SUSAKI Ayato, Mitsubishi Research Institute and ASUKA-ZHANG Shouchuan(Jusen), Tohoku University, Associate Professor, The Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Japan. Paper: The Impact of Carbon Credits on Financial Viability of the AIJ/JI/CDM Projects. To examine the potential impact of carbon credit revenues on the attractiveness of projects, we conducted a financial assessment of thirty-five energy projects and one forestry project that have been supported with the AIJ/JI/CDM feasibility study subsidy schemes by the Japanese Government.

Paper tilte: THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS, AGRICULTURE AND THE EU

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of issues related to climate change, agriculture and the EU and to consider related developments in the international climate negotiations. The paper focuses on carbon sequestration.

Mr. Bekkerov Peter, President of the Union of Itelmen Families, the most ancient people in Kamchatka, Russia, and Victoria Churikova, manager. Paper: The close relationship between community and land. The southern border of Itelmen’s settling is Lopatka cape, which is the most southern edge of the peninsula, the northern border is the river Tigil, The Itelmen settlements were situated along the rivers, especially along the main river Kamchatka, Avacha river and along the Avacha bay. At the end of 17th – beginning of the 18th century, when the first Russian settlers had appeared in the middle part of Kamchatka, the aboriginal were in the stage of community ( primitive) relations.

Pedro Berliner, Chairperson, Wyler department of Dryland Agriculture, and J. Blaustein, Institute for Desert Research, ben Gurion University of the negev, Israel. Paper: Afforestation in arid zones, marginal water use, water management in arid zones. Indiscriminate felling of trees is one of the major causes for the desertification of semi-arid regions. It is however possible to use available (usually marginal) water resources to plant trees and manage the forests for long term sustainability.

Michael Breton, Rockwood, Ontario. Paper title: Nexus, the Breakaway Society. Article found in March 2002 Newsletter at: http://members.rogers.com/gdufour2000/NewsL.html. We now know that our current worldview is based on a certain set of beliefs and assumptions that if allowed to continue will prove to be fatal. We know where this belief system came from and how it was allowed to develop. We know that attempts to modify this system have always proved ineffectual and will continue to present the same pattern of stubborn resistance to change.

John M. Bunzl – Founder and Director. International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (ISPO), London, UK. See three articles published in October 2001 Newsletter at: http://members.rogers.com/earthcommunity/NewsF.html

Today we live in a global and largely borderless economy where capital and transnational corporations freely move wherever profits are highest, costs lowest and where governments live in fear of the ‘reaction’ of global markets. No government can now impose higher taxes or regulations on corporations for fear of them moving employment elsewhere. Similarly, governments seeking to impose protective environmental or labour legislation

would be seen by global financial markets as ‘uncompetitive’, prompting instant punishment through devaluation, capital flight, inflation and unemployment.

Friends of the Earth Bangladesh. The Institute for Environment and Development Studies (IEDS) is an organization committed to the preservation, restoration & rational use of the environment. Presently, IEDS is monitoring the developments and making possible contributions in global climate change negotiations while participating the Rio + 10 campaign process and coordinating the Rio + 10 and Forestry related Asia-Pacific region's Friends of the Earth work.

Roger Doudna, Findhorn Foundation, Scotland. Restore the Earth: The Priority Item on the Agenda of World Affairs. See Article found in March 2002 Newsletter at: http://members.rogers.com/gdufour2000/NewsL.html

We are in imminent danger of irreversibly destroying the life support systems upon which the human race crucially depends for its economic well-being, and ultimately its survival. It is no longer enough to stop the current destruction of the world's ecosystems - we need to embark on a major programme of ecological restoration, to help heal the wounds which we have already inflicted on the planet.

David Driesen, Associate Professor, Syracuse University College of Law, NY . Presents the idea of creating laws authorizing direct transnational and perhaps international lawsuits against polluters contributing to transboundary harms, following a human rights model. This idea addresses a concern I have about the slow cumbersome process of international political consensus for each new environmental issue. Bush's repudiation of the Kyoto Protocol highlights doubts about whether this method is adequate, especially when the problems created are irreversible.

Germain Dufour, President of the Earth Community Organization. See Newsletters: all letters and articles without a name shown as the author. See also the Interim Earth Government website for proposed government model.

Dr. Galina Gutina, Moscow, Russia. A) For the children of the world: Ecological Problems Through Children’s Eyes. Miniatures for Theatrical Performances. B) Earth Flag proposal from Galina Gutina

Ms. Terry Harnwell. The African not-for-profit conservation portal.

Alanna Hartzok, Hector Sandler, Rashmi Mayur, Tatiana Roskoshnaya. Paper title: A Model of Resource Rents for Public Investment and Citizen Dividends. Wars are often fought over the ownership and control of land and natural resources. Inequitable ownership and wasteful, unsustainable use of the earth¹s resources are root causes of both the unjust wealth gap between the rich and the poor and the depletion and collapse of our natural resource base. This paper presents an analysis of fundamental issues regarding natural resource and territorial claims and urges the establishment of a Global Resource Agency to collect and distribute transnational resource rents. Paper title: A Green Tax Shift Policy Approach To Financing Local-To-Global Public Goods. There is a troublesome and painful contradiction in the lives of many of us who are working for peace, justice, poverty eradication, debt cancellation and sustainable development. While our hearts and minds focus on building a better world for everyone, each day we hand over fistfuls of dollars to build weapons of mass destruction, fuel dangerous, dirty and polluting technologies, and subsidize huge conglomerates which concentrate the wealth of the world in the control of the few.

Reinhard K. Henning, Consultant on Integrated Rural Development,Germany. The Jatropha System creates a positive correlation between energy/raw material production and erosion control/food production., i. e. the more energy/raw material (oil) is produced by Jatropha hedges, the more food crops are protected from animals and erosion. Also additional income is generated, mainly for women.

Marielle Jansen, Social engineer, Sociocratic Centre of Australia. Building a charter for the Earth Community Organization. March 2001 Article found at: http://members.rogers.com/earthcommunity/NewsB.html

Writing about charter building is not an easy matter. How could any person claim to have the wisdom to know what is right (and / or wrong) as a guideline and focal point for aspiration? Writing about charter building for the ECO is even more difficult, because this organization has invoked the Divine Will as a guiding principle. When we think of the Earth’s different religions and the wars that are still wreaking havoc in the wake of religious debate, how could anyone claim to have the authority and wisdom to write about the Divine Will?

Netra Kaphle, Director, ECDO, Kathmandu, Nepal. Environment and Community Development Organization (ECDO) is a non-government, non-profit making volunteer organization formed by a group of committed, interested and experienced people who have already worked in the field of environmental awareness, bio- diversity conservation, women empowerment, Child Right and community development programs and who worked in the field of development and environmental conservation.

David Keane. A People's Participation Movement: Developing National Civil Representation. March 2001 Article found at: http://members.rogers.com/earthcommunity/NewsB.html. Human consciousness collectively, presently identifies with lesser groupings such as nations, religions, or ethnic groupings. Such separative identifications provide the seeds for enormous conflict and suffering in today's world. The nation-state evolved from the Middle Ages feudal kingdom whose primary role of government was military defence and warfare. Though today, once every few years we choose our authority figures through elections, the feudal relationship of community submission to an impersonal authority patronisingly making decisions behind closed doors, remains essentially the same. It is possible however for a new type of participatory democracy to emerge, that will transform nationalism into a living, vital and spiritual entity that contributes to the general good of the community of nations and not as a means of self-glorification. For such a transformation to happen, it will be vital that people gain the right to participate directly in the processes of government, and particularly in those decisions that affect their lives.

See article published in our October 2001 Newsletter (http://members.rogers.com/earthcommunity/NewsF.html) titled: Islam and environmental conservation. Protection of the environment for present and future generations is one of the greatest moral responsibilities for the humankind. This paper looks at the importance of the nvironment in the main sources of Islamic instruction, namely the Koran and Prophet's Hadiths (teachings). These texts turn out to be on the side of conservation, the emphasis being on respect for creation, the protection of the natural order and avoidance of all wasteful activities which may cause injury to the environment. These positions are contrasted with the views expressed by political Islam, which has become influential in a large part of the Muslin world and rejects the conservation measures advocated by Western writers. Also Paper: FLAWED ECONOMICS OF NUCLEAR POWER. One of the most worrying aspects of nuclear age is the safe disposal of highly toxic wastes. The quantity of nuclear wastes in temporary storage is increasing rapidly throughout the world. This paper looks at the economic viability of nuclear power with a view to illustrate that in its justification the books were cooked in a number of ways.

Andrea Luger-Hoefling, Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung , WIFO. We are part of the nature, when we kill the nature we kill ourselves, the environment, that nourrishes us. Not technology nor exploitatin is our future but living in harmony , with everybody and everything - in harmony with God as creatures are part of him and divine.

Dr. Sue L.T. McGregor, Professor, Department of Education, Coordinator Peace and Conflict Studies Program, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax ,NS, Canada. Consumer Rights and Human Rights. March 2001 Article found at: http://members.rogers.com/earthcommunity/NewsB.html

As Minister of Family and Human Development, I am concerned with all aspects of family and individual well-being, security and quality of life and the factors that affect their ability to fulfil their basic functions as a social institution: socialization; procreation; consumption and production; social control; love, nurturance and moral; and, maintenance of the household and daily lives. This article will focus on their UN recognized rights within their consumption role and how these rights impact the human rights of global citizens. This article is based on the premise that people are part of a global, human family which engages in a consuming role in a capitalist society. Since capitalism cannot survive without continuous consumption, consumption has been deified in our consumer society. If we accept that we live in a human family, we have to be concerned with the human relationships that emerge during family functions, especially the function of production and consumption. The basic argument of this discussion is that people need to change their approach so that they put people, relationships and sustainability first, and profits, wealth, growth and progress second or, at the least, strike a better balance between the two polarities. When this change happens, the goals of social equity and ecological soundness will become integral with economic efficiency and consumers will see themselves in relation to other people and the environment.

Leadership for the Human Family: Reflective Human Action for a Culture of Peace. October 2001 Newsletter found at: http://members.rogers.com/earthcommunity/NewsF.html .This monograph strives to illustrate how pre-service and in-service professional socialization can be augmented with a peace perspective such that leaders are socialized to see themselves as global citizens prepared to shape the future of humanity via RHA leadership strategies. (http://www.kon.org/peace.html).

Dr. Khatam Murtazaev, Khujand State University, Republic of Tajikistan. Paper titles: 1. Herbal Medicine of Kidney Stone Disease by Kh. Murtazaev, A. Murtazaev . 2. Influence of Radiation and Environment on Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Film by S. Karimov, Kh. Murtazaev 3. Radiation and Cancer Diseases by Kh. Murtazaev, A. Abdivaliev . 4. Sandali throughout Time and Space by Kh. Murtazaev, S. Olov . 5. Man’s Satellites and Victims of Civilization by Kh. Murtazaev, A. Murtazaev.

Professor Yunusov M. Muzafar, A Real Member of Engineering Academy of Tajikistan, Doctor of Chemical Sciences. Paper title: Spreading of heavy and toxic metals on Sogdiyskaya region area, by M.M.Yunusov, N.I.Bezzubov, Z.A.Razikov, B.G.Faizulloev. Paper title: Appropriateness of spreading of the artificial radionuclides in the Nothern Tajikistan, by M.M.Yunusov, N.I.Bezzubov, V.V.Perelyaev, Z.A.Razikov, B.G.Faizulloev. Paper title: The method of dialysis extraction of metals for the solution of ecological problems, by M.M.Yunusov, Z.A.Razikov, N.I.Bezzubov, V.V.Perelyaev, B.G.Faizulloev. Paper title: Radiation situation in Sogdiyskaya region, by M.M.Yunusov, Z.A.Razikov, N.I.Bezzubov, V.V.Perelyaev, B.G.Faizulloev. Paper title: APPLIED PACKAGE PROGRAM "ECOLOGY OF UNDERGROUND WATER", by Yunusov M.M., Koptelov V.P., Razikov Z.A., Koptelov A.V.

James Mwami, Water Engineer, Minister of Water Resources Protection, Interim Earth Government, Uganda. Paper title: Water Security and Development. In Uganda there exist different levels of development as you move from one region to another. The way of life also differ quite significantly. This led to all sorts of allegations leading to this, ranging from political influence to varying abilities (other people are assumed to be more hard working than others). But if one took a closer analysis, one of the leading factors which may have led to this, is water security, The regions which lag behind most of the other are those ones with annual rainfall totals in range of 600-800mm. In Uganda we have areas with annual rainfall total up to the range of 1500-1800mm. The dry areas have in most cases resorted to a nomadic way of life, therefore with not permanent homes and the idea of developing their places of land and their environment not being there at all on their agenda.

John Pozzi, Global Resource Bank. In a world of abundant natural capital, high technology and the Internet there is no justification for poverty and the destruction of ecosystems. The solution to this dilemma is to replace private bank notes that measure the value of manmade products with public money that measures the value of ecosystem products.

Md. Hasibur Rahman, Executive Director, Environment and Agricultural Development Studies Centre, Bangladesh. Wetland and water pollution management in Bangladesh. See October 2001 Article found in Newsletter at http://members.rogers.com/earthcommunity/NewsF.html .The country is facing tremendous degradation of wetland ecosystem and water pollution due to rapid increasing population, i.e., about 124 million with the highest population density is about 800 per square kilometre and growing at a rate of 2.17 per cent. More than 95 percent of urban sewage is discharging directly into surface water or river without any treatment and thereby water pollution by bacteria, virus, parasites or other serious water born diseases thus threatening aquatic life as well as human beings. On the other hand water pollution occurring due to rapid industrialisation particularly in the sectors of leather, pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals, petrochemical refineries, iron and steel plants, wood pulp and paper processing, fertiliser, insecticides, synthetic organic compounds etc.

BRAZIL. Paper title: UNITY OF MANKIND, UNITY IN DIVERSITY, THE WORLD IS BUT ONE COUNTRY AND MANKIND ITS CITIZENS.

Anatoliy A. Shiyan, Head, Institute for Social Technologies, Ukraine. Paper title: Task of the man - to control a Nature: the classification of methods of management of a Nature is a typology of personality. The natural systems, as a rule, are formed on a background of the certain flows of energy and/or mass. These self-organized systems arise and destroy again, - even when external conditions (flows of energy and/or mass) remain constant. The self-organization is described by the nonlinear equations, and consequently "nonlinear thinking" penetrates into all areas of a science more deeply.

Dr. Brian R. Shmaefsky, Professor of Biology & Environmental Sciences, USA. Global approaches for monitoring and reducing environmental toxins having long-tern wildlife and public health impacts. Much of this can be done through the development of sustainable production methods and products with a sustainable life cycle.

Igor G. Ivanov and Professor Alexander Skalon, Siberia, Russia. Paper title: Nature Management and Sustainable Development. Paper title: MARKET REFORM AND THE CHOICE OF NATURE MANAGEMENT REGIONAL STRATEGY . To our mind nowadays the most important aspects of influence of market reform, occurring in Russia, on regional policy and nature management strategy are being discussed. On several problems characteristic for Southern Siberia and Altai Territory we are able to show that the idea of the market (private property on resources, freedom of trade and competition in conditions of limited resources and decreasing ecological quality of the environment) does not contradict the idea of effective and ecologically eligible development.

Ros Wade, Programme Director, South Bank University. Globalisation and Education for Sustainability.

Dr. ZhongXiang Zhang, Department of Economics and Public Finance, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Paper title: Meeting the Kyoto Targets: The Importance of Developing Country Participation (the market of tradable permits from no emissions trading to full global trading). This paper investigates the implications of progressively broadening the scope of the market of tradable permits from no emissions trading to full global trading. We start with the no emissions trading case where each country must individually meet its Kyoto targets. Next, we consider a case where trading of emissions permits is limited to countries only. We then expand the scope of the market to include all the countries but China. Finally, to investigate the role China plays in bringing down countries' compliance costs, we further broaden the market to include China into full global trading. Our results clearly demonstrate that the gain of the OECD as a whole increases as the market expands, that developing countries themselves benefit from such an expansion too because it not only provides them for additional financial resources, but also helps to cut their baseline carbon emissions by a big margin. By contrast, the former Soviet Union tends to become worse off as the market expands. The potential conflict of interest between the former Soviet Union and developing countries underlines the importance of establishing clear rules of procedure about admitting new entrants before emissions trading begins.

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