Help the caves and karst in Europe!
Please support the declaration for cave protection in the European
Parliament.
Until 4th of December 2008 deputies of the European Parliament can sign
a declaration for cave protection. Every speleological federation in
Europe supports the declaration. This mail is send to all of them
across
Europe.
>From November 11th to 12th 2008 an information stand will be in
front of the plenary hall in Brussels. And a media conference will be
held on the 11th. Only if the majority of deputies signs, we can
establish cave protection all over Europe.
Therefore we need your help:
1. Look for your deputy in the European Parliament.
Check out the link
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public.do?language=en
and click on
your country to see the names and the contact details of your national
deputies.
2. Please contact them and ask him/her to sign declaration "WD 66"
for cave protection in Europe latest till December, 4th. You can
translate the e-mail in the attachment for this purpose. Tell them
about
our information stand in Brussels from November 11th to 12th 2008. At
www.cavedeclaration
.eu you can download the declaration in all 20
languages of the European Union to send them with your e-mail.
It would be even better, if you additionally call your deputy and
write a personal letter (the deputies will answer to letters but not
categorical to mails), in which you explain the problems in your
national karst areas or maybe invite them to visit the caves in your
region.
3. Forward this e-mail to all speleo clubs, NGOs, speleologists,
etc. and ask them to support this campaign. The more people become
active, the more likely will we succeed! More information and downloads
you can find at www.cavedeclaration.eu.
The declaration "WD 66" for the protection of caves as cultural,
natural
and environmental heritage is also available at
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sidesSearch/search.do?type=WDECL&term=6&author=28233&language=EN&startValue=0
We printed postcards with four different motives for the stand in
Brussels. If you are interested, you can order them at
www.cavedeclaration.eu from the beginning of November.
In addition, we can offer you the opportunity to visit the information
stand in Brussels. On the 11th and 12th November each day up to 50
people can visit the stand for 3 hours. Interested persons have to send
an e-mail with full address and date of birth to
protection@eurospeleo.org.
If we receive too many requests, we will take
into account the different countries proportionally.
With pleasure we will hand out information material and little presents
(like calendars) at our stand. If somebody would like to contribute
something, contact us at protection@eurospeleo.org
till latest October
30th. Sponsors and supporters could be mentioned and a link set up at
www.cavedeclaration.eu.
If you have further questions, don't hesitate to contact us.
Thanks a lot for your help and best speleo wishes,
Christiane Grebe, Head of European Cave Protection Commission / FSE
Jean Pierre Bartholeyns, President of the Department of Protection and
Management / UIS
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Christiane Grebe
European Cave Protection Commission
Fédération Spéléologique Européenne (FSE)
e-mail: protection@eurospeleo.org
web: http://protection.eurospeleo.org
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