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Civil development committee - Probistip
Osogovo eco-region
Developing the environment friendly and village tourism should be the direct advantage for the citizens of Osogovo region from the implementation of the project of the Civil development committee from Probistip
The civil development committee from Probistip realized the project “Osogovo eco-region” whose main aim is providing sustainable development of the Osogovo region. Special attention is dedicated to the data exchange and the register of the region potentials; determining priorities for sustainable development of the region and promotion and affirmation of the potentials and possibilities of the Osogovo region.
The Osogovo region is not enough affirmed, is consider in CDC from Probistip. With the realization of the project they hope to contribute to the development of the environment friendly and village tourism in the region, introducing all the potentials of the Osogovo region to the public and increasing the cooperation between the local self-governments and the other organizations and institutions in the region.
The activities are focused on organizing public tribunes in the bigger municipalities of the region, organizing a round table and signing a memorandum for cooperation between the representatives of the local self-governments, manufacturing and distribution of eco-tourist map and advertising publication, preparation and broadcasting of documentary-reporting broadcast.
The activities are realized in the bigger municipalities of the Osogovo region: Kriva Palanka, Kratovo, Probistip, Kocani and Makedonska Kamenica, in the period from July 2004 to June 2005. Partners in the realization of the project are local civil organizations, local self-governments, media and public enterprises from the region.
Within the project several tribunes were conducted on the topics: “Osogovo region, resources, ideas and possibilities for development and cooperation”, “Possibilities for development of alternative kinds of tourism in the Osogovo region” and “Production of healthy food - organic agriculture”.
The project is supported by the Regional Centre for Protection of the Environment for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) with means provided by Europe Aid, The Cooperation Office of the European Commission, within the Programme for national and regional grants for civil organizations in the area of sustainable development in Western Balkan. The budget is 8,014 euros.
Civil development committee-Probistip
E-mail: gkrprobistip@yahoo.com
Gonce Jakovleska
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Environmental organization “Eco-mission” - Skopje
Vodno turned green with 2,000 new saplings
The action for afforestation of Vodno joined the civil with the state and private sector
Organized by the Environmetal organization “Eco-mission” from Skopje, on 27th November 2004 a voluntary civil action was conducted called “Afforestation of Vodno, autumn 2004”. The afforestation was conducted on the locality Pesterka, at about 400 metres east of the last “belvedere” on the road Olympic village - Middle Vodno, where 2,000 arizon cypress trees were planted.
The action was realized by a 66-member team with mixed structure, in which, besides members of EO “Eco-mission”, also participated students from the State Secondary School “Vlado Tasevski” and the American Secondary School “Nova”, members of the mountaineering organizations “Kitka”, “Korab” and “Bistra” and of the Organization for protection of the animals and the environment “Paun”, as well as several employees in PE “Parks and greenery”.
In “Eco-mission” they say that this is second year of conducting this action and it’s with ambition to become traditional and, as such, part of the cultural life of Skopje and its citizens. One of the aims of the action was to raise the consciousness and feeling of responsibility of the citizens towards the protection of the environment.
The action was organized with material, financial and (or) logistic support from many institutions and firms.
GJ/PB
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Zvegor Surva, Black faces, bright hearts
 ReportageOn 14 January in Zvegor, everybody had dark, smiling and joyful faces. Dark on your face symbolizes happiness, it chases the evil spirits, it also means health and wealth in the upcoming year. Even the drivers of the big trucks, the tourists with skis on top of their cars and all the others who had to go through Zvegor in order to reach Bulgaria or go back in Macedonia were stopped, their faces were made dark, and they had to pay “tax” to the Zvegor “surovarskars”. Some of the village “beauties” (which were, in fact, men, dresses as women) have even tried to enter the truck cabins and pass the wish for a happy new summer to the truck drivers with a kiss! |  |
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