Ecological Movement "Ruma", Ruma

Date of interview: 11/11/2000

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

Ruma Postal Code 22400 Street: D.Jerkovića 22

Tel. +38122 423-803 Fax

Contact persons: Mirjana Mirić Tel. +38111 8040-391, +38122 423-803, 064/ 1216-098

Speaks: English , German

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association of citizens since 1994

Aims

Ecological education, presentation of the nature, sensation of the public, local issues

Members and Friends

With voting right: 610

Material Substructure

Office: Rented, Operating days: 10-13 and 17-20, Operating hours: 10-13 and 17-20

There are databases in Electronic Structure

Activities Hall: we usually rent a small hall in local culture center

Administrative board

Dr Dušan Stojanac vice president

Stavan Mijić president

Dušan Stojković vice president

Nikola Mirić executive committee

Katarina Cobrda executive committee

Laza Devrna executive committee

Dragana Božić executive committee

Verica Gavrilov executive committee

Lazar Jovanović secretary

Mirjana Mirić professor

Ivana Mijić professor

Tatjana Jovanović professor

II. Activities

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

Citizens information, Campaigns, Publishes)

Issue-Topic: Ecological education in elementary schools, taking part in research projects of cleaning and planting

in Ruma, air pollution control and sanitation of illegal trash piles around town

From To Issues-Topic Local

Activities - Resaults:

Radio broadcast "Let's clean up the world" on the regional radio; Annual actions "Big broom"

Taking a part in research actions "Ludaš", "Palić", "Petnica"; Photographic exhibition and establishing local

Much better public information on environmental problems. More active participation in radio broadcasting

programme (comments, suggestions, questions)

Increased use of natural gas instead classical fuel to reduce emission of pollutants

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Eco patrols

Subject: Local information through eco patrols, great communications

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

10/1994- weekly Ours Perfect

Source of information: REC

Subject: Regional environment center

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1995- monthly Common High

Source of information: INTERNET

Subject: Sometimes we find some information through INTERNET, but it's not very often since we don't have own

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

- occasionally Ours Low

Source of information: Gordana Brun

Subject: Mr Gordana Brun -Ministry adviser-expert for ecological education. We usually contact her when we need

some specific information

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

- by need Common Perfect

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: "Sremske novine"

Subject: ecological articles

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Newspaper Local 10/1995- Ours Moderate

Title: REC Bulletin

Subject: Stories about our projects and actions

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Magazine National 1/1998- Common High

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: Radio Srem

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local - weekly Common Perfect

Future plans

Enriching ecological program on the local radio, Establishing contact broadcast to ensure active participation of our

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: REC

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1996- Common High

Name: Ecological station of Serbia

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1996- Ours Low

Name: Eco-colony "Palić"

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1996- Ours Perfect

Name: Ecological movement of Sremska Mitrovica

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1996- Common Low

Future plans

Establishing ecological movement of Srem-local net to connect, Small ecological movements to help them survive

without interfering in their integrity

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Ministry of environment

Subject: ecological education

Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

10/1995- Common

Future plans

In a cooperation with agricultural institute "Srem" we made a plan of a ecological school in old castle. The Castle

belonged to count fisher 70 years ago, and it's located on old "Fisher land"

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO