Society for Nature Protection "Tikvara", Backa Palanka

Date of interview: 16/12/2000

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

Backa Palanka Postal Code  21400 Street:  Vladimira Cirpanovica 11

Tel. +38121 734-149, 064/ 1227-279 Fax +38121 734-149

Contact persons: 1) Ilic Vladimir, 2) Krstan Pejic, 3) Ljubica Kovacevic Tel. +38121 1.)  743-149, 064/ 1227-279, 2.)

767-867, 3.) 745-646 Speaks: English

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association of citizens  since 1991

Aims

Environment protection of Backa Palanka town, revitalization of nature of this region, helping in development of tourism,

protection of healthy environment

Members and Friends

With voting right: 773Number of members/friends of whom have paid their membership fee: 773

Material Substructure

Office: Rented, Operating days: 18-20,  Operating hours: 18-20

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for It is used for everyday activities such is: data

base, publishing, …There are databases in Paper and Electronic Structure

Activities Hall: There is possibility to provide place for meetings

Performance material: no

Vehicles: no, we use own property

Administrative board

Vladimir Ilic                                               president

Krstan Pejic                                               secretary

Milan Svilarov                                            member

Ljubica Kovacevic                                        member

Jovan Mencik                                             member

Slavica Marinkovic                                       member

II. Activities

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

environment

Issue-Topic: Protection of Danube litroal and lake Tikvara near city of Backa Palanka. Protection of natural heritage

of marsh's and forest ecosystems which represent habitats for rear flora and fauna which present part of well

preserved natural and healthy envir.

From    To                                                      Issues-Topic Range       Prefectural

Activities - Resaults:

Initiatives with appropriate authorities to take measures to put it under regulatory protection as nature good. This area has

following characteristics: a) Well preserved orogzophic and hydrographic forms of marshes; b) Diversity in connection with

biotopes biodiversity of flora and fauna, as consequence of geomorphologic, hydrological and natural processes, c) Complexity

of ecosystem reflected in functional connection of water and land habitat

After many thematic meetings, public campaigns and proposed study for protection of this site, Republic institute for nature

protection issued preliminary act on proclaiming this natural sited as protected area

Society engaged in regular control of water quality in lake Tikvara

Society prepared two projects "Plan for the management of protected nature park lake Tikvara" and " Public participation in

preparation of nature park Tikvara lake"

General Issue: Waste management

Issue-Topic: Making of cadastre of waste sites , quality of waste, state of waste sites and comparative study

according to the existing regulations

From    To                                                      Issues-Topic Range       Local

Activities - Resaults:

Preparation of the report about harmful effects of organic and inorganic polluters in the waste which could effect surface and

ground waters and air

It is expected that local authorities will soon prepare act on organization of regular site for waste, and closing irregular ones.

Also, it will be prepared cadastre of abandoned waste sites

III. Source of Information


Source of information: REC (Regional Environment Center)

Subject: contribution in ecological decision making

Time period                                       Frequency                                       Initiative          Satisfaction level

-                                                    quarterly                                         Theirs                   High

Source of information: Faculty for protection at work, Niš

Subject: environment protection

Time period                                       Frequency                                       Initiative          Satisfaction level

-                                               often and by need                                  Common                 High

Source of information: Newspaper "Ecologica"

Subject: environment protection

Time period                                       Frequency                                       Initiative          Satisfaction level

-                                                    quarterly                                          Ours                  Perfect

Source of information: Journal "Recycling"

Subject: environment protection

Time period                                       Frequency                                       Initiative          Satisfaction level

-                                                    quarterly                                         Theirs                Moderate

Source of information: Publications from seminars

Subject: environment protection

Time period                                       Frequency                                       Initiative          Satisfaction level

-                                                  occasionally                                        Theirs                 Perfect

Future plans

To participate in seminars and workshops

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: "Nedeljne novine"

Subject: environment protection

Type              Circulation      Time period                  Frequency                     Initiative           Satisfaction level

Magazine            Local            1/1998-                    periodically                       Ours                     Low

Future plans

To include public in our activities in "Tikvara park" and to build waste store in the region of Backa Palanka  municipality

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: Radio "BAP"

Subject: environment protection

Type               Range         Time period                  Frequency                     Initiative           Satisfaction level

Radio                Local            1/1998-                    periodically                       Ours                    Low


Title: TV "BAP"

Subject: environment protection

Type               Range         Time period                  Frequency                     Initiative           Satisfaction level

TV                    Local            1/1998-                    periodically                       Ours                    Low

Title: TV "Lasta"

Subject: environment protection

Type               Range         Time period                  Frequency                     Initiative           Satisfaction level

TV                    Local            1/1998-                    periodically                       Ours                    Low

Title: RTS, TV Novi Sad

Subject: environment protection

Type               Range         Time period                  Frequency                     Initiative           Satisfaction level

TV                  National          1/1998-                    periodically                    Common                  Low

Future plans

1.) To include public in our activities of protection of nature and heritage of "Tikvara park", 2.) Making Waste store in Backa

Palanka region

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Mountaineer organization

Subject: forestry, wind protection

Nativity                             Time period                                                  Initiative           Satisfaction level

Yes                                    1/1998-                                                     Common                Perfect

Name: Society of children's friend

Subject: concurs for children

Nativity                             Time period                                                  Initiative           Satisfaction level

Yes                                    1/1998-                                                     Common                 High

Name: Fishers society "Saran"

Subject: cleaning of Tikvara lake

Nativity                             Time period                                                  Initiative           Satisfaction level

Yes                                    1/1998-                                                     Common                Perfect

Name: Ecology theatre for children Backa Palanka

Subject: international ecology theatre for children during the summer time

Nativity                             Time period                                                  Initiative           Satisfaction level

Yes                                    1/1998-                                                     Common                 High

Future plans

To continue with our activities

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Commission of Municipality of Backa Palanka

Subject: Cooperation between NGO-s with local region

                                   Time period                                                      Initiative           Satisfaction level

                                   1/1998-                                                             Ours                   Perfect


Name: Primary school at territory of Backa Palanka municipality

Subject: To include teachers and children from primary schools into our activities

                                   Time period                                                      Initiative           Satisfaction level

                                   1/1998-                                                             Ours                     High

Future plans

We are planning our future activities with following organizations: 1. Stock company "Nopal", close cooperation on the ecology

projects, 2. "Dunav", project of maintenance of channel "Danube-Tisa-Danube"

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO

Title: Internal material for the needs of primary schools on the Backa Palanka

Type                                Time period                                 Frequency               Way of Publication

Materials for Environmental         1/1998-                                       once              In cooperation with other public

                                                                                                                      or private body

Future plans

Publication of brochures, maps an the subject of "Tikvara park"