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On the RECord: The REC in Belgrade

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The REC's reusable, recyclable and 100% environment-friendly exhibition was a favourite among conference delegates. Photos: Zsolt Bauer
Local support: The REC presented support programmes for local communities during Roadmap for Local Sustainability-Local Initiatives in South Eastern Europe, a side event held on October 10.

Green Pack Junior: The REC's latest multimedia education kit, produced with support from Toyota Motors Co., was launched in Belgrade. The new tool is geared for primary school teachers and younger children.

The Adriatic Sea Partnership, launched on October 11, aims at enhanced international legal cooperation concerning the Adriatic Sea.

SEARCH: Preventing and Reducing Respiratory Diseases was the title of a REC-hosted side event that examined, among other things, the implementation of European Environment and Health Policy Action Plans.4.4BulletinBelgrade1_copy

Assessing civil society: Outcomes from the civil society assessment conducted by the REC in 2006 were presented by the REC (together with the Swedish International Cooperation and Development Agency and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) at a side event entitled Civil Society Organisations in Central and Eastern Europe: Trends, Challenges and Barriers in Leadership towards Sustainability.

Aarhus chronicles: 'Lessons, Experiences and Remaining Challenges in Implementing the Aarhus Convention: Common Approaches and Best Practices' was an October 11 side event during which practitioners and analysts shared recent Aarhus Convention-related efforts and experiences.

4.4BulletinBelgrade2_copyThe SEE Joint Statement on Education for Sustainable Development, coordinated by the REC, was read by the Montenegrin Minister of Environment. The statement contained requests and needs of a various and serious nature, remarked REC civil initiatives director Robert Atkinson.

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