Editor: Prof. Dr. Hüseyin GÖKÇEKUŞ Near East University Lefkoşa, Turkish Republic ofNorthem Cyprus tr. gokcekushuseyin@gmail. cam Tel/Fax: 00 90 392 223 54 27 Members of the Editorial Board: AnwarNASIM Aysel YONT AR Cyro Do V ALLE Derin ORHON Elchin KHALILOV Giovanni BARROCU Gunnar TELLNES JimLAMEROX Pakistan TRNC Brasil Turkey Azerbaijan Italy Norway USA Konstantin V. SUDAKOV Russia Luc HENS Belgium Münür ÖZTÜRK Turkey Reinhold STEINACKER Austria Tarzan LEGOVIC Ulric ROTT Umut TÜRKER Ümit HASSAN Vedat DOYURAN Walter KOFLER Zekai ŞEN III Crotia Germany TRNC TRNC Turkey Austria Turkey
International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability 19-24 February 2007 Near East University, Nicosia-Northern Cyprus CONTENTS Pages Editor/Members of the Editorial Board Preface VII Acknowledgmen ts VIII Organizing Committee Members IX lnternational Advisory Board Members X Scientific Committee Members XIII Messages XVII ·Message from Dr. Suat İ.Günsel, Honorary President of the Conference ·Message from Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Gökçekuş, President of the Conference Opening Speeches XIX ·Prof. Dr. Ümit Hassan, Rector of Near East University, TRNC ·Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Gökçekuş, President ofthe Conference & Organizing Committee, TRNC ·Rahmi Koç, Honorary Chairman & Founding Member ofTURMEPA, TURKEY ·EşrefCerrahoğlu, Chairman ofExecutive Board ofTURMEPA, TURKEY ·Cemal Bulutoğluları, Mayor, Turkish Municipality of Lefkoşa, TRNC ·Asım Vehbi, Minister ofEnvironment and Natural Resources, TRNC ·Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu, Leader of the National Unity Party(UBP), TRNC ·Assoc. Prof.Dr. Turgay Avcı, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs ofTRNC ·Türkekul Kurttekin, Turkish Ambassador to Lefkoşa, TRNC ·Ferdi Sabit Soyer, Prime Minister ofTRNC ·Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, OIC Secretary General ·Mehmet Ali Talat, President of TRNC Final Report of the International Conference On Environment: Survival and Sustainability XXXIX v 1
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