CCB NEWS
CCB BALTIC 06 CONFERENCE
was held on 19-20 May in "Uzlissia" Hotel located in nice surroundings of Lviv, Ukraine. This year, the Conference theme
was "Transboundary river cooperation in the Baltic Sea basin". Over 70 NGO activists and environmental experts from 10 countries of the Baltic Sea
drainage area convened to discuss burning issues of the Baltic Sea ecosystems.
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THE 15th CCB GENERAL MEETING
was held on 19-20 May in "Uzlissia" Hotel located near Lviv, Ukraine. The Meeting decided on admission of one new full member
organisation and three observers, considered and approved Annual reports, elected the new CCB Board, and adopted the Statement on protection of rivers
in Lithuania.
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New CCB Member and Observers
The 15th CCB General Meeting decided on admission of one new full member organisation (GUIDE Environmental Group, Kaliningrad,
Russia), and three observers (Latvian Green Movement, Riga, Latvia, Association of the Greens of Karelia, Petrozavodsk, Russia, and World Laboratory,
Lviv, Ukraine).
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CCB Appeal to Lithuanian Parliament and Government
The 15th CCB General Meeting has adopted the Appeal to Lithuanian Parliament and Government with concern about
possible revision of the List of protected rivers in Lithuania.
Please see the text of the Appeal here
Please read comments by Rimantas Braziulis and Antanas Kontautas from Lithuanian Green Movement here
Results of the CCB Baltic 06 Conference and the 15th CCB General Meeting
Comments by Valdur Lahtvee, the CCB Board Chairman
Comments by Gunnar Norén, the CCB Secretary General
BALTIC SEA NEWS
Special Management Actions Needed for Naturally Eutrophic Lakes
Swedish agencies launch marine action plan
HELCOM released a new report on phytoplankton in the Baltic Sea
EU plugs "shore-side electricity" for shipping
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NEWS FROM THE WORLD
Special webpage on Floods - Spring 2006
EU to be more ambitious on marine conservation targets
Stronger groundwater protection for Europe
Community framework for cooperation in the field of accidental or deliberate marine pollution
EU water management faces economic challenge
Environmental policy has been "politically downgraded"
Managing floods in Europe
The enigma of the blue algae
Biodiversity loss "as serious as climate change"
Chinese River Defender Wins Prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
Spreading the Water Wealth: Making Water Infrastructure Work for the Poor
Mozambique Mega-Dam Threatens Efforts to Restore Zambezi Delta
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COMING EVENTS
EUROPEAN MARITIME POLICY Conference of the Baltic Sea Area
20 - 21 September 2006, Kiel, Germany
Registration deadline: 16 June 2006
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