The Association for Environment Protection "Old Mountain", Pirot

Date of interview: 8/12/2000

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

Pirot Postal Code 18300 Street: Midžorska 31

Tel. +38118 331-771 Fax e_mail: taskovdr@usa.net

Contact persons: Dragan Taškov Tel. +38118 331-771

Speaks: English , French , Russian

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association of citizens since 1996

Aims

Protection, development and improvement of ecological conditions in neighborhood of Pirot and Stara Planina (Old

Mountain); Reduction of influence of local industry; Development and approach to data bases; Support to public

activity and interregular cooperation

Members and Friends

With voting right: 25

Material Substructure

Office: Guest, Operating days: 16-20, Operating hours: 16-20

There are databases in Paper Structure

Activities Hall: ceded

Vehicles: ceding and renting

Administrative board

Dragan Taškov president

Miroslav Mijalković member

Biljana Ratomir member

Milan Stanojević fonder

II. Activities

General Issue: Lobbying

Issue-Topic: Action for support and education

From To Issues-Topic Prefectural

Activities - Resaults:

Helping of REC and Pirot municipality realized action " Public contribution in selection of alternative methods for

solid waste treatment"; Surveying of 10% service users in Pirot approach to future kind of solid waste treatment

With REC organized "School of healthy plants" in natural ambient of Old Mountain; Organized international

conference about protection of Old Mountain

School of medical herbs gathered pickers and responsible persons for herbs on one place. That was an occasion

for legal regulation of using medical herbs. Participants from institute for protection of nature said that advices

were useful and they will examine them

Result of these actions is economic organization's connection with NGO-s that should bring a common program of

development of Old Mountain in future

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Faculty for work protection

Subject: tenable development

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

11/1996- monthly Common Low

Source of information: Inspection for environment protection on the level of municipality

Subject: waste management

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1997- everyday Common High

Source of information: Department for environment protection

Subject: education

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1998- by need Common High

Source of information: REC

Subject: park of natural water

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

11/1997- monthly Common High

Future plans

Broadening of institutional connections with authorized and no authorized organizations

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: "Sloboda"

Subject: waste management, environment protection, city planning ecology, quality of life

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Magazine Local 11/1996- monthly Ours High

Future plans

We plan an improvement of cooperation with press association "Old Mountain", will make efforts to connect with

domestic and foreign journals which main field is protection of living environment

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: Radio Pirot

Subject: waste management, environment protection, city planning ecology, quality of life

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1997- by need Common Moderate

Title: TV Pirot

Subject: waste management, environment protection, city planning ecology, quality of life

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

TV Local 1/1997- monthly Common High

Future plans

We plan a cooperation with media's houses that are specialized for production and turnover of films with ecological

themes (TVE)

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: CeSID

Subject: education

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/2000- Common Perfect

Name: Otpor

Subject: joint action

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/2000- Common High

Name: REC

Subject: joint action, education

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1997- Ours Perfect

Name: CRNPS

Subject: joint action

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1997- Common High

Future plans

In future, association "Old Mountain" wants to establish better cooperation, especially with NGO from foreign

countries that would support a foundation of one way of ecological informative center in Pirot, We will pay special

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Faculty for work protection

Subject: lectures, seminars

Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1997- Ours High

Name: Department for environment protection

Subject: education

Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1997- Ours Perfect

Name: Municipality inspection

Subject: outdoor action

Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1997- Ours Perfect

Name: Department for health protection

Subject: education

Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1998- Ours Moderate

Future plans

Association "Old Mountain" plans to consolidate it's connections with state institution and especially with local

autonomy that has already supported several actions

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO

Title:

Type Time period Frequency Way of Publication

Leaflet - by need In cooperation with another

ENGO

Title:

Type Time period Frequency Way of Publication

Materials for - two times In cooperation with another

ENGO

Future plans

Beside posters and leaflets that followed our actions, press and ecological report plans to organize association. Big

problem is shortage of financial equipment.