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International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability 19-24 February 2007 Near East University, Nicosia-Northern Cyprus INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS A. I., OLAYINKA A., JAGADEESH Abdul, KHA.KEE Abdullahi Elmi, MOHAMED Agustin Gonzales Fontes de, ALBORNOZ Ajmal, KHAN Aleh, RODZKIN Alex, CHENG Ayman Abou, HADID Ane, DONMEZER Aziz, ERTUN<; Belay, TEGENE Cagatay, GULER Dana, KOLEVSKA Ed, BOLES Elizabeth, GONZALEZ Elizabeth, THOMAS-HOPE Ersi, ABACI KALFOGLU Filiz, DILEK Furkat, KHASSANOV Gaudelia A., REYES George, CONSTANTINOU George, PETRIDES Giinay, KOCASOY Guntis, BRUMELIS Halime, PAKSOY Hallvard, ODEGAARD Nigeria India Germany Somalia Spain Pakistan Belarus USA Egypt Turkey Turkey Ethiopya Turkey Macedonia Belize Uruguay Jamaica Turkey Turkey Uzbekistan Philippines Cyprus Cyprus Turkey Latvia Turkey Norway x
International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability 19-24 February 2007 Near East University, Nicosia-Northern Cyprus 1Q8H SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS Ferid, MURAD - Nobel Laureate Richard R., ERNST - Nobel Laureate Yuan T., LEE - Nobel Laureate USA Switzerland Taiwan A.H.,ZAKRI Ahmad, MARRAKCHI Alexey Arkady, VOINOV Andrea E., RIZZOLI Andrew, BROOKES Anne, BUTTIMER Anthony J., JAKEMAN Anwar, NASIM Barry W., WILSON Bjarne Bruun, JENSEN Branimir, JOV ANCICEVIC Charles N ., ALPERS Dan C.C., GALERIU David A., ST AH Derin, ORHON Elchin, KHALILOV Eric, JOHNSON Esteban G., JOBBAGY Fabian M., JAKSIC Farhat M., ALI Frederick.LB., KAY AN JA Gabriele, VOIGT Galip,AKAY G-C.,FANG Malaysia Tunisia USA Switzerland Australia Ireland Australia Pakistan USA Denmark Serbia and Montenegro USA Romania USA Turkey Azerbaijan Switzerland Argentina Chile Pakistan Uganda Austria UK Taiwan XIII
International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability 19-24 February 2007 Near East University, Nicosia-Northern Cyprus l9!J8 Geoff, BERTRAM George G., LUNT Gerald, LALOR Germano, MW ABU Giovanni, BARROCU Girja K., SHUKLA Gopal B., THAPA Hanwant B., SINGH Hartmut, FRANK Heila, LOTZ-SISITKA Helen, SCHNEIDER Hillel S., KOREN Hiromi, YAMASHITA Holmes, ROLSTON Hruska, JAKUB Irena, TW ARDOWSKA Isfaq, AHMAD J.F.Santos, OLIVEIRA James, DEVILLERS Jaroslav, BOHAC Jennifer, BROWN Jianping, WU Jim C., BRIDEN John, DAISH John, GREGORY John, HOSKINS Judith T., ZELIKOFF Jyrki, LIESIVUORI Kaku,NOKOE Kenneth N., TIMMIS New Zealand UK Jamaica Kenya Italy India Thailand USA Germany South Africa South Africa USA UK USA Chezch Republic Poland Pakistan Portugal France Chezch Republic New Zealand China UK New Zealand UK U.K USA Finland Ghana Germany XIV
International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability 19-24 February 2007 Near East University, Nicosia-Northern Cyprus Kristine, W ALRAEVENS Kyaw Tha, PAW U Kyoung-Woong, KIM Luc, HENS M. Shamsher, ALI Mamdouh, NOUH Manzoor, QADIR Marcel, ARNOULD Marcial, BLONDET Martha C., MONROE Mary, SEELY Mehmet, ERGIN Michael, WILHELM Miiniir, OZTURK Muthana, SHANSHAL Nairn H., AFGAN Nicholas, MASCIE-TAYLOR Nicholas, ORNSTON Norhayati Mohd, TAHIR Pall, HERSTEINSSON Patricia, MAURICE Paul W., JOWITT Paulo B., LOURENCO Peter, BRIMBLECOMBE Peter, KRUMBIEGEL Peter, NOV AK Philip E., LAMOREAUX Philip M., FEARNSIDE Ravi, JAIN Richard, ROBINS Belgium USA Korea Belgium Bangladesh UAE Syria France Peru USA Namibia Turkey Germany Turkey Iraq Portugal UK USA Malaysia Iceland UK UK Portugal UK Germany Slovenia USA Brazil Australia France xv
International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability 19-24 February 2007 Near East University, Nicosia-Northern Cyprus It gives me the utmost pleasure in welcoming you all to the lflflemational Conference • Environment: Survival and Sustainability" here at the Near East Unltlerslty In Tlllf<Jsh Republic of Northern C)'ptus ID be held at 19-24 February 2007. The c:onl8f'elice aimed at brlnflfllt together more than 2,000 scholars and researchers from over 90 countries lllOUlld the world IO discuss envlt'onlnental issues from a variety of perspectives; iindetllne rtNtImportance of the need for UIJ(enCy in taking steps by the intemationat Of.......,..., --. local authorlries and non-governmental organizations to move to a sustelnable 8flWDr.menVdellelopmentmodel; and thereby makes Its contribution to worldwide debate effort on .,.,_,,..,,llilfChe brldfe .between tlleot)I and practJce In meeting environmental threats/challenges. Since our last lnlematlonal cordMNICe on environment. "EIMtonmentel Problems of the Mediterranean Regions•, worldwldaetMrorlmental disasters• well• local-~ mu/flplled and environmental degradation and polluflon has continued. Whlle majorltrides INMI a-n made In the world In analyzing. understandiflll and Informing the pub/le 8llout Ille ~ cllaHenges we are facing. we st/II have a IOnilf way to go. Our way at life Is still far from• 8Ultaltlllble model and our environment continues to degrade and deteriorate due to human activities. The consequences can be seen In worldwide environmental disasters as well as locally In our dally /Ives. This Is fOlfll to be our third lntematiollal conference on Environment organized by our youn.r university since It was estBblished In 1988. Yours sincerely, Pref.Dr . .....,...~ Jlice Rector of the Near East Universitv XVII