OSIJEK, Sept 8 (Hina) - The 33rd conference an international organisation researching the Danube River (IAD) organised in the eastern Croatian town of Osijek ended on Friday. The conference gathered scientists from 11 Danube basin
countries and addressed the degree of the river's pollution, revitalisation, and man's influence on the river and its tributaries. The conference adopted a resolution saying, among else, that pollution in the Lower Danube was relatively critical, and that the river's tributaries remained extremely polluted. The resolution further says the reduction of waste matter remains an important task the states in the basin have to adhere to. It was agreed attention must also be paid to revitalising the river bed and extant alluvial fields. Speaking about Kopacki Rit, a natural reserve by the Danube in eastern-most Croatia, IAD president Jurg Bloesch said it "is a perfect example of how all
OSIJEK, Sept 8 (Hina) - The 33rd conference an international
organisation researching the Danube River (IAD) organised in the
eastern Croatian town of Osijek ended on Friday.
The conference gathered scientists from 11 Danube basin countries
and addressed the degree of the river's pollution, revitalisation,
and man's influence on the river and its tributaries.
The conference adopted a resolution saying, among else, that
pollution in the Lower Danube was relatively critical, and that the
river's tributaries remained extremely polluted.
The resolution further says the reduction of waste matter remains
an important task the states in the basin have to adhere to.
It was agreed attention must also be paid to revitalising the river
bed and extant alluvial fields. Speaking about Kopacki Rit, a
natural reserve by the Danube in eastern-most Croatia, IAD
president Jurg Bloesch said it "is a perfect example of how all
interested parties can work together to protect this natural
reserve."
The conference, which opened on September 3, was held under the
auspices of Croatian President Stipe Mesic.
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