The author of the project was professor Nikolay I. Kuznetsov, the well-known botanist and explorer of Caucasian flora and fauna. The researcher delivered a detailed report, describing Lagodekhi canyon as one of the most important representative sites of Caucasian flora. Therefore, it was necessary to transform this area into a reserve.

The Academy had received the proposal to make Lagodekhi canyon a reserve from Ludwig Mlokosewich (1831-1909) back at the beginning of the 20th century. After his death, his work was taken over by Nicolay Kuznetsov, whose efforts brought this thought into being. Continue reading →

To: Wojewoda Dolnośląski
Urząd Wojewódzki we Wrocławiu
Plac Powstańców Warszawy 1
50-951 Wrocław
fax: 071-7907120

Dear Sir,

We would like to express our support for the Protest Committee of the inhabitants of villages Chromiec, Międzylesie and Antoniów and local organizations in the case against granting of a concession for rock mining research on the territory of the village Mała Kamienica, district Stara Kamienica, province Dolny Śląsk, Poland, by a?company POL-SKAL. The research includes digging up 1.300 metres of research ditches, which would be 1 meter wide and 2 metres deep. Continue reading →

It is also a new way for communities who once hunted the world’s largest animals to earn a living, say the environmentalists who helped to set up the biggest whale sanctuary in the Mediterranean.
“When I saw my first whale some 10 years ago, it changed my life completely,” said Paolo Guglielmi, head of the marine unit at the WWF Mediterranean Program.

As if to prove his point, dozens of people on board the tourist boat rushed to get a glimpse of the gray back of a whale arching for a few seconds above the waves before disappearing again, leaving the crowd momentarily speechless. Continue reading →

Bomb disposal experts cordoned off the beach to deactivate the first mine which measured some 20 inches in diameter. They then found another mine nearby, a police spokesman in the northeastern city of Girona said. The second mine was due to be deactivated Monday. "The first one appeared on July 2 and it was deactivated … today they found another one 500 meters (1,640 ft) away from the first," he said. "It looks like they come from the Second World War," he added.

Spain did not take part in the 1939 to 1945 Second World War but the stretch of the Mediterranean where the mines were found is close to the French border.

“They are close to a deal, it should be signed soon,” said one source close to the coal-fired plant. He declined to give financial details of the planned deal. Fifoots Point, one of the UK’s newest power plants, went into administration after a slump in wholesale power prices following UK power market reforms in 2001. Administrators KPMG declined to comment. Carron could not be reached for comment. Continue reading →

The workcamp will be followed by a study part of 3 days on volunteering and NGO wo?k. All the travel and board expenses are covered by AVI-Moldova, with the support of MilieuKontakt Oost-Europe.
If you are more than 18 years old, interested in international cultural exchange, don?t know how to spend the rest of the summer in a fun, useful way, and want to see the beauty of the Crimean peninsula, then you can be the right person for us! Here is the description of the camp: Continue reading →