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AZERBAIJAN: ENVIRONMENT IN AZERBAIJAN AS VIEWED BY NGOS

I.R.IRAN: THE LARGEST HOTEL COMPLEX WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT

TURKMENISTAN:

AZERBAIJAN

NGOS IDENTIFYING PRIORITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
was the main subject of a two day national conference called "Environment in Azerbaijan as viewed by NGOs", organized on the initiative of the NGO-Forum and sponsored by the UNDP NGO Resource and Training Center in Azerbaijan took place in Baku in December, 2000. Local NGOs have conducted a number of public polls and scientific researches in advance to identify priority environmental problems of Azerbaijan. Public polls witnessed that the population of Azerbaijan are very well familiar with environmental problems. The Azerbaijani people are very much concerned with negative health impact caused by environmental pollution. The public polls also revealed that "environmental consciousness" is on zero level in Azerbaijan. 12 % of all respondents among scholars have no idea of limited natural resources and their sustainable development. In addition, the Azerbaijani NGOs took initiative to develop national environmental programme.

I.R. IRAN

THE LARGEST HOTEL COMPLEX WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
reported Hamshahri Newspaper on December 4, 2000. This measure is taken for non-compliance of the hotel on the southern coast of Caspian with environmental measures. Ramsar Grand Hotel was constructed in 1923 and the additional buildings were added in late 60's. For more than 77 years the sewage of this complex has been led into nearby stream, which runs into the Caspian. Several warnings has been issued to the management of this complex during the past years with no positive response.
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TURKMENISTAN

1. JV TAMIZLIK: HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM WASTE
is the title of an article published in Neutral Turkmenistan on December 5, 2000. This article is about a new Turkmen-Lebanese-US joint venture urban waste refining plant to be built outside of Turkmen capital. This environmentally safe plant will turn 219 t. of waste per year into minerals to be used for agricultural
purposes.
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2. ROUND TABLE ON ARHUS CONVENTION
is the title of an article published in Neutral Turkmenistan on December 20, 2000. This article discusses the results of a round table hold jointly by the Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan and the OSCE center in Ashgabat. Various government agencies and NGO's took part at this meeting.
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