    Amendment of Georgian Law on Entrepreneurship



    On October 11, 2005 the Ministry of Justice held the Round Table in the
    hotel `Tbilisi Marriott'. On the meeting the
    representatives of the Corporate Management Group of International
    Finance Corporation (IFC) and German Association for Technical
    Cooperation (GTZ) represented
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more





    Job, Internship and Study Opportunities



    Translator/ Interpreter

    Source: The Messenger, October 10, 2005



    For the purpose of BP pipeline projects, and under the BP management
    supervision, IRA Ltd is seeking to recruit a suitable qualified
    individual for the short-term position of Translator/ Interpreter.
    Translator/ Interpreter will be a third-party contractor for BP pipeline
    construction project in Georgia working under BP management supervision.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html>
    more



    EASY ECO Training - open online application



    Dear Colleagues,



    I am happy to announce the next EASY-ECO event, the EASY-ECO Szentendre
    Training which will be held from 25th January-3rd February, 2006 here at
    the REC. The course explores key elements in sustainability evaluations
    and is specifically focused towards bringing together young researchers
    with evaluation practitioners as well as local and international experts
    in the field. Participants will gain knowledge applicable in practice
    and will be able to conduct actual sustainability evaluation projects
    after attending the training.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more





    Seminars, conference and meetings



    Health & Wellness Convention 2005 in Costa Rica COSTA RICA

    Source: World-Wire, October 5, 2005



    There are few environmentalists today who are not aware of how the
    increasing proliferation of pollutants, poisons, and toxic compounds in
    our earth, air, and water are drastically affecting our physical health.
    The medical and pharmaceutical industries have side-stepped the issue,
    preferring to market symptom-masking drugs rather than confront the
    corporate takeover of our health and well-being.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more





    Announcement



    BP Publishes Sustainability Report 2004

    Source: The Messenger, October 10, 2005



    According to a report released by BP on October 7, the oil giant has
    spent nearly USD 2 million on social projects through out the country,
    funding everything from repair to heritage projects in an effort to
    encourage `sustainability' in the country.
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html> more



    Courageous Baku-Ceyhan pipeline film wins festival prizes

    Source: Media Advisory, October 10, 2005



    Prague, Czech Republic -- A documentary film about the social and
    environmental implications of BPs Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in
    Azerbaijan was awarded prizes at two prestigious film festivals this
    weekend. The Source, a joint Bionaut-CEE Bankwatch Network production
    shot by Czech director Martin Marecek, received the international jury
    prize and an award from the Czech Ministry of Environment at the Ekofilm
    festival in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic and was also awarded the prize
    <http://www.cenn.org/weekly_digest/weekly_digest_10_12_05_en.html>
    more

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