Club for speleology, ecology and ecotourism POLARIS - BLAJ

Date of interview: 1/7/2001

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

Alba Iulia Postal Code 3175 Street: Str. Vasile Suciu nr. 13C

Tel. +4058711020 Fax +4058711938

Contact persons: Ovidiu Bacioiu Tel. Speaks: English

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association of citizens since 2000

The Organisation is Association of citizens since 1994

Aims

The programs initiated by this NGO are created to help to save the remaining green fields of the existing mountains

in the local areas. Their reports are describing the area containing the critical resources of the mountains, and

recommendations which ensure health and safety of the mountain area's residents and control possible degradation

of county's resources from activities within the county.

Members and Friends

With voting right: 50 Without voting right: 11Number of members/friends of whom have paid their membership

Material Substructure

Office: Owned privately, Operating days: 8:00-18:00, Operating hours: 8:00-18:00

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for reports

There are databases in Paper Structure

Activities Hall: 25 places

Vehicles: cars

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 40 members.

In the organisation for other actions (printed matters or other activities) are working with a fee: 12 persons.

In the organisation for other actions (printed matters or other activities) are offering voluntary work: 40 persons.

Administrative board

Ovidiu Bacioiu President

II. Activities

General Issue: Protection, conservation and restoration of the landscape natural

environment

Issue-Topic: Local specific ecological issues

From 1998 To 2001 Issues-Topic

Activities - Resaults:

Biodiversity restored

Ecological awareness enhanced

Protection of endangered species

Training

Future Actions

General Issue: Protection of natural landscape

Issue - Topic: Ecotourism

The action has been programmed for the year 2002

Future Activities:

Support given to the local municipality and environmental authority on specific ecological issues

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Environmental Protection Inspectorate

Subject: Information

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1999-1/2001 monthly Ours Moderate

Future plans

Environmental Protection Inspectorate

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: Curentul

Subject: Specific information on environmental protection

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Newspaper National 2/1997-7/2001 daily Common Moderate

Future plans

Pro Natura Magazine

V. Relations with Mass Media

Future plans

Radio local

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: World Wide Fund

Subject: Local and specific environmental issues

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 2/2000-1/2001 Ours High

Future plans

Regional Environmental Centre

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Future plans

Universities and research institutions

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO