January 2007
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IN THIS ISSUE:
In collaboration with INFO/RAC-MAP
MAP COMPONENTS
UNEP NEWS
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
and BARCELONA CONVENTION
Demolition Waste, Damaged Water
On-line publication of issue 7 of EcoMedia
Infrastructure and Mined Agricultural Land
Magazine, devoted to Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable
]FOCUS ON
Legacies of the Lebanon Conflict
Development, available at www.ecomediamagazine.org
Joint EEA ­ UNEP/MAP Work Programme
The recent conflict in Lebanon had a serious environmental
for 2006 ­ 2008 signed
impact apart from being a catastrophe in human terms.
A joint programme of activities has been agreed and co-signed
(full article P)
by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and UNEP/MAP.
UNEP/MAP Key 2007 Meeting
(full article P)
UNEP's Governing Council meeting 5-9
February: Infusing `Intelligence' into the
(full article P)
UNEP/MAP Working Group
Globalized Economy
meets to finalise draft ICZM Protocol
The ministers attending the Governing Council/Global
The Working Group on the ICZM Protocol meets in Loutraki,
Ministerial Environment Forum of the UN Environment
Greece, on 12-15 February 2007. (full article P)
Programme (UNEP), GC 24, will be searching for ways to put
globalization on a more sustainable and intelligent path.
CP/RAC organises III Euro-Mediterranean
(full article P)
Sustainable Development "ECO MEDA" Forum
The ECO MEDA Forum 2007 will take place on the 27-28
UNEP Announces Finalists for 2007
February and is organised within the framework of the Ecocity
Environment & Development Awards
Exhibition in Barcelona. (full article P)
at the World Economic Forum in Davos
The ten finalists for one of five Supporting Entrepreneurs for
30th Anniversary of the Barcelona Convention
Environment and Development (Seed) Awards were
Video to be launched by INFO/RAC
announced in Davos at the end of January. (full article P)
A 41-minutes video produced by INFO/RAC, the MAP's Regional
UNEP's campaign for a million trees
Activity Centre for Information and Communication, has been
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has
finalized and will be launched in the coming months.
launched a major worldwide tree planting campaign.
(full article P)
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UNEP/MAP Working Group meets to finalise draft ICZM Protocol
g The Working Group on the ICZM Protocol
the involvement of a range of sectors, stakeholders
(Integrated Coastal Zone Management) will meet for
and administrative bodies.
the third time, in Loutraki, Greece, on 12-15 February
MAP's Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity
2007. The experts will continue reviewing the text of
Centre (PAP/RAC), based in Split,Croatia, concentrates
the final version of the Protocol.
on integrated coastal zone management to alleviate
The Working Group of experts for the drafting of
development problems in built-up coastal areas. The
the ICZM Protocol was established by the decision of
centre offers technical assistance and coordinates
the 14th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties
Coastal Area Management Programmes (CAMP) that
to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols in
typically involve the participation of many local bodies.
Portoroz, Slovenia, in 2005. The WG is expected to
Since 1990, 11 CAMP projects have been
MAP COMPONENTS
Joint EEA ­ UNEP/MAP Work
present the final text, to be adopted by the 15th
completed in Albania, Algeria, Croatia (Kastela Bay),
and BARCELONA
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Programme for 2006 ­ 2008 signed
meeting of the Contracting Parties, scheduled for 10 ­
Egypt (Fuka-Matrouh), Greece (Rhodes), Israel,
Joint EEA ­ UNEP/MAP Work
14 December in Almeria (Spain).
Lebanon, Malta, Syria, Tunisia (Sfax), and Turkey (Izmir
Programme for 2006 ­ 2008
g A joint programme of activities has been agreed
If agreement is reached on the text of the Protocol,
Bay). Another two are currently being implemented,
signed P
and co-signed by the European Environment Agency
a Plenipotentary Meeting will be organised, back to
one in Cyprus and another in Slovenia, while another
UNEP/MAP Working Group meets
(EEA) and UNEP/MAP.
back with the meeting of the Contracting Parties, to
two for Spain and Morocco are in the pipeline. Y
to finalise draft ICZM Protocol P
This workplan provides the framework for
open the Protocol for signatures.
CP/RAC organises III Euro-
strengthening the existing stable and effective
Integrated Coastal Zone Management aims to deal
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Mediterranean Sustainable
cooperation between the two organisation for the
with coastal area problems collectively on the
Web site: www.pap-thecoastcentre.org/
Development "ECO MEDA" Forum P
period 2006 ­ 2008, with the prospect of developing a
understanding that they are interlinked. It relies on
E.mail: ivica.trumbic@ppa.htnet.hr
30th Anniversary of the Barcelona
Convention Video to be launched
sustainable working partnership.
by INFO/RAC P
The activities proposed as part of this work plan
cover the following areas: state of the environment
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reporting activities; data, indicator and scenario
Water Infrastructure and Mined
activities; impact assessment studies; networking,
Agricultural Land Legacies of the
partnership building and support activities; shared
Lebanon Conflict P
information and communication activities and services.
UNEP's Governing Council meeting
The timing of this work plan takes into consideration
5-9 February: Infusing
`Intelligence' into the Globalized
concrete policy developments and achievements and
Economy P
aims to underline the role of information dissemination
UNEP Announces Finalists for 2007
in supporting the implementation of these policies, in
Environment & Development
particular the recently adopted Mediterranean Strategy
Awards at the World Economic
for Sustainable Development (MSSD), the existing joint
Forum in Davos P
programme between the European Commission and
UNEP's campaign for a million
trees
UNEP/MAP, the EU Enlargement Policy, the
P
European Neighbourhood Policy and the Horizon 2020
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initiative. Y
UNEP/MAP Key
2007 Meeting
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www.eea.europa.eu/
E.mail:
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30th Anniversary of the Barcelona Convention
Video to be launched by INFO/RAC
g The INFO/RAC production "MEDITERRANEA" is a
"Everybody's involvement is crucial. The wide
41-minutes video produced for the 30th Anniversary
distribution of this video will enable youth but also a
of the Barcelona Convention, developed with the
broader audience to discuss and participate in the
contribution of the Italian Ministry of Environment,
development of regional initiatives for the protection
Land and Sea, and in cooperation with UNEP/MAP
and conservation of the Mediterranean environment",
and several Mediterranean Governments.
said Sergio Illuminato, INFO/RAC Director.
MAP COMPONENTS
CP/RAC organises III Euro-
The video, produced entirely by the INFO/RAC
The video production also carries interviews with
and BARCELONA
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Mediterranean Sustainable
video team, explains the history and content of the
politicians, environmental experts and MAP's
Joint EEA ­ UNEP/MAP Work
Development "ECO MEDA" Forum
Barcelona Convention through the travel of two
representatives, apart from a recording of the actor
Programme for 2006 ­ 2008
young people through the Mediterranean region. The
Omar Sharif reading excerpts of Melville's Moby Dick.
signed P
g The ECO MEDA Forum 2007 will take place on the 27-
production is a further development in the attempt to
For additional information and to obtain copies
UNEP/MAP Working Group meets
28 February and is organised within the framework of the
involve the younger generations of the Mediterranean
of the video please contact:
to finalise draft ICZM Protocol P
Ecocity Exhibition in Barcelona. The ECO MEDA Forum
in shaping and modelling a common future.
CP/RAC organises III Euro-
2007 will debate themes related to sustainable
The video can be obtained via INFO/RAC, who
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Mediterranean Sustainable
development, such as the 2020 Vision, alternative
Development "ECO MEDA" Forum P
can provide guidance and assistance to parties
Web site: www.medstrategy.org
energies, climate change, the solutions to reduce CO2
30th Anniversary of the Barcelona
interested in promoting its dissemination in the
E.mail:
silluminato@inforac.org
Convention Video to be launched
emissions and the challenges posed by water shortages. It
national television networks, media organisations
by INFO/RAC P
will also aim at strengthening the alliance between
and schools.
enterprises and cities, the main actors for new
UNEP NEWS
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environmental policies. In addition, this forum will try to
Water Infrastructure and Mined
point to the economic advantages and the business
Agricultural Land Legacies of the
opportunities for the enterprises that adopt sustainable
Lebanon Conflict P
management.
UNEP's Governing Council meeting
This forum, under the slogan "Common value, shared
5-9 February: Infusing
`Intelligence' into the Globalized
costs", is a joint initiative of MAP's Cleaner Production
Economy P
Regional Activity Centre (CP/RAC), the Fira de Barcelona,
UNEP Announces Finalists for 2007
the Fundacio' Forum Ambiental, the Official Chamber of
Environment & Development
Commerce of Barcelona, with the collaboration of the
Awards at the World Economic
Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce
Forum in Davos P
and Industry (ASCAME). The past two editions brought
UNEP's campaign for a million
trees
together international stakeholders, representatives of the
P
private and public sector, experts and businessmen of the
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Euro-Mediterranean region, and was attended by over
UNEP/MAP Key
500 enterprises and institutions. A similar number of
2007 Meeting
participants are expected to attend this year's event. Y
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Web site: www.cprac.org/index_cast.htm
E.mail:
valzina@cprac.org

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It was after the bombing that Lebanon's
Land Legacies of the Lebanon Conflict
Environment Minister had formally asked UNEP to
conduct a post-conflict environmental assessment of
g The recent conflict in Lebanon had a serious
UK, France, and the European Union through the
the damage caused his country, said Steiner.
environmental impact apart from being a catastrophe
European Maritime Safety Agency.
Fifteen experts formed a UNEP survey team.
in human terms. The bombing of the Jiyeh power
REMPEC's expertise focuses on helping
Voluntary helpers and scientists from Lebanon's
plant last summer had resulted in 15,000 tonnes of
Mediterranean coastal states build up their national
Environmental Ministry and representatives of the
heating oil flooding the surrounding area and the
prevention and response capabilities to be prepared
atomic energy authority had also accompanied the
Mediterranean Sea. A 150-kilometre oil slick had
for major marine pollution incidents.
team during its operations, he said.
stretched along the Lebanese coastline and parts of
More than 100 "carefully selected areas" had been
the Syrian coastline.
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chosen for tests of the air, earth and ground water.
The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency
Web site: www.rempec.org/
Twice weekly the team's samples were dispatched to
MAP COMPONENTS
Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC),
e.mail:
fhebert@rempec.org
special laboratories in Sweden, Switzerland and Britain
and BARCELONA
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one of the MAP Regional Activities Centres, provided
for analysis.
Joint EEA ­ UNEP/MAP Work
both the Lebanese and Syrian authorities with
Post-conflict study by UNEP
The Lebanese-Israeli conflict waged between last
Programme for 2006 ­ 2008
expertise and emergency support to deal with the
Today, the main priority facing Lebanon is
July and August had caused enormous damage in
signed P
environmental damage caused by the oil slick.
addressing the infrastructure, said Achim Steiner,
Lebanon with a vast number of houses and
UNEP/MAP Working Group meets
The Centre mobilised its Mediterranean Assistance
UNEP's Executive Director. Another outstanding issue
apartments being destroyed or seriously damaged,
to finalise draft ICZM Protocol P
Unit (MAU), contacted the countries parties to the
is the disposal of large quantities of oil-contaminated
the airport bombarded, and more than 100 bridges
CP/RAC organises III Euro-
Barcelona Convention to provide technical help, and
waste.
and crossings crippled, he said.
Mediterranean Sustainable
Development "ECO MEDA" Forum P
organised a rooster of experts to coordinate the
Steiner's remarks came as he presented the results
Steiner said 2,100 people had died during the
30th Anniversary of the Barcelona
interventions. A number of experts were seconded to
of a post- conflict study of war-torn Lebanon in Berlin
conflict, and 440,000 others were injured. More than
Convention Video to be launched
REMPEC by several countries, including Canada, the
on January 23.
900,000 Lebanese citizens had had to flee their
by INFO/RAC P
homes.
"The massive human displacement and
UNEP NEWS
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destruction has had a very deep impact on the civilian
Water Infrastructure and Mined
population," he said. "30,000 houses and apartments
Agricultural Land Legacies of the
were destroyed during the war. "There's enormous
Lebanon Conflict P
amounts of rubble in that country that can either be
UNEP's Governing Council meeting
just dumped, presenting a long-term hazardous risk or
5-9 February: Infusing
`Intelligence' into the Globalized
used again for rehabilitation."
Economy P
Lebanon would have to meet the main costs of the
UNEP Announces Finalists for 2007
post-conflict "clean up" in the country. "The
Environment & Development
international community can help with a series of
Awards at the World Economic
projects and, where largely infrastructure is
Forum in Davos P
concerned, with both financial and technical support.
UNEP's campaign for a million
trees P
"But, ultimately the reconstruction of the country
will be something that the citizens of Lebanon will
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have to bear, as is so often the tragic consequence of
UNEP/MAP Key
conflict," said Steiner. Y
2007 Meeting
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UNEP Announces Finalists for 2007
Environment & Development
Awards at the World Economic
Forum in Davos 25.01.07
g The ten finalists for one of five Supporting
Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development
(Seed) Awards were announced in Davos,
Switzerland at the end of January.
The winners of the Seed Awards, an incentive
scheme for local entrepreneurs to promote
MAP COMPONENTS
UNEP's Governing Council in Nairobi, 5 ­ 9 February:
economic growth, social development and
and BARCELONA
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Infusing `Intelligence' into the Globalized Economy
environmental protection will be announced at the
Joint EEA ­ UNEP/MAP Work
forthcoming United Nations Commission on
Programme for 2006 ­ 2008
g Over 95 Ministers and Deputy Ministers for the
Organisation, will also be attending to help spearhead a
Sustainable Development in New York in May 2007.
signed P
Environment have already confirmed their participation
special discussion on "Ensuring Coherence between the
The Seed Initiative is an international awards-
UNEP/MAP Working Group meets
at UNEP's 2007 Governing Council. Around 170
Trade and Environment Regimes".
based scheme and learning tool to encourage local
to finalise draft ICZM Protocol P
countries will be represented in Nairobi. The ministers
"I believe the presence of Mr Lamy at UNEP's
entrepreneurs, communities, companies and others
CP/RAC organises III Euro-
attending the Governing Council/Global Ministerial
Governing Council shows there is no longer one-way
Mediterranean Sustainable
to join forces in partnerships for sustainable
Environment Forum of the UN Environment
traffic in respect to trade and the environment. But a
Development "ECO MEDA" Forum P
development. Partners in the Seed Initiative
Programme (UNEP), GC 24, will be searching for ways to
clearer and growing understanding that both sides
30th Anniversary of the Barcelona
include the World Conservation Union (IUCN); the
Convention Video to be launched
put globalization on a more sustainable and intelligent
have a tremendous amount to gain in working hand in
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP);
by INFO/RAC P
path.
glove to solve the challenges of a globalized world,"
the United Nations Development Programme
The 2007 GC comes at a key time for the
said Steiner.
UNEP NEWS
(UNDP); the governments of the United States of
Demolition Waste, Damaged
environment. Climate change and environmental issues
UNEP will also release its latest Global Environment
America, Germany, the Netherlands, South Africa,
Water Infrastructure and Mined
have taken front stage in all international discussions.
Outlook Year Book on 5 February at an opening press
and the United Kingdom; and private sector
Agricultural Land Legacies of the
As Achim Steiner, UNEP's ED, said "environmental issues
conference.
Lebanon Conflict P
partner Swiss Re. The Seed Awards programme
are now the center of our worries. It is now crucial to
The Year Book will cover the state of the global and
publicly recognises the contribution of innovative,
UNEP's Governing Council meeting
tackle the problem. The international community is
regional environment while addressing emerging
5-9 February: Infusing
entrepreneurial partnerships to the achievement of
`Intelligence' into the Globalized
now looking for a fundamental way to cope".
issues like nanotechnology--the engineering of
the Millennium Development Goals and the
Economy P
This year's annual gathering is set to be a landmark
coatings and particles at sizes slimmer than a human
Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.
UNEP Announces Finalists for 2007
in several ways. In the growing spirit of UN reform and
hair.
Finalists for the Seed Awards 2007 take a range
Environment & Development
the request by the international community for greater
The Year Book will also sketch out the current
Awards at the World Economic
of promising, locally-adapted approaches to
cooperation and cohesion across the UN, UNEP will be
globalization landscape as related to the environment
Forum in Davos P
sustainability, including the promotion of
joined by leading figures from several agencies.
and suggests some routes towards a more intelligent
UNEP's campaign for a million
traditional medicine and community-based tourism
trees P
These include Kemal Dervis, UN Development
path. It is among several reports and papers that have
and the production of alternative fuels. The
Programme Administrator who will join Mr Steiner in
been produced to inform next week's ministerial
countries represented by finalist initiatives are
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
launching a joint Poverty and Environment Facility and
debate.
Brazil, Ecuador, India, Nepal, Kenya, Peru, Sierra
UNEP/MAP Key
Kandeh Yumkella, Director General of the UN Industrial
A further report, this time linking globalization, the
Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, and Vietnam. Y
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Development Organization--UNEP is working with
rapid global demand for biofuels from crops and
UNIDO on areas including biofuels and persistent
pressure on the last habitats of the orangutan in south
organic pollutants.
East Asia, will also be launched at a press conference on
Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade
Tuesday. Y

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UNEP's campaign for a million trees
(equivalent to 4 billion 25kg sacks of charcoal).
UNEP/MAP Key 2007 Meetings
The loss of natural forests around the world
g The United Nations Environment Programme
contributes more to global emissions each year than the
27-28 February CP/RAC Focal Points
(UNEP) has launched a major worldwide tree planting
transport sector. Curbing deforestation is a highly cost-
Barcelona, Spain
campaign.
effective way to reduce emissions. Other solutions
Under the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree
include increased energy efficiency, reduced energy
9 March
MCSD Steering Committee
Campaign, people, communities, business and
demand, better transport and the use of green energy.
Athens, Greece
industry, civil society organizations and governments
Worldwide, deforestation continues at an alarming
26-28 March
Extraordinary Meeting of National
are encouraged to enter tree planting pledges with
rate, about 13 million hectares per year, an area the
MEDPOL Coordinators
the objective of planting at least one billion trees
size of Greece or Nicaragua. Africa and South America
Mytilini, Lesbos, Greece
worldwide during 2007. To date, over 157 million tree-
have the largest net loss of forests. In Africa it is
planting pledges have been recorded.
estimated that nearly half of the forest loss was due to
7-11 May
REMPEC Focal Points
MAP COMPONENTS
Forests cover 30 per cent of the planet's total land
removal of wood fuel. Forests in Europe are
Malta
and BARCELONA
area. The total forested area in 2005 was just under 4
expanding. Asia, which had a net loss in the 1990s,
21-22 May
Reporting
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billion hectares, at least one third less than before the
reported a net gain of forests in the past five years,
Istanbul, Turkey
Programme for 2006 ­ 2008
dawn of agriculture, some 10,000 years ago. (100
primarily due to large-scale forestation in China.
signed P
23-25 May
Compliance
hectares is the same as 1 square kilometre).
UNEP's people-centred campaign is raising
UNEP/MAP Working Group meets
Istanbul, Turkey
Trees absorb carbon dioxide and are vital carbon
awareness of the interdependence between
to finalise draft ICZM Protocol P
sinks. It is estimated that the world's forests store 283
humankind and the planet's ecosystems, as well as the
30-31 May
MCSD
CP/RAC organises III Euro-
Gigatonnes of carbon in their biomass alone, and that
linkages between tree planting and climate change
Istanbul, Turkey
Mediterranean Sustainable
carbon stored in forest biomass, deadwood, litter and
mitigation, the restoration of biodiversity, air and soil
Development "ECO MEDA" Forum P
4-8 June
Joint meeting BP/PAP/INFO/RACs
soil together is roughly 50 per cent more than the
quality, and food security.
30th Anniversary of the Barcelona
Focal Points
Convention Video to be launched
carbon in the atmosphere.
UNEP's call to action will help regenerate the
Rome, Italy
by INFO/RAC P
Carbon in forest biomass decreased in Africa, Asia
environment, and will also instil social responsibility
and South America in the period 1990­2005. For the
in the public's mind, while creating associations
12-15 June
SPA/RAC Focal Points
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world as a whole, carbon stocks in forest biomass
between tree planting and positive actions to save
Rome, Italy
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decreased annually by 1.1 Gigatonne of carbon
the Planet. Y
Agricultural Land Legacies of the
26-28 June
MED POL Focal Points
Lebanon Conflict P
Tunis, Tunisia
UNEP's Governing Council meeting
2-3 July
Bureau of the Contracting Parties
5-9 February: Infusing
`Intelligence' into the Globalized
Madrid, Spain
Economy P
16-19 October
MAP Focal Points
UNEP Announces Finalists for 2007
Madrid, Spain
Environment & Development
Awards at the World Economic
10-13 December Contracting Parties
Forum in Davos P
Almeria, Spain
UNEP's campaign for a million
trees P
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2007 Meeting

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