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Man-made reefs
Marine PollutionBulletin Ashkhabad, U S S R - c o u l d be instrumental in drawing global attention to the need for conservation of the world's land and marine ecosystems as an integral part of economic and social development. The chairman of U N E P ' s Conservation Task Force, Mona Bjorklund, told delegates that U N E P was prepared, in cooperation with IUCN, the World Wildlife Fund, FAO, UNESCO and other interested bodies, to further develop, promote and launch the strategy at national and regional levels. U N E P ' s mandatory responsibility in the field of wildlife and protected areas calls for a global plan of wildlife restoration, and the setting up and management of a global network of protected areas. The basis for action is intended to be the World Conservation Strategy. Mr Sveneld Evteev of U N E P said that I U C N / U N E P cooperation in continuously reviewing the status of species and habitats, and in promoting the establishment of some protected areas might encourage more countries to include comprehensive conservation programmes in their own national development plans.
Man-Made Reefs Building artificial reefs to aid fishermen is certainly not a new idea but the Japanese claim they are the only country to have put the theory into practice. A 7-year programme, costing 75 billion yen, to develop and install reefs within Japan's 200-mile fishing zone has been launched. Firms taking part hope to export both the technology behind the reefs and the products themselves, but the main aim of the project is to aid the Japanese fishing industry. Japan has one of the largest exclusive zones in the world but with conventional fishing methods had reached virtually the limits of production. It is hoped that artificial reefs will encourage fish to gather around them and ultimately increase the total number of fish in Japanese waters. So far 16 designs, planned to last 20 to 30 years after being put into the sea, have been produced by 18 private companies and research institutes. They include an eight-metre wide triangular cement structure from a ship and heavy machinery builder, and clusters of 15 used car tyres from another company.
ecologist, and as a senior adviser on policy planning and development in the U.S. Government and various United Nations agencies. Dr Talbot initiated negotiations leading to the adoption of several international conventions, among them those on trade in endangered species, World Heritage Trust, and ocean dumping. He has also acted as adviser on environmental matters to various governments. At the World Wildlife Fund's international headquarters in Switzerland Dr Talbot will be responsible for advising on and overseeing all the organisation's conservation activities. Dr Talbot will ensure the continuing close collaboration between the World Wildlife Fund and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), which provides scientific advice and management services. He has had a long association with IUCN having become its first Staff Ecologist in 1954. Later he directed the IUCN Southeast Asian Project on Wildlife Resources and Parks. He has served on the IUCN Survival Service, Ecology and National Parks Commissions, and been a member of the Executive Board since 1969. Commenting on Dr Talbot's appointment the Director General of the World Wildlife Fund, Mr Charles de Haes, said: 'Lee Talbot is one of the few people in the world qualified to discharge such enormous responsibilities'.
UK
Environmental Pollution
The latest figures about environmental pollution in Britain are contained in a new publication issued by the Department of the E n v i r o n m e n t - t h e Digest of Environmental Pollution Statistics (HMSO £3.25). Areas covered by the report include river water quality, oil pollution of beaches, lead in drinking water and radioactivity in milk. The report reveals that sulphur dioxide emissions from British industry and homes, which certain bodies in Scandinavia have claimed damaged fish stocks by causing acidity in their lakes and rivers, have dropped by almost 20°7o since 1970. Another less cheering statistic shows, however, that while emissions from lead works in England and Wales fell by almost half between 1973 and 1976, lead pollution from car exhausts has risen considerably.
New WWF Director of Conservation Dr Lee M. Talbot, a White House scientific adviser and conservationist, has joined World Wildlife Fund International in the new post of Director of Conservation and Special Scientific Adviser. He has been in the White House as Assistant for International and Scientific Affairs to the Chairman of the President's Council for Environmental Quality. He has had a distinguished career as a field scientist and
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Round-the-World News West Asia Problems related to the marine environment of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were discussed by a recent meeting of more than one hundred Arab scientists in Cairo. The main topics of the symposium, sponsored by
Man-Made Reefs Building artificial reefs to aid fishermen is certainly not a new idea but the Japanese claim they are the only country to have put the theory into practice. A 7-year programme, costing 75 billion yen, to develop and install reefs within Japan's 200-mile fishing zone has been launched. Firms taking part hope to export both the technology behind the reefs and the products themselves, but the main aim of the project is to aid the Japanese fishing industry. Japan has one of the largest exclusive zones in the world but with conventional fishing methods had reached virtually the limits of production. It is hoped that artificial reefs will encourage fish to gather around them and ultimately increase the total number of fish in Japanese waters. So far 16 designs, planned to last 20 to 30 years after being put into the sea, have been produced by 18 private companies and research institutes. They include an eight-metre wide triangular cement structure from a ship and heavy machinery builder, and clusters of 15 used car tyres from another company.
ecologist, and as a senior adviser on policy planning and development in the U.S. Government and various United Nations agencies. Dr Talbot initiated negotiations leading to the adoption of several international conventions, among them those on trade in endangered species, World Heritage Trust, and ocean dumping. He has also acted as adviser on environmental matters to various governments. At the World Wildlife Fund's international headquarters in Switzerland Dr Talbot will be responsible for advising on and overseeing all the organisation's conservation activities. Dr Talbot will ensure the continuing close collaboration between the World Wildlife Fund and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), which provides scientific advice and management services. He has had a long association with IUCN having become its first Staff Ecologist in 1954. Later he directed the IUCN Southeast Asian Project on Wildlife Resources and Parks. He has served on the IUCN Survival Service, Ecology and National Parks Commissions, and been a member of the Executive Board since 1969. Commenting on Dr Talbot's appointment the Director General of the World Wildlife Fund, Mr Charles de Haes, said: 'Lee Talbot is one of the few people in the world qualified to discharge such enormous responsibilities'.
UK
Environmental Pollution
The latest figures about environmental pollution in Britain are contained in a new publication issued by the Department of the E n v i r o n m e n t - t h e Digest of Environmental Pollution Statistics (HMSO £3.25). Areas covered by the report include river water quality, oil pollution of beaches, lead in drinking water and radioactivity in milk. The report reveals that sulphur dioxide emissions from British industry and homes, which certain bodies in Scandinavia have claimed damaged fish stocks by causing acidity in their lakes and rivers, have dropped by almost 20°7o since 1970. Another less cheering statistic shows, however, that while emissions from lead works in England and Wales fell by almost half between 1973 and 1976, lead pollution from car exhausts has risen considerably.
New WWF Director of Conservation Dr Lee M. Talbot, a White House scientific adviser and conservationist, has joined World Wildlife Fund International in the new post of Director of Conservation and Special Scientific Adviser. He has been in the White House as Assistant for International and Scientific Affairs to the Chairman of the President's Council for Environmental Quality. He has had a distinguished career as a field scientist and
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Round-the-World News West Asia Problems related to the marine environment of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were discussed by a recent meeting of more than one hundred Arab scientists in Cairo. The main topics of the symposium, sponsored by