United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Information Resources
Management
(3404)
EPA/220/N-93-002
Jan./Feb. 1994
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATE
From the Office of International Activities
EEIC: Environmental Education and Informa-
tion Center, Kyiv, Ukraine
In February 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and the Ukrainian Ministry for Environmental
Protection (MEP) agreed to establish an Environmental
Education and Information Center in Kyiv. This decision
was confirmed by the "Agreement Between the Govern-
ment of Ukraine and the Government of the USA on
Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection"
(May 1992).
MEP will provide premises, staff, training programs, and
other resources as appropriate. EPA will provide short-
term assistance to MEP, primarily in the form of equip-
ment for the EEIC and training sessions for local govern-
ment officials, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),
and universities.
The principal goals of EEIC, as defined in its by-laws, are:
To introduce modern methods of environmental
education and information resource manage-
ment
To satisfy the needs of the government and
citizens of Ukraine for current and comprehen-
sive environmental information
To have access to databases on the environment
and environmentally sound technologies
To develop a broader understanding of the envi-
ronmental data and their application
To encourage transfer of technology and applica-
tions to various projects promoting environmen-
tal sustainability
The programmatic objectives of EEIC are as follows:
Environmental Education
The primary focus of the EElC's work in environmental
education will be to serve as a university level training
center designed to meet the needs of several specific
target audiences including government officials and pro-
fessionals working in science, law, economics, and other
•elated fields.
INFOTERRA'USA National Focal Point
Information Development
The information available through EEIC will meet several
critical needs in Ukraine. Decision-makers at all levels of
government need accurate and easily accessible data on
a wide variety of environmental topics. Environmental
educators need materials to develop and improve curricu-
lum. The information program at EEIC will be developed
to meet the needs of these two groups, as well as to
provide access to NGOs and members of the public
interested in environmental issues.
Outreach and Information Dissemination
A critically important focus of EEIC activities will be to
make EEIC as useful as possible to target audiences.
Due to the unique conditions in Ukraine, this will neces-
sarily involve some innovative approaches to outreach
and information dissemination services.
NEW HOURS
Due to staff reductions the hours of the EPA Head-
quarters Library have been reduced. The new hours
for both the Headquarters Library and INFOTERRA
are 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.
INFOTERRA will continue to be staffed from 8 a.m. -
4:30 p.m. If you need to contact IN FOTERRA outside
of walk-in hours, feel free to dial any of the staff
members at their direct telephone numbers:
Carol Stiles
Head Librarian (contractor)
260-5638 __ ;
Robert Hulshof
Reference Librarian (contractor)
260-3638
Elizabeth Behrendt
Reference Librarian (contractor)
260-5927
You may also contact us by ALL-IN-ONE e-mail at
library.infoterra or by fax at 260-3923.
Recycled/Recyclable
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New Books
The following books have recently been added to
the International Collection in the Headquarters
Library:
Confronting Climate Change: Strategies lor
Energy Research and Development. National
Academy Press. 1990. QC981.8.C5N35.1990,
Driving Forces: Motor Vehicle Trends and Their
Implications for Global Warming, Energy
Strategies, and Transportation Planning. World
Resources Jnstftute. 1990. OC981.8.D7.1990.
The Et Nino Phenomenon. United Nations Envi-
ronment Programme, 1992. GC296,B.E4£4,W92.
Energy: Production, Consumption, and Conse-
quences. National Academy of Engineering. 1990.
JJ163.15.E5384.1990.
The Going Rate: What It Beany Costs to
Drive. World Resources institute. 1992.
HE5611.M24.199Z \
Green Energy: Blomass Fuels and the Environ-
ment. United Nations Environment Programme.
1991. TD195.B56G744.1991.
Natural Disasters. David Alexander. 1993.
GB5014.A4513.1993.
Nongovernmental Organizations and the World
Bank: Cooperation for Development. The Work)
Bank. 1991. HC60.N55.1991.
The Pesticide Question: Environment, Econom-
ics, and Ethics. Chapman & Hall. 1993.
QH545.P4.P4793.1993.
Studies of Smoke from the 1991 Kuwait Oil
Fires. American Geophysical Union. 1992.
QC883.7.K9S73.1992.
Tropical Deforestation and Species Extinction.
Chapman & Half. 1992. QH78.T76.1992.
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UNEP
Journal Articles of Interest
Addy, Agatha and M. Pugh Thomas. "The Conservation
and Development of Jamaica's Wetlands." Environ-
mental Education and Information.
(July-September 1993). Vol.12 No.3: 193-206.
"Cakes and Caviar? GATT and Third World Agriculture."
The Ecologlst. (November/December 1993).
Vol.23 No.6: 219-222.
Laird, John. "GEF in Action: Helping to Save Vietnam's
Biodiversity." Our Planet. Vol.5 No.5: 8-17.
Serageldin, Ismail. "Making Development Sustainable."
Finance & Development. (December 1993).
Vol.30 No.4: 6-10.
"Special Section: Population, Consumption & Environ-
ment." The Amlcus Journal. (Winter 1994).
Vol. 15 No.4: 15-30.
Suggarini, Mohammad S. "Biocentrism as an Approach
to Environmental Ethics: An Islamic Determiner for
Environmental Education." Environmental Education
and Information. (July-September 1993).
Vol. 12 No.3: 207-212.
All journals listed above are available at INFOTERRA in
the Headquarters Library.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATE NOW
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requestforfuture copies via e-mail to library.lnfoterra
Head Librarian
Carol Stiles
Reference Librarians
Elizabeth Behrendt
Robert Hulshof
INFOTERRA is contractor
operated and managed by 5
(202) 260-5917 the Office of Information
Resources Management (OIRM),
(202) 260-5927 Information Management and
(202) 260-3638 Services Division (IMSD),
Information Sharing Branch.
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