Association for Protection of Environment "Okanj", Elemir

Date of interview: 10/11/2000

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

Elemir Postal Code 23000 Street: Žarka Zrenjanina 49

Tel. +38123 737-481 Fax +38123 738-329 e_mail: okanj@ptt.yu

Contact persons: 1) Isakov Slobodan, 2) Subotin Stevan, 3) Jankov Milan Tel. 1) +38123 738-329, 2) 734-

481, 3) 737-994

Speaks: English , French , German , Russian

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association of citizens since 1989

Aims

Solving problems of protection of environment in our region

Members and Friends

With voting right: 200Number of members/friends of whom have paid their membership fee: 60

Material Substructure

Office: Guest, Operating days: Non-stop, Operating hours: Non-stop

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for everyday activities, e-mail

There are databases in Paper Structure

Activities Hall: yes

Performance material: for local authorities

Vehicles: we are taking on lease

Notes: In Novi Sad on the same adress, telephone numbers and e-mail, association of ecology organizations of network

type which gathers about 30 NGO-s from Serbia. On Saturday, 4/nov/2000 Ecology movement of Yugoslavia is founded as

ecology organization of network type authorised to form local committees without request for registration. Ecology

movement of YU is founded because police didn't won't to regitrate new formed ecology organizations based on statut of

Ecology movement of Novi Sad. Person for contacts: Ostoja Drazic.

Administrative board

Subotin Stevan member

Poučki Tomislav member

Isakov Slobodan president

Mijatov Slavka member

II. Activities

General Issue: Environment protection (Outvote the protection activities)

Issue-Topic: Activities for prevention and control of pollution from industrial plants

From To Issues-Topic Local

Activities - Resaults:

Started initiatives for stopping construction of the plant for soot production in our city

Organized collection of citizens petitions to realize above mentioned results

Public awareness raised in covering the environmental problems

As a result of petitions and public campaign constitution of plant for soot protection stopped

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Green peace

Subject: Technologies and environment

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1989- periodically Ours Low

Source of information: Robin Wood

Subject: Technologies and environment

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1989- periodically Ours Low

Future plans

Cooperation with more institutions which can give us reliable information

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: "Zrenjanin"

Subject: Eco-problems

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Magazine Local 1/1998- occasionally Ours Moderate

Title: "Blic"

Subject: Eco-problems

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Newspaper National 1/1998- occasionally Ours Low

Future plans

Establishing cooperation with RTV Novi Sad

V. Relations with Mass Media

Future plans

Establishing cooperation with local, regional and state medias

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Green peace

Subject: Information about soot and rubber

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1998- Ours Low

Name: Robin Wood

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1998- Ours Low

Future plans

Cooperation with other non-government organizations

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Republic ministry for environment protection

Subject: to obstruct building soot factory

Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1998- Ours Low

Future plans

Cooperation with institutions for measuring pollution level

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO

Title: Information about Elemir

Type Time period Frequency Way of Publication

1/1999- per year Alone

Title: INFO-paper

Type Time period Frequency Way of Publication

Leaflet 1/1998- monthly Alone

Future plans

Creating of Info-book about association and its activity