Association of Citizens for Protection and Promotion of Living Environment, Subotica

Date of interview: 11/11/2000

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

Subotica Postal Code  24000 Street:  Engelsova 9

Tel. +38124 557-711 Fax +38124 557-700

Contact persons: Dr Tomislav Sudarević, Andrija Takač Tel.

 Speaks: English , Hungarian

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association of citizens  since

Aims

Education of citizens and researching of possibilities for maintained development

Members and Friends

With voting right: 50

Material Substructure

Office: Cohabitation, Operating days: in the afternoon voluntary,  Operating hours: in the afternoon voluntary

There are databases in Paper Structure

Activities Hall: yes

Vehicles: no

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 4 members.

Administrative board

Gurinović Ivan                                                  president

Gabrić Blaško                                                   vice president

Sudarević Tomislav                                           member

Dušan Vasiljev                                                  member

Gavrilović G.                                                    member

Krmpotić T.                                                      member

Tikuicki R.                                                        member

Takač Andrija                                                   member

II. Activities

General Issue: Information - sensitization of the public (Environmental education,

Citizens information, Campaigns, Publishes)

Issue-Topic: Raising public awareness of young generation in the field of ecological education

From      To                                                                  Issues-Topic                Peripherial

Activities - Resaults:

Upgrading  public awareness of young generation in the field of environmental education

In more than 10 elementary  and secondary schools there were organized lectures which resulted in better

knowledge on environmental problems

General Issue: Local issues

Issue-Topic: Local activities for cleaner city

From      To                                                                  Issues-Topic                Local

Activities - Resaults:

Organized activities for cleaning different parts of city

More than 20-30% of city was cleaned in voluntary actions by citizens

General Issue: Protection of ecosystems

Issue-Topic: Improvement and preservation of the water quality of lakes Ludaš and Palić

From      To                                                                  Issues-Topic                Local

Activities - Resaults:

Development of new method for separation of mud from lakes. Work done in cooperation with local public

enterprise "Water supply". Due to mud generation and its depositing, quantity of oxygen and water is decreasing,

what could lead, especially in summer time to ecological catastrophe

This activity (about mud separation ) is still going on. It will postpone activities on draining and rehabilitation of


III. Source of Information

Source of information: Communal enterprises

Time period                                            Frequency                                             Initiative           Satisfaction level

-                                                               yearly                                                   Ours                   Moderate

Source of information: Agency for health protection

Time period                                            Frequency                                             Initiative           Satisfaction level

-                                                               yearly                                                   Ours                   Moderate

Future plans

Elimination of wild depot and protection of lake Palić

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: "Subotičke novine"

Subject: ecological

Type                Circulation      Time period                     Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

Magazine              Local                  -                              by need                             Ours                         Low

Future plans

Articles about problems of protection of living environment

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: YU Eco-radio

Type                  Range          Time period                     Frequency                        Initiative            Satisfaction level

Radio                   Local                  -                               weekly                          Common                 Moderate

Title: TV Subotica

Type                  Range          Time period                     Frequency                        Initiative            Satisfaction level

TV                       Local                  -                              monthly                             Ours                       Low

Future plans

Go on with Yu-eco radio and TV Subotica and be in programmed of radio Subotica

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Future plans

We expect more intensive engagement of our members on this job

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: PGO "Čistoća"

                                         Time period                                                              Initiative            Satisfaction level

                                         1/1998-                                                                        Ours                         Low


Name: PGO "Vodovod"

Subject: waste water

                                         Time period                                                              Initiative            Satisfaction level

                                         1/1998-                                                                        Ours                     Moderate

Name: PGO "Otpad"

Subject: cleaning of town

                                         Time period                                                              Initiative            Satisfaction level

                                         1/1998-                                                                        Ours                         Low

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO

Title: Education materials for school children

Comments: education

Type                                     Time period                                      Frequency                Way of Publication

Materials for                       1/1998-12/1999                                      by need                                Alone

Future plans

Modest budget don't enable us that, we still didn't make a plan for year 2001.