Central and Eastern Europe aim to protect their ecological backbone

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Bioscience; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/1312078· OSTI ID:7120834

Cohn, J P

Important environmental issues face the newly democratic countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The problems of habitat and wildlife conservation are given less attention than other issues such as air and water pollution. However, a variety of opportunities exist to protect the remaining wild areas. Existing national parks, undeveloped lands especially along borders, and the Danube delta ecosystem still retain wild character, at least in part. Lack of money and equipment, the rush to privatization, lack of government priority, small core areas of wild land, and the effects of pollution all stand in the way of conservation efforts. Technical aid is coming from aid funding through US agencies and environmental and conservation organizations, but the future remains a concern.

• OSTI ID: 7120834
• Journal Information: Bioscience; (United States), Journal Name: Bioscience; (United States) Vol. 42:11; ISSN 0006-3568; ISSN BISNAS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
ANIMALS
ASIA
BIRDS
BULGARIA
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
DANUBE RIVER
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EASTERN EUROPE
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENT
EUROPE
FORESTS
HABITAT
NATURE RESERVES
POLAND
POLLUTION
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
RESOURCES
RIVERS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
USSR
VERTEBRATES
WILD ANIMALS