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| 00HANOI1298 | VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE: COAL, ECOTOURISM, AND CHINA? [...] NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE IS BLESSED WITH TWO NATURAL ENDOWMENTS: ABUNDANT HIGH- QUALITY COAL AND STRIKING SCENERY. IT CONTAINS MORE THAN NINETY PERCENT OF VIETNAM'S COAL RESERVES AND MINES TEN MILLION TONS A YEAR. LIKE MANY OTHER VIETNAMESE STATE-OWNED SECTORS, HOWEVER, THE [...] |
2000-06-13 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN ENRG EIND ELAB SENV VM |
| 00HANOI2452 | READOUT FROM ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING ON US-ASEAN DIALOGUE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 3-4. 2. MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR NGUYEN HOANG AN GAVE POLCOUNS AND POLOFF A READOUT NOV. 1 ON THE "STATUS REPORT ON ASEAN-U.S. RELATIONS" WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT THE OCT 9-11 34TH ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING IN HANOI. AN ALSO PRESENTED [...] |
2000-11-08 01:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV TPHY EAID ECIN VM ASEAN |
| 00HARARE4767 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 24, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD PAID AN INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO NEW MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM FRANCIS NHEMA, WHO IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THE NEW CABINET. HAVING SPENT MOST OF THE LAST 11 YEARS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA, NHEMA GENERALLY SEES THE U.S.-ZIMBABWE R [...] |
2000-08-29 11:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SENV EIND EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE4999 | NEW TALE OF CORRUPTION IN ZIMBABWE'S ENERGY [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ATTENDED A DINNER SEPTEMBER 7 WITH A VARIETY OF RESIDENT AMBASSADORS AND A FEW ZIMBABWEANS, DURING WHICH GIDEON GONO (PROTECT), MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ), REPORTED A CREDIBLE STORY ABOUT NEW GOVERNMENT MALFEASANCE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. BEF [...] |
2000-09-08 11:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA |
| 00HARARE5397 | ZIMBABWE BANK DIRECTOR PROVIDES SOME HOPE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON GIDEON GONO, DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ), SEPTEMBER 25 TO GET AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE'S FUEL SITUATION. AS REPORTED REF B, THE CBZ, AND GONO PERSONALLY, HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING FUEL FLOWING INTO ZIMBABWE UNDER THE MOST ARDUO [...] |
2000-09-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA |
| 00HARARE6126 | DEPUTY ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM MINISTER BRIEFS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EDWARD CHINDORI-CHININGA, DEPUTY MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM AND ZANU-PF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, PAID A CALL ON AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON OCTOBER 30 TO INFORM HIM OF HIS MINISTRY'S PLANS TO IMPROVE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE, RESOLVE THE OCCUPATIONS OF CONSERVANCY LANDS, AND REACH [...] |
2000-10-31 17:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SENV PINR ZI |
| 00THEHAGUE1676 | SECRETARY SLATER DISCUSSES TRANSPORTATION ISSUES [...] Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater visited the Netherlands May 31 and June 1 to discuss transportation issues with Dutch government and private sector officials. Although front-burner issues such as hushkits were mentioned, most of the conversations were broader, touching on the future [...] |
2000-06-06 13:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EIND ELTN EWWT FR NL SENV EUN FAA IMO |
| 00THEHAGUE1776 | DEMARCHE ON NO ANCHORING PROPOSAL [...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, WE CONTACTED MARTEN KOOPMANS, SENIOR STAFFER IN THE DUTCH TRANSPORT MINISTRY'S TRANSPORT SAFETY DEPARTMENT, WHO WILL HEAD THE DUTCH DELEGATION TO THE IMO SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING ON SAFETY OF NAVIGATION (NAV). KOOPMANS TOLD US THAT THE U.S. PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP IN C [...] |
2000-06-15 09:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN EWWT KSCA PHSA SENV NL |
| 00THEHAGUE1810 | WHALES DEMARCHE [...] DUTCH IWC COMMISSIONER VON DER ASSEN TOLD EMBASSY HE LARGELY SHARES US POSITIONS CONTAINED IN REFTEL. WITH RESPECT TO AGENDA ITEM 7 (SANCTUARIES), VON DER ASSEN SAID THE NETHERLANDS MAY CO-SPONSOR THE AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A SANCTUARY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. WITH RESPECT [...] |
2000-06-19 13:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS NL IWC |
| 00THEHAGUE1876 | CLIMATE CHANGE: ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY FUNDS [...] DUTCH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PRONK TOLD THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT ON JUNE 20 THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD DECIDED THAT HIS MINISTRY, RATHER THAN THE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MINISTRY, SHOULD FINANCE CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ACCORDING TO PRONK, THIS REQUIRES A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNM [...] |
2000-06-23 07:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL ENRG ECON NL |
| 00THEHAGUE1996 | OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF EARTH CHARTER IN THE HAGUE [...] ON JUNE 29, THE EARTH CHARTER COMMISSION HELD A CONFERENCE IN THE HAGUE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING THE EARTH CHARTER CAMPAIGN. MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, A CO-CHAIR OF THE EARTH CHARTER COMMISSION, ATTENDED THE LAUNCH AS DID HER MAJESTY QUEEN BEATRIX OF THE NETHERLANDS, AND RUUD LUBBERS, FORMER DUTCH PRIME [...] |
2000-06-30 14:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SENV NL UN |
| 01ABUJA1590 | NIGERIA NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT OAU DRAFT BIOSAFETY [...] (U) EconOff met July 2 with the Director of the National Biotechnology Program, Professor C. Omaliko, to discuss, per reftel, the OAU Draft Biosafety Law adopted by a technical committee May 2-5 in Addis Ababa. The National Biotechnology Program falls under the aegis of the Federal Ministry of [...] |
2001-07-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO NI |
| 01ABUJA1628 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR FOR ENERGY REQUESTS [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 5. 2. On June 22, Ambassador, DOE Energy Advisor, and Econoff (notetaker) met with Special Advisor to the President for Petroleum Affairs and Energy, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman (Reftel B). Dr. Lukman commented that during President Obasanjo's state visit [...] |
2001-07-11 05:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON NI |
| 01ABUJA2339 | NIGERIA: PREPARATIONS FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT ON [...] On August 16, the GON inaugurated the National Committee on the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Chaired by the Minister of Environment, the Committee is comprised of 10 ministries including Environment, Health, Transport, Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Water Resources. Each Mi [...] |
2001-09-18 13:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KPAO NI |
| 01ABUJA2445 | NIGERIA: PRIORITIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT [...] In response to Reftel information request, the USG does not currently have an environmental program in Nigeria, although USD 2 million has now been identified for an environmental program. USAID/Nigeria ha prepared a scope of work for an overall assessment of the environment in Nigeria. The [...] |
2001-09-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID NI |
| 01ABUJA3201 | NIGERIA: ENDGAME ON GAS FLARING [...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for the Environment Imeh Okopido has enlisted the World Bank, the Government of Norway and environmentalists from around the world to support his position over the issue of gas flaring in Nigeria. Okopido,s personal crusade is to advance the deadline to end gas f [...] |
2001-12-13 16:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET SENV PGOV NI |
| 01HARARE1011 | ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 2 [...] THE AREAS MOST AFFECTED BY LOCAL FLOODING ARE IN THE ZAMBEZI RIVER VALLEY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE. THIS AREA INCLUDES KADOMA AND MUZARABAHANI. IN ADDITION MUCH OF THE LOW-LYING, SOUTHERN AREAS OF ZIMBABWE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING WATER- LOGGING OF THE SOIL IN AD [...] |
2001-03-14 10:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI |
| 01HARARE1108 | ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 3 [...] THOUGH RAINS CONTINUED TO FALL OVER THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN, RAINFALL AMOUNTS EASED SLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST SEVEN DAYS AND FLOODING IN THE ZAMBEZI VALLEY SUBSIDED. HOWEVER, THE NORTHERN AREAS OF MASHONALAND CENTRAL, WHERE LARGE AREAS OF CROPLAND HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, REMAIN AT RISK FROM FLOO [...] |
2001-03-23 08:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI |
| 01HARARE1221 | ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 4 [...] ACCORDING TO THE LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS REGARDING THE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF GURUVE AND MUZARABANI ALONG THE ZAMBEZI RIVER IN THE NORTH OF THE ZIMBABWE, AN ESTIMATED 21,400 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED TO VARYING DEGREES BY RECENT FLOODING. HEAVY RAINS, FLASH FLOODING AND WATER- LO [...] |
2001-04-04 15:21:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI |
| 01HARARE829 | REGIONAL FLOODING LARGELY BYPASSES ZIMBABWE [...] DISASTER DECLARATIONS AND REPORTS OF RECENT FLOODING IN NEIGHBORING MOZAMBIQUE AND MALAWI CAUSED US TO CONTACT THE GOZ AND DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE AND EXTENT OF COLLATERAL FLOOD DAMAGE IN ZIMBABWE. NATURAL DISASTER TRACKING AND ASSISTANCE COORDINATION IS HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL PRO [...] |
2001-02-26 13:47:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI |
| 01VATICAN2022 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 07 - 12 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE RESPONDS TO UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX "DON'T COME" LETTER - VATICAN RADIO CUTS AIRTIME AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - CHANGES IN POPE'S PARTICIPATION IN EASTER EVENTS - POPE DISBURSES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID - [...] |
2001-04-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAGR ECPS SENV EAID PINR UP VT VTPREL |
| 02ABUJA1316 | NIGERIA: PROTECTION OF MARINE TURTLES REMAINS GON [...] EconOff delivered reftel information March 6 to Minister of State for Environment Imeh Okopido. In a letter dated April 19, the Minister responded that the Government of Nigeria remains committed to issues related to oceans and fresh water bio-diversity, particularly the protection of marine [...] |
2002-04-25 14:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD SENV NI |
| 02ABUJA1450 | NIGERIA: USG PARTICIPATION IN THE JUNE 17-19 SUPER [...] Minister of State for the Environment Imeh Okopido recently called me concerning the level of USG representation for the June 17-19 Super Prep Com Ministerial to be hosted by President Olusegun Obasanjo. Okopido told me that he has not received a formal response to his March 22 invitation le [...] |
2002-05-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL EFIS AORC EAID NI |
| 02ABUJA1630 | DOT TEAM VISIT - PROGRAM IS ON COURSE [...] Summary. A DOT team led by Senior Policy Advisor Kevin Sample visited Nigeria April 13-26 to complete security and environmental assessments at the Lagos Port Complex and to discuss privatization of port services in Nigeria. The DOT officials met the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, of [...] |
2002-05-31 08:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SENV EWWT NI |
| 02ABUJA1635 | NIGERIA: NEED TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT FY-02 ESF PROPOSALS [...] This cable provides additional justification for two of the FY-02 ESF proposals submitted reftel. The following justifications are in order of Mission priority. Complete project descriptions will be faxed to AF/W. A. PRIVATE/PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP AGRIBUSINESS IN THE NORTH [...] |
2002-05-31 15:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON SENV NI |
| 02ABUJA2652 | CODEL DASCHLE -- BREAKFAST MEETING WITH OBASANJO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a breakfast meeting for Codel Daschle on August 31 at the Presidential Villa. In attendance were key Executive Council members and members of the Codel accompanied by Ambassador Jeter and Poloff. Obasanjo began by giving the Codel a brief hi [...] |
2002-09-12 14:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI |
| 02ABUJA2665 | NIGERIA: U.S. OIL EXECUTIVES TELL SENATOR BINGAMAN [...] (C) Summary: On August 31, Senator Bingaman (D-New Mexico) met representatives of the three largest Nigerian-based U.S. oil companies (ChevronTexaco, Conoco, and ExxonMobile) to discuss natural gas flaring in Nigeria. The oil executives stated that efforts to halt gas flaring have been hamst [...] |
2002-09-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP EPET SENV ECON PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA2729 | NIGERIAN LEGISLATORS HOST CODEL DASCHLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 31, CODEL Daschle met Senate President Anyim, Deputy House Speaker Nwuche, and other members of the National Assembly Leadership. Discussions touched on democracy and rule of law in Nigeria, trade relations and expanding Nigeria's economy, natural gas production issue [...] |
2002-09-24 08:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI |
| 02ABUJA3202 | NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP NOVEMBER 27 [...] This periodic economic report includes: --U.S./U.K. Team Bids on Management Contract for Nigerian PTT --Nigeria Buys U.S.-Made Buses --World Bank to Work Closer with States --Environmental Success Story: Getting the Red Out in the Delta U.S./U.K. Team Bids on Management Contract for NITEL [...] |
2002-11-27 13:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD SENV EINV NI |
| 02ABUJA366 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO - SPECIAL APPEAL TO [...] (C) President Obasanjo convoked Ambassador Jeter (accompanied by DATT and PolMilOff) on February 4 and stated, "Howard, we need help." Explaining that he did not initially realize the extent of the destruction caused by the explosion at the Ikeja ammunition depot, the President said he was ma [...] |
2002-02-04 18:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS SENV PHUM PREF NI |
| 02AMMAN2516 | JORDAN: EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW SELECTION [...] Embassy Amman has reviewed the three candidates for the Embassy Science Fellow Program that were forwarded to us by OES and has chosen Dr. Sylvana Li of the USDA/FAS as our first choice. Dr. Li's background suits her well to the job. Not only is her expertise in water quality and [...] |
2002-05-20 06:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER EAGR EAID TSPL SENV KSCA JO |
| 02AMMAN2652 | JORDAN--FTA ENVIRONMENT COMMITMENTS [...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 5. 2. (SBU) Jordan has made some progress in strengthening its environmental regulatory structure since signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. in October 2000. Specifically, seven new environmental by-laws, drafted by the General Corporati [...] |
2002-05-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD JO PREL SENV |
| 02AMMAN3465 | HUMAN CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff and Envoff delivered Ref demarche to Aiyman Aamri, Deputy Director of the International Organizations section of the Foreign Ministry, on June 26. Aamri told Poloff that he has forwarded the issue to New York for consultation, but after inquiring about the Vatican's position on the [...] |
2002-06-26 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC FR GM PHUM PREL SENV TBIO TPHY TSPA TSPL SKCA UNGA |
| 02AMMAN3662 | JORDAN: OES-FUNDED CORAL REEFS SYMPOSIUM BRIDGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent international symposium on coral reefs monitoring, partly funded through an OES grant, brought together scientists from Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Iran, among others, to share data and experiences. Despite a tense political climate in th [...] |
2002-07-03 15:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL ECON JO MEPN |
| 02AMMAN4122 | JORDAN: NO TRANSPORT OFFICIALS TO ATTEND WSSD [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-25 11:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ELTN ECON PREL KSUM |
| 02AMMAN4426 | NEA REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT OFFICE HOSTS NGO GRANT-WRITING [...] (U) The NEA Regional Environment Office sponsored a one-day grant-writing workshop for the Jordanian environmental NGO community on July 22. The workshop trained 22 participants in the concrete skills of writing proposals for improved fundraising and NGO sustainability. The Regional Environme [...] |
2002-08-08 10:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV JO |
| 02AMMAN4583 | JORDAN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT WSSD WATER PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV JO UNCSD |
| 02AMMAN4722 | ARAB-ISRAELI COOPERATION--MERC MAKES THE GRADE [...] (SBU) An embassy survey of Jordanian scientists collaborating with Israeli counterparts on MERC (Middle East Regional Cooperation) projects confirmed that, despite the tense political climate in the region, the projects generally are on track. Creative measures have been taken to maintain mom [...] |
2002-08-20 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL JO MEPN |
| 02AMMAN7328 | JORDAN: CAPITALIZING ON THE JOINT COMMITTEE [...] (u) Jordan's government and business community are hailing the first annual U.S.-Jordan Joint Economic Committee meeting held in Washington December 11, and the private-sector trade events that surrounded it, as unqualified successes. Jordanian participants were impressed by and appreciativ [...] |
2002-12-18 12:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV SENV BEXP JO |
| 02AMMAN7434 | JORDANIAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT BACK ON TRACK? [...] (SBU) Summary. According to local press and contacts, the Jordanian government may be on the verge of ratifying a new law, heralding the creation of a new, free-standing, ministry of environment. Jordanian government officials believe the new ministry will retain the General Corporation for E [...] |
2002-12-23 13:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD PGOV JO |
| 02ANKARA7972 | TURKEY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON CITES DEMARCHE ON [...] Post provided materials in Ref A to MFA Head of Environment Department Asli Oral. On Nov 5, MFA advised that an interagency committee met in Turkey prior to COP 12 and agreed to respond negatively to the Japanese proposal on Northern Hemisphere minke whales and the western North Pacific stock [...] |
2002-11-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV XX TU |
| 02ANKARA8231 | TURKS RECEIVE WSSD FOLLOW-UP MATERIALS [...] No summary [...] |
2002-11-14 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR TU |
| 02ANKARA8870 | TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER [...] Legal issues are the most reported in Turkey's media. 2. More WSSD Follow-up. 3. Turkey's researchers compete for EU funding. 4. Ankara measures spike in air pollution. 5. Cooperation increases among Black Sea oceanographers. 6. Update on NATO Science projects --------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-09 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO KPAO TU |
| 02FRANKFURT11824 | GERMANY'S OLDEST POWER PLANT, OBRIGHEIM TO SHUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Federal Environment Minister Juergen Trittin and Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (ENBW, Germany's third largest energy supplier), have come to an agreement for the shutdown of Germany's oldest nuclear reactor Obrigheim on November 15, 2005. The 2003 shutdown of Obrigheim was part [...] |
2002-12-20 15:23:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV PGOV GM EUN |
| 02HARARE1221 | POACHING OF WILDLIFE IS RAMPANT IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Summary: The poaching of wild game, by both commercial and subsistence hunters, has now reached crisis proportions in Zimbabwe. Game is being illegally taken from occupied private reserves and conservancies, national parks, and occupied farms that may or may not border protected game a [...] |
2002-05-21 14:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR SENV ZI |
| 02HARARE1779 | MEDIA REPORT FOOD CRISIS IN ZIM AND GMO FOOD; [...] Under headline "We'd rather starve: Importing of genetically modified food risky" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (08/05) carried the following op-ed by Isheunesu Magwaza: 2. ". . .Let me point out clearly that genetically modified (GMO) food has a [...] |
2002-08-05 10:11:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR EAID EAGR SENV KPAO ZI |
| 02HARARE1784 | MEDIA REPORT FOOD CRISIS IN ZIM AND GMO FOOD; [...] Under headline "We'd rather starve: Importing of genetically modified food risky" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (08/05) carried the following op-ed by Isheunesu Magwaza: 2. ". . .Let me point out clearly that genetically modified (GMO) food has a [...] |
2002-08-05 10:16:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR EAID EAGR SENV KPAO ZI |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY779 | OFDA TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: ALLEVIATING SOME [...] (U) SUMMARY: AN OFDA-FUNDED DISASTER RELIEF PROJECT HAS BROUGHT A SMALL MEASURE OF RELIEF TO POVERTY- STRICKEN MEKONG DELTA FAMILIES, HARD HIT BY DROUGHT AND FOREST FIRES IN KIEN GIANG PROVINCE, VIETNAM. THESE COMMUNITIES EKE OUT A MARGINAL EXISTENCE AROUND THE U MINH THUONG NATIONAL PARK, WH [...] |
2002-07-30 07:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR SENV VM |
| 02KATHMANDU2217 | NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY UNDERMINES [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: While the people of Nepal have borne the brunt of the brutal seven-year Maoist insurgency, which has claimed more than 7000 lives, the impact on Nepal's environment, natural resources and conservation efforts also has been severe. Maoist attacks on forest and park p [...] |
2002-11-22 08:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP |
| 02KATHMANDU2237 | MAOIST IMPACT: NEPAL'S FORESTS UNDER SIEGE [...] SUMMARY: The impact of the Maoist insurgency has not been limited to Nepal's national parks and conservation areas (septel). The assault on the country's wildlife has been accompanied by a plundering of forest and other plant resources. Biodiversity resources of global significance are thre [...] |
2002-11-25 08:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP |
| 02KATHMANDU371 | FY 02-03 SA BUREAU ESF FOR REGIONAL INITIATIVES [...] Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia, based at Embassy Kathmandu, would like to propose several projects for FY 02 and FY 03 funding via South Asia Bureau regional Economic Support Funds (ESF). While all of the proposals have an environmental dimension, they are cross- cutting, m [...] |
2002-02-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PGOV IN PK NP BD AF REO |
| 02KATHMANDU509 | MAOIST AMBUSH MARS ANNUAL RHINO RELOCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Maoist insurgents killed two Royal Nepalese Army soldiers near Royal Chitwan National Park on March 10 just hours after the start of the annual relocation of rhinos from Chitwan to Royal Bardiya National Park. The subsequent army cordoning of the area forced four trucks carryi [...] |
2002-03-11 13:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PTER EAID ASEC SOCI NP |
| 02KATHMANDU520 | TIMBER! TOP BRANCHES OF FORESTRY MINISTRY FELLED [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Gopal Man Shrestha and Minister of State for Forest and Soil Conservation Surendra Hamal resigned from their posts after trading charges of corruption and abuse of power. The resignations come less than ten days after Prime [...] |
2002-03-13 01:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV NP |
| 02KATHMANDU685 | DROUGHT ASSESSMENT/MITIGATION IN WESTERN S ASIA [...] In response to ref a, the Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia in Kathmandu offers the following proposal on drought assessment and mitigation for selected regions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. While we have used the format prescribed by ref c, REO would also like to submi [...] |
2002-04-05 04:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI PK IN AF XD REO |
| 02ROME1400 | INVASIVE SPECIES: STILL AN EXOTIC PRIORITY IN [...] ON MAY 2, 2001, SCICOUNS DELIVERED A COPY OF THE U.S. NATIONAL INVASIVES MANAGEMENT PLAN (REFTEL) TO PATRIZIA DE ANGELIS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MOE NATURE CONSERVATION SERVICE. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01400 191528Z IN MID-MAY, DE ANGELIS TOLD US THAT INVASIVE [...] |
2002-03-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD TBIO IT FAO |
| 02ROME1457 | ITALIAN WHITE PAPER ON AGRICULTURAL [...] SUMMARY: AN UNDATED WHITE PAPER ENTITLED "TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS AND AGRICULTURE: A TIME FOR CHOICES" WAS PUT INTO CIRCULATION IN ITALY AFTER MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE GIANNI ALEMANNO PRESENTED AN OUTLINE OF THIS STRATEGY AT AN AGRICULTURAL FAIR IN THE SECOND WEEK OF MARCH. THIS PAPER RECOUNTS TH [...] |
2002-03-21 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV EU IT ICSCA |
| 02ROME1697 | OUR MESSAGE ON BIOTECH: GOI NEEDS TO HEAR IT DIRECT [...] (U) THIS IS AN URGENT ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: I NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP THE GOI FROM SLIDING INTO THE ANTI-BIOTECH CAMP. SINCE THE OCTOBER 2001 EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER AND THE VISIT OF AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VENEMAN IN NOVEMBER, THE PM [...] |
2002-04-04 14:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD IT PREL SENV TBIO EUN |
| 02ROME1851 | HUBS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY [...] SUMMARY. MY STINT AS EST HUB OFFICER IN COPENHAGEN FOLLOWED MY ASSIGNMENT AS SCIENCE OFFICER IN TEL AVIV,AND PRECEDED MY CURRENT ASSIGNMENT AS SCIENCE OFFICER IN ROME. OF THE THREE, ONLY THE ROME ASSIGNMENT IS STRICTLY BILATERAL. REGIONAL WORK, WHETHER ORGANIZED INFORMALLY, AS IN TEL AVIV, OR [...] |
2002-04-12 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV |
| 02ROME3174 | LOOKING AHEAD TO FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC [...] SUMMARY: OPERATING AS THE INTERIM GOVERNING BODY (IGB) OF THE NEWLY-APPROVED INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES, THE OCTOBER 9-18 FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE WILL DISCUSS (AND POSSIBLY APPROVE), INTER ALIA, IGB RULES OF PROCEDURE AND TERMS OF REFE [...] |
2002-06-28 06:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV FAO |
| 02ROME3433 | ITALY COMMITS ITSELF TO RESEARCH COOPERATION IN [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, SEEKING OES RESPONSE TO REFS A AND B. SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2. EMBASSY PROVIDES INFORMAL TRANSLATION OF A LETTER SENT TO ESTCOUNS FROM ANTONIO CATRICALA, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. THE LETTER IS DATED JUNE 24 BUT WAS RECEIVED O [...] |
2002-07-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD TBIO EAGR EAID IT FAO |
| 02ROME3755 | OLD AND NEW STYLE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS IN SICILY [...] SUMMARY. ON 24 AUGUST A/ECMIN VISITED THE PRIOLO INDUSTRIAL AREA IN SOUTHERN SICILY TO MEET WITH DOW ITALIA UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03755 01 OF 02 011426Z AND POLIMERI EUROPA, TOUR THEIR FACILITIES, AND ACQUIRE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPANIES TO PAVE THE [...] |
2002-07-31 14:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY ETRD SENV IT |
| 02ROME443 | MISSION ITALY STRATEGY ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN CLEARED BY AND INCLUDES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CONSULATES FLORENCE, MILAN, AND NAPLES. 2. SUMMARY: AS REPORTED REF A, THE GOI HAS ONLY RECENTLY STARTED TO COORDINATE GOVERNMENT-WIDE ITS PREPARATION FOR THE WSSD NEXT SEPTEMBER. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO MFA, ITALY WILL WORK H [...] |
2002-01-29 16:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA IT FAO |
| 02ROME4911 | IWC MEETING - ITALY UNLIKELY TO VOTE BUT STILL [...] ON OCTOBER 4, POST PRESENTED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO SILVIA DE BERTOLDI, ASSISTANT TO GIUSEPPE AMBROSIO, THE ITALIAN IWC COMMISSIONER. DE BERTOLDI WAS CONFIDENT THAT ITALY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VOTE AT THE IWC SPECIAL MEETING SINCE THE FISHERIES DIRECTOR GENERAL HAD SIGNED THE IWC-ARREARS PAYME [...] |
2002-10-08 14:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV KSCA IT IWC |
| 02ROME5226 | WFP BOARD DISCUSSION OF BIOTECH FOOD [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE OCTOBER 21, 2002 DISCUSSION OF BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID AT THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, EU MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ARGUED THAT WORKABLE ALTERNATIVES TO BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID MUST BE FOUND AND THAT THE SOVEREIGN RIGHT OF COUNTRIES TO ACCEPT OR REJECT BIOTECH FOOD [...] |
2002-10-25 09:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV FAO WHO |
| 02ROME5252 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES INTERIM COMMITTEE SETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. OBJECTIVES WERE LARGELY MET AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, ACTING AS THE INTERIM COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [...] |
2002-10-28 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR SENV FAO |
| 02ROME5323 | REPORT ON FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE NINTH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MET OCTOBER 14-19, CHAIRED BY ROB BERTRAM OF THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMISSION ENDORSED A DRAFT MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT (MT [...] |
2002-10-31 07:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV FAO |
| 02ROME5602 | CLOSING THE DRIFTNET LOOP IN ITALY [...] SUMMARY. DESPITE SEVERAL FOLLOW-UPS, POST HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A COMPREHENSIVE REPLY TO REF A DEMARCHE. HOWEVER, GOI OFFICIALS HAVE ASSURED US ILLEGAL DRIFTNETTING HAS BEEN PROSECUTED EFFECTIVELY AND THAT THE PHENOMENON IS GOING TO EXPIRE. A COPY OF THE 2000 AND 2001 ENFORCEMENT REPORTS WERE [...] |
2002-11-19 07:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PHSA ETRD IT MARITIME |
| 02ROME5662 | CLOSING THE DRIFTNET LOOP IN ITALY [...] SUMMARY. DESPITE SEVERAL FOLLOW-UPS, POST HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A COMPREHENSIVE REPLY TO REF A DEMARCHE. HOWEVER, GOI OFFICIALS HAVE ASSURED US ILLEGAL DRIFTNETTING HAS BEEN PROSECUTED EFFECTIVELY AND THAT THE PHENOMENON IS GOING TO EXPIRE. A COPY OF THE 2000 AND 2001 ENFORCEMENT REPORTS WERE [...] |
2002-11-21 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PHSA ETRD IT MARITIME |
| 02ROME5864 | ITALY UNDERSTANDING OF U.S. VIEWS ON MERCURY, BUT [...] EST COUNS MET DEC.4 WITH GIULIANA GASPARINNI, HEAD OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT DIVISION RESPONSIBLE FOR CHEMICALS POLICY AND EU AFFAIRS. SHE AGREED THAT THAT THE USG SUGGESTION TO FORM A MERCURY UNIT WITHIN UNEP WOULD BE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 05864 060637Z [...] |
2002-12-06 05:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV IO AORC UNEP |
| 02ROME5973 | U.S. SCIENTISTS DESCRIBE BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURE [...] SUMMARY: MISSION ITALY ORGANIZED IN LATE OCTOBER PROGRAMS FOR THREE U.S. INVITED BIOTECH SCIENTISTS TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF SCIENCE-BASED BIOTECH DEBATE IN ITALY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH, AN AREA IN WHICH KNOWLEDGE OF U.S. BIOTECH IS RELATIVELY THIN. THE ITALIAN SCIENTISTS FELT REINFORCED, S [...] |
2002-12-13 11:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD TBIO EAID IT |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2494 | Honduras Asks for Help on Paris Club and HIPC [...] (U) Summary and Action Request. The Honduran government has requested support of the USG (and other donors) to extend to June 2003 in its Paris Club debt service deferral and changes in the methodology used for HIPC and Paris Club debt relief and funding of the GOH's Poverty Reduction Strateg [...] |
2002-09-05 15:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV SENV HO |
| 02VATICAN4217 | VATICAN PUTS PEOPLE FIRST AT SUSTAINABLE [...] "PEOPLE COME FIRST" WILL BE THE LEITMOTIF FOR THE VATICAN DELEGATION AT THE WORLD SUMMIT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. IN AN AUGUST 25 MESSAGE FROM HIS SUMMER RETREAT AT CASTELGANDOLFO, POPE JOHN PAUL II WISHED SUMMIT DELEGATES UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04217 [...] |
2002-08-30 08:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI VT |
| 02VATICAN4247 | VATICAN ON UNGA PRIORITIES [...] AT THE END OF A LONG ROMAN AUGUST WITH FEW HOLY SEE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04247 031213Z DESK OFFICERS IN TOWN, POLOFF WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A DESK OFFICER ABLE TO ACCEPT REF A DEMARCHE ON UNGA PRIORITIES. MONSIGNOR OSVALDO NEVES, STANDING IN SINCE [...] |
2002-09-03 11:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI VT |
| 02VATICAN4909 | HOLY SEE: FM TAURAN REPLY TO SECRETARY'S LETTER ON [...] (SBU) IN HIS REPLY TO SECRETARY POWELL'S LETTER REQUESTING A STRONG HOLY SEE STATEMENT REGARDING THE SAFETY OF U.S. BIOTECH FOOD ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (REF B), HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER EQUIVALENT ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THE HOLY SEE WOULD OFFER A STRONG [...] |
2002-10-08 14:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI ZA RP VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN5625 | AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON'S MEETING ON BIOTECH WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR CALLED ON HOLY SEE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER EQUIVALENT LEONARDO SANDRI NOVEMBER 16 TO EXPRESS U.S. CONCERN OVER THE LACK OF HOLY SEE INVOLVEMENT REGARDING THE GROWING THREAT OF HUNGER AND STARVATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND, SPECIFICALLY, THE ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT'S REJECTION [...] |
2002-11-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI ZA RP VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN6141 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES VATICAN DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR HOSTED A MEETING ON THE AFRICA FAMINE AND U.S. BIOTECH RELIEF FOOD DECEMBER 18 FOR THIRTY HOLY SEE DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES FROM EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JEAN JACQUES GRAISSE, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO FODAG TONY HALL, A [...] |
2002-12-27 13:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD TBIO EAGR EAID VT |
| 02VATICAN699 | VATICAN ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] (C) POLOFF MET VATICAN UN ISSUES DIRECTOR MONS. DOMINIQUE MAMBERTI 02/07 TO DISCUSS REFTEL QUESTIONS ON VATICAN POSITION REGARDING UN ANTI-CLONING CONVENTION DEBATE. MAMBERTI UNDERSCORED THE HOLY SEE'S ABSOLUTE OPPOSITION TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00699 [...] |
2002-02-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PREL SENV TBIO TPHY TSPA VT UNGA |
| 03ABUDHABI2961 | UAE SIGNS WILDLIFE PACT WITH BAHRAIN [...] (U) Local press reported on June 17 that the Abu Dhabi Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA) signed an agreement to cooperate on environmental and wildlife protection with the Bahraini General Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife. [...] |
2003-06-21 12:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3247 | USGS MISSION IN UAE IN TROUBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Drilling Company (NDC) hasrequested that the Ground Water Research Project (GWRP) -- the UAE entity with which the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is affiliated -- stop drilling new water wells, downsize its staff and end its research projects in the UAE. NDC would l [...] |
2003-07-13 12:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3593 | UAE RANKS FIFTH AMONG ARAB FARM EXPORTERS -- [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) Local press reported last week that the UAE ranks fifth among Arab farm exporters according to figures released by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD). The UAE exported products total [...] |
2003-08-03 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PREL SENV ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4021 | FALCON SMUGGLING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST UAEG [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientist Dr. David Ellis made explicit allegations against Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed Al [...] |
2003-09-03 10:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON TC |
| 03ABUJA1300 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH LAGOS [...] SUMMARY. Recently re-elected Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu continues to push his three-part plan for improving the state through privatization, housing construction and environmental clean-up. In meetings July 23 with senior Mission officials, Tinubu outlined new road rehabilitation and t [...] |
2003-07-30 15:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID ECON SENV NI |
| 03ABUJA1638 | A VIEW TO A SPILL: SHELL IN THE SPOTLIGHT [...] (SBU) During an early August visit to Port Harcourt, CRO met with the Center for Social and Corporate Responsibility (CSCR), a Port Harcourt-based NGO operating on a grant from Catholic Relief Services, to discuss CSCR's investigation into the major October 2002 oil spill at a Shell trunk line [...] |
2003-09-19 17:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET SENV EWWT PHUM PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA352 | Bakassi -- Meeting with Ould-Abdallah: Cameroon [...] (U) This is an action message; see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Nigeria's approach to its border dispute with Cameroon is sophisticated, but its commitment to execute what it negotiates less certain, UNSYG representative Ould- Abdallah told Ambassador Jeter. However, the Cameroonians under [...] |
2003-02-18 16:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS SENV EPET EFIS NI CM |
| 03ABUJA728 | NIGERIA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] There are several American companies in Nigeria that might qualify for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence; however, one stands heads and shoulders above the rest. Chevron is the largest single American investor in Nigeria and the second largest producer of Nigerian oil. It is al [...] |
2003-04-22 20:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD SENV NI |
| 03ABUJA750 | NIGERIA: TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES [...] A. Ajibola, Deputy Director of Fisheries at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources' Fisheries Resources Monitoring Control and Surveillance Unit in Lagos, told Econoff that, since being first certified in 1999 and last certified in 2002, Nigeria continues in its efforts to p [...] |
2003-04-25 10:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV ETRD |
| 03AMMAN1182 | UPDATE ON JORDAN GLOBE PROGRAM [...] PER REF A, POST HAS IMPRESSED UPON THE LOCAL GLOBE COORDINATOR THE IMPORTANCE OF JORDANIAN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ATTENDING THE UPCOMING GLOBE LEARNING EXPEDITION IN CROATIA. THROUGH THE NEA REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT OFFICE (REO), BASED IN AMMAN, WE ARE ALREADY INVOLVED IN ASSISTING THE JORDAN GLO [...] |
2003-02-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KGLB SENV SCUL JO |
| 03AMMAN1188 | JORDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a 20 February meeting, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission DG Kodah made a strong pitch for U.S. technical and financial assistance in the operation of Jordan's five radiation portals. In addition, Kodah is keen for his staff to participate in upcoming EXBS training on export con [...] |
2003-02-27 10:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PTER SENV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1425 | MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] This is a joint message with Embassy Tel Aviv and ConGen Jerusalem. 2. In separate events on March 4 and 5 in Tel Aviv, Gaza, and Amman, representatives of Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority signed the multilateral working group "WaterNet" agreement that will create a shared el [...] |
2003-03-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SENV KWBG IS JO NO |
| 03AMMAN2232 | JORDAN - REQUEST FOR 2003 EMBASSY SCIENCE [...] SUMMARY: Post welcomes the opportunity to further USG environmental and trade objectives in Jordan and requests an Embassy Science Fellow from EPA for up to three months during the summer of 2003. The fellow will provide technical assistance to the recently created Ministry of Environment, p [...] |
2003-04-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL SENV ETRD AMGT APER KSCA JO |
| 03AMMAN268 | SESAME--A VIRTUAL REALITY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN |
| 03AMMAN2954 | NEW MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL WATER ACTIVITY FLUSH WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent Middle East regional workshop on wastewater reuse in agriculture, jointly-organized by USDA, USEPA, and USGS, brought together about 25 Jordanians, Palestinians, and Israelis for several days of presentations and sharing of information and experiences. Despite the cur [...] |
2003-05-20 12:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV JO MEPP |
| 03AMMAN3464 | AMBASSADOR MEETS JORDANIAN MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 2 courtesy call on the Jordanian Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammed Thuneibat, the Ambassador commended the minister for his leadership of Jordan's newest ministry and impressed upon him the need for an environmental regulatory and enforcement body to complement th [...] |
2003-06-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL EAID JO |
| 03AMMAN4807 | SESAME-SOWING THE SEEDS OF REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Second SESAME (Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) Council meeting, hosted in Istanbul in mid-July, yielded a productive discussion among the regional members on key issues such as upgrading of the synchrotron machine, future scie [...] |
2003-08-03 12:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN |
| 03AMMAN4965 | AMBASSADOR PROMISES JORDAN CONTINUING SUPPORT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an introductory call on the new Minister of Environment, Dr. Hisham Gharaibeh, the Ambassador gave his assurances that the U.S. would continue to support Jordan's environmental objectives. Among these, both agreed that building the country's environmental management capacit [...] |
2003-08-07 08:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID PGOV JO |
| 03AMMAN5999 | JORDANIAN-ISRAELI WATER FRUSTRATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordanian Water Minister El-Naser expressed his disappointment over the past few months' behavior of his Israeli counterparts from the Joint Technical Water Committee. Pointing the finger at Israel for dragging its feet on Jordanian technical requests and charging them with obst [...] |
2003-09-17 13:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV KWBG IS JO MEPN |
| 03AMMAN6029 | JORDAN'S RED-DEAD POSTURING--YOU'RE EITHER WITH US [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan,s Planning and Water Ministers, Bassem Awadallah and Hazim El-Naser, insisted to visiting NEA Senior Science Advisor Charles Lawson that the Red Sea - Dead Sea Conveyance (RDC) project feasibility study must happen. If the Israelis and Palestinians cannot put the politics of [...] |
2003-09-18 16:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV KWBG JO IS |
| 03AMMAN6505 | Jordan: No Biotech Regulations [...] (U) According to senior officials of the Jordanian health and agriculture ministries, Jordan does not currently have agricultural biotechnology laws or regulations. They did not preclude that such regulations might be put in place, but did not suggest that any planning was underway to do so [...] |
2003-10-09 18:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL KPAO JO |
| 03AMMAN6522 | WHEN JORDAN RUMBLES, THINGS MIGHT CRUMBLE [...] (U) Summary. Although Jordan's history is littered with seismic activity, Jordanian officials and builders believe that present building codes are insufficient to protect residential buildings and public structures from an earthquake, with potentially major humanitarian consequences. While [...] |
2003-10-13 09:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID JO |
| 03AMMAN8242 | JORDAN-SYRIA RELATIONS BECOME PUBLICLY TESTY [...] (C) Senior GOJ officials have expressed to us recently growing frustration with increased smuggling, depletion of water resources, and Syrian military "violations" along and across the Jordan-Syria border. They have complained about Syrian unwillingness to restart discussions on a formal de [...] |
2003-12-17 11:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SENV SY JO |
| 03ANKARA1304 | TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, JAN. - FEB. [...] Proposed environmental law withdrawn 2. WSSD Follow-up 3. Euros 126 million for accession preparation 4. Law on membership goes into effect 5. REC plans for Turkey move forward 6. Municipal recycling postponed 7. Possible source of Hepatitis B and C in Ankara -------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO KPAO TU |
| 03ANKARA1393 | THE GLOBE PROGRAM: TURKEY'S VIEWS [...] Embassy met with GLOBE national coordinator Fatma Baykal 2/7 to explore ways to energize program activities. Baykal advised that despite great interest in the program, the Ministry of National Education (MONE) is no longer able to implement the program as fully as it would like. Baykal advis [...] |
2003-03-04 16:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TSPL TPHY KGLB KPAO TU |
| 03ANKARA1528 | AIR POLLUTION IN TURKEY: YOU CAN'T MANAGE WHAT YOU [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey's air pollution monitoring infrastructure is inconsistent and largely unreliable, making it nearly impossible to assess the level of Turkey's air quality and its effects on health. Reliance on fossil fuels for industrial activity, domestic heating, and vehicle travel ar [...] |
2003-03-11 11:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO TU |
| 03ANKARA1637 | TURKEY WILL NOT JOIN INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-14 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV TU IWC |
| 03ANKARA2022 | OESI PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: BLACK SEA LONG-TERM [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS |
| 03ANKARA2044 | TURKEY APPROVES RESEARCH VESSEL "KNORR" REQUEST TO [...] This cable is in reference to State file 200Z-097, R/V Knorr, April 15 - May 16, 2003. 2. The Foreign Ministry has granted permission for the research vessel 'Knorr' to conduct scientific research in the Western Black Sea from April 15 - May 15. The approval came in the form of the foll [...] |
2003-03-28 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT SENV TU |
| 03ANKARA2287 | TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, MARCH 2003 [...] Toxic Waste Update 2. Parliament Rings up "NO SALE" of Forests 3. First EIA Guidelines for Provinces 4. REC Update 5. Big Izmir Channel Project Gets Bigger --------------------------------------------- -- Â [...] |
2003-04-09 08:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TU |
| 03ANKARA2344 | TURKEY MAKES GOOD PROGRESS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES [...] Summary. With 71 wetlands of "international importance," 175 lowland wetlands and 1,000 alpine wetlands, Turkey hosts one of the most significant collections of wetlands in Europe and the Middle East. The development of its first five-year national plan and the implementation of its first we [...] |
2003-04-11 06:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV GG TU |
| 03ANKARA2712 | TURKISH ENVIRONMENT NGOS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT [...] Summary. Many of the 30 Turkish NGOs and other organizations participating in a recent UNDP meeting in Ankara expressed concern over the Black Sea coastal environment, their limited participation in environmental management, and several proposed environmental laws and regulations. They expr [...] |
2003-04-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TBIO TU |
| 03ANKARA2819 | TURKEY SEEKS SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-30 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IO SENV TU |
| 03ANKARA2853 | TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, APRIL 2003 [...] Update on merger of Environment and Forest ministries 2. Turkish scientists receive satellite data 3. Broad-based committee sets S&T priorities 4. Water basin management in Turkey 5. Lessons learned from water user associations 6. The chatter on WWF-Turkey 7. Ankara lawyers mark [...] |
2003-05-01 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TU |
| 03ANKARA3399 | TURKEY RESPONDES TO RUSSIAN IMO PAPER ON TURKISH [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Chief of Maritime Affairs Erciyes told econoff May 22 that the paper Russia had submitted to the IMO, which claims that Turkey has implemented new, costly restrictions on passage through the Turkish Straits, was factually incorrect. Erciyes maintained that the guidelines i [...] |
2003-05-23 13:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EWWT TU |
| 03ANKARA3937 | TURKEY'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS NEEDS TO BE [...] Summary. Even though Turkey's environmental laws are written to produce environmentally sound economic development, regulations fall short of providing the uniform standards and technical criteria for preparing environmental impact assessments (EIAs). The government's technical staff is insuf [...] |
2003-06-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TU |
| 03ANKARA4121 | WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE: RECENT IMPROVEMENTS [...] Summary. Turkey's wastewater resources infrastructure serves its metropolitan populations sufficiently but is unable to provide adequate sanitation services in rural areas. Most wastewater is disposed of untreated in bodies of water. Although the number of wastewater treatment facilities i [...] |
2003-06-27 12:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU |
| 03ANKARA4170 | TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, MAY-JUNE 2003 [...] Illegal fishing plagues Black and Azov seas 2. International team of scientists explore the Black Sea aboard the Research Vessel Knorr 3. "Blue Flags" for Turkey's safe and clean beaches 4. No change in winter air quality for big cities 5. Ambassador salutes environmental education [...] |
2003-07-01 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO KPAO TU |
| 03ANKARA4177 | STATUS OF HIV/AIDS: LOW PREVALENCE, LOW PRIOIRTY [...] Post used the delivery of Ref A materials on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to obtain updated information on HIV/AIDS in Turkey from the Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN Population Fund. The institutions appreciated receiving the materials, acknowl [...] |
2003-07-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU |
| 03ANKARA4656 | Turkey Not Yet a Party to the ICCAT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-23 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS AORC PHSA SENV |
| 03ANKARA611 | QUENCHING THE THIRST: WATER FOR TURKEY'S [...] Summary. Turkey has invested $30 billion over the past five decades in a massive water management system that challenges the limitations of its semi-arid climate. As a result, Turkey provides household water supply systems to 70 percent of its population, including 62 percent in rural areas [...] |
2003-01-24 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU |
| 03ANKARA6677 | Ambassador Discusses Iraq Reconstruction, [...] (SBU) In their first meeting, Health Minister Recep Akdag told the Ambassador that Turkey wanted to contribute to Iraq reconstruction by building hospitals in Kirkuk and Baghdad. He identified decreasing infant/childbirth mortality, public education on AIDS/HIV and curbing smoking as public h [...] |
2003-10-24 08:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ETRD KIPR SENV TU |
| 03ANKARA6775 | TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTRY NOT EAGER TO SUPPORT [...] Regional Environment Officer discussed U.S. position on French-proposed UNEO (reftel) with MFA Environment Office Head Asli Oral. Oral said that the government had been approached by the French Embassy and appreciated hearing the U.S. position. She said the Foreign Ministry was not eager to [...] |
2003-10-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IO SENV EU TU |
| 03ANKARA7492 | BLACK SEA STATES TO CREATE NETWORK TO COMBAT AIDS [...] Action Request -- See para 7. 2. Summary: The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), in cooperation with UN agencies, wants to establish a regional network to address the growing risk of an AIDS outbreak in the Black Sea region. The concept has been endorsed by BSEC Foreign Ministers; [...] |
2003-12-05 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN KHIV SENV SOCI TU |
| 03ANKARA7588 | TURKEY RATIFIES CLIMATE CHANGE FRAMEWORK [...] Turkey's parliament, the Grand National Assembly, ratified the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). Turkey had delayed ratification, because it objected to being included in Annex II of developed countries, which would have obligated Turkey to provide funds for developing count [...] |
2003-12-10 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TU |
| 03ANKARA7611 | DECEMBER 1-2 VISIT TO TURKEY OF UKRAINIAN PM [...] (U) The December 1-2 visit to Turkey of Ukrainian PM Yanukovych focused mainly on bilateral economic relations. In the first-ever visit of the PM of an independent Ukraine to Turkey, the two nations discussed bilateral trade and signed environmental and cultural agreements. At the end of the [...] |
2003-12-11 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SENV TU UP |
| 03COLOMBO1705 | STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS IN SRI LANKA [...] Summary: Sri Lanka does not have formal biotechnology regulations on the production and import of agricultural biotech products into the country. An attempt to ban the import of GMO foods in 2001 was abandoned due to intense lobbying from foreign missions (including the U.S) and trade partn [...] |
2003-10-01 08:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL CE ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO1820 | SRI LANKA - AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE MODEL [...] Summary: Sri Lanka is an ideal model candidate on water. The GSL has identified water as a priority and has the political will and adequate good governance to see it happen. Because of the government's intentions to provide safe water to the entire population by 2010, improve water manageme [...] |
2003-10-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID KSCA SENV TSPL CE |
| 03COLOMBO2003 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: During his initial courtesy call with Environment and Natural Resources Minister Senanayake on November 18, the Ambassador discussed the Tropical Forest Conservation Act initiative and potential en [...] |
2003-11-20 04:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD EFIN EAID PREL CE |
| 03COLOMBO33 | USDA'S JUNE 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-07 06:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TSPL SENV ECON KPAO CE OEXC |
| 03COLOMBO429 | 2003 SHRIMP/TURTLE CERTIFICATIONS UNDER [...] Summary: This cable responds to reftel request regarding Sri Lanka's sea turtle conservation program, and is based on information from the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources (MOFOR). According to the MOFOR submission, Sri Lanka's fishing industry continues to use fishing methods that [...] |
2003-03-13 10:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV ETRD CE |
| 03COLOMBO883 | SRI LANKA SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES AIR QUALITY [...] Summary: Preliminary studies show a significant reduction in Colombo's ambient air lead levels after phasing out leaded gasoline in June, 2002. The Government will further improve urban air quality by introducing new vehicle emission and fuel quality standards. End Summary. NO MORE LEAD [...] |
2003-05-28 04:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAID CE |
| 03COLOMBO92 | GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to [...] Below is the GLOBE program update for Sri Lanka and Maldives: Sri Lanka --------- 2. Post is pleased to report the implementation of the GLOBE program in Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Education and Culture (MHREC) conducted the first three GLOBE teacher- tra [...] |
2003-01-16 10:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KGLB SENV MV CE OEXC |
| 03DJIBOUTI1847 | STATUS REQUEST BOR BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] INTRODUCTION: DJIBOUTI IMPORTS MOST OF ITS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INCLUDING ALMOST ALL OF ITS FOOD CONSUMPTION. THE HOST NATION RETAINS CLOSE RELATIONS WITH FRANCE, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF ITS IMPORTS. AGRICULTURE IS NOT DEVELOPED AND REPRESENTS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY' [...] |
2003-10-13 08:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL DJ |
| 03FRANKFURT1549 | FRANKFURT AIRPORT EXPANSION: 2006 COMPLETION TOO [...] (U) Summary and Comment: The expansion of Frankfurt airport, Europe's second largest, is moving forward, though several obstacles may delay the new runway planned for 2006. Legal complaints, a chemical factory in the flight path of the planned northwest runway, a controversial night flight b [...] |
2003-02-20 08:10:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN PGOV SENV GM |
| 03FRANKFURT9273 | FRANKFURT AIRPORT EXPANSION HITS SAFETY HURDLE [...] SUMMARY: The expansion of Frankfurt airport has hit a safety hurdle: the advisory German Safety Commission (Stoerfallkommission des Bundes), as well as the European Commission, are examining risks associated with the Ticona chemical plant located near the planned new runway. The advisory c [...] |
2003-11-10 14:37:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PGOV SENV GM |
| 03FRANKFURT9685 | BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG BLOCKS WINDMILLS, PROPOSES [...] SUMMARY: The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) has blocked a windmill park near Freiburg and proposed extending the life of nuclear reactors, fueling a political battle with broader implications. The CDU-FDP (Christian Democrat / Free Democrat) B-W government favors reopening debate on the [...] |
2003-11-24 13:26:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV PGOV GM |
| 03GUATEMALA2613 | CAFTA LABOR/ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION REQUEST [...] In response to reftel request for information on legal remedies or actions the GOG can take to address violations of or non-compliance with labor and/or environmental laws, we submit the following: 2. Labor --------- -- Violations of labor law are generally brought to the attention of [...] |
2003-10-09 18:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SENV ETRD GT |
| 03GUATEMALA2615 | CAFTA LABOR/ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION REQUEST [...] This message is in response to RefTel request for information on legal remedies or actions the GOG can take to address violations of or non-compliance with labor and/or environmental laws. 2. Labor --------- -- Violations of labor law are generally brought to the attention of authorit [...] |
2003-10-09 19:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SENV ETRD GT |
| 03HALIFAX352 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NOVA SCOTIA: SECURITY, ECONOMY, [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador's visit to Nova Scotia October 9 - 14 was useful in reinforcing a traditionally good relationship between the province and the U.S., as well as dispelling misperceptions about U.S. energy, environmental and foreign policy. Primary topics of discussion were security, econo [...] |
2003-10-21 13:52:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EFIS ECON EPET MOPS SENV ASEC CA |
| 03HANOI1989 | AGENT ORANGE/DIOXIN UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: On July 3, the Ambassador met with Vietnamese VFM Nguyen Dinh Bin to deliver Ref A talking points on the status of joint research on Agent Orange/Dioxin. Bin emphasized the GVN's gratitude for humanitarian efforts by non-governmental organizations and U.S. congresspersons who have a [...] |
2003-08-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OSCI SENV EAID VM |
| 03HANOI208 | VIETNAM: SON LA DAM APPROVED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In December, the 11th National Assembly gave "final" approval for the long-planned construction of the Son La Dam and hydroelectric plant in northwest Vietnam. The planning phase for this project has spanned more than 30 years and has instigated one of the more lengthy and intere [...] |
2003-01-27 09:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV EINV EAID VM ETMIN |
| 03HANOI2362 | RESULTS OF USG CLIMATE CHANGE DELEGATION VISIT TO [...] SUMMARY: On September 12, 2003, a delegation of U.S. government climate change and energy officials, led by Dr. Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, OES, had a short but full schedule in Vietnam, including a variety of government meetings and public diplomacy [...] |
2003-09-18 00:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TH MY VM |
| 03HANOI2630 | VIETNAM -- CANDIDATE FOR THE UN COMMISSION ON [...] SUMMARY: Post nominates Vietnam as a candidate country for the water initiative of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (see reftel). Vietnam has an incredibly diverse geography with accompanying water issues. Vietnam has a national water plan, and on-going research projects with a wid [...] |
2003-10-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR KSCA SENV TSPL VM |
| 03HANOI2654 | Vietnam -- BIOTECH REGs [...] Summary: Vietnam does not have a biotech framework law, but one is being developed. Vietnam does have several biotech labeling laws. However, they have not been implemented. There have not been any problems with biotech commodity trade, but Post will have to monitor the development of the new [...] |
2003-10-17 03:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON SENV TBIO TSPL |
| 03HANOI636 | U.S.-VIETNAM FISHERIES CONSULTATIONS [...] SUMMARY: A USG fisheries delegation led by the U.S Department of Commerce NOAA Fisheries and including STATE/OES and others met with Vietnamese fisheries officials and visited several fisheries-related activities in and near Hanoi the week of March 10. Both sides gained insight into opportu [...] |
2003-03-14 08:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV OTRA VM APEC |
| 03HARARE1130 | AFTER MUGABE: POST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A U.S. [...] (c) Summary: While it is still uncertain whether President Robert Mugabe will depart in the next days or months, Post considers it prudent to offer policymakers "day after" recommendations at this stage. Assuming a transition government is committed to political and economic reform, the U.S. [...] |
2003-06-04 10:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV ECON EFIN KDEM PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ZI EXIM |
| 03HARARE1185 | ASSISTING ZIMBABWE AFTER DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS [...] (c) Summary: This message provides recommendations for U.S. assistance to a reformist, democratically-elected government. These recommendations go well beyond the assistance we recommended for a transition government in reftel. End summary. 2. (c) Reftel outlined programs and activities we [...] |
2003-06-11 12:39:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV ECON EFIN KDEM PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ZI |
| 03HARARE1503 | Environmental Impact of the Current Crises on [...] Summary: This report, focusing on the status of wildlife in Zimbabwe, will be the first of several related reports on Zimbabwe's deteriorating environmental situation. The combination of land seizures, economic pressure, general lawlessness, and hunger have taken a heavy toll on Zimbabwe's w [...] |
2003-07-25 07:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD SENV ZI |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY572 | NEWEST HCMC VICE CHAIRMAN: BAD HABITS TO BLAME FOR [...] (SBU) HCMC People's Committee's newest Vice Chairman, Nguyen Van Dua, discussed urban planning and quality of life issues with Consul General in an initial courtesy call on June 11. Vice Chairman Dua focused on HCMC's serious waste management, land use and trafffic issues, and its efforts to [...] |
2003-06-23 11:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV SOCI PREL EINV |
| 03ISTANBUL1039 | WAITING FOR THE BIG ONE... IS ISTANBUL PREPARED [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite continued public awareness about the likelihood of a major earthquake in the next 30 years, Istanbul remains ill-prepared for a major natural disaster. To the extent that municipal and state officials have begun to focus on this critical issue, the bulk of their attention [...] |
2003-07-25 11:05:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON EAID TK |
| 03KUWAIT1021 | TFIZ01: OIL SMOKE CLOUDS OVER KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: People in Kuwait awoke March 21, 2003, to a dark sky north of the city. Post confirmed through US military sources that the smoke clouds were caused from multiple oil well fires burning in Iraq and started by the Iraqis. Kuwait's Environment Public Authority (EPA) said the sky looke [...] |
2003-03-21 12:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EPET ALOW IZ KU |
| 03KUWAIT1074 | TFIZ01: THE WORD ON KUWAIT'S ENVIRONMENT [...] SUMMARY: As US-led military action against Iraq moved into its sixth day, Kuwait stepped up measures to protect the environment from Iraqi retaliatory strikes. Particular focus has been placed on monitoring the air and sea, as dark clouds from Iraqi oil fires continue to drift across the borde [...] |
2003-03-25 12:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EPET ALOW IZ KU |
| 03KUWAIT54 | USDA'S JUNE 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND [...] Embassy Kuwait recommends sending the following GOK official to the June 2003 International Conference and Exposition on Agricultural Science and Technology: Sheikh Fahad Salim Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Chairman and Director General of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PA [...] |
2003-01-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TSPL SENV ECON KPAO KU |
| 03KUWAIT920 | KUWAIT PREPARES ENVIRONMENT FOR WAR [...] SUMMARY: As part of Kuwait's wide-ranging contingency plans ahead of a potential US-led conflict in Iraq, the GOK has established an Emergency Response Committee tasked with protecting the country's environment. Still stinging from the devastating consequences of Saddam's campaign of "environ [...] |
2003-03-16 04:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EPET KU |
| 03LAGOS1034 | PAS LAGOS CELEBRATES EARTH DAY 2003 [...] SUMMARY: On April 24, PAS Lagos organized a lecture and panel discussion at our auditorium to mark the 2003 Earth Day celebration. Two panelists delivered addresses on the occasion, the PAO and CAO each introduced short films on the environment, and the IRC distributed colorful In [...] |
2003-05-14 14:12:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID KSCA KPAO |
| 03LAGOS1937 | SOUTHERN SNAPSHOTS - WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 [...] (U) Almost exactly one year after the prominent husband and wife team of lawyers, Barnabas Chidi and Amaka Blessing Igwe, was hacked to death in the streets of Onitsha, a bail hearing was held in the Onitsha High Court for one of the prime suspects in the case. In an unusual move to get action [...] |
2003-09-16 12:03:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EPET SENV NI |
| 03LAGOS2163 | NIGERIA: STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] (U) Nigeria has no specific law governing the approval, production, importation, and labeling of products of agricultural biotechnology. Nigeria's Draft Biosafety Guidelines state proposed procedures to follow to import or test GMO in the country. 2. (U) In February 2002 the Nigerian Fed [...] |
2003-10-21 14:36:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL NI |
| 03LAGOS2189 | NIGERIA: ADDITIONAL INFO RE BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Further to Ref A, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) reports that the approval, importation and labeling of food products, including products of agricultural biotechnology, is governed by the Drug and Related Products Act (as amended) and relate [...] |
2003-10-23 15:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL NI |
| 03OTTAWA1149 | ALBERTA ENERGY LEADERS ON GOOD NEWS, WORRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ALBERTA ENERGY SECTOR LEADERS SUPPORT U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ, ARE VERY PLEASED THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (EIA) HAS BEGUN TO TREAT OIL SANDS AS PROVEN RESERVES AND ARE CONCERNED THAT NORTH AMERICA IS BECOMING OVERLY RELIANT ON NATURAL GAS FOR ELECT [...] |
2003-04-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA1325 | CANADA: MANITOBANS GO TO THE POLLS JUNE 3 [...] (U) Summary. Riding high in the public opinion polls, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer (New Democratic Party -- NDP) ended weeks of speculation by calling a provincial election for June 3. Re-election of the NDP government will keep alive Canadian opposition to U.S. proposals seeking to alleviate [...] |
2003-05-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA185 | WEST NILE VIRUS: ONTARIO DOCTORS MUST REPORT [...] Ontario is expected to make it mandatory soon to report human cases of West Nile Virus to the provincial Public Health Officer. "Reportable diseases" are listed in regulations made under the statutory authority of the province's Health Protection and Promotion Act. This will make Ontario the f [...] |
2003-01-17 16:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA1927 | SOFTWOOD LUMBER: A MODEST PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: We appear to be moving toward yet another trade-restrictive, time-limited softwood lumber agreement. If so, it might be useful to think now about what we could do to come up with a more durable solution while the temporary measures are in place. The fact that current trade law [...] |
2003-07-09 16:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA2092 | SUPPORT FOR US CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-22 19:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS AORC PHSA SENV |
| 03OTTAWA2125 | CANADA: HIGH ON HYDROGEN [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides an overview of Canada's public and private efforts to develop technologies for the use of hydrogen as a fuel. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is drafting a detailed national plan for directing Canadian hydrogen efforts ("Canadian Hydrogen Roadmap"), but it is at [...] |
2003-07-24 20:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TRGY CA |
| 03OTTAWA2225 | Canadian Invasive Species Plan due soon, USG and [...] Officials of Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans expect a public rollout of a draft framework for managing Alien Invasive Species in autumn 2003. There may not be much meat on the bones of the draft strategy, and a year of consultations and further drafting will be [...] |
2003-08-06 16:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA2376 | GOC FEDERAL ROLE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST ALIEN INVASIVE [...] An effective Canadian plan to deal with Alien Invasive Species (AIS) will require close coordination between provincial and federal governments, as well as renewed accountability and collaboration between federal government departments. This cable outlines the federal-provincial jurisdiction [...] |
2003-08-21 12:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA361 | BOWHEAD DEMARCHE DELIVERED: STILL NO MOVEMENT [...] ON FEBRUARY 4, 2003, ESTOFF DELIVERED THE DEMARCHE CONTAINED IN REFTEL C, REGARDING THE AUGUST, 10, 2002 CANADIAN TAKING OF AN EASTERN BOWHEAD WHALE. THE CANADIAN SIDE WAS REPRESENTED BY GLEN LINDER OF THE OCEANS LAW DIVISION (JLO) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE [...] |
2003-02-05 17:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PREL SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA374 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. SUMMARY --------- 2. (SBU) Transport Minister Collenette indicated to Ambassador on January 31 that the GOC is ready to start "exploratory talks" on further aviation liberalization with the United States. Collene [...] |
2003-02-06 20:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SENV ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA412 | MANITOBA: NEW ELECTRICITY OPTIONS [...] Summary and introduction. The Province of Manitoba and its state-owned hydroelectricity utility, Manitoba Hydro, seek to greatly expand hydroelectricity exports to the United States from the already considerable level of 8.8 terawatt hours, with a value of C$495 million per anum. Officials [...] |
2003-02-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA481 | Invasive Species: IJC speaks to Parliamentary [...] The American Co-Chair of the International Joint Commission (IJC) sought the support of members of the House of Commons Fisheries and Oceans committee for a joint US-GoC reference to the IJC on the Great Lakes invasive species problem. First impressions are that the committee is pre- occupied [...] |
2003-02-19 17:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA487 | BEAUFORT SEA LEASE SALE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA PBTS PREL ENRG SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA578 | CANADA'S ACTION ON ASIA PULP AND PAPER [...] (SBU) On February 28 Finoff touched base with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) for an update on GOC action with regard to proposals on Asia Pulp and Paper restructuring. The joint letter to President Megawati to be drafted by the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta (ref A) has been cl [...] |
2003-02-28 22:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SENV CA AA |
| 03OTTAWA588 | CANADIAN VIEWS ON WSSD IMPLEMENTATION AND CSD [...] As requested in reftel, EST Counselor provided U.S. discussion papers, talking points and Q and A paper to the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to the GOC coordinating committee on WSSD implementation. Returning from an extended absence, our main inte [...] |
2003-03-03 21:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAID AORC CA UN |
| 03OTTAWA595 | GOC DIPNOTE ON BEAUFORT SEA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-04 19:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA PBTS PREL ENRG SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA687 | CLIMATE CHANGE: CANADA'S KYOTO FOLLOW-THROUGH: [...] (U) In its FY2003-04 budget, released on February 18, the GOC committed C$1.5 billion (about US$1 billion) over five years directly to achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions (plus modest additional funds for research and long-term technology development). This represents about 4.3 pe [...] |
2003-03-12 18:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG CA |
| 03OTTAWA869 | CANADIAN VIEWS ON UNECE EFE MINISTERIAL [...] EST Counselor and EST Specialist made the demarche requested in reftel to Jean-Louis Wallace of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). According to Wallace, Canada shares USG concerns about the draft Environment for Europe ministerial declaration. Wallace indicate [...] |
2003-03-26 13:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EU IO KSCA AORC CA |
| 03OTTAWA915 | Biotech and labels in Canada, Update 2003 [...] There remains considerable political support for a mandatory labeling scheme by many Liberal party backbench Members of Parliament. This fact, coupled with the news that the effort to produce a voluntary biotech labeling standard is moribund may lead to a recrudescence of the issue and new pr [...] |
2003-03-28 21:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO CA |
| 03ROME1234 | BRAZILIAN SEABIRD BYCATCH NPOA [...] AS A FOLLOW UP TO AND UPDATE OF REF B) E-MAIL, U.S. MISSION PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING FORMAL RESPONSE TO REF A) INQUIRY REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BRASILIAN NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION (NPOA) FOR SEABIRD BYCATCH. 2. INITIALLY, ALT PERM REP SPOKE WITH JEREMY TURNER, CHIEF OF THE FISHING T [...] |
2003-03-25 08:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS TBIO KSCA EUN |
| 03ROME1320 | REPORT OF FAO FORESTRY COMMITTEE 2003 [...] SUMMARY. THE 16TH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) BIENNIAL COMMITTEE ON FORESTRYS (COFO) FEATURED AN INNOVATIVE FORMAT THAT ALLOWED FOR GREATER EMPHASIS ON INFORMAL TECHNICAL EXCHANGES ON TECHNICAL ISSUES AND FORESTRY PROGRAM AREAS OF AND DISCUSSIONS ON ISSUES AN [...] |
2003-03-27 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV FAO |
| 03ROME2192 | CARBON SEQUESTRATION LEADERSHIP FORUM (CSLF) AND [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DEPT AND US DOE. SEE PARA 6. 2. ESTCOUNS AND ECONOFF JOINED US DOE OFFICIALS MCKEE AND DER IN MAY 2 DISCUSSIONS WITH MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (MPA) DG ALESSANDRO ORTIS AND ESTCOUNS FOLLOWED UP CSLF AND RELATED ENERGY S&T ISSUES WITH ORTIS' STAFF M [...] |
2003-05-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TSPL IT |
| 03ROME2269 | WHO LETTER ON GMO'S: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DIRECTOR GENERAL REVEALED THAT THE WHO DIRECTOR GENERAL IS MISINFORMED CONCERNING THE ADVANCE INFORMED AGREEMENT PROVISION OF THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL. IN URGING WF [...] |
2003-05-22 10:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO SENV WFP WHO |
| 03ROME2501 | USEU VISIT: ITALY'S MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In the interest of repairing U.S.-EU relations during its upcoming EU presidency, the GOI plans to manage existing U.S.-EU trade disputes as well as the ongoing WTO trade talks in a way that will emphasize the positive. Pro-biotech elements within the GOI express hope that EU Parl [...] |
2003-06-06 05:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAIR ELTN ETRD IT SENV TBIO TSPA EUN |
| 03ROME3277 | AMBASSADOR RAISES CLIMATE CHANGE, EU CHEMICALS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met Minister of Environment Altero Matteoli July 2 to discuss priority issues that might emerge during the Italian EU Presidency. Ambassador praised Italy's position on climate change and Kyoto, pointing out that PM Berlusconi had taken a significant political risk in p [...] |
2003-07-18 09:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SENV TSPL KSCA EAID PGOV IT EUN |
| 03ROME3413 | THIRD AD HOC MEETING OF IGO'S ON WORK PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY. THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) CONVENED THE THIRD AD HOC MEETING OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (IGOS) ON WORK PROGRAMS RELATED TO SUBSIDIES IN FISHERIES 23-25 JULY 2003 AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME. THE MEETING PRODUCED A CLEARER VISION FOR FUTURE FAO [...] |
2003-07-28 11:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIS SENV FAO |
| 03ROME3484 | Progress Report on Ending the Italian Driftnet [...] Summary: On 25 July 2003, Department and Embassy Rome officers met with Italian Department of Fisheries Deputy Director Plinio Conte to discuss Italy's implementation of the 1999 US-Italy driftnet agreement. It appears that Italy has made significant progress towards ending the use of large [...] |
2003-08-01 07:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PHSA ETRD IT EUN |
| 03ROME4556 | FAO: TIME FOR A REASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) serves US national trade, economic development and humanitarian interests in a wide range of important areas relating to food and agriculture, where national or regional action could never be as effective as FAO-led action. If FAO did not [...] |
2003-10-03 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR ABUD EAID ETRD SENV KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME4879 | LATIN AMERICAN INTEREST IN SCHOOL FEEDING [...] Representatives of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) met with Ambassador Tony Hall to express their strong support for school feeding initiatives. They are concerned about declining U.S. funding for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program, partic [...] |
2003-10-24 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV EAID XK XR WFP WHO |
| 03ROME505 | ENVIRONMENTAL FIASCOS AND ITALY'S EU CHEMICALS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDED ACTION. ON JAN. 17 EIGHTEEN DIRECTORS AND SENIOR PLANT MANAGERS AT THE ENICHEM PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX IN PRIOLO (SICILY) WERE ARRESTED FOR ALLOWING LONG-TERM SEA DUMPING OF INCINERATED ASH CONTAINING HEAVY METALS WITH DRAMATICALLY HIGH MERCURY LEVELS. THE DUMPING I [...] |
2003-02-07 12:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD IT SENV TPHY EUN |
| 03ROME5197 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary: Participants in the FAO Commission for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) Intergovernmental Technical Working Group (ITWG) made progress in setting guidelines for implementing the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic [...] |
2003-11-17 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 03ROME5655 | REPORT OF THE 32ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE [...] At the November 26 - December 11 meetings of the FAO Conference and FAO Council, member governments debated international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues and agreed on a budget and important institutional reforms. 2. In his statement on the State of Food and Agricu [...] |
2003-12-19 10:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AORC ETRD EFIS SENV EAID FAO WFP |
| 03ROME677 | FAO FISHERIES PERSONNEL DISCUSS COFI [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: U.S. ALTERNATE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE MET WITH FAO COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES (COFI) SECRETARY BEN SATIA AND OTHER FISHERIES PERSONNEL ON SIPDIS FEBRUARY 12 TO PRESENT REFERENCED DEMARCHE AND TALKING POINTS AND TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING COFI SESSION. [...] |
2003-02-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD SENV FAO |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5118 | EARTHQUAKE SHAKES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - NO AMCITS [...] At 12:45 a.m. on September 22, an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck the Dominican Republic approximately nine miles south of the resort town of Puerto Plata and 12 miles north of the interior city of Santiago. No AmCit deaths or injuries have been reported by the US Consular [...] |
2003-09-22 21:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC DR EAIR EWWT SENV SOCI |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5330 | EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCKS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT [...] Aftershocks from the earthquake that hit the Dominican Republic on September 22 (reftel) continue to be felt in the northern region of the country. More than 200 aftershocks have been reported, measuring up to 5.1 on the Richter Scale. The original quake and the aftershocks have produced dam [...] |
2003-10-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI EAIR EWWT CASC DR |
| 03SANTODOMINGO6408 | DEMARCHE ON NOTIFICATION OF NEW TEDS REGULATIONS [...] On November 5, Embassy Santo Domingo delivered demarche by facsimile on notification of new Turtle Excluder Device (TEDs) regulations to Cecilio Diaz Carela, head of the Department for Marine and Coastal Policy, Dominican Ministry of Environment. Embassy will report any response from Dominic [...] |
2003-11-06 22:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETTC SENV |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA116 | GOH RESPONSE TO TEDS VERIFICATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Per reftel request, on January 13, Econoff delivered demarche talking points to Vice Minister of Agriculture German Perez on the outcome of the December visit to the island of Roatan by USG fisheries officials to inspect Honduras' TEDs program and the plans to de-certify Hondura [...] |
2003-01-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2459 | CAFTA LABOR/ENVIRONMENT QUESTIONS: INFORMATION [...] Below are Post's responses to the questions raised in paragraphs 5-6 of reftel. ---------- Labor Laws ---------- 2. The Ministry of Labor can levy fines against companies that violate the country's labor laws. These fines can range from 20 to 10,000 Lempiras (USD 1.14 to USD 570) per [...] |
2003-10-21 15:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SENV ETRD EAID PREL HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2551 | Biotechnology Regulations: Honduras [...] Post contacted Carlos Almendares, the GOH official most directly responsible for biotechnology issues, and received the information below. Mr. Almendares is the Chief of the Seed Certification Department in the Honduran National Service for Animal and Plant Health (abbreviated SENASA, equiva [...] |
2003-10-30 20:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO PGOV HO TSLP |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2584 | SELECTING CANDIDATE MODEL COUNTRIES ON WATER FOR [...] Summary. In response to STATE 272561, Post recommends the consideration of decentralized management of urban water and sanitation systems in Honduras as a model to be further studied by an expert team and eventually presented at the upcoming UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). End [...] |
2003-11-04 13:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA583 | GOH PROPOSAL FOR SHRIMP RECERTIFICATION [...] (U) Summary and Action Request. On February 19, 2003, the Honduran Ministry of Agriculture, along with the Department of Fisheries, sent the Embassy their proposal for improvement of enforcement of turtle excluder device (TED) regulations (ref a) following the January 2003 decision to decerti [...] |
2003-03-04 20:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA622 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 2003 [...] As part of the GOH efforts to reach an agreement with the IMF, an executive decree was issued by President Maduro to reduce public expenditure in salaries to the equivalent of 10.1 percent of the GDP. The measures include: freezing public sector employee wages for all of 2003, e [...] |
2003-03-07 22:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAGR EINV ELAB PGOV SENV HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA753 | GOH PREPARATION FOR CITES II LISTING OF BIGLEAF [...] (U) Summary. The scientific authority in Honduras, made up of both governmental and private entities, is preparing for the Appendix II listing of Bigleaf Mahogany to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). While Honduras does have some administrative and legal str [...] |
2003-03-25 23:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON HO |
| 03THEHAGUE1882 | EPA/OIA FIDLER [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Dave Goodwin, Anhar Karimjee, Stephen Andersen, and Sally Rand for travel to The Netherlands August 9 - August 14, 2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat as [...] |
2003-07-25 08:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY |
| 03THEHAGUE2009 | MEPN - WORKING GROUP ON WATER RESOURCES:COUNTRY [...] Country Clearance is granted for the MEPN - WORKING GROUP ON WATER RESOURCES U.S. DELEGATION for travel to The Netherlands August 23-30, 2003. 2. Kami Witmer will be the Control Officer. She can be reached at the following numbers/addresses: Tel: (W) 31-70-310-9339, (H) 31-70-354-0639, [...] |
2003-08-08 14:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL PREL SENV OTRA |
| 03THEHAGUE2610 | EVERY SILVER LINING HAS A CLOUD: DUBLIN AND THE [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Dublin and USEU Brussels. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) In a trip designed to build relationships on sustainable development with the January-June 2004 EU Troika (Ireland, The Netherlands, and the European Commission), and to explore specif [...] |
2003-10-10 14:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON EFIN PREL EI NL EUN |
| 03THEHAGUE2874 | Biotech Regulations In The Netherlands [...] Summary: In The Netherlands, the laws and regulations affecting the approval, production, importation and labeling of products of agricultural biotechnology are for the most part based on directives and legislation of the European Union. At the moment, the Ministry for Public Health is p [...] |
2003-11-17 07:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON NL SENV TBIO EUN |
| 03THEHAGUE2993 | DUTCH "WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER" ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch Ministry of Transport/Waterways (with the support of Embassy The Hague) held a half-day roundtable event to introduce the White Water to Blue Water Initiative. The Dutch, who are on the steering committee, aimed to recruit new partners from civil society and acad [...] |
2003-12-02 14:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NL SENV ENIV EPA |
| 03THEHAGUE3008 | THE NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, EPA: DELANEY, [...] Country Clearance is granted for Maureen Delaney for travel to The Netherlands December 11-14, 2003. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State on November 2 [...] |
2003-12-04 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY |
| 03VATICAN3917 | VATICAN PREPARING FOR NOVEMBER BIOTECH CONFERENCE [...] (C) FRANK DEWANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 27 THAT THE COUNCIL'S RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BIOTECH CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE. WHILE THE SPECIFICS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT, DEWANE SAID THAT THE COUNCIL WAS SEEKING [...] |
2003-08-28 15:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON PREL SENV SOCI VT |
| 03ZAGREB1678 | CROATIA DOES NOT SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] ON JULY 23 WE PROVIDED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO THE ANDREA BEKIC, DEPARTMENT FOR NORTH AMERICA, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AND IVAN KATAVIC, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURE IN CHARGE OF THE FISHERIES DIRECTORATE. ON JULY 25, KATAVIC TOLD US CROATIA DOES NOT SUPPORT THE CANDI [...] |
2003-07-25 13:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS AORC PHSA SENV HR ICCAT |
| 03ZAGREB1903 | TENSIONS MOUNT OVER CROATIAN INTENT TO DECLARE EEZ [...] (C) Relations between Croatia and Slovenia have taken another downward plunge over Croatia's announced intention to declare an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic Sea. The Slovenian ambassador to Croatia has apparently been recalled. The Croatian MFA presented the Croatian point of [...] |
2003-09-02 16:03:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT EFIS SENV HR |
| 03ZAGREB1925 | INTENT TO DECLARE EEZ ADDS NEW WRINKLES TO OLD [...] (C) On September 3, the Slovenian Charge called upon the DCM to deliver a fairly low-key pitch that the U.S. and EU help "create the atmosphere" for a resolution over the conflict over the Croatian intention to announce an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic. In a presentation that [...] |
2003-09-05 08:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT EFIS SENV SI HR EUN |
| 03ZAGREB2224 | STATUS OF CROATIAN BIOTECH REGULATIONS [...] The following information responds to questions reftel, approximately in the order questions were asked. Entry Into Force ---------------- 2. Over the past five months in Croatia, several pieces of legislation regulating the importation, cultivation and marketing of biotech crops and f [...] |
2003-10-16 06:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR |
| 03ZAGREB2227 | TROUBLED WATERS OVER CROATIA'S ECOLOGICAL AND [...] (C) Croatia continues to have trouble with its neighbors and the EU over its economic zone waters. On October 3, the Croatia parliament approved the government's proposal to proclaim an ecological and fishing zone in the Adriatic. By scaling back its earlier plan to declare an exclusive eco [...] |
2003-10-16 07:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT EFIS SENV HR |
| 03ZAGREB799 | DRUZHBADRIA AND CPOT PIPELINES -- CROATIA MOVING [...] (SBU) THE DRUZHBADRIA PIPELINE PROJECT IS ONE POSSIBLE ROUTE TO BRING RUSSIAN OIL TO WESTERN MARKETS, SOMETHING WHICH WOULD ENHANCE GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY BY INCREASING DIVERSIFICATION OF OIL SUPPLIES. THE CROATIAN PRESS HAS SOUGHT TO PORTRAY CROATIA AS A NEW PLAYER IN WORLD OIL POLITICS. H [...] |
2003-04-11 08:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET SENV HR |
| 04ABUDHABI1114 | UAE Environmental Efforts [...] The UAE, led by the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has taken a number of steps to protect the environment and to increase environmental awareness in the UAE. The Federal Environmental Agency (FEA), established in 1993, is the federal agency charged with drafting UAE environmental laws and regulations. [...] |
2004-04-12 15:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ETRD ECON EPET TC |
| 04ABUDHABI246 | REQUEST FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS IN THE UAE [...] In response to Washington's requests for information on biotechnology regulations (refs A and B), please note that ATO Dubai replied in October 2003 (ref C) that the UAE does not/not have "any laws, regulations or testing regimes specifically addressing the approval, production, importation [...] |
2004-01-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TC |
| 04ABUJA197 | FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS BATTLE FOR YANKARI [...] Summary: Yankari National Park is Nigeria's premier game, bird and plant reserve, but the GON has invested little money to improve park infrastructure or promote park tourism since assuming control of the park in the early 1980s. Park officials told Econoff January 29 that the Bauchi State [...] |
2004-02-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SENV ECON NI |
| 04ABUJA2051 | CHINA PROVIDES WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT [...] The Chinese government is to provide 598 boreholes in 18 states plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The leader of a team of Chinese engineers, Mr. Dai Genbao, said that his team is currently conducting reconnaissance in the states as a prelude to the commencement of the water project. [...] |
2004-12-13 10:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV EAID CH NI |
| 04ABUJA2146 | NIGERIA'S PREPARATIONS FOR ROUND 2 OF THE [...] This is an update of biosafety developments that have occurred in Nigeria since February 2004. According to Nigerian press reporting, biotechnologists, journalists, and other stakeholders met twice for a "brainstorming and public outing [discussion]" of Nigeria's National Biosafety Framework [...] |
2004-12-29 08:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO |
| 04ACCRA1543 | GHANA ADVANCES ITS BIOSAFETY FRAMEWORK [...] Summary. Ghana is preparing a National Biosafety Framework, in accordance with its responsibilities under the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety (reftels). On July 14, Ghana's Biotech and Nuclear Agricultural Research Institute (BNARI) hosted a stakeholder workshop to discuss the final componen [...] |
2004-07-26 09:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV ETRD ECON EAGR TBIO GH BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| 04ACCRA17 | GHANA: STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following information on the legal and regulatory environment covering agricultural biotechnology in Ghana. The Government of Ghana is still developing its biotech policies, so Post will provide regular updates, as appropriate. 2. Ghana currently has [...] |
2004-01-06 07:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD GH SENV TBIO TSPL BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| 04ACCRA2515 | GHANA'S RESPONSE TO CARTEGENA PROTOCOL ON [...] This cable provides an update of the Government of Ghana's (GoG) biosafety activities in 2004 in response to Ref A. Post has electronic copies of the below-referenced Biosafety Bill and Biosafety Guidelines and can forward them to interested parties upon request. 2. In July 2004, the GoG ho [...] |
2004-12-20 16:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO GH |
| 04AMMAN10033 | Meteorology System Brings Israel, Palestinians, [...] Summary: An innovative Sandia Lab project in the Middle East called Sustainable Land Use has grown into a groundbreaking arrangement for sharing nearly real-time meteorological data between Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. End summary. Meteorology System Builds on Earlier Lan [...] |
2004-12-21 08:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TPHY IS JO |
| 04AMMAN10122 | Jordan Inactive on LMO's [...] Ministry of Agriculture Assistant Secretary General for Plant Health Mr. Adnan Abdul Noor told ESTH Foreign Service National on December 20 that Jordan has not yet taken a position or enacted regulations on Living Modified Organisms (LMO's) and are "observers" on LMO policy. Jordan is a part [...] |
2004-12-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR TBIO JO |
| 04AMMAN10151 | The "Little" Peace Process Engine That Could - The [...] Summary: Ten years after its inception, the "little" Middle East Peace Process Regional Water Data Banks Project called "EXACT" is still chugging along, enjoying the strong support of both donors and the "core parties" Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. This is due to dogged U.S. [...] |
2004-12-23 11:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV XF JO |
| 04AMMAN1080 | QUAKE SHAKES AMMAN; NO DAMAGE REPORTED [...] At 1015 local, on Wednesday, February 11, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake surprised many of Jordan's inhabitants and prompted many to vacate buildings. The Jordan Seismological Observatory of the Natural Resources Authority and the Public Security Directorate told us that there has been no damage [...] |
2004-02-11 14:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AMGT EAID JO |
| 04AMMAN1971 | Jordanian-Israeli Desert Research "Bridging the [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Amman/Embassy Tel Aviv message. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. With great fanfare, Israeli and Jordanian officials as well as private Israeli and U.S. financial backers laid the cornerstone of the "Bridging the Rift" (BTR) cooperative research facility in barren Wadi Ar [...] |
2004-03-16 06:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV IS JO |
| 04AMMAN2126 | FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 200302529 [...] (SBU) A SEARCH OF POST STATE DEPARTMENT FILES, AS INSTRUCTED PER REFTEL, FOUND TWO DOCUMENTS CONCERNING REFTEL SUBJECT. 2. (U) THE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED PER REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS AND SHIPPED VIA POUCH TO A/RPS/IPS/CR. 3. (U) PERSONNEL GRADE OF RESEARCHER: FS-06 SE [...] |
2004-03-21 13:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AINF SENV |
| 04AMMAN3741 | JORDAN-SOLICITING ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 6. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Jordanian Minister of Environment, Alia Bouran, welcomed the opportunity for 1- 2 of her employees to attend the Iraq environment experts workshop. (COMMENT: Post does not believe, however, that Jordan's nas [...] |
2004-05-13 13:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KSCA SENV TSPL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN5405 | FTA ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM STILL ON A FAST TRACK [...] This is an action cable. See last paragraph. 2. (SBU) Ambassador on June 28 paid a farewell call on Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and Minister of Environment Alia Hattough-Bouran in which she raised the FTA Environmental Forum. (NOTE: The U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement included [...] |
2004-07-01 09:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON KTIA PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN5623 | QUAKE SHAKES AMMAN: NO DAMAGE REPORTED [...] At 17:35 local, on Wednesday, July 7, a 4.6 magnitude earthquake was felt in Amman. The Jordan Seismological Observatory of the Natural Resources Authority and the Public Security Directorate told us that no damage has so far been reported in Amman or elsewhere. 2. The epicenter of the q [...] |
2004-07-07 15:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AMGT EAID JO |
| 04AMMAN6223 | MEPN: ARABS, ISRAELIS WORK COOPERATIVELY TO SOLVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On the heels of the International Court of Justice ruling on Israel's security barrier, and rising tension in the Occupied Territories, Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian technical experts participated for four days in Barcelona in a U.S.-sponsored workshop on wastewater reuse. [...] |
2004-07-22 14:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV EAID KWBG IS JO MEPN |
| 04AMMAN6341 | DIMONA RADIATION FEARS HEIGHTENED BY VANUNU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Comments made by Israeli nuclear scientist Mordechai Vanunu to a UK paper have inflamed public concerns in Jordan regarding Israel's Dimona reactor. The GOJ quickly countered Vanunu's claims that Jordanians - and others in the region - are at risk from leaks or other environmental [...] |
2004-07-26 15:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL PGOV KRAD JO |
| 04AMMAN8438 | ARTIFICIAL CORAL REEFS: SHARING THE JORDANIAN [...] Summary: The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) organized and hosted a September 27-29 regional meeting in Aqaba entitled "Artificial Reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba." Keynote speaker ASEZA Environment and Health Commissioner Dr. Bilal Bashir emphasized regional cooperation, comprehen [...] |
2004-10-12 05:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV JO |
| 04AMMAN9226 | ZARQAWI'S HOMETOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zarqa, Jordan,s second-largest city, is the home of the bulk of Jordan,s heavy industry and infamous terrorist Abu Mus,ab Al-Zarqawi. Zarqa has been on a losing streak for the past decade. Underrepresented in the Jordanian government and the Parliament because of its large Pales [...] |
2004-11-18 12:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SENV EINV ETRD SOCI JO IZ |
| 04ANKARA1061 | TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY FLOATS IDEA FOR VOLUNTARY [...] (C) MFA Director General for Energy Haki Akil told us the Foreign Ministry is launching a new initiative to reduce the transport of petroleum and refined products through the Turkish Straits. MFA is testing the interest of oil companies in an agreement on voluntary principles that would comm [...] |
2004-02-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EWWT PREL SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA1151 | TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer briefed Health Ministry officials on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, per instructions reftel. Kamuran Ozden, Head of the Ministry's External Relations Department, was pleased to receive the information, adding that he agreed with the U.S. glob [...] |
2004-02-27 07:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV PREL SENV SOCI TU |
| 04ANKARA1373 | TURKEY WANTS TIGRIS-EUPHRATES BASIN AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials say Turkey wants to begin a dialogue with Syria and Iraq, leading to a comprehensive water sharing/management agreement for the Tigris-Euphrates basin, part of an effort by the Turkish government to contribute to stability in the region. They say that in the comin [...] |
2004-03-08 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECIN IZ PREL SENV SY TU |
| 04ANKARA149 | TURKEY PLEASED WITH ISRAELI CABINET APPROVAL OF [...] (C) Turkey is pleased with the decision (reftel) of the Israeli Cabinet to approve the broad outlines of the sale of fresh water from Turkey to Israel. MFA's Transboundary Waters Chief, Mithat Rende, said that Israeli working level officials had been in Ankara recently to agree on the text of [...] |
2004-01-09 13:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ETRD IS PREL SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA1542 | TURKISH MFA REQUESTS USG REACTION TO IDEA OF [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: MFA Director General for Energy Hakki Akil asked March 12 for an initial USG reaction to the Ministry's initiative (reftel) to obtain agreement on voluntary principles committing oil companies to reduce the flow of oil throug [...] |
2004-03-16 09:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EWWT PREL SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA1770 | TURKEY WILL SUPPORT UNEP UNIVERSAL MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-24 09:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA1804 | EARLY SNOW MELT FORCES LARGE WATER RELEASE FROM [...] An early snow-melt in north-eastern Turkey filled Turkey's Euphrates dams, forcing authorities to release a record amount of water downstream to Syria and Iraq. For ten days beginning March 11, and for the first time since building the dams, Turkey opened reservoir spillways to release as mu [...] |
2004-03-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PREL SENV SY TU |
| 04ANKARA2075 | PRESENTING DEPARTMENT REACTION TO MFA VOLUNTARY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-09 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA2346 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HEALTH MINISTER [...] (Sbu) Summary: In a meeting with Minister of Health Recep Akdag, the Ambassador reiterated U.S. pharmaceutical companies' concerns about data exclusivity and the pricing decree under consideration by the GOT. The Minister pushed back, claiming that there were differences of interpretation o [...] |
2004-04-26 16:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON SENV |
| 04ANKARA2441 | STICKER SHOCK: 50 BILLION EURO PRICE TAG TO BRING [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission's Representation in Ankara is pressing forward with pre-accession assistance of Euro 250 million in 2004, rising to Euro 1.4 billion in 2011, if accession negotiations are on track. However, in one sector, the environment, the cost to bring Turkey up to E [...] |
2004-04-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN EU SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA2721 | TURKEY AS THE HUB IN THE EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish officials say they continue to strongly support the East-West Energy Corridor and are positioning Turkey to become the transit hub for Caspian and Middle East natural gas to Europe. Turkey is pushing two pipeline projects to export gas to Europe and exploring options f [...] |
2004-05-14 09:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG EPET ETRD SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA3336 | AMBASSADOR EDELMAN URGES TURKEYS' ENERGY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler, Ambassador Edelman welcomed progress on the East-West Energy Corridor, raised concerns about Iranian gas exports to Europe, expressed support for Bosphorus bypass pipelines, and pressed the GOT to accelerate energy sector [...] |
2004-06-14 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG EPET SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA3419 | BOSPHORUS BYPASS PIPELINES -- THE SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Government supports construction of a bypass pipeline to reduce the rising volume of oil tanker traffic through the Turkish Straits. Two consortia are promoting bypass projects in Turkey -- one via Thrace and the other from Samsun to Ceyhan -- and have applied for [...] |
2004-06-16 08:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA4892 | BOSPHORUS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES AND THRACE BYPASS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Econ Counselor delivered ref a and b demarches to GOT MFA Energy Deputy Director Hakki Akil. Akil expressed strong disappointment at USG objections to "Voluntary Principles on straits oil tankers and bypass pipelines." He denied press reports that the GOT was supporting [...] |
2004-08-28 06:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA5051 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS BOSPHORUS DEMARCHES TO ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered ref a-d demarches on Bosphorus bypass issues on August 31 to Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler. Ambassador stressed that the USG did not support a specific route or project, but called for timely, transparent decisions from the GOT on permits, specifically fo [...] |
2004-09-08 15:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV ENRG SENV TU UK |
| 04ANKARA5168 | TURKEY: AFTER FOURS YEARS, THE STATUS OF THE TOXIC [...] SUMMARY: After nearly four years in which Turkish officials avoided confronting the problem, the Spanish ship MV Ulla, moored in Iskenderun harbor and loaded with 2.2 tons of ash laden with toxic heavy metals, sank just days before it was scheduled to depart for Spain. Environmental NGOs' l [...] |
2004-09-14 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TU |
| 04ANKARA5780 | TURKISH MFA VIEWS ON TIGRIS-EUPHRATES COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: During the August visit to Ankara of IIG President al-Yawar, Iraqi Water Minister Rashid proposed beginning talks on Tigris-Euphrates cooperation. MFA Transboundary Water Chief Mithat Rende said that while Rashid's presentation was "positive," it did not lead to any agreement o [...] |
2004-10-08 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON IZ PREL SENV SY TU |
| 04ANKARA6004 | TURKEY/OES PD PROGRAM: DOE EXPERT PROMOTES [...] Summary: Under a grant from OES Public Diplomacy, the Ankara Regional Environmental Hub implemented a speakers' program on Renewable Energy in Turkey, October 11-15, with events in Istanbul, Ankara and Adana, in cooperation with the Ankara Public Affairs Section and the Adana Consulate. The [...] |
2004-10-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KPAO SENV TSPA TSPL TU |
| 04ANKARA6479 | TURKEY: EURASIA SENIOR ADVISOR MANN MEETINGS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In November 8 meetings with Turkish officials on energy issues, Eurasia Senior Advisor Steven Mann stressed the importance of a level playing field for American companies in Turkey's energy sector and unflagging USG support for a Bosphorus bypass and expansion of natural gas trad [...] |
2004-11-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV BEXP TU |
| 04ANKARA6558 | AMBASSADOR EDELMAN DISCUSSES EU ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Edelman met November 18 with Turkish Minister of Environment and Forestry Osman Pepe to discuss Turkey's environmental challenges and to advocate that the Ministry purchase Sikorsky helicopters to fill its need for firefighting helicopters. Minister Pepe noted the [...] |
2004-11-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SENV BEXP RS TU |
| 04ANKARA6689 | IS THERE A FUTURE FOR THE ANKARA HUB [...] Embassy Ankara and REO Ankara recommend that EUR and OES consider closing the Hub in Ankara upon the departure of the incumbent REO. This proposal has been discussed with Hub embassies. Most agreed that without program funding the Hub cannot be effective. Kiev, however, saw value in having [...] |
2004-12-02 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | APER SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA813 | GOT WELCOMES UKRAINIAN DECISION ON ODESA-BRODY FLOW [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL SENV ENRG TU UP |
| 04BOGOTA4318 | USG PARTICIPATION IN THE FIRST ROUND OF US-ANDEAN [...] (U) To addressees from Ambassador William B. Wood. 2. (SBU) Colombia,s Minister of Commerce and the GOC,s lead FTA negotiator have approached post to request that the USG send as complete a delegation as possible to the upcoming FTA talks in Bogota, May 18-19. Both officials stressed the p [...] |
2004-04-28 21:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SENV ECON CO KLAB FTA |
| 04BOGOTA5326 | Update on Eradication in Colombian National Parks [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to dispel misinformation about the aerial eradication program and illicit coca cultivation in national parks, the Colombian National Police (CNP) recently hosted two over-flights of affected parks. Participants, including key legislators, opinion leaders, and the me [...] |
2004-05-26 20:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SENV PREL CO |
| 04BRASILIA2119 | BRAZIL'S AMAZON SURVEILLANCE AND AMAZON PROTECTION [...] (C) Brazil's Amazon Surveillance System (SIVAM) and Amazon Protection System (SIPAM) continue to show progress and increased operational capabilities. SIVAM's data collection infrastructure is almost complete; SIPAM continues to create new map products for use by government and non-governmen [...] |
2004-08-20 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TSPL TPHY SENV MARR EAIR PGOV BR POL MIL |
| 04BRASILIA271 | STATUS UPDATE ON BRAZIL'S BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] Post provides the following in response to ref B request. SUMMARY ------- 2. Biotechnology in Brazil is regulated by the 1995 Biosafety Law 8.974 that established a government commission (CTNBio) to approve genetically modified organisms (GMOs). While the 1995 GMO Biosafety Law remain [...] |
2004-02-06 11:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV SENV BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA3047 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FTAA AND OTHER ISSUES WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION, ON DECEMBER 9 AMBASSADOR MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE BRAZILIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW OUTSTANDING ISSUES IN THE USG-GOB BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. ALTHOUGH THE MEETING AGENDA INCLUDED POTENTIAL TOPICS SPANNING A VARIETY OF D [...] |
2004-12-14 09:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD ETTC MNUC SENV BR FTAA |
| 04BRATISLAVA1143 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] Per reftel, On December 7 Econoff delivered questions about the EU's battery directive to Peter Gallovic, Director of Waste Management at the Ministry of Environment. On December 21, Gallovic reported that the GOS supports the new proposal of the Council Chairmanship to introduce a partial b [...] |
2004-12-21 16:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV LO EUN |
| 04BRATISLAVA1147 | FLATTENED FOREST FACES REDEVELOPMENT DEBATE [...] (U) Summary. On November 19, 2004 hurricane force winds devastated the forests of Slovakia's mountainous High Tatras region. As a result, nearly all the trees were uprooted in a forested area over 240 square kilometers in size. Slovaks were deeply affected by the disaster as the Tatras are [...] |
2004-12-23 06:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT EAID KSCA LO SENV |
| 04BRATISLAVA228 | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION [...] (SBU) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO HENRIETA BALOGHOVA OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURE AND LANDSCAPE PROTECTION AT THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE). BALOGHOVA RECENTLY ASSUMED HER PORTFOLIO AND COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY COMMENT ON SLOVAKIA'S POSSIBLE MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] |
2004-03-08 05:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV LO IWC |
| 04BRUSSELS1218 | BELGIUM: NAME OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-23 11:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV TSPA EFIS BE USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4949 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENT COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary. Incoming European Commission Vice Present (and Former Environment Commissioner) Margot Wallstrom told Ambassador Schnabel November 15 that the main focus of her new vice presidential position in charge of the EU's intra-Europe and global communications strategy will be improving [...] |
2004-11-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BUENOSAIRES2310 | INDIGENOUS RIGHTS SUPPLEMENT: RIGHTS TO LAND AND [...] Argentina's Northwest province of Salta is undergoing a gradual economic transformation with prices for agricultural products, mining, oil up, and the tourism sector growing. Life, however, for the region's rural poor and indigenous communities remains difficult, characterized by high unemploy [...] |
2004-08-12 17:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI ELAB PGOV EAID SENV AR |
| 04CHENNAI1306 | DUMPING DUTIES ARE LEAST OF SHRIMP FARMERS' [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Early fears that USDOC anti-dumping duties on warm water shrimp from India could become a hot- button political issue appear to be groundless. Shrimp farmers do not blame the duties for their problems, but rather four years of slumping international demand. While politicians in [...] |
2004-11-01 08:27:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD EFIS SENV IN CE BR EC US |
| 04COLOMBO2043 | CARTEGENA PROTOCOL ON BIO SAFETY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-23 07:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO |
| 04COLOMBO842 | Maldives: A/S Rocca's visit shows reform has [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina B. Rocca visited Maldives, May 16-17. Highlights of the visit included meetings with President Gayoom, FM Fathulla Jameel, Defense Minister Adam, Human Rights Commissioner Mujthaba, and UNDP Resident Representati [...] |
2004-05-20 10:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV MOPS MV |
| 04COLOMBO937 | NEW MINISTERS DISCUSS CONTINUITY, BUT NO DETAILS [...] (SBU) Summary: In introductory meetings with Ambassador in April and May, the Ministers of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Power and Energy, Investment and Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources and Ports and Aviation stated that many existing programs would continue, reforms would be mode [...] |
2004-06-08 10:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV SENV CE ENRG ETRD ECONOMICS |
| 04DJIBOUTI111 | THE IMPACTS OF AFRICAN RIFT VALLEY GEOTHERMAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The involvement of the African Rift Geothermal Development Facility (ARGeo) has the potential to bring an end to the stalemate in the negotiations between the Government of Djibouti (GODJ) and the private American company Geothermal Development Associates (GDA). The proposed GDA p [...] |
2004-01-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG SENV TRGY EINV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1182 | DJIBOUTI MINISTRY OF ENERGY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary: After a follow-up conversation with Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Farah Ali Ainan, on the NARUC Utility Regulators Conference in Bamako, Mali, Farah approached PolOff on possible U.S. assistance in the energy and mining sectors. End Summary. 2. (U) Secretary Gene [...] |
2004-09-09 05:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SENV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1238 | DJIBOUTIAN-AMERICAN FISHING COMPANY LOOKING TO [...] (U) Summary: The fishing sector in Djibouti has a new advocate in the form of Djibouti Maritime Management and Investment Company (DMMI), a joint venture owned in majority by Iranian-American investor Mehrdad Radseresht and Djiboutian businessman Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh. DMMI seeks to maximize [...] |
2004-09-23 12:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EINV SENV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1534 | MASSIVE TRASH CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Djibouti has taken the first of many small steps to clean up Djibouti in launching a contest for the best "Act and Keep Your City Clean" poster. The contest opened for registration November 6th to 11th for children between the ages of 10 and 20. The contest part [...] |
2004-12-02 02:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON PGOV SCUL EINV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1541 | PRESIDENT GUELLEH AND U.S-DJIBOUTI BILATERAL [...] (C) Ambassador met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh on December 2, at her request. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the current state of U.S.-Djibouti bilateral relations as well as developments in the region. Septels cover discussions on Camp Lemonier lease negotiations and regio [...] |
2004-12-03 07:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EINV SENV DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI300 | DESALINIZATION FEASIBILITY STUDY RECEIVES USTDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Marguerita D. Ragsdale represented the U.S. in signing a grant agreement 3 March 2004 between the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and the Office National des Eaux de Djibouti (ONED) to fund a feasibility study for a Desalinization Plant for Djibouti City. END SUMMARY. [...] |
2004-03-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL EFIN EAID PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI340 | INVESTMENT IN DJIBOUTI DOMINATED BY ARAB WORLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: President's Advisor on Investment, Fahmi Ahmed Al-Hag, says Djiboutians favor Arab development funds over western funds because of the simplicity of their financing procedures. Al-Hag detailed the current investments to Djibouti from the Arab world. He twice commented that both [...] |
2004-03-09 14:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL EAID ENRG EWWT SENV SOCI ABLD SA KU DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI447 | DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO PURSUING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti was the site of a kick-off conference for the African Rift Valley Geothermal Development Facility (ARGeo) March 17-20, 2004. The conference focused on energy needs in Djibouti, next steps for the exploration and exploitation of geothermal resources in Djibouti and lesson [...] |
2004-03-28 06:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN ENRG SENV PREL DJ GM XW |
| 04DJIBOUTI475 | HEYDAY FOR GEOTHERMAL PROJECT IN DJIBOUTIAN PRESS [...] (U) Summary: Following the kick-off conference to the African Rift Valley Geothermal Development Facility (reftel), La Nation, the government run newspaper, ran several in-depth articles on the events of the conference and geothermal potential for Djibouti in its March 31, 2004 edition. Post f [...] |
2004-03-31 12:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON EAID DJ JA |
| 04DJIBOUTI565 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In light of unusually heavy rains and resulting flooding early this week and the inability of the host government to respond adequately to the needs of the population, Ambassador declares the situation in Djibouti City a disaster. Ambassador requests that immediate disaster reli [...] |
2004-04-16 16:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV SENV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI587 | DCHA/OFDA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE ON DJIBOUTI FLOODS [...] (U) This is a USAID/DCHA/OFDA reporting cable, which provides analysis on the humanitarian situation in Djibouti, following OFDA Regional Advisor's April 15-18 assessment on the impact of last week's flash floods. 2. (U) In light of unusually heavy rains, resulting flooding and the inabilit [...] |
2004-04-19 14:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV SENV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI793 | TRIP REPORT: SELF-HELP SITE VISITS TO OUTER [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ officer and Self-Help Clerk (SHC) traveled to the Southern districts of Dikhil and Ali Sabieh, May 16 and 17 and to the Northern districts of Tadjourah and Obock, June 1,2 and 3 to visit FY02 and FY03 projects for follow-up and close-out visits, as well as initial visits [...] |
2004-06-09 08:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SCUL SENV SOCI PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI830 | MESSAGE OF THANKS FOR APRIL FLOOD ASSISTANCE [...] (U) On June 16 the Djibouti Ministry of Health sent a letter to Ambassador in thanks for the assistance provided by the U.S. Government during the devastating floods in April. Below is the transcribed text of the letter. 2. Begin text. The Minister for Health to Her Excellency Madam Amb [...] |
2004-06-17 09:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SENV TBIO DJ |
| 04DUBLIN1028 | IRELAND IN AGREEMENT WITH US REGARDING MEETING OF [...] Summary. Irish IWC Commissioner O'Grady stated that Ireland's positions follow closely with all US positions mentioned in reftel. O'Grady, however, did elaborate on Ireland's positions regarding sanctuaries, and finance and administration. O'Grady stated that the GOI believes sanctuaries a [...] |
2004-07-13 13:34:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV IWC |
| 04DUBLIN1162 | GROUP ON EARTH OBSERVATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-05 10:47:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL |
| 04DUBLIN1451 | IRISH RESPONSE ON HYDROFLUOROCARBONS DEMARCHE: [...] On September 29, Post delivered reftel talking points to Patrick O'Sullivan and Nuala Bannon, Assistant Principals in the Department of the Environment and Local Government. O'Sullivan expressed confidence that the proposal by Austria and Denmark to ban domestic refrigeration and air conditio [...] |
2004-09-29 17:57:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TRGY SENV USTR |
| 04DUBLIN1470 | IRISH PRIME MINISTER PICKS HIS NEW CABINET [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On September 29, the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern announced a cabinet shuffle, anticipated since early summer. The shuffle saw eight ministers switch portfolios, three members retain their positions, and four lower ranking officials join the Cabinet. Ahe [...] |
2004-10-01 12:35:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EFIN PINR PREL SENV |
| 04DUBLIN1477 | IRISH PRESIDENT MCALEESE DECLARED ELECTED FOR 2ND [...] (SBU) Summary. On Friday, October 1, incumbent Irish President Mary McAleese was constitutionally elected to office unopposed for a second term of seven years. Her inauguration is scheduled to take place on November 11, 2004. President McAleese told Ambassador Kenny that her primary motivat [...] |
2004-10-05 07:04:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL SENV |
| 04DUBLIN1493 | EU/IRELAND: AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE BRUTON DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with Ambassador Kenny, EU Ambassador-designate to the United States John Bruton noted his plans to work with Congress and through public diplomacy to strengthen U.S.-EU relations. Bruton said he would aim to underscore the policy objectives that both side [...] |
2004-10-06 07:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EIND EINV ENRG ETTC MASS PARM PHUM SENV |
| 04DUBLIN1584 | AMBASSADOR WEIGHS IN WITH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] On October 18, the Ambassador, Chicago-based Wrigleys CEO Ronald Waters, and UK Wrigleys Chief Officer Alistair Whalley met with the newly appointed Minister for the Environment and Local Government, Dick Roche, to discuss alternatives to the Irish Government's proposed 5-cent-per-pack chewing [...] |
2004-10-19 15:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV |
| 04DUBLIN1821 | IRISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE EU BATTERY [...] On December 17, Des Howard, Higher Executive Officer in the Waste Infrastructure and Regulation Section of the Department of the Environment and Local Government, responded to reftel queries on Ireland's views regarding the EU battery directive. A) What is Ireland's position on the ban of [...] |
2004-12-20 18:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV EUN |
| 04DUBLIN1853 | IRELAND ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL: NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS [...] There have been no biosafety developments in Ireland since the First Meeting of the Parties (MOP-1) to the Cartagena Protocol on February 23-27, 2004, according to Ian Keating, Principal Officer for Environment Policy in the Department of the Environment and Local Government. In discussing r [...] |
2004-12-30 12:26:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO |
| 04DUBLIN748 | IRISH UNABLE TO ASSIST REGARDING IRAQI [...] Emboff, drawing on reftel points, on May 17 spoke to First Secretary, Development Co-operation Division at DFA, Aine Hearns. Hearns stated that Ireland's total assistance regarding Iraq was directed through the International Reconstruction Fund for Iraq (IRFI) and would focus on primary educ [...] |
2004-05-17 14:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KSCA SENV TSPL |
| 04DUBLIN974 | IRISH DO NOT FAVOR EXPANDING UNEP MANDATE [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel message to Irish DFA officials covering international organizations. The GOI agrees with our position and does not favor expanding the UNEP's mandate to allow it to direct the work of other UN agencies. While the GOI feels that UNEP should work in close concer [...] |
2004-07-01 16:12:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL SENV |
| 04FRANKFURT4611 | Frankfurt Airport Expansion Delayed At Least Two [...] (U) SUMMARY: Frankfurt Airport's expansion now faces at least a two-year delay, meaning a fourth runway will not open until at least 2009. The Hesse government announced the delay on May 25, blaming the airport authority (Fraport) and refusing to set a new target date. The political opposit [...] |
2004-05-28 12:01:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PGOV SENV GM |
| 04FRANKFURT9039 | LOW-COST CARRIERS GIVE STUTTGART UNEXPECTED BOOM [...] SUMMARY: In September 2004, the Stuttgart Airport experienced the largest year-on-year growth in its history (over 900,000 passengers). In 2004, airport management expects a total of 8.6 million passengers (up 12%). The airport's recent boom is largely due to low-cost carriers Germanwings [...] |
2004-10-20 13:03:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV GM |
| 04GUATEMALA1326 | BLANKET DIPOMATIC CLEARANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM AND [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-27 22:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MARR MOPS SENV |
| 04GUATEMALA162 | GUATEMALA & CAFTA ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC SUBMISSION [...] Embassy learned from GOG that its preference is to have SIECA (Secretaria de la Integracion Economica Centroamericana) (a SICA body, as is the CCAD) enforce the environmental chapter because its members include ONLY the Central Americans. An office of trade and environment within SIECA (NAFT [...] |
2004-01-23 18:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD GT |
| 04GUATEMALA538 | SUCCESSFUL VISIT OF NASA ADMINISTRATOR SEAN [...] Summary. NASA Administrator Sean O,Keefe had a very successful visit to Guatemala during his brief six-country trip to Latin America. In Guatemala he met with GOG officials in the Peten where NASA briefed on environmental/climate change and archeological programs carried out through a Memor [...] |
2004-03-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPA GT |
| 04HALIFAX199 | ATLANTIC CANADA: TWO LNG PROJECTS EYE NEW ENGLAND MARKET [...] SUMMARY: The conditional approval of two LNG projects in Atlantic Canada, could substantially increase gas supplies in the U.S. northeast. Irving Oil and Access Northeast both say when their respective projects become operational in 2007, they will produce as much as two billion cubic feet pe [...] |
2004-08-12 15:10:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG SENV PGOV PREL CA US |
| 04HANOI923 | JOINT RESEARCH ON HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF [...] (U) This is an action cable. Embassy recommends that the USG Agent Orange/Dioxin Interagency Working Group meet to review and discuss the contents of this cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: More than two years after the March 2002 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address joint r [...] |
2004-04-02 01:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL TBIO VM |
| 04HARARE1021 | NATIONALIZATION FALLOUT BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The public debate over GOZ plans to nationalize most productive farmland has begun. The initial policy announcement was only the first salvo. There appears to be a growing fissure within ZANU-PF over nationalization. End summary. 2. (SBU) Ostensibly correcting Land Minister J [...] |
2004-06-21 06:14:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HARARE1110 | GA-GA FOR GONO [...] (SBU) Summary: During their visit to Harare, the Staff Delegation lunched with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono. The conversation touched upon the local economy and the international community, land nationalization, food security and recent food deals, electoral reform, and [...] |
2004-07-06 12:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HARARE1210 | WORKING WITH WILDLIFE [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected, perspectives of the World Wildlife Fund differ from GOZ's National Parks and Wildlife Authority on the state of wildlife, conservancies, land nationalization, and the proposed Trans-Frontier Park. Despite National Parks' positive picture, the once exemplary wildlif [...] |
2004-07-22 08:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HARARE1364 | NATIONAL PARKS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR- A REAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrest of Vitalis Chadenga, the National Parks and Wildlife Authority's Operations Director, yet again reveals GOZ officials' predilection for private gain over public welfare and provides an insight into the fate of wildlife land if nationalized. End Summary 2. (U) Acco [...] |
2004-08-13 10:07:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HARARE1496 | WHERE "SAVE" GOES, WILDLIFE WILL FOLLOW [...] (SBU) Summary: After a decade of rescuing endangered species, Save Valley Conservancy, the largest private wildlife reserve in Africa, may now be facing its own extinction. Land reform has encroached upon the country,s vast wildlife lands, including those of the Conservancy. GOZ,s decisions on [...] |
2004-09-02 06:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EINV ECON PGOV EAID ZI |
| 04HARARE1729 | TEMPORARY REPRIEVE FOR ZIMBABWE'S LARGEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Clive Stockil, director of Save Valley Conservancy (Zimbabwe's largest private wildlife reserve), told EconOff on October 8 that he has GOZ assurances of no action on the conservancy until after parliamentary elections and a subsequent cabinet reshuffle. End Summary 2. (SBU) [...] |
2004-10-18 07:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HARARE2051 | SAVE VALLEY: STRUGGLING TO HOLD ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Hammond Ranch, an American-owned property in a southeastern Zimbabwe nature conservancy, remains threatened by the continuing encroachment of settlers encouraged by GOZ land reform policies. The conservancy still hopes to reach an agreement with the settlers that will save one [...] |
2004-12-17 09:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HARARE579 | GOZ could nationalize conservancies [...] Summary: There is increasing worry the GOZ will nationalize nature conservancies. Robert Mugabe's Government may view redistribution of wildlife assets as the logical next phase of land reform. If mishandled, however, such a move could harm the Zimbabwe's wildlife and recovery prospects. E [...] |
2004-04-05 13:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HARARE655 | Land Reform Threatens Wildlife [...] (SBU) Summary: After a decade of rescuing endangered species, Save (pronounced SA-vay) Valley now weighs its own extinction. Robert Mugabe's land redistribution has gradually spilled into this conservancy, Africa's largest private wildlife reserve. The conservancy would be an important compo [...] |
2004-04-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HARARE671 | Land Reform Picks Up Steam Again [...] Summary: After several month lull, the GOZ has reintensified its redistribution of white-owned farms. Using an expedited process, it has issued notices to about 200 farms this month. End summary. 2. The GOZ has recently made two significant changes in the manner it expropriates farms. Fi [...] |
2004-04-21 12:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HARARE683 | CONSERVING CONSERVANCIES IN ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-22 06:27:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HARARE801 | AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN MEETING WITH MINISTER JOHN [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 10, 2004, Ambassador Sullivan met with John Nkomo, Minister of Special Affairs in the President,s Office (Lands, Land Reform, and Resettlement). The Ambassador raised the status of the Government of Zimbabwe,s (GOZ) land reform program with respect to conservancies, t [...] |
2004-05-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV PREL SENV US ZI |
| 04HARARE959 | GOZ ANNOUNCES INTENT TO NATIONALIZE LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOZ media reports that the GOZ is prepared to nationalize the country's farmland and conservancies -- essentially limiting land use to limited term leasehold arrangements -- may be somewhat premature. While a leasehold system appears to be the ruling party's objective, resolutio [...] |
2004-06-09 11:54:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV ECON EAGR SENV PHUM ZI |
| 04HARARE984 | GOZ FANTASY STATS [...] (SBU) Summary: The June 10 edition of the GOZ-controlled Herald reports that exports increased in 2003 over 2002 despite all signs to the contrary. End summary. 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe Central Statistics Office (CSO) reports that Zimbabwe exports rose in 2003 to hit $2.3 trillion, or ov [...] |
2004-06-14 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY1077 | GVN LAUNCHES MASSIVE AGENT ORANGE MEDIA CAMPAIGN, BUT FEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam has launched a vigorous media campaign to whip up support for the Agent Orange lawsuit in a New York Federal Court, but our contacts and (wo)man on the street in Ho Chi Minh City remain largely unmoved, tending to be more preoccupied with quality of li [...] |
2004-08-20 00:17:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL SENV OPRC VM |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY1258 | RECURRENCE OF AVIAN FLU IN VIETNAM - WHERE'S THE CHICKEN? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Both price and availability of poultry in southern Vietnam declined sharply during a five-month period following the March outbreak of avian flu, despite government efforts to reassure the public that avian flu is "under control." Vietnam has not replenished stocks of poultry a [...] |
2004-10-08 03:53:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR SENV PGOV SOCI VM AFLU |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY374 | A KINDERGARTEN FOR CAN GIO: THE U.S. NAVY CONNECTS WITH [...] (SBU) On March 14, 2004, Consul General participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a kindergarten built with the assistance of the U.S. Navy and funding from a U.S. NGO. Ground was first broken on this project back in November 2003, during a port call to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) by the U [...] |
2004-04-07 03:48:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV SOCI PREL VM |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY782 | HCMC TOURISM SEMINAR DRAWS LARGE CROWD, BUT CAN VIETNAM? [...] Despite recent setbacks from SARS and the avian flu, the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam has been growing steadily over the past decade. Provincial and local governments, as well as the central government, have been pushing to make Vietnam a top tourist and leisure destination. Yet the [...] |
2004-06-09 05:27:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ETRD CASC VM |
| 04ISTANBUL1346 | ISTANBUL'S JULY VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES MEETING: [...] (SBU) Summary: Industry participants in the July 23 Istanbul voluntary principles meeting tell us that while they are "interested in and supportive in principle" of the initiative, it is unworkable unless Russian oil companies also participate. They also stressed that while consideration of [...] |
2004-08-27 03:13:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL EINV SENV TU |
| 04ISTANBUL1484 | A MARINER'S VIEW OF THE TURKISH STRAITS [...] (U) In meetings with Consulate and Embassy officers last week, British Petroleum maritime consultant Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Morgan provided a mariner's view of the issues the Turkish straits pose for transiting oil tankers. Morgan, who accompanied a BP Suezmax tanker through the straits [...] |
2004-09-29 10:43:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ENRG ECON SENV TU |
| 04ISTANBUL1677 | KUCUKARMUTLU: APPLE OF ISTANBUL'S EYE AND [...] (u) Summary: A storm is brewing in the Istanbul neighborhood of Kucukarmutlu, pitting Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and its plans for a technology park against local residents and politicians. ITU recently reiterated its intention to seek implementation of court decisions to evict tens [...] |
2004-11-09 06:48:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SENV ECON EAID TU |
| 04ISTANBUL262 | BOSPHORUS DELAYS EASE BUT ISSUES REMAIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Shipping delays on the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits have eased in recent days but the war of words surrounding the issue continues. Russia's oil pipeline monopoly Transneft strongly criticized Turkish [...] |
2004-02-20 11:26:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PREL SENV EWWT TU |
| 04KINSHASA1244 | ROYCE CODEL HIGHLIGHTS INTERNAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. From June 26-30, Chairman of the House International Relations Subcommittee for Africa, Ed Royce, led a delegation, which consisted of Rep Royce, his wife, two staffers (Tom Sheehy and Malik Chaka), to Kinshasa focused on national and environmental security issues. Key meetings wer [...] |
2004-07-06 13:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON OREP PGOV PREL SENV CG |
| 04KINSHASA1590 | AFRICAN CANAL A PIPE(LINE) DREAM [...] (C) Summary. The DRC Ministry of Energy reported that a regional delegation with strong backing from Nigerian President Obasanjo visited Kinshasa to discuss a proposed canal linking the Congo River with Lake Chad. Involved parties include Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, th [...] |
2004-08-24 06:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PREL SENV CG |
| 04LAGOS128 | NIGERIA: A THRIVING MARKET IN IVORY [...] (C) EST&H officer met on December 16 with a reluctant Deputy Director of Environment and Conservation, M. M. Omar (Protect) to discuss illegal trade in ivory in Nigeria as reported in a December 15, 2003 BBC article entitled, "West Africa's Ivory Trade Thrives". According to Deputy Director [...] |
2004-01-21 15:07:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PBTS ECON NI CITES |
| 04LAGOS1639 | NIGERIA ECONOMIC TIDBITS, AUGUST 11 [...] (U) This update includes: -- Maritime Stakeholders Support Cabotage Law -- WAGP Environmental Impact Assessment and Resettlement Plan Released -- Nigerian Economic Summit Group Leaders Support Economic Reform -- Local Professor/Journalist Confirms Obasanjo's Economic Dream Team Lacks Poten [...] |
2004-08-11 13:09:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT SENV EINV EFIN ECON NI |
| 04LILONGWE156 | BIOTECH OUTREACH: MALAWI REQUEST [...] Summary. In 2002 Malawi enacted a Biosafety Act, which created a framework for regulating biotechnology. Necessary regulatory structures and guidelines have not followed, however, and implementation remains weak. The arrival of USG food aid in 2002 and 2003 raised safety and environmental c [...] |
2004-02-25 11:48:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TBIO TSPL ETRD SENV EAGR MI |
| 04LILONGWE45 | AQUATIC WEEDS REMAIN ENVIRONMENTAL/ECONOMIC PROBLEM [...] Following continued power outages, The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) announced on January 5 that the recent onset of seasonal rains has caused an increase in the amount of biotrash (primarily in the form of aquatic weeds and silt) on the Shire River, which has "sever [...] |
2004-01-16 08:53:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EAID ECON MI |
| 04LILONGWE585 | ELECTRICITY CORPORATION TO MANAGE AQUATIC WEEDS [...] (U) In an attempt to reduce load-shedding and power cuts caused by aquatic weeds clogging hydroelectric power stations, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, Limited (ESCOM) has purchased a USD 795,000 aquatic weeds control system from American corporation Aquarius Systems (Aquarius). [...] |
2004-06-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EAID ECON ETRD MI |
| 04LILONGWE678 | GOM SIGNS ZAMBEZI WATER COMMISSION TO STEM WATER [...] (U) Upon his return from the July 15 Zambezi Water Commission (ZAMCOM) signing ceremony, Minister of Mining, Natural Resources, and Environment Davis Katsonga said the GOM hoped the Commission would help solve the Shire River's continuing difficulties with water weeds, which are a root cause o [...] |
2004-07-20 15:06:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EAID ECON MI |
| 04LJUBLJANA381 | SLOVENIA: COM PRESSES HEALTHMIN FOR TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a 16 April meeting, Minister of Health, Dusan Keber, assured COM that a public tender competition to equip a Slovenian medical facility with high- tech scanning equipment will be fair and transparent. Keber noted that Meditrade (General Electric's distributor in Slovenia an [...] |
2004-04-28 13:30:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ELAB ETRD PHUM SENV AMGT SI |
| 04LJUBLJANA438 | SLOVENIA: SAVA RIVER BASIN INITIATIVE [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for information on the status of Slovenia's commitment to the establishment of a Permanent Sava River Basin Commission, the implementation of its mandate, and official representation. On 05 May, MFA State Undersecretary and Stability Pact National Co [...] |
2004-05-11 13:02:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID ECIN EWWT PREL SI |
| 04LJUBLJANA532 | SLOVENIA: EB/CBA MERMOUD RAISES THE STAKES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his 28 May visit to Slovenia, Department of State Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud encouraged senior GoS officials, including the Minister of Information Society Pavel Gantar and State Secretary Matjaz Logar of the Ministry of th [...] |
2004-06-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ELAB ETRD PHUM SENV AMGT SI |
| 04LJUBLJANA92 | SLOVENIA: IMO BALLAST WATER TREATY [...] (SBU) ON 04 FEBRUARY, ECON SPECIALIST FOLLOWED UP REF A INQUIRY WITH BRANKO MAHNE, STATE UNDERSECRETARY AT THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, DETERMINING THE GOS POSITION ON REF B POINTS AND DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR A BALLAST WATER DISCHARGE STANDARD IN REGULATION D-2 OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE [...] |
2004-02-06 13:06:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PHSA SENV SI IMO |
| 04MADRID1146 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS THOMAS D. LORENSON [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Research Geologist Thomas D. Lorenson to travel to Barcelona April 16-24 to participate in a series of working meetings dealing with USGS and international academic partners ocean drilling program Leg 204 post cruise meeting, "Drilling Gas [...] |
2004-04-06 09:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA ECON EMIN SENV SP |
| 04MADRID1559 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA/EST OFFICER PAUL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NEA/EST Officer Paul Malik to travel to Barcelona May 15-19 to plan a meeting for a Middle East regional environmental workshop "Wastewater Reuse in Agriculture," organized with USDA and USEPA for Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli participants [...] |
2004-05-04 12:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV SP |
| 04MADRID1652 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CLIFFORD VOSS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Clifford Voss, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to travel to Cartagena and Barcelona May 23 - June 13 to attend and participate in the 18th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting (SWIM) and teach a workshop on seawater intrusion modeli [...] |
2004-05-10 11:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TPHY SENV ECON OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1742 | SPAIN: ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY [...] We spoke with high level officials in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (including the Spanish International Aid Agency) and Environment regarding reftel meetings. Secretary General for Pollution Prevention and Climate Change Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri expressed interest in sending a couple of his [...] |
2004-05-14 13:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KSCA SENV TSPL IZ SP |
| 04MADRID1743 | NEW SPANISH ENVIRONMENT OFFICIAL ON BIOTECH AND [...] We met May 12 with the new Environment Ministry Secretary General for Pollution Prevention and Climate Change, Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri. Our discussions focused on two of Gonzalo's key responsibilities: biotech and climate change. Biotech 2. We emphasized to Gonzalo the USG's interest in t [...] |
2004-05-14 13:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PINR SP |
| 04MADRID1837 | SPAIN ON HYDROFLOUROCARBONS [...] We delivered reftel points to the Ministries of Environment and Industry, Tourism and Trade. Juan Martinez Sanchez, Environment Ministry Subdirector General for Environmental Quality, responded May 18 that the new Socialist Administration is currently studying the draft regulation and therefo [...] |
2004-05-20 10:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD XG BEXP SENV SP USTR |
| 04MADRID1838 | NEW SPANISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE SUPPORTS [...] SUMMARY: In our first meeting with new Secretary of State for Tourism and Trade Pedro Mejia Gomez, he told us that Spain fully supported EU Trade Commissioner Lamy's efforts to move forward Doha negotiations and was not overly concerned about potential loss of agriculture subsidies, as long as [...] |
2004-05-20 10:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR SENV EAGR SP |
| 04MADRID1850 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EH CLAUDE RICKEY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/EH Claude Rickey Jones to travel to Madrid May 22-June 6 to participate in the 11th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA-11). 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. V [...] |
2004-05-20 15:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG OTRA KSCA SENV TBIO SP |
| 04MADRID2398 | SPAIN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNEP'S STRATEGIC [...] We shared reftel points with Ana Paredes, MFA Subdirector General for International Technical Organizations and Amparo Ramblas, Deputy Director for International Relations, Ministry of Environment. 2. Paredes responded that she has not heard of any proposed plan that would require the UNE [...] |
2004-06-24 15:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL SENV SP |
| 04MADRID2430 | Country Clearance granted for EPA Brobst and [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-28 15:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV SP |
| 04MADRID2496 | Country Clearance granted for USGS: Smith- [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-02 07:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA ECON SENV SP |
| 04MADRID2502 | Country Clearance granted for USGS: Smith- [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-02 08:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA ECON SENV SP |
| 04MADRID2903 | ANDALUSIAN FIRES RAVAGE 35,000 ACRES [...] SUMMARY: Since July 27, forest fires have raged out of control and burned more than 35,000 acres in the Andalusian provinces of Huelva and Sevilla. Authorities have evacuated more than 1,160 people from the surrounding areas affected by the flames. The 2004 fire season may be one of the wor [...] |
2004-07-29 16:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SENV PGOV EU SP |
| 04MADRID3093 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS JOANNE C.T. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Joanne C.T. Ferreira, Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to travel to Barcelona, September 13-22 to participate in Eurostrataform Gulf of Lions research cruise aboard the R/V Oceanus, an American University National Oceanographics Labo [...] |
2004-08-13 10:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV SP |
| 04MADRID3273 | SPANISH CABINET APPROVES C02 EMISSIONS PLAN TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOS August 27 issued a Royal Decree-Law that launched a National CO2 Emissions Allocation Plan designed to both: (1) set Spain on course for meeting its CO2 emissions commitments under the Kyoto Protocol; and, (2) comply with the EU Directive intended to launch the EU's CO [...] |
2004-08-31 08:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ETRD ENRG PGOV SP |
| 04MADRID3626 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HENRY DIAZ [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Henry Diaz, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to travel to Madrid, Spain from September 20-October 1, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to evaluate accomplishments under the NOAA/OGP Project on Historical [...] |
2004-09-22 09:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KSCA SENV OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3864 | MADRID ENVIRONMENT TIDBITS [...] Madrid's ESTH Officer periodically groups together and reports ESTH developments that might otherwise "fall below the reporting bar." Key issues will continue to be reported via "stand alone" cables. ESTH Officer Ken Forder welcomes feedback at forderk@state.gov. 2. INDEX: A. Prest [...] |
2004-10-05 11:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SP |
| 04MADRID3928 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. CAROL KENDALL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Carol Kendall, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 28-November 2, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate as thesis examiner at the Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of Laura V [...] |
2004-10-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3979 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRANCISCA LIEM [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for Francisca Liem, Chief, Laboratory Data Integrity Branch, Office of Enforcement, Compliance and Assurance, EPA, to travel to Madrid and Valencia, Spain from October 22-29, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to evaluate Spain's Good Laboratory [...] |
2004-10-13 10:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA TPHY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4020 | KYOTO NOW MATTERS TO SPAIN [...] (SBU) During an October 13 courtesy call by newly arrived ESTHOFF, Environment Ministry General Coordinator for Climate Change Teresa Rivera stressed that the Kyoto Protocol enjoyed the strong support of the entire cabinet of the "new" Spanish Government, and that Spain was determined to do its [...] |
2004-10-15 15:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON PGOV SP |
| 04MADRID4195 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID DEMARINI [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to David DeMarini, EPA Official, Office of Research and Development, to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 10-14, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give a lecture entitled, "Mutagenicity of Disinfection By-Products Associated with Drinking [...] |
2004-11-02 13:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA TPHY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4266 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HAROLD E. BROOKS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Harold E. Brooks, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to travel to Madrid and Leon, Spain from November 5-13, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the European Conference on Severe Storms. [...] |
2004-11-05 08:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV TPHY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4431 | SPAIN WILL LIKELY SUPPORT U.S. METHYL BROMIDE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-19 12:07:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SP |
| 04MADRID4709 | BIOSAFETY DEVELOPMENTS IN SPAIN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. 2. (U) Summary: The Zapatero government is changing Spain's previously pro-biotech position to one more opposed to the technology. This is clear from Environment Minister Narbona's statements, Spanish votes on EU Commission biotech proposals, a d [...] |
2004-12-15 07:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD SENV SP |
| 04MADRID4728 | SPAIN ON EU BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] ESTHOFF discussed reftel December 15 with Environment Ministry Waste Prevention Deputy Director General Juan Martinez Sanchez, requesting answers to the five specified questions. Martinez Sanchez provided the following responses (keyed to the five questions): -- Until December 8, 2004, Sp [...] |
2004-12-16 10:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV SP |
| 04MADRID513 | BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL: HIGHLIGHTING SPAIN'S BT [...] In response to reftel, Embassy's Biotechnology Working Group would like to propose creating a video to record and widely disseminate Spain's positive experience with planting and commercializing Bt corn. While local estimates for executing our project proposal are likely too high to be comple [...] |
2004-02-13 12:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TBIO TSPL ETRD SENV EAGR KPAL SP |
| 04MADRID601 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OES/OMC COLIN MCIFF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to OES/OMC Colin McIff to travel to Madrid February 22-26 to attend a meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...] |
2004-02-20 16:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV EFIS SP |
| 04MADRID719 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA AMY RISPIN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Amy Rispin, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to travel to Madrid, March 22-28 to attend a meeting on the OECD Classification of Chronic Aquatic Hazards. 2. Embassy understands tha [...] |
2004-03-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY SP |
| 04MADRID830 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA BRIAN MONTAGUE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA official Brian Montague, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) to travel to Madrid March 23-27 to attend the OECD Classification of Chronic Aquatic Hazards Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is ne [...] |
2004-03-11 13:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY SP |
| 04MADRID860 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS HAROLD R. NEWMAN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Harold R. Newman, Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to travel to Madrid March 26-April 10 to attend the 17th Industrial Minerals International Congress. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. THREAT [...] |
2004-03-12 17:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA ECON EMIN SENV SP |
| 04MADRID862 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDINT/FWS LOUIS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to LOuis Ballard, Fish and Wildlife Service Official, Department of Interior to travel to Cordoba April 17-23 to present a paper on Fire Planning and Development Effort to an international conference designed for Fire Planners. 2. Embassy unde [...] |
2004-03-12 17:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID981 | INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-23 09:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV TSPA EFIS SP |
| 04MANAMA1909 | BAHRAIN: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO BA |
| 04MANAMA1910 | BAHRAIN: PREPARATION FOR NEGOTIATIONS ON ACCESS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-21 14:03:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV TBIO BA |
| 04MANAMA563 | MANAMA'S RESPONSE TO UPDATED GUIDANCE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-21 07:04:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID ECON SENV KREC AFIN |
| 04MANAMA694 | GLOBE BAHRAIN.DIALOGUE AT A CRITICAL TIME [...] Bahrain GLOBE high school students continue to enthusiastically work together with Americans to save the Earth. To observe Earth Day 2004, PAS coordinated with the Ministry of Education and GLOBE Bahrain students to support activities to increase awareness of environmental issues in Bahrain. [...] |
2004-05-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL KGLB OEXC KPAO BA |
| 04MAPUTO1624 | MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON BIOSAFETY DEVELOPMENTS [...] On December 13 emboff and econ/commercial assistant met with Calisto Bias, Director of Plant Development, National Institute of Agronomic Investigation (INIA) to learn about Mozambique's recent biosafety developments. INIA is a key participant in an inter-ministerial commission that addresses [...] |
2004-12-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID MZ |
| 04MAPUTO204 | CTAG MEETING IN MAPUTO [...] Summary: On February 5, DCM hosted our first CTAG meeting (per reftel request) with counterparts from Spain, Portugal, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Germany, European Commission, and Ireland (representing EU troika). Participants concurred that improved maritime security for Mozambiq [...] |
2004-02-17 06:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM SENV PREL MZ |
| 04MAPUTO360 | MOZAMBIQUE: GEOTHERMAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT [...] Per reftel, Maputo provides the following information: --------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------ Support to Develop Geothermal Energy in East Africa --------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------ 2. Mozambique is rich [...] |
2004-03-16 12:44:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EFIN SENV MZ |
| 04MAPUTO689 | REQUEST TO SEND TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDs) [...] This is an Action Request for the OES Bureau - See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. The GRM requests that the USG send a TEDs Training Team to Mozambique August 2-6 to train local fishermen and government officials to build, use, and monitor TEDs. This request is generated from recent legislation [...] |
2004-05-25 05:51:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV ETRD MZ |
| 04MONTREAL1574 | MONTREAL CONFERENCE WITH THE HAITI DIASPORA (MCHD) [...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Haitian Diaspora from Canada, the U.S. and Europe assembled December 10-11, 2004, to participate in the MCHD. Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Paul Martin emphasized, at the opening of the MCHD plenary session, that his administration's initiative to invite members [...] |
2004-12-13 20:30:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EINV EAID SENV CA HA |
| 04MONTREAL308 | SIXTH MEETING OF THE ICAO COMMITTEE ON AVIATION [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING MOST OF ITS GOALS AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION'S (ICAO) COMMITTEE ON AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CAEP), HELD IN MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 2-12, 2004. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RESULT RELATED TO AIRCRAFT NOISE [...] |
2004-02-25 19:48:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SENV ETRD ICAO |
| 04OTTAWA3046 | CANADA FORGES AHEAD ON CLEAN COAL [...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Clean Power Coalition, an association of coal and energy producers, is developing a "roadmap" for building a clean coal power plant in Canada by 2012. The group comprises public and private entities which are responsible for over 90 percent of Canada's coal-fired [...] |
2004-11-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD SENV CA |
| 04OTTAWA3133 | RESOLVING OUR DIFFERENCES ON DEVILS LAKE [...] At the top of our environmental agenda's list of unfinished business and disasterous consequences of inaction is Devils Lake. With the U.S. elections now behind us and the President planning to visit Ottawa later this month, it is time for us to revisit this issue and our long-overdue respons [...] |
2004-11-19 20:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CA |
| 04OTTAWA3134 | U.S. VIEWS ON PROPOSED UN ENVIRONMENTAL [...] ESTH Counselor made the demarche requested in reftel to Richard Ballhorn, Director General for Environment and Sustainable Development Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs, and to Nicole Ladouceur, Director General for International Affairs in the Department of the Environment. Ballhor [...] |
2004-11-19 21:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EU IO SENV CA |
| 04OTTAWA3305 | MEETING OF U.S./CANADA AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE [...] Summary: The U.S./Canada Air Quality Committee met December 2 in Ottawa to review air quality issues affecting the two countries. The meeting included discussions of acid rain, ozone, scientific cooperation and research, consultations and notifications, particulate matter, marine vessel emis [...] |
2004-12-09 15:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EWWT CA |
| 04PARAMARIBO1 | SURINAME INTRODUCES SURINAME DOLLAR TO BOLSTER [...] Summary: On January 1, 2004, Suriname will launch its new currency, the Surinamese dollar. The new currency will be set at an exchange rate of SR$ 2.80 to one USD, versus Sf 2,800 to one USD. According to Central Bank President Andre Telting, the introduction of the new currency is meant to [...] |
2004-01-02 18:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON EFIN NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO121 | SURINAME: WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER PARTNERSHIP [...] PER REF B, EMBASSY PARAMARIBO IS PLEASED TO CONFIRM THAT SURINAME WILL ATTEND THE MARCH 21-26 WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE (WW2BW) IN MIAMI (REF A). MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE PERMANENT SECRETARY JASWANT SAHTOE HAS CONFIRMED THE FIVE-PERSON SURINAMESE DELEGATION WILL BE COMPR [...] |
2004-02-12 10:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO35 | SURINAME: WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-16 10:38:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL NS |
| 04PRAGUE1848 | COALED CASH - CZECH EMISSION TRADING PLAN: DRAFTED [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Czech Republic has proposed to the EU an emissions trading scheme that increases the ceiling on emissions above current levels. Environmental groups point to conflicts of interest, say the Czech proposal ignores submission criteria and the government's own stated energy poli [...] |
2004-12-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EIND EZ EUN |
| 04PRETORIA3283 | SOUTH AFRICA: REVIEW OF DR. ROBERT FINKELMAN'S [...] (U) Summary: On June 28, Dr. Finkelman, a coal scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, completed a highly successful three-month tour-of-duty as Embassy Science Fellow. Dr. Finkelman met with more than 500 South Africans in over forty formal meetings, presentations, and seminars to officia [...] |
2004-07-20 14:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EMIN SENV EIND BC MZ WA SF |
| 04PRETORIA4048 | SOUTH AFRICA COMMEMORATES SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (U) Summary: South Africans and selected foreign guests (from the UN system, Africa, Brazil, and international labor and civil society organizations) participated in a national conference on sustainable development held September 1-3 in Johannesburg, in commemoration of the second anniversary [...] |
2004-09-08 07:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EAID ECON SF |
| 04PRETORIA4530 | SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary and introduction. Following Cabinet's approval on October 6, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) on October 7 formally launched South Africa's climate change response strategy. At the launch event, officials noted the urgency with which Cabinet views responding [...] |
2004-10-08 14:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EAID TSPL PREL SF |
| 04PRETORIA4950 | South Africa may reintroduce culling to manage its [...] (SBU) South Africa is working to identify an acceptable solution to the problem of elephant overpopulation in its national parks. An October conference with stakeholders held at Kruger National Park reviewed different elephant management methods, including relocation, contraception and culli [...] |
2004-11-12 09:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV SOCI SF ETRD |
| 04PRETORIA5223 | SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT STANDS UP TO ACTIVISTS ON [...] Following the recent passage of a World Conservation Union resolution recommending a moratorium on the further release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), South African anti-GMO activist groups Biowatch and African Centre for Biosafety blasted the Government of South Africa for its failu [...] |
2004-12-02 05:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TSPL SENV ECON SF |
| 04PRETORIA5285 | South Africa establishes National Biodiversity [...] On December 2, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) Marthinus Van Schalkwyk officially launched the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) at Pretoria's National Botanical Gardens. The institute came into being in September 2004, transforming from the National [...] |
2004-12-07 14:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI TBIO KSCA ECON SF |
| 04PRETORIA5286 | SOUTH AFRICAN RESPONSE ON PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed reftel points to officials at Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). According to DEAT's Director for International Relations, Zaheer Fakir, his Department was invited but never participated in discussions regardi [...] |
2004-12-07 14:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EAID ECON SF |
| 04PRETORIA5323 | SOUTH AFRICA: EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Pretoria was pleased and privileged to host Dr. Subhash Gupta as Embassy Science Fellow from September 29 to December 8, 2004. During his ten-week stay, Dr. Gupta met with research groups at five universities and two government research councils, private sector represe [...] |
2004-12-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO SF |
| 04PRETORIA5345 | SOUTH AFRICA: BIOSAFETY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In October 2004, the National Department of Agriculture (NDA) published amendments to the current Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Act, to bring it in line with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; public comments were requested by November 19, but it is unclear how quickly [...] |
2004-12-10 13:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO SF |
| 04PRETORIA5363 | South Africa recognizes, supports and [...] Summary. South Africa continues to support the protection and development of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) through a variety of government and private efforts. In the late 1990s, the new South African Government encouraged deeper investigation into IKS through research projects and sur [...] |
2004-12-13 14:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI TBIO KSCA ECON ETRD KIPR SF |
| 04QUEBEC184 | NUNAVUT TERRITORY: AMBASSADOR'S OCT. 4-7 VISIT [...] Summary: During an October 4-7 visit to Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut Territory, the Ambassador met with a range of federal, provincial and municipal officials, as well as with representatives of the Inuit community. Climate change and restrictions on seal hunting topped the list of our in [...] |
2004-10-13 17:33:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SENV MARR CA |
| 04QUEBEC43 | PAUL OGALIK REELECTED AS PREMIER OF NUNAVUT [...] (U) March 5, sitting Premier Paul Okalik received the consensus to continue as Premier of Nunavut over contender Tagak Curley, the MLA from Rankin Inlet. Ogalik brings his strengths of experience (he has had 5 years as Premier) and education, which includes a law degree, to the job. Now th [...] |
2004-03-08 13:27:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV EMIN CA |
| 04QUEBEC57 | MAGDALEN ISLANDS SEAL HUNT CONTROVERSY CONTINUES [...] Summary: CG visited the ice floes off the coast of the Magdalen Islands March 10 to observe the harp seal population on its annual migration from Greenland. As many as 350,000 young seals may be culled in the hunt this year, although this year's higher quota may well not be reached. Opponents [...] |
2004-03-25 19:01:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON PREL CA |
| 04QUITO2268 | FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER DISCUSSES GALAPAGOS [...] Summary: At dinner on August 5, former President Jimmy Carter discussed with President Lucio Gutierrez the importance of protection of the Galapagos Islands. Gutierrez also expressed concern for the issue. Carter suggested that the Carter Center may host a conference on the protection of th [...] |
2004-08-17 20:32:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS EC |
| 04QUITO2301 | BREAKFAST WITH GUTIERREZ: ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a breakfast meeting on August 18, President Gutierrez told the Ambassador that Ecuador will resolve its business disputes with the U.S. He expressed appreciation to the U.S. for its economic assistance, stated that he had instructed Minister of Trade Ivonne Baki to work mo [...] |
2004-08-20 16:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID SENV EC |
| 04QUITO2365 | NO WORD FROM ECUADOR ON TEDS CHANGES [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-26 14:29:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD SENV EC OES |
| 04QUITO2464 | GALAPAGOS PARK LEADERSHIP POTENTIALLY DESTABILIZED [...] (U)Summary: The status of the leadership of the Galapagos National Park (GNP) is uncertain, with Park Director Edwin Naula facing possible dismissal. There are political motives behind the change and we will continue to press for stability. The US Mission has expressed concern at the highes [...] |
2004-09-10 19:50:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL EC |
| 04QUITO2550 | GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK WORKERS CONTINUE TO STRIKE [...] (U) Summary. On September 10, the Minister of the Environment (MOE) replaced the Galapagos National Park (GNP) Director. In protest, the employees of the GNP went on strike. The strike began peacefully and the strikers initially promised not to interrupt tourist operations if their demands [...] |
2004-09-20 23:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV |
| 04QUITO2599 | NEW GALAPAGOS PARK DIRECTOR LITERALLY FIGHTS HIS [...] Summary. On September 22, a group of local fishermen, who have long been at odds with the park leadership over environmental regulations, stormed the office of the GNP headquarters in Santa Cruz and helped Fausto Cepeda, the newly appointed director, install himself as park director. The vio [...] |
2004-09-24 19:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV |
| 04QUITO2614 | MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE [...] Summary. The Minister of the Environment (MOE), Fabian Valdivieso, announced to the press on September 27 that Fausto Cepeda had been replaced as Galapagos National Park (GNP) Director by GNP employee Victor Carrion. The MOE will form a commission to oversee any future selections of the GNP [...] |
2004-09-28 23:35:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV |
| 04QUITO2704 | ECUADOR TRYING TO STABILIZE GALAPAGOS PARK [...] Summary. The Minister of the Environment, Fabian Valdivieso, is attempting to change the process for selecting directors of the Galapagos National Park (GNP), hoping that an independent procedure will purge politics from this position and stabilize park management. The Minister proposes hiri [...] |
2004-10-07 13:34:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV |
| 04QUITO2923 | ECUADOR BANS EXPORT OF SHARK FINS [...] Summary. President Gutierrez has issued a decree banning the export of shark fins. The ban applies to all shark fins, whether they are intentionally harvested or are the result of bi-catch. Despite having been consulted prior to the decree's issuance, a local fishing group is asking Preside [...] |
2004-11-05 17:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV |
| 04QUITO3115 | DONORS LOSING PATIENCE WITH MANAGEMENT OF GALAPAGOS [...] Summary. Ecuador continues to take two steps backward for each step forward in the Galapagos. President Gutierrez signed a decree in October banning the export of shark fins from Ecuador (Reftel A), to promote conservation. The Minister of the Environment, Fabian Valdivieso, however, repla [...] |
2004-11-30 13:35:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV |
| 04RANGOON1151 | GOB INDIFFERENT TO HISTORIC FLOODING [...] (C) Summary: Record rainfall in July and August led to historic flooding throughout Burma, rendering thousands homeless and causing severe damage to rice crops. The Burmese regime denied that any flooding occurred and arrested individuals for distributing video footage of flooded towns. GOB [...] |
2004-09-03 11:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EAGR ECON PGOV BM |
| 04RANGOON214 | NO BIOTECH REGULATIONS IN BURMA [...] The Burmese government currently has no laws or regulations on the books regarding the import of biotechnology-derived food products. The Ministries of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Fisheries, and the Customs Department are now forming a working committee to draw up a framework to addr [...] |
2004-02-19 04:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL BM |
| 04RANGOON644 | BURMA'S FORESTRY MINISTER TAKES A MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: In the COM's first meeting with Burma's Forestry Minister we were able to finally get the GOB's official line on wildlife trafficking and illegal timbering, and clarify an outstanding rumor regarding the punishment of a Ministry official for illegal contact with the Embassy. Tho [...] |
2004-05-21 07:52:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PGOV EAGR PHUM BM |
| 04RANGOON894 | BURMA NGOS LAY OUT CONSERVATION PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: A team of locally based environmental NGOs, backed by local experts, has produced a comprehensive analysis of Burma's most pressing priorities for biodiversity conservation. The report is the first of its kind that we've seen and is realistic in its objectives and its assessment [...] |
2004-07-15 06:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV BM NGO |
| 04RANGOON959 | IRRAWADDY FLOODING DRAWS SCANT INTEREST [...] (SBU) Starting July 18th, heavy rains caused the upper Irrawaddy River to overflow its banks, and flood waters reportedly reached four to ten feet in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina. Local NGOs in Myitkyina reported the worst flooding since 1997, fouled wells, thousands homeless, and pe [...] |
2004-07-28 10:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV PGOV BM NGO |
| 04ROME1010 | CHILE/WORLD FOOD PROGRAM CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH A [...] The World Food Program (WFP), the Chilean Board of Educational Assistance and Scholarships (JUNAEB), and the U.S.-based American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) plan to jointly launch a Latin American independent school- feeding support network at a Conference in Santiago, Chile, March [...] |
2004-03-15 16:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO |
| 04ROME1050 | MEETING BETWEEN U/S DOBRIANSKY AND ITALIAN FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY. U/S PAULA DOBRIANSKY HELD A BILATERAL MEETING WITH FM FRATTINI ON MARCH 4 AT THE ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY. THE UNDER SECRETARY RAISED FOUR ISSUES, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES, THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, ECOSOC MEMBERSHIP AND MONTREAL PROTOCOL LIMITS ON [...] |
2004-03-17 12:05:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | IT KDEM PHUM PREL SENV EG HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 04ROME1057 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES TREATY LIKELY TO ENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the FAO Secretariat, 36 countries have now submitted ratification instruments for the International Treaty (IT) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Anticipated action by EU member states by March 31 would likely take the number of ratifications [...] |
2004-03-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME1092 | Iraq: Italian-Sponsored Marsh Restoration Program [...] (U) The Italian Ministry of Environment and Territory (MOE) has provided 2.1 million euros (1 euro 1.22 USD) through the Washington-based "Iraq Foundation" for a marshland recovery and water sanitation program called "New Eden." The Italian government will likely provide an additional 10 mil [...] |
2004-03-18 17:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04ROME1296 | 2003 driftnet enforcement data - no violations in [...] Summary: On January 22, Department and Embassy Rome officers met with Paolo Scarpa Bonazza Buora, the Italian Under Secretary of Agriculture responsible for fisheries. The U/S was very familiar with the driftnet problem and urged his Fisheries people to pass the 2003 enforcement data to the [...] |
2004-04-01 14:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PHSA ETRD IT |
| 04ROME1392 | WFP HELPS LAUNCH LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL FEEDING [...] An international school feeding congress - "Networks Beyond Borders," attracted more than 800 participants from 19 countries. The event included an industry fair with 40 companies from the Americas and workshops on nutrition, food safety and technology, school feeding programming and research [...] |
2004-04-08 08:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO |
| 04ROME1415 | USAID/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITS WFP PROGRAMS [...] US MISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE TIM LAVELLE VISITED PERU MARCH 27-31, AND TRAVELED TO THE PERUVIAN ANDEAN REGION OF HUANCAVALICA TO REVIEW WFP OPERATIONS. WFP'S PROGRAM IS RIGHTLY FOCUSED IN THE PERUVIAN HIGHLANDS, WHERE POVERTY RATES ARE NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF COASTAL REGIONS. WFP'S PROGR [...] |
2004-04-09 11:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO |
| 04ROME1417 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES TREATY PASSES [...] FAO announced on March 31 that 48 countries had ratified the International Treaty (IT) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (see ref A). Simultaneous submission of instruments of ratification at the end of March by 12 EU countries and the European Community carried the IT over [...] |
2004-04-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME2274 | FOOD SECURITY IN GUATEMALA: VISIT OF ALTERNATE [...] Summary: Travel of U.S. Mission Rome's Alternate Permanent Representative to Guatemala provided an opportunity for review of selected projects of the World Food Program (WFP), the UN Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in rural are [...] |
2004-06-14 13:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR EFIN AORC SENV GT XK WFP FAO IFAD |
| 04ROME2277 | FOOD SECURITY IN NICARAGUA: VISIT OF ALTERNATE [...] Summary: U.S. Mission Rome Alternate Permanent Representative traveled to Nicaragua May 2-5 to review efforts by the UN agencies to work with the host government and other donors to address food insecurity in this low- income, food-deficit country that has been hit by recurring natural disa [...] |
2004-06-14 13:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR EFIN AORC SENV NU XK WFP FAO IFAD |
| 04ROME2418 | GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST: U.S. PRIVATE- [...] Summary: The Global Crop Diversity Trust is an independent international endowment that aims to provide permanent funding for the world's major crop diversity collections, which provide the foundation for future improvements in agricultural productivity. The Trust has garnered firm pledges o [...] |
2004-06-22 12:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO IPGRI |
| 04ROME2427 | GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST: ESTABLISHMENT [...] Provided below, for the record, is the text of a letter from FAO Director General Jacques Diouf, dated February 13, 2004, inviting member governments to sign the Agreement that establishes the Global Crop Diversity Trust. Signature does not imply any financial commitments to the Trust. Reft [...] |
2004-06-22 15:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO IPGRI |
| 04ROME2436 | FAO SPEAKS OUT ON BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Summary: FAO's recent report on the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) concludes that agricultural biotechnology has the potential to benefit small, poor farmers in developing countries. It cautions, however, that biotechnology is no panacea, and that socio-economic impacts, food saf [...] |
2004-06-23 09:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD SENV EAID KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME2657 | BIOTECHNOLOGY: WFP INTERNAL GUIDANCE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN AN INTERNAL "CORPORATE MESSAGE" RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED TO ITS STAFF WORLDWIDE, SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) STRESSED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NEUTRAL IN THE DEBATE ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) FOODS. EMPLOYEES ARE INSTRUCTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT (1) WFP [...] |
2004-07-08 07:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD SENV AORC WFP |
| 04ROME280 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: TREATY COULD ENTER [...] SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE FAO SECRETARIAT, AS OF 26 JANUARY SOME 34-35 COUNTRIES HAD SUBMITTED RATIFICATION INSTRUMENTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY (IT) FOR PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. THE EC IS EXPECTED TO DO SO IN MID MARCH 2004, CONCURRENTLY WITH AT LEAST A HANDFUL [...] |
2004-01-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME3105 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: MATERIAL TRANSFER [...] Summary: The Expert Group on the Terms of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) will hold its first meeting on 4-8 October in Brussels, hosted by the European Commission (EC). The standard MTA will specify the terms for access and benefit sharing under the multilateral system envis [...] |
2004-08-11 12:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME354 | ICAO CAEP 6: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) SALVATORE MINEO, ITALY'S CAEP REPRESENTATIVE AND ENAC (NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY) DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, MET JANUARY 30 WITH SENIOR FAA REPRESENTATIVE AND SCIENCE COUNSELOR. MINEO IS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CAEP 6 DUE TO ILL HEALTH, BUT WILL BE REPRESENTED BY PAOLO [...] |
2004-01-30 18:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON SENV IT AVIATION |
| 04ROME3979 | LOCUST EMERGENCY: DONORS' MEETING AT FAO, [...] Summary: At FAO Headquarters on 13 October, Director General Jacques Diouf and FAO Secretariat staff briefed representatives of donor governments and affected states on progress in bringing the locust emergency under control. FAO reported that the locust plague is "the worst in fifteen year [...] |
2004-10-15 11:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC MASS SENV XI XY FAO |
| 04ROME4186 | 127TH FAO COUNCIL, 22-27 NOVEMBER 2004: LOOKING [...] (U) Summary: The upcoming FAO Council will provide an opportunity principally for members to review the world's food and agricultural situation, to track progress in the activities of FAO and the World Food Program (WFP), and to discuss FAO program, budget and administrative issues. The we [...] |
2004-10-29 09:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID SENV KUNR KPAO FAO |
| 04ROME4296 | FAO COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS: COMPREHENSIVE INDEPENDENT [...] Summary. Over the past several months one of this Mission's highest priorities has been to achieve Permrep and Secretariat agreement to launch a comprehensive independent SIPDIS external evaluation of the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Through such an evaluation, we hope to [...] |
2004-11-09 10:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID SENV KUNR KPAO FAO |
| 04ROME4443 | ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-19 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SENV IT |
| 04ROME4769 | FAO/NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] At a Briefing Session at the FAO on December 15, 2004, member countries were invited to send participants to the "FAO/Netherlands International Conference on Water for Food and Ecosystems: Make it Happen!", to be held in The Hague,January 31 -February 5, 2005. The stated conference aim is the [...] |
2004-12-16 17:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AORC EAGR NL FAO |
| 04ROME4872 | CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY - ITALY [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Per ref A, on December 10, SCI Specialist discussed Italy's views on biosafety with Marco Vetrano, Director of the Biosafety Division of the Italian Ministry of Environment. Vetrano stated that Italy ratifi [...] |
2004-12-27 06:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ETRD TBIO EAID IT |
| 04ROME667 | IMO BALLAST WATER TREATY: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] ITALY'S TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR FOR MARITIME AFFAIRS, COSIMO CALIENDO, AND HIS DEPUTY, DR. GIORDANO, WHO REPRESENTED ITALY AT THE FEBRUARY 9 MEETING, TOLD SCIENCE COUNSELOR FEBRUARY 17 THAT ITALY HAD BEEN SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF THE MEETING ON THE BALLAST WATER TREATY. THEY FELT THA [...] |
2004-02-23 17:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PHSA SENV IT IMO |
| 04SANAA2832 | ACTION COMPLETED: PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE [...] Embassy Sanaa completed reftel action request. September 7, 2004 media notice on the Seed Initiative was sent by PD to normal newspaper distribution throughout Yemen on September 29, 2004. The notice was picked up by at least the Annahar, a weekly independent publication. Annahar has a week [...] |
2004-11-08 12:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KPAO YM |
| 04SANAA2862 | TOP 3 YEMEN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: WATER, WATER, [...] Summary/comment. Several critical environmental issues face Yemen: overgrazing, soil erosion, desertification, sandstorms and summer dust storms. The most crucial issue, however, is the lack of potable water which affects the majority of Yemen's workers and future export sectors. By most es [...] |
2004-11-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR SENV EWWT YM ENVIRONMENT |
| 04SANAA3099 | YEMEN BIOSAFETY STATUS - CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON [...] Ref A asked posts to help identify a small number of countries in order to engage them in more detailed bilateral discussions over the coming months over issues related to the Cartagena Protocol. Since the conclusion of the February 2004 First Meeting of Parties (MOP-1) to the Cartagena Proto [...] |
2004-12-18 05:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO YM ENVIRONMENT |
| 04SANTODOMINGO1567 | DOMINICANS SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. POSITION FOR MARCH [...] Upon receipt of reftel March 9 the Ambassador telephoned Dominican Foreign Minister Guerrero Prats, who expressed interest in U.S. position. At Guerrero Prats' request, Embassy delivered text of non-paper immediately to help MFA formulate the Dominican instructios. 2. Ambassador also rai [...] |
2004-03-10 12:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SENV DR CU PHUM |
| 04SANTODOMINGO2607 | ROCK ASH SHIPMENTS FROM PUERTO RICO TO DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A controversy over rock ash shipments from a Puerto Rico power plant owned by U.S.-based energy company AES has become a topic of local comment. The Dominican Environment Secretariat confirms that the local firm that imported the product for construction in the north obtained [...] |
2004-04-29 16:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP SENV DR ETRD EWWT EIND |
| 04SANTODOMINGO3357 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: BASEL CONVENTION NOTIFICATION [...] Embassy Santo Domingo received on June 7 a diplomatic note transmitting a may 25 letter from the Dominican Ministry of the Environment advising of the transboundary movement of a total of 1924 kg of liquid and solid latex for incineration by the firm Perma Fix Environmental Services of Orlando [...] |
2004-06-08 17:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO6280 | ACTION REQUEST ON NEGOTIATIONS UNDER GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso received the Ambassador on November 18, heard out USG concerns from reftel concerning the requested U.S. allocation of methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol, and readily assured the Ambassador that the Dominican Republic would supp [...] |
2004-11-18 21:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL DR |
| 04TAIPEI3043 | TAIWAN FIGHTS AN UPHILL BATTLE TO CONTAIN HIV/AIDS [...] Summary. In response to reftel, AIT has assessed the scope and government response to the AIDS epidemic in Taiwan. The Government is committed at the highest levels to controlling its spread and based on the numbers, HIV/AIDS rates are still manageable. In close cooperation with NGOs, Taiwa [...] |
2004-10-01 07:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OSCI OTRA SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3145 | TAIWAN'S NEW PACKAGING RULE: INDUSTRY WORKING ON [...] Summary. In July 2004, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) introduced a draft rule to limit excessive packaging. Foreign industry representatives are strongly opposed to the rule. As reported in reftel, AIT persuaded TEPA to postpone its implementation (originally schedu [...] |
2004-10-08 06:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3152 | TAIWAN TO INVESTIGATE SIGHTINGS OF POSSIBLE HIGH [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-08 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PREL PHSA SENV ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3154 | DEADLY ENTEROVIRUS STRAIN STRIKES U.S. CITIZEN IN [...] Summary. AIT/T in cooperation with AIT/K has been following the incidence of the infectious disease enterovirus, which has thus far claimed 4 lives in Taiwan this year. While this year, the disease appears less prevalent than in some recent years past, it has caught AIT's attention as one o [...] |
2004-10-08 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TBIO OSCI OTRA SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3232 | OFFSHORE TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE: NO SERIOUS DAMAGE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-17 23:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TPHY SENV ECON TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3242 | TAIWAN'S EPA NARROWS SCOPE OF DRAFT PACKAGING [...] Summary. In July 2004, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) introduced a draft rule to limit excessive packaging. In response to industry opposition to the rule, TEPA issued a second revised draft of the rule on October 12. The second draft is much narrower in scope than t [...] |
2004-10-19 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3251 | SUSPECT HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET VESSELS NOT TAIWAN [...] Fisheries Agency Deputy Director-General James Sha has provided AIT with a written response to the questions posed in Ref B regarding suspected high seas driftnet fishing vessels in the North Pacific. Mr. Sha indicates that none of the vessels listed in Reftels are Taiwan-flagged, but did pr [...] |
2004-10-19 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PREL PHSA SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3268 | TAIWAN INVESTIGATES GEORGIAN FLAGGED HIGH SEAS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-20 06:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS KTIA AORC EWWT GG PHSA PREL SENV |
| 04TAIPEI3341 | NEW CDC DIRECTOR TALKS ABOUT POST-SARS TAIWAN [...] (SBU) While delivering reftel demarche to the Taiwan Center for Disease Control on October 21, AIT became acquainted with the CDC's new director, Steve H.S. Kuo. Kuo introduced himself, saying that he just assumed his new position on October 18, after working in Washington for four years as t [...] |
2004-10-27 07:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCI OTRA SENV TBIO TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3360 | TAIWAN: LATE-SEASON TYPHOON STRIKES TAIWAN [...] Summary. Typhoon Nock-ten struck Taiwan's northeast on October 25. Nock-ten moved more swiftly than July's Typhoon Mindulle and August's Aere and caused less damage. Nevertheless, four people were killed, one remains missing, and more than 100 were injured. Taipei was one of the hardest hit [...] |
2004-10-28 04:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT SENV ECON KSCA KPAO TW |
| 04TAIPEI3537 | CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SHARKS, SEABIRDS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-10 01:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PHSA SENV AORC ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3616 | US COMPANIES RESPOND FAVORABLY TO TAIWAN EPA'S NEW [...] Summary. In July 2004, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) introduced a draft rule to limit excessive packaging. In response to industry opposition to the rule, TEPA issued a revised draft of the rule on October 12. As reported in ref A, the second draft is much narrower [...] |
2004-11-16 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTDB SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3671 | TAIWAN NGOS PLAN TO ATTEND FAO SEA TURTLE [...] In response to Reftel, AIT ESTOFF discussed sea turtle points with Fisheries Administration Senior Specialist Huang Hong-yen on November 15. Huang informed AIT that he will represent the Taiwan NGO FDCI (Fisheries Development Council International) as an observer at the meeting. He further i [...] |
2004-11-18 00:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PHSA TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI4074 | AIT URGES TAIWAN TO FOLLOW ICCAT AND OTHER FISHING [...] Summary. On December 13 and 14, OES/OMC Deputy Director Stetson Tinkham urged Taiwan's Fisheries Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to heed the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) call for Taiwan to crack down on Taiwan fishing vessels found to be fishin [...] |
2004-12-27 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS TW |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1581 | March For Life Focused on Forests Reenergizes [...] (U) SUMMARY: The March for Life (Marcha por la Vida) appears to have successfully launched a new committed environmental protection movement in the country. It remains to be seen if the movement can sustain its momentum and maintain political pressure on the government and Congress, and whet [...] |
2004-07-16 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR SOCI HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1583 | Maduro Launches Investigation of Forestry Agency [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro established an "intervention" into the operations of the Honduran Corporation for Forest Development, COHDEFOR. A three-person commission was named to conduct an in-depth analysis of COHDEFOR's operations, report back to Maduro within [...] |
2004-07-19 13:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV EAGR KCRM KJUS KCOR PHUM SOCI HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA538 | GOH PROGRESS ON TEDS PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the visit of the State / NOAA training team in December 2003, Honduras has been working to continue improving the turtle excluder device (TED) program and enforcement abilities of fisheries officials. Understanding that re-certification was premised upon training new inspe [...] |
2004-03-05 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO |
| 04TELAVIV6103 | ISRAEL CONCERNED ABOUT ILLEGAL WATER WELLS ON WEST [...] (C) Summary: Israeli officials are concerned about water wells on the West Bank that have not been approved by the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Commission. They see the illegal wells as a bad precedent for Gaza disengagement, West Bank withdrawal, and eventual negotiations on water issues [...] |
2004-12-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IS KWBG PGOV PREL SENV ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 04TELAVIV6442 | ISRAELI MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT WANTS TO REENGAGE [...] (C) Summary: GOI Environment Ministry officials hope that the USG and/or UNEP can help them reengage with their Palestinian counterparts to address pressing environmental issues. MoE provided a list of action items they consider the most feasible from a longer list of UNEP Desk Study recomme [...] |
2004-12-20 12:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL SENV ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| 04TELAVIV6500 | TRILATERAL WATER TALKS MOVE FORWARD COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian and Israeli water chiefs and their staffs held a thorough exchange focusing on water supply issues for Gaza and the West Bank during U.S.-Israeli-Palestinian Trilateral Water Talks at USAID offices in Tel Aviv December 9. The Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed [...] |
2004-12-22 10:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IS KWBG PREL SENV ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
| 04TELAVIV6548 | ISRAELI MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT VIEWS ON GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Israeli Ministry of Environment has begun to focus on critical environmental issues related to disengagement from Gaza. Ministry officials believe that unless there is close coordination among Israeli ministries and between Israeli and Palestinian officials, there will be ne [...] |
2004-12-23 14:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL SENV GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 04TELAVIV6550 | ISRAELI MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT WANTS TO WORK WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli Ministry of Environment officials hope to work closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to make progress on some of Israel's most challenging environment problems. Those include: asbestos and hazardous waste cleanups, emergency preparedness, water securit [...] |
2004-12-23 15:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO KSCA EIND PGOV PREL IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 04THEHAGUE1917 | NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, USGS: GELFENBAUM, 08/03- [...] Country Clearance is granted for Guy R. Gelfenbaum for travel to Delft, The Netherlands August 3-17, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at least a se [...] |
2004-07-30 13:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV NL |
| 04THEHAGUE1921 | NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, USGS:MANGAN, 08/11-13/04 [...] Country Clearance is granted for Dr. Margaret T. Magan for travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands August 11-13, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at l [...] |
2004-07-30 16:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV NL |
| 04THEHAGUE1922 | NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, USGS:SHERWOOD, 08/21- 25/04 [...] Country Clearance is granted for Christopher R. Sherwood for travel to Delft, The Netherlands August 21-25, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at l [...] |
2004-07-30 16:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV NL |
| 04THEHAGUE219 | DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] Embassy discussed reftel with Ms. Inge van der Leij, coordinator for genetic modification of the Dutch Environment Ministry (VROM), who will be leading the official Dutch delegation to Kuala Lumpur. 2. Ms. Van der Leij said she will be pleased to discuss issues raised in demarche with the [...] |
2004-01-29 14:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ETRD TBIO NL |
| 04THEHAGUE2617 | DUTCH RESPONSE ON HYDROFLUOROCARBONS (HFCS) [...] (SBU) On September 17, EconCouns discussed ref A points with Tilly Swartepoorte, Director of Climate Change and Industry, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM). Post delivered the same day ref A points and related European Partnership for Energy and Environme [...] |
2004-10-12 15:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SENV NL USTR |
| 04THEHAGUE2894 | SCENESETTER: DUTCH ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY'S [...] Summary: Dutch State Secretary for the Environment Pieter van Geel will travel to Washington November 15 to meet with USG energy and environment officials. He wants to explore possible next steps for a broad, post-Kyoto dialogue on climate change. His vision for future climate change discu [...] |
2004-11-10 07:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL NL |
| 04THEHAGUE3233 | DUTCH SUGGEST INFORMAL MULTILATERAL TALKS ON [...] Summary: In his capacity as Minister of Environment, Pieter van Geel met with senior USG officials in Washington (November 15) to discuss post-Kyoto climate change strategy. He gave the ambassador a readout of his meetings December 6. Though the Kyoto Protocol will be in effect until 2012, s [...] |
2004-12-09 17:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL NL EU |
| 04THEHAGUE3280 | REPLY, UNITED STATES CONCERN OVER THE EU BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] In response to reftel, the Netherlands, in its role as EU Preside proposed amendments to the EU Battery Directive ("Directive"). As a government advocates an unqualified ban on all portable cadmium, merc 2. The Dutch already have a collection system in place for small chem Collection bins [...] |
2004-12-16 12:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE645 | ACTION REQUEST ON CRISIS IN GLOBAL AGREEMENT TO [...] In response to reftel, Embassy forwarded non-paper and talking points, as well as EPA press release, to contacts in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Environment and Agriculture. In addition, Ambassador Sobel left non-paper with Foreign Minister Bot after a meeting on March 9. 2. We fol [...] |
2004-03-12 15:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SENV NL |
| 04THEHAGUE791 | REACH: Latest Dutch Views [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch are pushing for EU REACH proposals so that registration and evaluation requirements are targeted to substances posing the most significant potential risks. They are concerned with the potential impact of existing proposals on SME's and are interested in further informa [...] |
2004-03-26 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SENV NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE835 | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ADVANCING U.S.-DUTCH [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. Summary. The Dutch have been strong and consistent allies in global discussions on sustainable development. Post has a strong interest in advancing U.S.-Dutch cooperation in this area. Recent meetings between Ambassador Sobel and senio [...] |
2004-04-01 07:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV NL |
| 04WELLINGTON1032 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NITA TALLENT- [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Nita Tallent-Halsell, Office of Research and Development, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from February 1 - May 1, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend long-term training on the invasive species impact study, [...] |
2004-12-14 02:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON1036 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JERRY MULLINS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Physical Scientist Jerry Mullins, to travel to Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand from January 10- 28, 2005. The purpose of Mr. Mullins' visit is to transit Christchurch to and from McMurdo Station in Antarctica, where he will [...] |
2004-12-14 21:54:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON578 | NEW ZEALAND: 2004 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE [...] Post delivered reftel points July 8 to Chris Anderson, Environment Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. New Zealand's International Whaling Commission (IWC) Commissioner Sir Geoffery Palmer had already departed for Italy. Anderson offered to pass reftel points to Palme [...] |
2004-07-08 04:21:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON656 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIALS [...] Embassy welcomes NOAA Officials David D. Parrish and Susan Solomon to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 1 - 10, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Eighth Conference of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...] |
2004-08-03 05:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON661 | NEW ZEALAND FOCUSES ON REFORM OF PACIFIC ISLAND [...] (U) On July 27, Poloff shared ref A points on the 2004 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) with Paul Willis, Regional Deputy Director, Pacific Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Willis indicated that Prime Minister Helen Clark would lead the New Zealand delegation to the PIF, [...] |
2004-08-04 05:01:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EFIS SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON678 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Senior Scientist, Akkihebball R. Ravishankara to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 2 - 9, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference. 2. Embassy unders [...] |
2004-08-09 02:09:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON684 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Physicist Graham Feingold to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 2 - 10, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no further [...] |
2004-08-09 22:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON690 | NEW ZEALAND PARTICIPATION AT APEC HIGH LEVEL [...] Embassy's Agricultural Attach and Economic officer discussed the draft workplan for the APEC High Level Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology (HLPDAB) and ongoing capacity building initiatives on agricultural biotechnology with David Walker and Richard Graves of the Ministry of Foreign [...] |
2004-08-11 04:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TBIO SENV EAGR ECON NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON692 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA OFFICIALS [...] Please see action request para 3. 2. Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Officials Phil Oshida and Eric Bissonette to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 31 to September 2, 2004. The purpose of this trip is to visit utilities and regulators in Christchurch as part of a [...] |
2004-08-12 00:57:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY AS NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON704 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOI Bureau of Land Management Official Mr. Don Bruns to travel to Christchurch and Queenstown, New Zealand from August 22 - 25, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to speak at New Zealand's Recreation Association Annual Conference. 2. Embas [...] |
2004-08-17 03:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KSCA TPHY SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON714 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIALS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Officials Timothy S. Bates and Patricia K. Quinn to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 29 - September 10, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Global Atmosphere Chemistry Program Meeting. 2. Emb [...] |
2004-08-19 23:38:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON717 | NEW ZEALAND COMMENTS ON EARTH OBSERVATIONS: DRAFT [...] Pip Wilson, Environment Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, provided the GoNZ's response to reftel request for comments on the future governance mechanism for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS,) and noted that Peter Stevens, from the New Zealand Cli [...] |
2004-08-24 04:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON728 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIAL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Official Kea Duckenfield to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 30-September 11, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give invited talk at the 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference. 2. Embassy understa [...] |
2004-08-25 21:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV AS NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON735 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO NIUE FOR DINT OFFICIAL ANNE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DINT/Fish and Wild Life Service Official Anne Brooke to travel to Niue, September 2-15, 2004. The purpose of travel is to survey the flying fox population of Niue, in cooperation with the New Zealand Department of Conservation and the Niuean Department of [...] |
2004-08-27 04:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV KSCA TBIO NE NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON744 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIAL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce NOAA Research Chemist Edward J. Dlugokencky to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 2-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a site visit with the national Institute of Water and Atmospheric Rese [...] |
2004-09-01 05:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON771 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIALS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOC NOAA Scientists Robert W. Embley, Sharon L. Walker, and Edward T. Baker to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from September 18 - October 22, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the research cruise aboard the N [...] |
2004-09-09 22:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON819 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GIBBONS-FLY, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Gibbons-Fly, Director, Office of Marine Conservation; Holly Koehler, Office of Marine Conservation; William Robinson, Regional Administrator, NOAA Fisheries; Charles Karnella, Pacific Island Area Office, NOAA Fisheries; and Raymond Clar [...] |
2004-09-24 00:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EFIS SENV PHSA NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON825 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA'S NITA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Nita Tallent-Haisell, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 1 to December 3, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the meeting of the Invasive Species Impacts Study. 2. Embassy understands no assistance is [...] |
2004-09-27 04:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON832 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO U.S. SEED ANNOUNCEMENT [...] Post delivered reftel announcement on U.S. participation in the Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development (SEED) partnership to the Environment and Americas Divisions of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) MFAT will distribute the information to GoNZ ag [...] |
2004-09-30 02:20:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON833 | NEW ZEALAND: LUKEWARM RESPONSE TO CITES [...] (C) Summary: The GoNZ is unlikely to support the U.S. draft resolution that aims to clarify the term "Introduction from the Sea." New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) interlocutors expressed skepticism that the draft submission as written will address illegal, unregulated [...] |
2004-09-30 04:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EFIS TBIO ETRD NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON844 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY JAMES A. KELLY'S AUGUST 8 [...] (U) Summary: Assistant Secretary Kelly, accompanied by Ambassador Swindells, Ed Rindler (INL) and notetaker, met August 8, 2004 with New Zealand Foreign Minister Phil Goff at the Pacific Islands Forum in Apia, Samoa. A/S Kelly and Goff discussed the deteriorating relationship between East Timo [...] |
2004-10-06 19:57:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIS SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON848 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. SHIRA [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to OES/EGC Science Officer Dr. Shira Yoffe, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from October 11 - 13, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Workshop on Adaptation Strategies and Practices in Developed Countries. [...] |
2004-10-07 00:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON852 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GLOVER, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Cartographer Robert Glover (November 4 through December 9), Geographer Daniel (November 6 through December 15, and Physical Scientist Larry Hothem (November 21 through January 7), to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, enroute to an [...] |
2004-10-07 20:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON857 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PETER WRIGHT, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Hydrologist Peter Wright to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 24, 2004 to January 15, 2004 enroute to and from McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The purpose of the trip to Antarctica is to conduct research and data colle [...] |
2004-10-13 00:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON911 | CONVICTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST PASSPORT [...] (U) In what media reports have called the largest passport forgery case of its kind in New Zealand, two refugees to New Zealand, Iraqi Fahad Jaber AJEIL (age 29) and Kuwaiti Riyad Hamied SULTAN (age 29), were found guilty October 21 of conspiring to commit forgery. The prosecution accused the [...] |
2004-11-01 02:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC SENV TSPL NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON964 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Post provided reftel points to Emma Kerslake, Environment Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) MFAT noted that they would respond following consultations with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF.) AgAttache spoke separately with MAF Biosecurity [...] |
2004-11-18 23:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL NZ |
| 04YEREVAN1115 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: SOLICITING ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On May 7, 2004 we discussed talking points in refs A and B with America's desk officer Lilit Toutkhalian. She replied that she would look into whether Armenia had any appropriate people to send to the workshops, and indi [...] |
2004-05-10 07:29:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KSCA SENV TSPL IZ AM |
| 04ZAGREB1037 | POLITICS AND PORK OVERTAKE SCIENCE IN CROATIA'S [...] (C) After initial tests in February first raised the prospect of unlabeled GMOs in the Croatian food market (reftel A), the GoC has thoroughly politicized the GMO debate and shown an eagerness to cash in on populist anti-GMO sentiment to drum up support. A move in GMO policy away from scienc [...] |
2004-06-08 08:25:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL PGOV HR |
| 04ZAGREB1339 | UNLICENSED GMO CORN RETURNS BIOTECH TO HEADLINES [...] (U) On July 9, Minister of Agriculture Petar Cobankovic announced that a hybrid corn seed imported by US-based Pioneer Seeds tested positive for GMO content. Cobankovic estimates that 2,000 hectares of farmland have been planted with the GMO-contaminated seed. Destruction of contaminated cropl [...] |
2004-07-22 13:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL PGOV HR |
| 04ZAGREB1627 | ENVIRONMENT COULD BE STICKING POINT IN CROATIA'S [...] (SBU) Environmental protection issues seem certain to be a major sticking point in Croatia's EU membership negotiations. With the European Commission playing an ever-smaller role in environmental policy priority setting, the chaotic distribution of environmental responsibility among Croatian [...] |
2004-09-14 14:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID PREL PGOV HR |
| 04ZAGREB1737 | CROATIA FEARS POLITICKING OVER CROATIA-SLOVENIA [...] (SBU) As rhetoric on border questions between Slovenia and Croatia escalates before the October 3 Slovenian parliamentary election, Croatia calls for arbitration and rejects as blackmail recent Slovenian threats to use the EU card. The potential for violence is small, but each side will contin [...] |
2004-10-01 14:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL EFIS PHSA PGOV SENV SI HR |
| 04ZAGREB1741 | CROATIA STRUGGLES TO DECOUPLE FISHING ZONE AND [...] (SBU) Croatia,s Fishing and Environmental Protection Zone (FEPZ) will enter into force in the Adriatic Sea on October 3. It will not apply to EU member states, thanks to a political concession Croatia made in the run-up to a decision on its EU candidate status in June (ref A). Despite GoC ef [...] |
2004-10-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA PBTS PREL SENV HR SI |
| 04ZAGREB1803 | CROATIA STILL OPEN TO NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT ON [...] (SBU) Croatia remains open to a negotiated bilateral settlement on the Croatia-Slovenia maritime boundary despite press reports to the contrary. A much-hyped Slovenian proposal to avoid fishing incidents in the Adriatic has not yet been presented to the GoC. Two weeks after Slovenian parliamen [...] |
2004-10-15 14:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PHSA SENV PREL HR SI |
| 04ZAGREB2109 | CROATIA REQUESTS US SUPPORT FOR LENIENCY ON KYOTO [...] On December 7, the Croatian MFA submitted a request by diplomatic note for U.S. support for a GoC application for leniency in carbon dioxide emissions ahead of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference currently ongoing in Buenos Aires. The GoC believes fulfilling its K [...] |
2004-12-09 15:09:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON PGOV HR |
| 04ZAGREB2196 | 2004 GMO AND BIOSAFETY DEVELOPMENTS IN CROATIA [...] Reftel requested an update on biosafety issues in preparation for the next meeting of the parties to the Cartagena Protocol. As an EU candidate country, Croatia will almost certainly follow the EC lead on any biosafety or GMO issue. Following is an overview of recent developments on these issu [...] |
2004-12-29 09:09:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO HR |
| 04ZAGREB578 | BAD TEST RESULTS FORCE GMO ISSUE [...] (U) THE RECENT SCANDAL AROUND THE ALLEGED PRESENCE OF NON-APPROVED GMOS IN 14 FOOD SAMPLES HAS SPED THE ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS ON LABELING AND APPROVAL OF GMOS AND STIRRED PUBLIC DEBATE, EVEN THOUGH SUBSEQUENT TESTS FOUND THAT ONLY ONE OF THE SAMPLES HAD MORE THAN ONE PERCENT GMO CONTENT. TH [...] |
2004-04-05 05:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR |
| 04ZAGREB847 | PERMANENT SAVA COMMISSION HAS CROATIAN SUPPORT BUT [...] (U) THE FOLLOWING RESPONDS TO REFTEL QUESTIONS ON THE STATUS OF THE SAVA RIVER BASIN INITIATIVE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT COMMISSION IN ZAGREB. SUMMARY ------- 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT SAVA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION WITH A SECRETARIAT IN ZAGREB HAS BROAD SUPPORT AT THE [...] |
2004-05-13 09:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECIN EWWT PREL HR |
| 04ZAGREB85 | PROPOSALS FOR BIOTECH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES [...] In response to ref A, Mission proposes the following biotech outreach activities: -- placement of biotech articles targeted for Central European market, especially those by European authors. -- funding to help promote local pro-biotech organizations. -- organize trips for regulators to [...] |
2004-01-16 06:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR |
| 05ABIDJAN1861 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ICCAT CHAIRMANSHIP AND NEW [...] On October 7, econoff delivered ref A and B demarches to Seraphin Dedi Nadje, Director of Fishery Production, Ministry of Animal Production and Fishery Resources. 2. In response to ref A demarche, Mr. Dedi Nadje replied that Cote d'Ivoire would be interested in supporting Dr. Hogarth's ca [...] |
2005-11-09 10:23:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD PHSA SENV AORC IV ICCAT IATTC |
| 05ABUDHABI16 | Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing [...] THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DOES NOT HAVE A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS, THEY DO NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS ABS ISSUES. THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE IS FEDERAL LAW #24 OF 1999 ON THE PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE EN [...] |
2005-01-02 10:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV TC |
| 05ABUDHABI1788 | SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL ESTH HUB IN OMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EMBASSY ABU DHABI STRONGLY SUPPORTS ESTABLISHING A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND HEALTH HUB OFFICE IN OMAN TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMATIC AND POLICY SUPPORT TO THE UAE AND THE WIDER GULF REGION. THE ENHANCED EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE HUB OFFICE WOULD ALLOW THE [...] |
2005-04-24 09:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO KSCA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3131 | ABU DHABI EMIRATE RESTRUCTURES ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY [...] (U) President Khalifa bin Zayed signed a law on July 10, 2005 that restructures the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's environmental authority. Formerly known as the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA), the new Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi has greatly increased enforcement auth [...] |
2005-07-17 04:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KSCA ECON EPET ETRD TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4111 | ENCOURAGING A NATIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK FOR UAE [...] (U) Two Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) seismologists, Dr. Keith Nakanishi and Dr. Arthur Rodgers, visited the UAE on September 13 and 14 in coordination with a planning meeting for the 2006 Gulf Seismic Forum that will be hosted in Oman. The two seismologists have been working wi [...] |
2005-09-30 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA ECON EPET ETRD TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4713 | UAEG BOOSTS PLEDGE FOR PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF [...] During the November 19 Pakistan Earthquake Relief Donors' Conference in Islamabad, the UAE announced an increase in its aid pledge to Pakistan from $100 million to $200 million. 2. UAE Minister for Labor and Social Affairs, Dr. Ali Al-Kaabi announced that the UAE is committed to "channel" [...] |
2005-11-20 14:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM SENV AE |
| 05ABUDHABI4902 | UAEG'S PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) In response to the questions posed Reftel A regarding the UAEG's efforts to protect against avian influenza (AI) and its capability to respond to a pandemic, the following information is provided. ------------ Preparedness ------------ 2. (U) The UAEG has formed a National Avian Inf [...] |
2005-11-30 14:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID |