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Yesterday the United States agreed to participate in a seminar to be held in 2005 with an aim to discuss emissions and their controls combined with climate change generally. This has been a global effort and it is a positive step forward albeit a small one in bringing the US back to the table and into the discussion.

Held in Buenos Aries, the agreement came in what can only be described as the 11th hour with only two hours remaining at the climate change conference. ?It’s a finger-hold?, the climate negotiator Michael Zammit Cutajar of Malta commented, and it is progress for climate control campaigners and activists.

It was business as usual however regarding negotiation of reductions in carbon dioxide emissions for the US, who failed to make any commitment to negotiate as has been the norm since 2001.

The US instead of concentrating on emissions reductions and targets would prefer to concentrate on programmes under development in the United States for cleaner burning energy technology. The US agreement to participate in the climate change and control seminar next year came after compromise to also discuss these clean burn fuel technologies.

Astazi, 15 noiembrie, Miscarea Ecologista din Moldova (MEM) implineste 15 ani de activitate. In acest timp MEM a devenit un actor important al societatii civile, a creat opinia publica privind problemele de mediu si importanta solutionari lor, a promovat educatia ecologica si constientizarea publicului. In 15 ani de la infiintare, MEM a constituit parteneriate cu autoritatile publice si cu ONG in cauza solutionarii problemelor de mediu, a promovat conceputul dezvoltarii durabile, accesul la informatie si participarea publicului in rezolvarea problemelor de mediu.
Potrivit presedintelui MEM, Alecu Renita, Miscarea Ecologista a evoluat de la faza primara de situare in exclusivitate intr-o stare de confruntare si de protest, la o etapa net superioara, marcata de implicarea creatoare in elaborarea cadrului legislativ de mediu, de colaborarea cu institutiile de stat si neguvernamentale, de participarea in elaborarea strategiilor si programelor de insanatosire a mediului inconjurator si a calitatii vietii.
Pe parcursul anilor, MEM a ramas fidela caracterului ei combativ. Incalcarile flagrante ale legislatiei de mediu, de la Criva la Valeni, de la Chisinau la Soroca, de la Corjeuti la Horodiste, au constituit subiectul mai multor declaratii, Apeluri, ?Scrisori deschise? catre conducerea statului, Parlament si Autoritatile Centrale si Locale. MEM a reusit mobilizarea generala a opiniei publice nationale pentru salvarea de la distrugere a numeroase valori din patrimoniul natural: ?Stanca Mare?, rezervatia peisagistica ?Saharna?, 6000 ha din fondul forestier, ?Parcul de la Taul?, pestera ?Emil Racovita?, rezervatia ?Prutul de Jos?, pentru interzicerea tranzitarii deseurilor radioactive pe teritoriul R. Moldova s.a.
MEM a fondat prima ?Biblioteca Verde? publica din R. Moldova, a creat Muzeul Verde din Stefan Voda, a deschis Centre de Consultanta Ecologica la Ungheni si Stefan Voda, a desfasurat primele expeditii ecoturistice in R. Moldova, a contribuit la crearea noilor ONG-uri de mediu.

Actualmente, MEM implementeaza Programul de Constientizare Publica, in cadrul Proiectului Controlul Poluarii in Agricultura, care este axat pe reducerea deversarii nutrientilor in raul Lapusnita, in bazinele raurilor Prut si Dunare, iar in final, in bazinul Marii Negre. Iar in cooperare cu Centrul de Consultanta Ecologica Galati, MEM implementeaza proiectul ?Abordarea unitara la nivel de Bazin Hidrografic Prut pentru Reducerea Nutrientilor si Cooperare Transfrontaliera?, care are ca obiectiv general asigurarea unui proces transparent si participativ de realizare a Planului pentru Managementul Bazinului Hidrografic Prut, in special a componentei de reducere a nutrientilor si a substantelor toxice din Marea Neagra, precum si de cooperare transfrontaliera intre Romania si R. Moldova.
Miscarea Ecologista are 10 Organizatii Teritoriale in toata republica si 15 organizatii afiliate, care desfasoara permanent activitati la nivel local, national si regional. Din iunie 1995, MEM este membru deplin al Uniunea Mondiala de Conservare a Naturii. De asemenea, a participat la procesul continental "Un Mediu pentru Europa" (Lucerna, 1992; Sofia, 1995; Arhus, 1998; Kiev, 2004; Budapesta, 2005). MEM este reprezentantul national al Centrului ?Naturopa? al Consiliului Europei, al oficiului national UNEP al ONU si Punctul National Focal al Forumului de Mediu al Dunarii.

De asemenea au fost efectuate 16 raiduri de combatere a braconajului si pescuitului ilicit, pe cimpurile cinegetice si la obiectivele acvatice, 27 raiduri de control ecologic cu privire la salubrizarea localitatilor si protectia obiectivelor acvatice contra poluarii. In aceasta perioada inspectorii au participat in cadrul a 12 comisii mixte de selectare a terenurilor pentru constructia obiectelor de menire social-culturala.

La ordinul Ministerului Ecologiei si Resurselor Naturale nr.46/137 din 23.05.05 a fost prezentata informatia privind rezultatele desfasurarii etapei II a Operatiunii ?Aer curat?.

In conformitate cu dispozitia nr.50 din 23.08.05 in zilele de vanatoare (05-06.11.05) in teritoriul subordonat Agentiei Ecologice Centru au fost constituite grupuri operative cu participarea inspectorilor de stat pentru ecologie, inspectorilor de politie, cinegeticienilor Societatii Vanatorilor si Pescarilor din Moldova si reprezentantilor organelor administratiei publice locale. Au fost petrecute 12 raiduri de combatere a braconajului. In rezultatul raidurilor efectuate afost depistat un caz in raionul Orhei. In noaptea de duminica spre luni (14.11.05) in a fost efectuat un raid antibraconaj pe lanurile primariei Braviceni. A fost intocmit proces-verbal locuitorului or.Orhei Paciu Valentin, conform art.87 CCA RM pentru vanatul ilicit in perioada de noapte. Arma a fost confiscata si predata la Politie.

Mun.Chisinau. Firma ?Star Bait Company? SRL a defrisat neautorizat 5 arbori (artar ? 1 un., frasin ? 3 un., Nuc ? 1 un) din str.Teilor sector Botanica. Ca rezultat a fost intocmit act de control si proces-verbal in baza art.151 CCA RM. Prejudiciul cauzat mediului constituie 2268 lei.

SER Causeni. Pentru taierea ilicita a 83 arbori, specie salcam alb de persoane neidentificate din padurea primariei Cainari s-au inaintat materialele in organele de politie pentru identificarea persoanelor. Prejudiciul constituie 4141 lei.

SER Stefan Voda. De catre persoane neidentificateau fost taiati ilicit 16 arbori in crestere de specia salcam alb din fasia forestiera cu rol de protectie a campurilor primariei Copciac. Prejudiciul cauzat mediului inconjurator constituie 439 lei.

SER Hancesti. In cadrul controlului cu privire la lichidarea gunoistilor neautorizate au fost intocmite 12 procese-verbale (art.150, 52 CCA al RM) in primariile Poganesti, Cioara, Ivanovca, Ciuciuleni, Pascani, Caracui, Hancesti.

Fossil fuels to power our favourite

form of transport, the automobile will soon be a thing of the past ac?ording to Vice President of research and development at G.M, Larry Burns, who claims that although currently prohibitively expensive, by 2010, hydrogen powered cars could be in mass production.

G.M. is hoping to have a driveable version of their prototype hydrogen vehicle, the Sequel, which will be a sports utility vehicle, ready by late 2005. ?Our most significant step yet in the reinvention of the automobile, the ultimate answer to eliminating the automobile from the environmental equation.? Was the view of General Motors Chief Executive, Rick Wagoner and it does seem that he has a point.

Many of the major car manufacturers are pushing research funds and resources toward the development of the hydrogen powered option as a means of transport.

Reducing our reliance on petrol and in turn oil to run our cars and autos would be a great achievement, in fact possibly one of the greatest in recent decades as it will be a huge step forward on the road to reducing green house gasses and emissions caused by the hundreds of millions of cars, which currently kick out pollution in almost every city across the world today. The only discharge caused by green and environmentally friendly hydrogen powered cars is, water.

Since initial publishing General Motors (GM) have tempered down the claims of mass produced hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles. General Motors now just aims to have a validated hydrogen fuel cell powertrain designed by 2010.

Au fost realizate o multime de proiecte cu implicarea volutnarilor de mediu care dupa implicarea in activitatile de protectie a mediului si resurselor naturale au inceput intr-adevar sa atraga atentie deosebita problemelor existente si sa caute cai de solutionare a lor.

Pentru anul 2006 au fost stabilite prioritati majore care fara indoiala vor fi bazate pe voluntariat. Cu ajutorul volutnarilor se preconizeaza dezvoltarea in continuare a resurselor de informatie ecologica pe Internet. Se presupune si un alt mod de a contribui direct la imbunatatirea calitatii mediului si anume, crearea ecchipelor pentru activitati de plantare, informare, formare de formatori, organizarea taberelor de voluntariat etc.

Daca sunteti tineri, energici si doriti sa fiti alaturi de noi, sa stiti ce doriti si sa utilizati fortele la activitati nobile de promovare a protectiei mediului si activitatilor ce vor favoriza gestionarea corecta a resurselor naturale, va propunem sa acceptati initiativa noastra si sa va inscrieti in una din echipele de lucru. In continuare va dam careva din pozitiile de voluntariat cu o scurta descriere a obligatiunilor:

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1. Voluntar la dezvoltarea portalului [url=http://www.test1.ru]www.test1.ru[/url]
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Solicitam ajutorul voluntarilor care vor colecta stiri de la divesti beneficiari si vor scrie stiri pentru portalul Green Media. Stirile vor fi colectate din astfel de surse ca comunitatea ONG-urilor de mediu din R. Moldova, institutii statale, administratie publica locala, din alte surse nationale si internationale.
Contact: [email]rodica@salvaeco.org[/email]
Persoana: Rodica Negura

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2. Activitati de secretariat
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Sunt solicitati voluntari pentru lucru de secraetariat la Organizatia Ecologica de Tineret SalvaEco. Voluntarul va avea obligatiunile de inregistrare a scrisorilor, inregistrarii publicatiilor noi etc.
Contact: [email]rodica@salvaeco.org[/email]
Persoana: Rodica Negura

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3. Team Lider pentru activitatile de mediu
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Solicitam ajutorul voluntarilor care vor crea echipe de tineri la scoli, licee, institutii superior de invatamint pentru a participa la activitatile de mediu in teritoriul municipiului Chisinau impreuna cu alte echipe de voluntari in primavara anului 2006.
Contact: [email]rodica@salvaeco.org[/email]
Persoana: Rodica Negura

Pentru a deveni voluntar nu este nevoie de cunostinte speciale in domeniul protectiei mediului. Insa acei voluntari care vor demonstra abilitati deosebite de lider si capacitati organizatorice va avea ocazia sa devina membru cu drept deplina al Echipei SalvaEco. Posibilitatea promovarii voluntarilor precum si oportunitatile puse la dispozitia lor se va discuta in particular.

La workshop vor fi discutate procedurile de scriere a unei propuneri de finantare amanuntit pe compartimente. Trainer: Radu Bajureanu.

Adresa de petrecere a workshopului:
Str. Cosmonautilor 6,
etaj 4, bir.403,
orasul Chisinau,
Republica Moldova

Pentru confirmare sunteti rugati sa o contactati pe Rodica Negura la [email]rodica@salvaeco.org[/email] pina la data de 17.11.05.

If you are interested as an investor, a potential buyer or user of wind power and other renewable energy sources and keen to see development in this sector, keep an eye on these conferences and seminars for the latest information and progress.

January 2005 USA
5th Annual HARVESTING CLEAN ENERGY Conference, January 20-21 2005, Heritage Inn, Great Halls MT, USA.
Contact: Liz Reese, Climate Solutions, 716 NE 10th Street, North Bend, WA 98045, USA; [email]lizre@centurytel.net[/email]; [url=http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org]www.harvestcleanenergy.org[/url]

January 2005 USA
Air Quality, Global Climate Change & Renewable Energy, January 24-26 2005, Westin La Paloma Resort, Tucson, Arizona.
Contact: Prabhu Dayal, C Trade, 5860 N. Calle Grandeza, Tucson, AZ 85718, USA. Tel: +1 520-615-3535; Fax: 1-602-296-0199; [email]pdayal@euec.com[/email]; [url=http://www.euec.com]http://www.euec.com[/url] or [url=http://www.ctrade.org]http://www.ctrade.org[/url]

January 2005 Germany
CLEAN ENERGY POWER 2005, January 26-27 2005, Fairground Berlin, Germany.
Contact: Elisabetta Alberti, erneuerbare energien, Unter den Linden 15, 72762 Reutlingen, Germany. Tel: +49-(0)7121-3016-0; Fax: +49-(0)7121- 3016-100; [email]redaktion@energie-server.de[/email]; [url=http://www.energy-server.com]http://www.energy-server.com[/url]

February 2005 USA
5th Wind Energy & Power Markets ConferenceI, February 2-3 2005, Marriott Denver City Center, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Contact: Anjali Schulte, Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI), Tel: +1 303-770-8800; [email]aschulte@euci.com[/email]; [url=http://www.euci.com]http://www.euci.com[/url]

February 2005 USA
CleanTech Investing Conference, February 2-3 2005, The Lodge at Rancho Mirage, 68-900 Frank Sinatra Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA, USA.
Contact: Jennifer Fauci, Marketing, International Business Forum (IBF), 575 Broadway, Massapequa, Long Island, NY, 11758, USA. Tel: (516) 765- 9005, Ext. 19; Fax: (516) 765-9015; [email]jennifer@ibfconferences.com[/email]; http:// [url=http://www.ibfconferences.com]www.ibfconferences.com[/url]

February 2005 USA
Wind Power Finance & investment, February 8-10 2005, Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, California, USA.
Contact: Chelsea Levengood, Event Manager, Infocast. Tel: +1 818.888.4445 Ext. 21; [email]chelseal@infocastinc.com[/email]; http:// [url=http://www.infocastinc.com/wind.html]www.infocastinc.com/wind.html[/url]

February 2005 USA
Wind Generation in Power Systems: A Short Course on the Integration and Interconnection of Wind Power Plants into Electric Power Systems, February 14-16 2005, Palm Springs, California, USA.
Contact: Sandy Smith, Communications Coordinator, Utility Wind Interest Group, Tel: (865) 691-5540, ext. 141; Fax: (865) 691-5046; [email]sandy@uwig.org[/email]; [url=http://www.uwig.org]http://www.uwig.org[/url]

February 2005 Spain
Grid Connection of Wind Turbines, February 15 2005, Madrid, Spain.
Contact: Bernd Neddermann, German Wind Energy Institute (DEWI), Tel: +49(0)4421-4808-65; [email]b.neddermann@dewi.de[/email]; [url=http://www.dewi.de]http://www.dewi.de[/url]

February 2005 Brazil
RIO 5World Climate & Energy — Latin American Renewable Energy Fair, February 18-20 2005, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Vanessa Espi, RIO 5 LAREF. Tel: +55-21-22335184; Fax: +55-21- 25182220; [email]info@rio5.com[/email]; [url=http://www.rio5.com]http://www.rio5.com[/url]

February 2005 USA
Marketing Green Power: Profit Opportunities in Selling Renewable Energy, February 23?24 2005, Marriott Denver City Center, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Contact: Anjali Schulte, Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI), Tel: +1 303-770-8800; [email]aschulte@euci.com[/email]; [url=http://www.euci.com]http://www.euci.com[/url]

February 2005 Australia
4th Annual Australian Wind Energy Conference, February 24-25 2005, Stamford Grand, Adelaide, Australia.
Contact: John Wilson, Marketing Manager, Informa Australia Pty Ltd, Level 2, 120 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. Tel: +61 (0)2 9080 4364; Fax: +61 (0)2 9290 2577; [email]john.wilson@informa.com.au[/email]; [url=http://www.informa.com.au]www.informa.com.au[/url]

February 2005 Germany
Erneuerbare energien 2005 and Passiv- Haus 2005 CCB, February 25-27 2005, B?blingen, Germany.
Contact: Elisabetta Alberti, erneuerbare energien, Unter den Linden 15, 72762 Reutlingen, Germany. Tel: +49-(0)7121-3016-0; Fax: +49-(0)7121- 3016-100; [email]redaktion@energie-server.de[/email]; [url=http://www.energy-server.com]http://www.energy-server.com[/url]

February 2005 USA
Conference on Renewable Energy in the Upper Midwest, February 23-24 2005, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
Contact: LaRae Foerster, Event Coordinator, Tel: +1 (701) 777-5246; [email]lfoerster@undeerc.org[/email]; [url=http://www.undeerc.org/re]http://www.undeerc.org/re[/url]

March 2005 Belgium
EU-India Wind Energy Network (EIWEN) Seminar, final date to be announced, Brussels, Belgium.
Contact:Hugo Chandler, EWEA. Tel: +32 (0)2 546 19 43; [email]hugo.chandler@ewea.org[/email]; [url=http://www.ewea.org]http://www.ewea.org[/url]

March 2005 Austria
World Sustainable Energy Days, March 2-4 2005, Wels/Austria.
Contact: Christine ?hlinger, O.?. Energiesparverband, A-4020 Linz, Landstrasse 45. Tel: +43-732-7720-14861; Fax: +43-732-7720-14383; [email]christine.oehlinger@esv.or.at[/email]; [url=http://www.esv.or.at]www.esv.or.at[/url]

March 2005 New Zealand
National Power New Zealand 2005, March 3-5 2005, Hilton, Auckland, New Zealand.
Contact: James Matthews, Tel: +61 2 9005 0729; [email]james.matthews@terrapinn.com[/email]; [url=http://www.terrapinn.com/2005/npnz_nz]www.terrapinn.com/2005/npnz_nz[/url]

March 2005 Finland
Boreas VII Conference, March 7-8 2005, Saariselk?, Finland.
Contact: Kirsi Virolainen, Tel: 358 9 1929 3301; Fax: 358 9 1929 4129; [email]boreas@fmi.fi[/email]
March 2005 USA Siting Wind Power Projects in the Eastern U.S, March 8-9, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Contact: Stefanie Brown, American Wind Energy Association, 550 S. Barrington Avenue, #1214, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA. Tel: +1 (310) 476-7139, Fax: +1 (310) 471-1184; [email]sbrown@awea.org[/email]

March 2005 Germany
Global Alternative Fuels 2005 Exhibition and Forum, March 8-10 2005, Berlin, Germany.
Contact: Ana Mandaric, Marketing Manager, The Energy Exchange Ltd. Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7067 1802; [email]a.mandaric@theenergyexchange.co.uk[/email]; http:/ /www.theenergyexchange.co.uk

March 2005 Poland
ENEX New Energy 2005, March 21-23 2005, Fairground Kielce, Poland.
Contact: Elisabetta Alberti, erneuerbare energien, Unter den Linden 15, 72762 Reutlingen, Germany. Tel: +49-(0)7121-3016-0; Fax: +49-(0)7121- 3016-100; [email]redaktion@energie-server.de[/email]; [url=http://www.energy-server.com]http://www.energy-server.com[/url]

March 2005 USA
GLOBALCON, Energy, Power and Facility Management Strategies & Technologies, March 23 – 24 2005, Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ , USA.
Contact: Ted Kurklis, Tel: +1 770-271-7869; Fax: +1 770-271-7981; [email]ted@aeecenter.org[/email]; [url=http://www.aeecenter.org/globalcon]www.aeecenter.org/globalcon[/url]

March 2005 Canada
Transmission Workshop: Wind Energy Delivery and Reliability, March 30-31, 2005, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Contact: Stefanie Brown, American Wind Energy Association, 550 S. Barrington Avenue, #1214, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA. Tel: +1 (310) 476-7139, Fax: +1 (310) 471-1184; [email]sbrown@awea.org[/email];?http:// [url=http://www.ibfconferences.com]www.ibfconferences.com[/url]

April 2005 The Netherlands
Short course: Technology of offshore wind energy, April 4-5, 2005, Delft, The Netherlands.
Contact: Michiel Zaaijer, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, Room 520, 5th floor, P.O. Box 5058, 2600 GB Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 (0)15 278 6426; Fax: +31 (0)15 278 5347; [email]M.B.Zaaijer@lr.tudelft.nl[/email]; [url=http://www.windenergy.citg.tudelft.nl]www.windenergy.citg.tudelft.nl[/url]

April 2005 Scotland
Fifth International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power and Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind, April 7-8 2005, Glasgow, Scotland.
Contact: Thomas Ackermann, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Department of Electrical Engineering (ETS), Teknikringen 33, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: +46-(0)8-7906639; Fax: +46-(0)8-7906510; [email]Thomas.Ackermann@ieee.org[/email]; [url=http://www.ekc.kth.se/ees/workshop/]http://www.ekc.kth.se/ees/workshop/[/url] offshore/

April 2005 Republic of Ireland
Irish Wind Energy Annual Conference, April 7-8 2005, Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Co Louth, Ireland.
Contact: Ann Cureen, Irish Wind Energy Association, Tel: +353 71 9646072; [email]office@iwea.com[/email]; [url=http://www.iwea.com]http://www.iwea.com[/url]

April 2005 Thailand
The IASTED International Conference on ENERGY AND POWER SYSTEMS (EPS 2005), April 18-20 2005, Krabi, Thailand.
Contact: Kristina Crooks, IASTED, #80, 4500-16th Ave. NW, Calgary, AB. T3B 0M6. Tel: +1 (403) 288-1195; Fax: +1 (403) 247-6851; [email]kristina@iasted.org[/email]; [url=http://www.iasted.com/conferences/2004/florida/]http://www.iasted.com/conferences/2004/florida/[/url] pes.htm

April 2005 USA
EnergyOcean 2005 Conference, April 2628, 2005, Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C., USA.
Contact: Mj McDuffee, Conference Coordinator, EnergyOcean 2005, 7897 SW Jack James Dr, Suite A. Stuart, FL, 34997, USA. Tel: +1 772-221- 7720; Fax: +1 772-221-7715; [email]info@energyocean.com[/email]; [url=http://www.energyocean.com]www.energyocean.com[/url]

May 2005 UK
Clean Energy Technology & Investment Show, May 5-7 2005, The Business Design Centre, London, UK.
Contact: LPB Events Ltd, 18 King Edward Buildings, 629 Fulham Road, London SW6 5UH, UK: Tel: (44) 020 7751 9998; Fax:(44) 020 7751 9996; [email]info@clean-energy-expo.com[/email]; [url=http://www.clean-energy-expo.com]www.clean-energy-expo.com[/url]

May 2005 Canada
North American T&D Conference & Expo, May 9-11 2005, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Contact: Lee Baker, Tel: +1 888-253-1718; Fax: +1 416-398-2786; [email]leebaker@exposition.com[/email]; [url=http://www.natd.ca/]http://www.natd.ca/[/url]

May 2005 USA
Windpower 2005 Conference and Exhibition, May 15-18 2005, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, USA.
Contact: American Wind Energy Association, 122 C Street, NW, Suite 380, Washington, DC 20001, USA. Tel: +1 (202) 383-2500; Fax: +1 (202) 383- 2505; [email]windmail@awea.org[/email]; [url=http://www.awea.org]http://www.awea.org[/url]

May 2005 China
REAsia 2005 — 2nd Asian Renewable Energy Fair & Conference, May 21-25 2005, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, China.
Contact: Harry Xu, REAsia 2005, A-804, Huazhan Plaza, No.12 Yumin Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China. Tel: 86-10-82252695, Fax: 86- 10-82252651; [email]harry@gracefair.com[/email]; [url=http://www.gracefair.com/]http://www.gracefair.com/[/url] reasia_home.htm

May 2005 UK
World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC2005), May 22-27 2005, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Contact: Victoria Withy, WREC2005 Congress, Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen AB23 8BL, Scotland, UK. [email]vwithy@aecc.co.uk[/email]; [url=http://www.wrec2005aberdeen.co.uk]http://www.wrec2005aberdeen.co.uk[/url]

May 2005 Cuba
4th International Conference for Renewable Energy, Energy Savings and Energy, May 25-28 2005, Varadero Beach, Cub?.
Contact: Conrado Moreno, CIER 2005, CETER, Calle 114 nr 11901, CUJAE, Marianao, Havana, Cuba. Tel: 53 7 260 5060; [email]cier@ceter.cujae.edu.cu[/email]; [url=http://www.cujae.edu.cu/eventos/cier]http://www.cujae.edu.cu/eventos/cier[/url]

June 2005
Hong Kong Renewable Energy Finance Asia, June 15-16, 2005, Hong Kong.
Contact: Sarah Ellis, Green Power Conferences, 2nd Floor, 145-157 St John Street, London EC1V 4PY, UK. Tel: +44 870 758 7808; [email]sarah.ellis@greenpowerconferences.com[/email]; [url=http://www.greenpowerconferences.com]www.greenpowerconferences.com[/url]

June 2005 USA
West Coast Energy Management Congress, June 28 – 29 2005, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
Contact: Ashley Clark, Exhibit Manager, Tel: +1 770-279-4392; Fax: +1 770-381-9865; [email]ashley@aeecenter.org[/email]; [url=http://www.aeecenter.org/emc]www.aeecenter.org/emc[/url]

September 2005 Czech Republic
Green Power Central & Eastern Europe, September 7-9, 2005, Prague, Czech Republic.
Contact: Sarah Ellis, Green Power Conferences, 2nd Floor, 145-157 St John Street, London EC1V 4PY, UK. Tel: +44 870 758 7808; [email]sarah.ellis@greenpowerconferences.com[/email]; [url=http://www.greenpowerconferences.com]www.greenpowerconferences.com[/url]

September 2005 USA
28th World Energy Engineering Congress, September 14 – 15 2005, Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, USA.
Contact: Ted Kurklis, Exhibit Manager, Tel: +1 770-271-7869; Fax: +1 770-271-7981; [email]ted@aeecenter.org[/email]; [url=http://www.aeecenter.org/weec]www.aeecenter.org/weec[/url]

September – October 2005 Italy
EOLICA EXPO MEDITERRANEAN, September 29 – October 1 2005, Rome, Italy.
Contact: Solar Energy Group, Tel. +39 0266301754; Fax. +39 0266304325; [email]info@eolicaexpo.com[/email]; [url=http://www.eolicaexpo.com]http://www.eolicaexpo.com[/url]

October 2005 Republic of Ireland
Irish Wind Energy Autumn Conference, October 14 2005, Holiday Inn Hotel, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, Ireland.
Contact: Ann Cureen, Irish Wind Energy Association, Tel: +353 71 9646072; [email]office@iwea.com[/email]; [url=http://www.iwea.com]http://www.iwea.com[/url]

October 2005 Canada
CanWEA 2005, 21st Annual Conference and Trade Show, October 16-19, 2005, Toronto Congress Convention Center (Airport), Toronto, Canada.
Contact: Janice Taylor, Executive Coordinator, Tel: +1 403-851-0836; Fax: +1 403-851-0834; [email]canwea@telus.net[/email]; [url=http://www.canwea.ca]www.canwea.ca[/url]

October 2005 Denmark
Copenhagen Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition, October 26-28 2005, Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Contact: Jakob Lau Holst, Danish Wind Industry Association, Vester Voldgade 106, DK-1552 Copenhagen V, Denmark. Tel: +45 3373 0330; Fax: +45 3373 0333; [email]jh@windpower.org[/email]; [url=http://offshore.windpower.org]http://offshore.windpower.org[/url]

November 2005 Italy
Green Power Mediterranean, November 15-16, 2005, Rome, Italy.
Contact: Sarah Ellis, Green Power Conferences, 2nd Floor, 145-157 St John Street, London EC1V 4PY, UK. Tel: +44 870 758 7808; [email]sarah.ellis@greenpowerconferences.com[/email]; [url=http://www.greenpowerconferences.com]www.greenpowerconferences.com[/url]

Sala Millenium, unde a avut loc manifestarea, a fost neincapatoare pentru cei care au vrut sa cinsteasca numele regretatului Dorel Chereches, fost director al Directiei Silvice Maramures. "Marcam astazi memoria tatalui meu prin aceasta initiativa a Fundatiei, initiativa ce doreste sa fie un punct in renasterea Maramuresului. Tatal meu ar fi fost fericit sa va vada astazi aici. Fundatia a fost creata pentru a duce mai departe proiectele pe care le avea tatal meu pentru acest judet", a spus presedintele Fundatiei, Catalin Chereches. Organizatia neguvernametala care poarta numele unuia dintre cei mai reprezentativi directori de institutie pe care i-a avut Maramuresul isi propune sa dezvolte proiecte si programe prin care sa creasca suprafata ariilor protejate; doreste sa conserve biodiversitatea, sa promoveze turismul ecologic si toate acestea tinand cont de traditiile unice ale Maramuresului.

Presedintele Fundatiei "Dorel Chereches" a mentionat ca in perspectiva integrarii in UE, tara noastra va trebui sa-si mareasca suprafata ariilor protejate. In judetul nostru sunt 35 de astfel de arii protejate, iar suprafata acestora trebuie sa creasca.

"De aceea am initiat acest proiect prin care platoul Oas-Ignis-Gutai va fi declarat arie protejata de interes national si, de ce nu, de parc natural", a mai spus Chereches.

Dezvoltare durabila

Dupa expunerea facuta de fiul regretatului Dorel Chereches au luat cuvantul invitatii la manifestare. Au vorbit prefectul Bondi Gyongyike, consilieri judeteni, directori de institutii, colegi de la Directia Silvica. Primarul Cristian Anghel a vorbit de conceptul de dezvoltare durabila, ceea ce presupune si promovarea unor astfel de proiecte. Anghel a lansat si ideea de parteneriat in realizarea acestui proiect. De altfel, scopul manifestarii a fost si de a aduna in jurul acestui proiect de anvergura pe toti cei care pot sprijini realizarea lui. Din mesajele primite se pare ca acest necesar sprijin va veni de la institutiile judetului, dar si de ONG-uri si chiar persoane fizice. Catalin Chereches a lansat un al doilea proiect al Fundatiei, respectiv un concurs pentru elevi si studenti cu tema "Sat maramuresean, din perspectiva unei strategii durabile".

Dupa expunere, discutiile au continuat in sala de protocol. De undeva de sus, probabil, Dorel Chereches s-a bucurat sa-i vada pe cei care i-au fost prieteni cum incearca sa ajute la realizarea unuia din proiectele lui de suflet.

Fifty thousand ships and 14.5 million tourists visit the region every year.

Other concerns center on the rising tide of household and industrial wastes contaminating the land, underground freshwater supplies and coastal waters. For example, only 13 per cent of the population of Saint Lucia is connected to the sewage system.

Dwindling quantities of freshwater for drinking and agriculture is a worry in many islands. Some countries in the eastern Caribbean, like Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis, are already officially listed as "water scarce".

Tourism in the form of luxury hotels and golf courses can intensify the problems unless carefully managed. Tourist resorts use on average of five to ten times more water than similar residential areas in the Caribbean.

Climate change may, among its many potential impacts, aggravate water shortages. Experts are predicting that rainfall in the eastern Caribbean will decline by 4 per cent in the coming years unless drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions occur.

Global warming is also likely to affect agriculture in the region. Bananas, a key crop, are very thirsty plants and are prone to Black Sigatoka disease under dry conditions.

An estimated 70 per cent of the Caribbean?s population lives in cities, towns and villages located in vulnerable low-lying coastal areas threatened by rising sea levels and increasing frequency and intensity of storms and hurricanes. In 2004, several of the Caribbean small island developing States experienced severe devastation, the loss of thousands of lives and millions of dollars in damages because of intense hurricanes.

Meanwhile, alien invasive species, transported to the region in ships? ballast waters or in imports such as horticultural products, may also threaten the existence of native and often unique plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth.

The Dominican Republic, with an estimated 186 known alien species, has the highest number of invaders followed by Puerto Rico, 182; the Bahamas, 159; and Jamaica, 102.

Alien species may increase the number of native or endemic species already threatened with extinction as a result of habitat loss, deforestation and the clearance of land for farming and urbanization.

Currently Jamaica has, at 254, the highest number of threatened animal and plant species in the Caribbean followed by Cuba with 225.

These are among the findings from a series of reports released by UNEP on small island developing States around the world.

The reports, an international effort involving scientists and collaborating centers across the world, cover the Caribbean and the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Ocean and small island developing States.