Since May 1 to December 1, 2004 in support of Danube Biosphere Reserve have acted
51.123 organizations and individual citizens from 90 countries of the world (detail see on
http://www.petitiononline.com/RomDelta/petition.html).
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CRIMINAL REPRESSION AGAINST DANUBE RESERVE: the twenty-ninth day
DEATH-AGONY OF CRIMINAL REGIME
Assistants of the Ministry of Transport fell into absurdity in their efforts by counting sockets and indoor plants in the office of Danube biosphere reserve (further DBR).The resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers, including G. Kirpa (the chief of the Ministry of Transport) was a "pleasant surprise" for executors of the Ministry of Transport‘s orders.
On November 30, life for the DBR became a bit easier. Two computers were finally returned to the office, the administration became able to pay for the electricity and give the salary to employees.
But already on December 1 new trouble came. This time it was the Office of Public Transport prosecutor with the Decree about realization of inventory, Izmailskij department of the Statement service for prevention of economical criminality in Odessa region and Control-inspective Department (CID)of Odessa region, headed by assistant chief of regional CID I.V. Mironyuk. There were about 12-13 inspectors. (Last time Odessa CID checked the Danube reserve in September 2004 no infringements were found).
According to paragraph 2 of the Decree, employees of the Vilkovo town council should be involved in the inspection. However, the mayor stated that all of his people were busy on that time. The investigator couldn't explain anything on this occasion and answered that it was on the order of higher authorities.
Inspectors have been checking up the DBR’s ranger houses and reception-rooms. This inspection surprise - sockets, indoor plants were included in the inventory; inspectors measured old carpets and counted the number of pillowslips. (After that inspection went even further - to check apartments of the DBR employees).
During this "interesting" inspection the auditors got the news about the resignation of the Government, including the main enemy of DBR - G. Kirpa.
DBR's collective has been resisting the impact of corruption officials for several years, defending the national property of Ukraine. There is a hope that with upcoming changes in Ukraine an improvement of the situation for DBR will take place.
Officially nobody cancelled the construction of a navigable channel through the specially protected zone of DBR. Nevertheless the suction dredger of the German Moebius company hasn't been working for 3 weeks, lying inactive on Ptichya spit. This is the spit where barbarian construction destroyed bird's colonies this summer.
Maybe there have now been enough experiments with Ukrainian nature, its international reputation and its courageous people?
O. Zakharova (International Socio-ecological Union) <
[email protected] >
CONTACTS:
Danube Biosphere Nature Reserve: Director. Alexander Voloshkevich; Ph. \fax: (04843) 4-46-19 or 3-11-95; <
[email protected]>
Prepared by the Environmental group "Pechenegy"
The Ukrainian coalition "For the Wild Nature"
We are grateful translation of materials Elena Zapara and Olga Kuzmanenko.
