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Date:         Tue, 17 Nov 1992 12:08:31 +0100
From:         Algirdas.Pakstas@IDT.UNIT.NO
Subject:      Estonian project -- ecology

Robert Dambergs asked me to distribute it -- Algirdas Pakstas
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                   ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

                   Large Marine Ecosystem Symposium
                        Baltic Sea - Black Sea

                  Tallinn, Estonia      October 1993
		              organized by
           Ministry of the Environment, Republic of Estonia
          Center for Large Marine Ecosystem Studies, Tallinn
				  and
                       Estonian Marine Institute


Foreword:

I, Robert Dambergs have been asked by Dr. Robert Aps to spread the word
about this interesting upcomming event. The Center does not as yet have
e-mail capacity (hopefully soon resolved), and so I am posting this on
their behalf. Please answer directly to Dr. Aps, if at all possible.
However, I will gladly relay any e-mail responses to them. My e-mail
address is DAVIDHE@AC.DAL.CA, on Internet. My location is Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The main organizer will be the newly formed Center for Large Marine Ecosystem
Studies. This is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit, incorporated
body.

This Center is new, and in need of any and all support in establishing
itself. Any assistance, especially in terms of funding, or advice on how
and where to access possible funding sources, will be much appreciated.

A special request goes out to all marine institutes, universities,
and related organizations to establish contact with this new Center.
It is the hope of the organizers "that the Center for LME Studies can become
a true center for transdisciplinary cooperative research, facilitating the
exchange of information and contacts of scientists."

RD
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1) OBJECTIVES

There is growing consensus among marine scientists, economists,
and managers, that a more holistic ecosystem approach to marine resource
management and protection is needed. A new synthesis is needed to better
understand the main driving forces controlling the natural production of
resources in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. This kind of
integrated approach is a prerequisite for advice on how to achieve the
sustainability of resources and, in the wider context, to maintain
the balance between the natural environment and the different activities
of human society.

Comparative studies of Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) can provide the means
for effectively advancing these concepts. Comparative analysis and the
estimation of the health and state of the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea
ecosystems, both of which are undergoing important changes may be considered
to be a challenging task.

The Symposium will focus on the strategy of sustainable development and
integrated management of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea marine ecosystems
including the coastal zones.

2) ORGANIZATION

The Symposium will cover all important aspects of the Large Marine Ecosystem
concept and its practical applications. Plenary lectures will be given by
invited speakers, who will be asked to review the main fields of LME research
in general, and the activities in the Baltic Sea and Black Sea LMEs
specifically, and from both scientific and management viewpoints.

Papers will be presented at four consecutive, non-overlapping sessions over
four full days covering the following subject areas:

1. LME's as ecological economic systems (biological diversity, stability,
yield, production and resilience as measures of health and sustainability
of LMEs; criteria and standards for sustainable integrated use of marine
natural resources)

2. The Baltic Sea as an LME

3. The Black Sea as an LME

4. Institutions and instuments to assure the future health and sustainability
of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea LMEs
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Symposium Convener

Dr. Robert APS
Estonian Marine Institute
32 Lai Street,
Tallinn, Estonia EE0101
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The CENTER FOR LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES is a non-profit organization,
based in Tallinn, Estonia, and involved in university level transdisciplinary
cooperative research on LMEs.

It's areas of interest are  -- ecological economics
                            -- sustainable development and management
                               of large marine ecosystems and coastal areas
			    -- criteria and standards for sustainable use of
                               marine and coastal natural resourses
			    -- information exchange, contacts and cooperation
			    -- seminars, workshops and symposia

Posted:
16 November, 1992
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Robert Dambergs for
Dr. Robert Aps, Tallinn

	Please forward this call to any appropriate, local bulletin
	boards. And distribute the message to interested colleagues.
	Thanks!
	RD
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