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1. 1. ANN/Groong -- CENN Electronic Bulletin #72

   groong.usc.edu/news/msg94394.h - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/3/2004   Last Visited: 10/3/2004

   3. News from Georgia 3.1. Bite is worse than their bark 3.2. Experimental water metering 3.3. Georgian forestry needs, urgent support 3.4. International organizations, local government and businesses work together for the benefit of the vulnerable population 3.5. Measures taken to save Lisi lake 3.6. Oil theft from pipeline 3.7. BP complains local residents use access roads 3.8. Sawmills face the axe in Borjomi 3.9. Illegal sawmills out of 200 are closed 3.10. PB -- Clean up activities 3.11.
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   Georgia to collaborate with Iran in tourism sector 3.13. One bar of gold, one tone of controversy 3.14. Strong Lari leads to calls for energy rate reductions 3.15. Georgia and Turkey sign forestry coop protocol
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   1.2. EIA REPORT OF " ACCOMPLISHMENT AND RESEARCH OF THE INERT MATERIALS OF KRTSANISI, GARDABANI REGION"
   
   Source: `Sakartvelos Respublica' (`Republic of Georgia'), August 28, 2004
   
   In accordance with the Georgian legislation, LTD. Evrocement' submitted EIA report to the Ministry of Environment of Georgia to obtain an environmental permit for the activity of second category - Development and Processing of the Clay Deposit along the Miriani Poultry Enterprise.'
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   Fellowships are available to citizens of: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
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   As a result of animal bites, Georgia has an elevated level of rabies and other infections like Leishmania that are spread through diseased animals. So far in 2004, eleven people have died from rabies.
   
   But as the head of Defenders of Animal Rights Lasha Chkhartishvili told journalists, the cities tactics in the battle against dogs only exacerbates the problem. `The killing of homeless dogs in such a way makes their population more aggressive and the number of infectious diseases such as rabies are much higher and it is dangerous for the human population,' he said.
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   Georgia is still a country that has a massive overall forest coverage but recently he situation is undergoing a rather dramatic if not tragic change. The illegal and unorganized cutting of wood and the selling off of timber to neighboring Turkey and Armenia has became a source of both economical and ecological problems for Georgia.
   
   Some analysts think that recent natural calamities including floods and landslides, mainly in mountainous places like recent disaster in Svaneti which was a direct result of the unorganized and illegal felling of forests in various places.
   
   In spite of the declaration of a moratorium on woodcutting in different regions of Georgia, local residents still continue the illegal cutting and selling of timber, in particular in the regions where the rural population is very poor and has no other source for survival. Residents use the illicit wood as a source of heating in winter and for cooking year round.
   
   The most dramatic situation is going in southern Georgia in Samtskhe-Javakheti where neither official restrictions nor police intervention can do anything about closing down the illegal wood processing workshops which are estimated to number several dozen.
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   His statements led to poplar concern that this could create an even more disastrous result as the poor administrative system of Georgia would be unable to protect and manage the woods.
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   The one-month moratorium prohibited the cutting down of trees throughout Georgia, except in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region where a three-month ban has been introduced by the government.
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   The Ministry of Environment of Georgia together with the Financial Police closed 6 illegal woodworking enterprises out of 200 acting in Borjomi region. According to the information of the State Forestry Department of Georgia 205 woodworking enterprises are registered in Borjomi region and only 5 out of these enterprises are licensed.
   
   It should be mentioned that several days ago the Ministry of Environment of Georgia gave first notice to the head of the Forestry Department of Samtskhe-Javakheti region regarding the illegal woodcutting in the region, and also required from the owners of the woodworking enterprises to submit within the week relevant documentations allowing them to work.
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   3.12. GEORGIA TO COLLABORATE WITH IRAN IN TOURISM SECTOR
   
   Source: State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, AzerTag, September 14, 2004
   
   Chairman of the State Department of Georgia for resorts and tourism Saba Kinknadze stated that Iran shows interest in tourism sector of Georgia, AzerTAj correspondent reported.
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   Last week the director of Madneuli Vasil Tsotadze presented the president of Georgia the first bar of gold produced in Georgia from gold containing alloys.
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   Head of the Georgian Forestry Department Bidzina Giorgobiani met with her Turkish counterpart Osman Gahvechi now visiting Georgia to sign a protocol implying cooperation in forestry between the two countries including joint combat against forest pests, and preventing illegal timber removal.
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   During the visit, Mr. Gahvechi is expected to familiarize with Tbilisi botanical gardens, forestry in Borjomi region and Ajaria, meet with Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Georgia Tamara Lebanidze
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   Armenia as well as neighboring Georgia were included last spring in the first group of 16 countries eligible for it.