July 2005
 The third leaflet titled "Agriculture and water protection" was prepared by DAPHNE - Institute of Applied Ecology and printed in 2000 copies in Slovak language. It has been distributed in all local communities along the river Morava, in local authority offices and in the schools. Copies are also available on request in DAPHNE - EcoCentre.
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June 2005
 Leaflet "Wetlands and Water" was prepared by DAPHNE - Institute of Applied Ecology and printed in 2000 copies in Slovak language. It has been distributed in all local communities along the river Morava, in local authority offices and in the schools. Copies are also available on request in DAPHNE - EcoCentre.
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May 2005
 Starting at the beginning of April, educational programme Water in our River Basin using the Water Cycle Model was carried out in 12 primary schools of Lower Morava region: Devinska Nova Ves - I. Bukovcana, Devinska Nova Ves - P. Horova, Vysoka pri Morave, Lab, Zahorska Ves, Zohor, Stupava, Malacky, Velke Levare, Zavod, Sekule - Moravsky Sv. Jan, Gajary. Programme was targeted at 10 - 12 years old children. Altogether reached 1084 school kids.

April 2005
Leaflet "Sources of Water Pollution in Morava River Basin" was prepared by DAPHNE - Institute of Applied Ecology and printed in 2000 copies in Slovak language. It has been distributed in all local communities along the river Morava, in local authority offices and in the schools. Copies are also available on request in DAPHNE - Ecocentre.
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Workshop "Development of the Agriculture in EU - Agri-environmental Programmes", in Berkovica, Bulgaria, 11. April 2005
 In the framework of the project a workshop (planned activity 3.1) was organized. The target of the event was to inform local stakeholders about the funding possibillities from SAPARD programme (agri-environmental schemes) and to provide space for a discussion with local farmers and autorities about environmentally friendly farming methods, agri-environmental schemes and alternative rural development as a possibility to decrease nutrient and toxic pollution caused by agriculture.

The lecturers were:

  • Eva Viestova (DAPHNE Institute of Applied Ecology)
    "Slovak experience with SAPARD programme and the Rural Development Plan"
    "DAPHNE experience in the Morava River floodplain - management of natural and semi-natural grasslands"
  • Milena Nikolova (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestri)
    "Agri- environmental schemes and SAPARD measures for Bulgaria"
  • Svetla Nikolova (Agrolink - agri-environmental NGO)
    "Alternative rural development"
  • Detelina Gancheva (Tourist information center - Berkovica)
    "Ecotourism - introduction and possibilities"

The number of the participants was about 25 representatives from different target groups - local and regional agro-institutions, private owners and farmers, NGO's and media.
Materials for every participant on Bulgarian language were prepared and printed.
The discussion was mainly about SAPARD measure 1.3 "Development of agriculture with environmentally friendly methods" and the alternative rural development.
The event was presented at the evening news of the regional TV channel "Mont 7" and the local newspapers.

Main conclusions from the workshop:

  • There is an interest in the alternative rural development (and some good practices) among participants of the workshop;
  • The local people are well oriented in the field of the ecotourism;
  • There is a need of more profound and widespread promotion of Measure 1.3 to prevent the situation in Slovakia;
  • There is a need of using other methods to reach the farmers than workshops and seminars only.

March 2005
Environmental Education Programme about the Water in our River Basin
Within the activity 2.5 (Environmental education activities for school children), Daphne has prepared an educational programme Water in our River Basin. This programme is divided into two parts:

Part I consists mainly of theory presented to the students in a classroom setting. Emphasis is put on the use of visual, interactive and creative tools in educational practices. One of these tools is a Water Cycle Model that was created in order to illustrate ideas presented by theory.

Part II of the programme consists of outdoor activities during which the students will carry out scientific research, in the form of a survey, using Merck company equipment for testing water quality.

Starting at the beginning of April, Daphne will be carrying out this educational programme in 12 schools located in the municipalities of the Lower Morava Region.

The Educational Programme will also be transferred to both partner organisations; CEIE and PEC, as an inspiration and a model for the preparation of their own educational programmes. CEIE will hold the educational programme in 5 - 10 schools located in the Montana and Berkovitsa municipalities, while PEC plans to conduct only the outdoor field trip component for 8 Eco Schools.

December 2004
 Leaflet "Liquide Manure is not the Water" was prepared by Ecological Centre of Pomurje and printed in 1000 copies in Slovenian language. It has been distributed in all local communities along the river Mura, in local authority offices and in the schools. Copies are also available on request in PEC offfice.
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