Organizatia Ecologica de Tineret SalvaEco sincer multumeste tuturor participantilor la protestul impotriva intentiei de a construi un canal naval ce va taia Rezervatia Dunareana in 2 parti. Semnaturile ai fost expediate la Ministerul Transportului si la Guvernul Ukrainean de catre ecologistii din Kiev.

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In apropierea Anului Nou presedintele Ukrainei Leonid Kucima a facut un cadou remarcabil tuturor ecologilor care au aparat Rezervatia Delta Dunarii. La o intrunire a Comitetului Securitatii Nationale Ukrainean secretarul E. Marciuk a transmis mesajul presedintelui ca canalul naval va trece in afara Rrezervatiei Dunarene. Conform spuselor lui Marciuk presedintele sa aratat foarte nemultumit de Ministrul Transportului Ukrainean care cit pe ce sa implice Ukrraina intr-un scandal international. In ultimile citeva luni 64 de tari s-au aratat nemultumite de intentia executivului Ukrainean de a da start unui proiect atit de daunator mediului ambiant European. Au fost organizate chiar si 2 pichete la Ambasada Ukrainei la Moscova si chiar in Ukraina.

Firma care trebuia sa execute proiectul "Delta Lotsman" se afla sub protectoratul ministrului transportului care deja nu are sanse sa efectuieze acest plan oribil.

Dear friends!

On early January 27 great news came from Kiev, Ukraine!

On National Safety Council meeting its Secretary Eugene Marchuk stated Presidents` Kuchma position on the Danube Biosphere reserve problem. He said that Ukraine was balancing on the international scandal edge because of attempts to construct a canal through the reserve. Letters to support the reserve came from 64(!) countries, and also protest action in front of Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow was held.

President Kuchma did not want any more scandals, so he would not sign any decree affecting the reserve! Misnistry of transport should dig its canal somwhere outside the reserve territory.

We understand that buerocrats from Ministry of transport who are also the stockholders of Delta-Lotsman ( the construction company) will try to reverse the situation, but it seems that Kuchma is rather firm on his stand.

So we may hope that one of the most wonderful European wildlife territories
is safe - at least until next presidential elections.

ON BEHALF OF THE RESREVE, SEU AND NATURE PROTECTION COMMUNITY WE WANT TO SAY GREATEST THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SENT LETTERS AND FAXES!!!!! YOUR VOICE DID HELP!!!!!

WE LOVE YOU ALL! Happy Winter Holidays!

Yours sincerely,
Olga Berlova, Socio-Ecological Union,

Sergey Shaparenko, Environmental Group "Pechenigy"