CONTENTS

EDITORIAL - J. Mol...... 4

LOGO COMPETITION ...... 5

TO THE READER INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES – THE THREAT FOR LOCAL BIODIVERSITIES - B. W´grzynek ...... 6

VARIA COD CONFERENCE (ESD) BSP COD CONFERENCE IN NACKA/STOCKHOLM SEPTEMBER 2004 - S. Mellving ...... 8

PROGRAMMES AIR QUALITY ’THE BALTIC SEA PROJECT IN SECONDARY SCHOOL 47 IN WARSAW - M. Dziuba ...... 9 ESTIMATION OF AIR QUALITY USING BIOINDICATORS...... 11 ESTIMATION OF AIR QUALITY USING BIOINDICATORS - PROTOCOL ...... 13 AIR IN OLSZTYN CITY (POLAND) - E. Morawiec, P. Witort ...... 14 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY WORKSHOP - REPORT AND EVALUATION - K. Zabicka ...... 15 LEARNING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES - P. Eliasson ...... 16 THE HISTORY OF THE AREA KOÂCIUSZKO IRON PLANT (POLAND) - K. Kowalik ...... 18 LANDSCAPE PARK OF THE BESKID OF MYÂLENICE - D. Dylàg ...... 20 THE MATCH FACTORY IN CZ¢STOCHOWA - L. Czaja ...... 21 BIRD ECOLOGY BIRDS OF UPPER SILESIA IN POLAND - K. Szade ...... 22 FROM STORKS COUNTING TO BSP - P. Nowak ...... 24 DUMB SWAN MONITORING - S. Sad∏o ...... 25 COAST WATCH COASTAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE ISLAND OF SAAREMAA - E. Ader ...... 25 WATER NEAR US IN BOGS AND ON THE COAST, ESTONIA - T. Erala ...... 26 RIVERS SUMMER CAMP AT LAKE VÕRTSJÄRV (30–31 AUGUST 2003) - H. Muoni, L. Margna ...... 27 THE CHEMICAL CONDITION OF THE LYNA RIVER WATER (SPRING 2003) - A. Achramowicz ...... 28

NETWORING DENMARK VISIT TO ESBJERG FISHERIES AND MARITIME MUSEUM AND SAILING WITH CLAUS SØRENSEN ...... 29 DANES NETWORING WITH ESTONIA - T. Troester ...... 31 BSP IN CHINA: “INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR WORK” - B. Zimmermann ...... 32 LATVIA BSP SUMMER CAMP IN LATVIA - I. Cirule, B. Berzina ...... 35 POLAND ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOL - T. Kaminska ...... 35 BALTIC CRUISE, POLAND - M. Kuziemka ...... 36 THE SCIENTIFIC SESSION - M. Grynienko, M. Gargas, K. Harecka ...... 37

SEMEP SISTER PROJECTS CROATIAN SEMEP DAYS BAKAR, 9–12 OCTOBER 2003: KVARNER - D. Serman ...... 38

BSP PROGRAMME REPORTS ...... 41

NATIONAL COORDINATORS ...... 44

BSP QUESTIONAIRE ...... 49

TEACHERS’ TRAINING COURSE IN SALACGRIVA, LATVIA ...... 50

3 EDITORIAL

Poland takes over the general co-ordination of the Baltic Sea Project on the threshold into the decade 2005 – 2015 signed by United Nations as a decade for education for Sustainable Development.

Germany finished three years hosting the BSP as general co-ordinator. Ute Grönwoldt has done an excellent work organising international work- shops for the BSP schools, editing Newsletters, answering promptly all our questions. She was always helpful to all national co-ordinators and teachers. She printed her farewell speech in the last Newsletter and I introduced myself in the sa- me one. Therefore, as the new editor of the Newsletter welcome to about 350 BSP schools from the nine Baltic countries! I wish us all further success and satisfaction in work with the Baltic Sea Project. During recent years two very valuable Lear- ners Guides have been added to the list finansed by the Danish Ministry of Education: Learners’ Guide Photo by Mariusz Grzelak No. 4 “Rivers” and Learners’ Guide No. 5 Educa- tion for Sustainable Development “Baltic 21”. This year a new BSP Learners’ Guide “was born” entitled: “Environmental History” edited by Per Eliasson from Sweden. He has done huge, noble work during last nine years establishing the Environmental History pro- gramme for the Baltic Sea schools. With the financial support of general and national co-ordinators he organised six laborious courses for teachers starting in 1996 in Visby, Sweden, then in St. Petersburg, Russia, Norrköping, Sweden, Sonderborg and Skjern, Denmark, and finally in 2003 in Jurmala, Latvia. I had the honour to work with the editing committee of LG 6: Per Eliasson, Christian Bo Bojesen and Niels Kornun (Denmark) and Mirdza Zom- mere (Latvia) who are very hard-working and capable teachers. During those meetings and workshops we have shared experiences, met researchers and practised our methodological skills in real investigations. Finally LG 6 is ready and it will be presented for the first time at the “International consultation on education for sustainable de- velopment - Learning to change our world” in Göteborg, Sweden, 4-7 May, 2004. Moreover I would like to mention all teachers and students who participate in the BSP and contribute to their experiences in our publications. Without their enthusiasm, devotion, universal, ecological knowledge and excellent job we would have neither Newsletters nor Learners’ Guides. This is the first Polish “BSP Newsletter”. I am sure that everybody can find something interesting. I would like to invite you, dear teachers, students and other interested readers, to join the adventure of writing an article about your work on sustainable development in your region. Thank you very much all national coordinators, all programme coorinators for your excellent cooperation and your reports. Thanks also to all people who wrote interesting articles.

We have one Baltic Sea and we are one Baltic Sea family so we share responsibility for our Baltic Sea Region!

Jolanta Mol, General co-ordinator of the Baltic Sea Project within UNESCO ASPnet e-mail: [email protected] http://www.bspnews.kiss.pl

4 VARIA LOGO COMPETITION

ALL THE BSP SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO THE BSP PROGRAMMES LOGO COMPETITION

The rules of the competition:

1. This competition is only for BSP schools. 2. Each school can send only one or two logos for each programme. If there are more logos in one school, the best must be chosen by the school coordinator. 3. The logo should be square in shape (15cm x 15cm) or round (diameter 15 cm), coloured or black and white. 4. The picture can be made with different techniques but it must be flat (easy to scan). 5. The image should be simple enough to be used on our website as well as T-shirts, letterheads or business cards. 6. The image should be simple enough to be reproduced in black and white as well as in colour. 7. The logo should be suitable for adaptation to a variety of formats and maintain its appearance well in different sizes. 8. The logo may incorporate the name “Baltic Sea Project” or the initials “BSP” as well as abbreviations of the programmes (AQ (Air Quality), WQ (Water Quality), BE (Bird Ecology), EH (Environmental History), PhS (Phenological Studies), R (Rivers), CW (Coast Watch). 9. Only one logo for each programme will be selected by a jury based upon the artistic quality of the design and the ways in which it symbolises the programme. 10. The jury reserves the right to suggest slight modifications to the winning logo(s) to make them more appropriate for the use of the BSP. These modifications will be completed in collaboration with the winner(s).

The name of the programme the logo is designed for must be written on the backside as well as the name of the author, school and country. The logo projects will be not sent back to their authors, whether or not selected.

Any questions and the logos (picture 300 dpi) should be sent by e-mail: [email protected] or by the letter to: STOWARZYSZENIE KOMPUTER I SPRAWY SZKOLY „KISS” UL. RACIBORSKA 3 40-074 KATOWICE POLAND The deadline for sending the projects is 30th June, 2004 The present is waiting for the winners! Good luck!!!

5 TO THE READER

INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES – THE THREAT FOR LOCAL BIODIVERSITIES

ne of the most important the introduction of, control or programmes for alien invasive Oproblems of environment eradicate those alien species, species, and to increase the effec- protection nowadays is the intro- which threaten ecosystems, habi- tiveness of those campaigns and duction of exotic species, at least tats, or species" (Article 8h). The programmes, some of which may be harmful World Conservation Union • to encourage the development for local biodiversity. Foreign ag- (IUCN) prepared guidelines for of a comprehensive framework gressive plants and animals are the prevention of biodiversity for national legislation and inter- called invasive species. Invasive loss caused by alien invasive spe- national co-operation to regulate plants threaten ecosystems in ma- cies approved by the 51st Me- the introduction of alien species ny ways: they displace native flo- eting of the IUCN Council, Gland as well as the eradication and ra and vegetation, cause change Switzerland, February 2000. The control of alien invasive species, in the whole natural biocoenosis main goal and objectives are: • to encourage necessary rese- (e.g. by excluding native animals, • to increase awareness of alien arch and the development and fungi, bacteria which use native invasive species as a major issue sharing of an adequate knowled- plants for nourishment, repro- affecting native biodiversity, ge base to address the problem of duction or as a shelter), they can • to encourage prevention of alien invasive species world-wi- bring about soil degradation, da- alien invasive species introduc- de. mage to flood defence structures tions as a priority issue requiring The problem of plant invasions and increased risk of flooding national and international action concerns more or less the entire (species growing on rhe river to minimise the number of unin- world, especially developed re- banks), develop a fire risk. There tentional introductions and to gions with strong human impact is also strong impact on people li- prevent unauthorised introduc- on environment. Alien plant spe- ke human health effect (poisono- tions of alien species, cies have been able naturalised us and alergic plants), structural • to ensure that intentional intro- without suppressing the local damage to buildings, paving, ro- ductions, including those for bio- species and have become a part ads, river banks, archeological si- logical control purposes, are pro- of natural ecosystems or to over- tes and blocking sight lines on ro- perly evaluated in advance, with come the local competition. These ads etc. Invasive organisms are of full regard to potential impacts species can feel very well in new interest to the Conference of the on biodiversity, environment - they grow, repro- Parties of the Convention on Bio- • to encourage the development duce and distribute very fast and logical Diversity (CBD), which and implementation of eradica- often they have no natural ene- calls on the Parties to "prevent tion and control campaigns and mies in new habitats. As a result the newly arrived plants compete the local species out of their habi- tats often becoming dominating species in the ecosystem. Cre- ating an important "biological pollution" they have become a se- rious threat to natural ecosystems and species maintenance. Espe- cially "botanical polluted" are urban and industrial areas, sour- randings of human settlements, here is relatively low local species competition. In many places plant cover has established only partly or does not exist. In such a situation it is easy for foreign Canadian Goldenrod in postindustrial areas in Black Silesia, Poland. species to occupy new territories. (by Barbara Tokarska-Guzik) The next step can be penetration

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Japaneese Knotweed along Rawa riverside in Black Silesia, Poland. (by Barbara Fojcik) Himalayan Balsam (by Barbara Fojcik) the areas of semi-natural or natu- Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens siderable number of seeds. Ho- ral character. Invasive plants can glandulifera) was imported from gweeds with their giant shape, create very poor in species com- Asia. It propagates vigorously by very fast growth and green mass munities, consisting even the on- the exposive release of up to 500 oppress the other plant species ly one or two species, instead of seeds per plant over a 5-metre ra- and form their own community. natural varied and unique ones. dius. Nowadays it is found near They were introduced as cultiva- Among the most troublesome in- water sources, such as along stre- ted plants, great expectancy was vasive species in Poland as wellas ams, rivers and lakes not only in also put on them as a cultivated in many European countries, are waste places and around homesi- fodder and decorative nectar two species from Eastern Asia - tes, but also in protected areas li- plants. Nowadays, the distribu- Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria ke some Polish national parks and tion of the Hogweeds is out of japonica) and Sachalin Knotweed nature reseves located in the mo- human control and the species (Reynoutria sachalinensis). They untain and lake districts. All these have spread widely especially are shrublike, herbaceous peren- species were introduced as orna- along roads and rivers. As the nial plants that can grow to over mental plants, Jerusalem Articho- stinging plants they are very dan- 2-3m in height, spreading quickly ke also for its edible tuberous ro- gerous for humans causing skin to form dense thickets that exclu- ots. Then they escaped from gar- and mucous membrane burns, de native vegetation and greatly dens and parks and invade rural particularly dangerous for chil- alter natural ecosystems. These settlements, shrubberies, agricul- dren. species are designated noxious tural habitat, rapidly colonize wa- Another group of invasive spe- weeds in many European coun- ste ground and last time they po- cies are alien trees planted in Po- tries as well as in 36 states of the ses a significant threat to me- land like American species: False USA. There are also some species adows and even forest plant com- Acacia or Locust Tree (Robinia from Daisy family (Asteraceae) of munities. Once established, popu- pseudacacia), Red Oak (Quercus North American origin: yellow lations are extremely persistent. rubra), Green Ash (Fraxinus pen- flowering Canadian Goldenrod Very troublesome for the envi- nsylvanica), Box Elder (Acer ne- (Solidago canadesis), Giant Gol- ronment and dangerous for pe- gundo) or American Wild Cherry denrod (Solidago serotina), Glo- ople are two species from Ho- (Prunus serotina). They can tole- riosa Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta), gweed (Heracleum) genus - (He- rate a variety of adverse condi- Green-headed Coneflower (Rud- racleum sosnowskyi, Heracleum tions including pollution, poor in beckia laciniata), Jerusalem Arti- mantegazzianum). They are bien- mineral element soils, high salini- choke (Helianthus tuberosus) - nial plants, which in the first year ty and drought. They are well a type of sunflower and many re- form a large rosette and strong adapted to some types of unpro- presentatives of aster genus. Pink root system, in the second - great ductive environments, and can be and purple flowering ornamental size and inflorescence with a con- used in various rehabilitation

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projects, e.g. planted on heap These examples show that we sibility where and what to plant, spoils, industrial wastelands, cer- should be very careful with intro- how to grow and control the di- tain acidic sites and margin of ro- duction of alien species, the most stribution of the planted species. ads. The problem is when these elementary precaution principles In the work of determining locali- species disperse and penetrate must be followed. Management ties of invasive plant species and natural forest and opress our na- of invasive species is very diffi- limiting their distribution also tive trees and plants growing in cult and expensive. To extinguish schools can take part, developing the lower levels of the forest. alien plant population sometimes an observation system of foreign In Polish lakes, ponds and rivers all the possible complex of agri- aggressive plant species in their can be found two invasive spe- cultural, technical and biological surrounding as well taking part cies - Sweet flag (Acorus cala- methods must be applied. Moni- to limit their distribution area. mus) that was used to plant in toring, including our garden the ponds of manors and Ameri- plants, is very important because can Waterweed (Elodea canaden- activities are the most effective Ms dr Beata W´grzynek sis) introduced occasionally in for small initial populations. In Silesian University XIX century. Nowadays these the struggle with invasive species ul. Jagielloƒska 28 species are stabilised in natural local governments play an impor- PL - 40-051 Katowice water ecosystems. tant role, they must take respon- [email protected]

BSP COD CONFERENCE IN NACKA/STOCKHOLM SEPTEMBER 2004 uring the last two years there consisting of four Upper Seconda- together a collection of local reci- Dhas been an intensive debate ry students and one or two te- pes from the last century how to in Sweden concerning the over fi- achers. The organizers will provi- prepare cod reflecting the socio- shing and risk of extinction of the de for full accommodation and economic status of cod as a meal. cod in the Baltic Sea. Sweden has other costs in connection to the The delegation from the other negotiated within EU and with participation in the meeting and, if school from each country shall the other countries around the necessary, in some cases also for study the local opinion and the Baltic Sea in order to protect the the travelling costs. In return, the public awareness regarding the fi- Baltic cod population. Nacka organizers wish that the participa- shing of cod in the Baltic Sea by i) Gymnasium in the Stockholm ar- ting schools should be within mu- performing a common interrogati- chipelago is an Upper Secondary nicipalities that are bordering the ve questionnaire among the pe- School that is actively taking part Baltic Sea having a cod fishing tra- ople on the street (a Gallup), ii) in- in the BSP network and engaged dition. The students that are re- vestigate what and how much has in the scientific and political di- presenting the school must be 17 – been written about the problem in scussions regarding the Baltic cod 19 years old, both boys and girls the major news papers during the and eager to pass on the aware- and sincerely interested in envi- last two years and iii) present the ness of the cod problem to other ronmental issues. They must pre- official and political stand points BSP schools. Therefore, with the pare themselves and contribute to on the issue. The results from the- support from the School Authori- the meeting by performing some se studies shall be stored into web ty and the Ministry of Education pre-studies. sites that have been designed and in Sweden, Nacka Gymnasium One school delegation from each prepared with common protocols plans to arrange a BSP meeting country shall study the local histo- and interrogative questionnaires during a week in September next ry of cod fishing by i) intervie- by students from Nacka Gymna- year that will address most wing an old fisherman according sium. All information regarding aspects and problems regarding to a common protocol, ii) investi- history of cod fishing around the the cod and the cod fishing in the gate and correlate historical re- Baltic Sea will thereby be available Baltic Sea. cords on local prizes on cod and and comparable within one web Two schools from each BSP coun- catch sizes of cod fish (a supply site and all information regarding try are invited to send delegations and demand analysis) and iii) put local opinion and public aware-

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ring the week and it will be led by the students from Nacka Gymna- sium who designed and equipped the web sites. The results from all nine studies will be summarized in a conclusive form. The groups of students will also be assigned to give voice to the last shoal of cod in the Baltic Sea Cod fish through nine different artistic Marek Szewczyk and Grzegorz Kurzeja, Poland expressions and performances. This creative work will also be ness from all the countries borde- – other examples and lessons; over scheduled to various and different ring the Baltic Sea will be in the fishing of the Newfoundland times during the week and led by same form within another web si- and North Sea cod populations, personnel from Nacka Gymna- te. These two web sites will consti- signals of warning, critical limit sium and it will hopefully result tute two of the studying themes of extinction. in a concluding cultural event. for the meeting. Students from – contemporary fishing; economic The artistic expressions forms will Nacka Gymnasium will design and social importance, catches, be art/paining, sculpture, photo- and store with information seven methods, sustainability, mar- graphy, film/video, dance, dra- other web sites that will constitute kets. ma, music/song, poetry and wri- additional studying themes for the – international conventions; eco- ting/short story. meeting. Also these other themes nomic politics, interest groups, During times in between these all concern the cod in the Baltic stakeholders, negotiations, agre- major activities there will be op- Sea and they are listed below; ements, lobbyism. portunities to listen to lectures by – habitat and living conditions; – consumers influence; boycotts, experts and to participate in edu- trophic level and interactions, ethics, comparable situations cational visits and tours. And the- abiotic regulation factors. and actions. re will time to socialize and have – reproductive biology; spawning, Participating students from diffe- a good time together. egg and larvae development, su- rent countries will be grouped to- Susanne Mellvig rvival rate for young fish. gether and assigned to a studying Nacka Gymnasium, – protective measurements; fi- theme on which they are expected Griffelvägen 17, S-131 40 Nacka, shing regulations, restrictions to present facts, viewpoints and Tel.: +46-8 715 7778 and stops, natural reserve areas, ideas. This work will be scheduled e-mail: [email protected] fish breeding and cultivation. to various and different timed du- Sweden

’THE BALTIC SEA PROJECT’ IN SECONDARY SCHOOL 47 IN WARSAW

have always been close to natu- new flat was quite near another that our school had joined an in- Ire. I used to live in Powsin a be- large forest - Puszcza Kampinow- ternational ecological project: The autiful place next to Kabacki Fo- ska. The flat is big and comforta- Baltic Sea Project and asked whe- rest. My family and I often used to ble and the fact that the area is ther my class would like to take visit a nearby botanical garden, green makes me a happy girl. I am part. Together with our class te- we loved long walks in the forest a student of class 1a in Secondary acher Mrs. A. Smosarska (biology too. This is why, when we had to School 47. I have chosen this scho- teacher) we decided to join the move to Bemowo - a big modern ol as it has an interesting environ- project. Other teachers joined as district in the north of Warsaw- mental program. well: Mrs. J. Sakiewicz - geogra- I was not very happy about it. One day our computer studies te- phy teacher, Mrs. M. Kokowska - Fortunately it turned out that my acher Mr. M. Wàsowski told us computer studies teacher and

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Miss A. Latuszek - English te- acher. Considering our school and local needs and possibilities we have chosen to work on Environmental History - precisely on the history of compost near Puszcza Kampi- nowska. Air Quality - we intend to exami- ne the quality of air in Warsaw using the lichen method. Rivers we are going to study the quality of water in Vistula River. Although we are working in three separate groups we cooperate a lot. Each team worked out its own program and schedule. Air Quali- ty team intends to: – recognize various kinds of lichen on tree barks – study the level of pollution of the air with dust – state the acidity of rainfalls – specify the causes of the air pol- lutions – point to different ways of limi- ting the pollution – research segregation of rubbish November and December and it – the influence of traffic on the qu- in the district we live in will be repeated in late April and ality of air Each team prepared maps and May. The Environmental History – cooperate with the professional special forms to note down the re- team found out that people living stations examining the quality of sults of the research. in Warsaw produce 530 tons of air We analize the data in chemistry rubbish every day. Rivers team is going to: lab in our school and during our 1/5 is recycled, 1/6 is burned and – work on bioindicators of the le- computer studies class we work the rest is waste. vel of water pollution on presentation of the results (re- All we do ‘The Baltic Sea Project’ is – examine water ecosystems ports). very interesting. The research we – analyze the causes of pollutions The Air Quality team chose to do make us more aware of how to – examine the chemical composi- examine – areas near our school – be environmentally friendly. tion of water Bielaƒski Forest and Moczyd∏o Environmental History team is Park. They discovered that air in Ma∏gorzata Dziuba kl. 1a going to: our district is polluted – 2nd and Teacher: Mr. Marek Wàsowski – study recycling- especially the 3rd level on biological scale. Our Teacher: Mrs. Alina Smosarska history of Warszawa- Radiowo school is located near a busy stre- Secondary School 47 in Warsaw, Recycling Plant et. The research was carried out in Poland

10 PROGRAMMES AIR QUALITY Populus trem- sp.), aspen ( Tilia Fear shoots Fear sp.), linden ( Lecanora conizacoides Hypogymnia physodes Ulmus II LICHENS Main branch sp.), elm ( Fraxinus threads. Lecanora sp.). Otherwise, there is a risk that you will not find any lichen at all. are exam- Acer Crut lichen are flat and grow close to the base. and Pertusaria sp. amara ples ot this type. Leal lichen fasten to the base with hypae-like Hypogymnia physodes, Parmeliopsis ambigua, Platismatia glauca belong to this group. ) or maple ( tose, foliose, fructicose (compare with figure below) on each tree, all the way round stem of the tree from 0.5 to 1.5 meters above ground. 3. FEAR SHOOTS Note the occurrence of fear shoots on 20 branches each your studied trees using scale: none = 1 (0-4 branches), occur (5-9 common 3 (10-20 branches) EXAMINE THE OCCURRENCE OF LICHENS ON 5 TREES SAME SPECIES The studied tree should: • grow not far from one another, but in the shadow of other trees • have straight, not slant, stems • be approximately of equal thickness (diameter at least 45 cm), i.e. roughly the same age • should have no shadowing branches below the height of 3 meters • not grow near open water and too close to a road • without disease or seeing damages If you suspect that the air is strong polluted, carry out your investigation on rich bark species such as ash ( ula COUNTING THE NUMBER OF KINDS DIFFERENT TYPES LICHEN 1. Count the number of lichen kinds (species, genus) three different types – crus- • 80-100% Class III badly damaged 40-60% Class II damaged I FIR TREES The Baltic Sea Project 0-20% Class I normal Test: condition of fir trees, lichens, tar spot fungus - methods ESTIMATION OF AIR QUALITY USING BIOINDICATORS The investigation is conducted on 10 fully-grown fir trees. If not available use spruce or pine. 1. NEEDLE LOSSES Compare with the figures below and try to classify each tree in one of three cate- gories. 2. AGE OF NEEDLES ON A BRANCH (GENERATIONS NEEDLES) Use the figures to help you determine number of generations needles on 10 trees you are investigating.

11 AIR QUALITY PROGRAMMES Acer sacchar- ) and silver maple ( Acer platanoides Tar spot on norway maple leaf spot on norway Tar ) is a pathogen of the maple trees, especially sycamore ), norway maple ( Rhytisma acerinum III TAR SPOT FUNGUS (RHYTISMA ACERINUM) 1234 No spots at all. Only leaves (some or all) of 1 tree have black spots. Leaves of 2-4 trees have black spots. Black spots occur on leaves of each tree. Zone Occurrence of tar spots Acer pseudoplatanus ). The tar-like spot is a fruiting structure of the fungus that survives winter on fall- each 5-maple tree, not growing so close to other, if possible in different part of your locality. Lack of spot shows that air is polluted. unpolluted air. maple ( inum en leaves. Fortunately, tar spot does not cause serious harm to established trees. It is also intolerant to air pollution, so it can be used as bioindicator. Examine the occurrence of black globular spots on 10 fallen leaves (in autumn) • Assess the air quality using scale below. Zone 1 represents highly polluted air, zone 4 • EXAMINE THE OCCURRENCE OF TAR SPOT FUNGUS ON MAPLE TREES Tar spot fungus ( sp. Bryoria sp., Ramalina sp., Usnea Usnea birta begins to be found on the tree trunks Xanthoria parientina are and examples of examples lichen. bush Bush lichen a bushy have and are body attached to the base at a single point. Bryoria capillaris, Usnea filipendula Pseudovernia furfuracea 10 234 Less than 25 Between 25-35 35 and more Hypogymnia physodes Zone Coverage of the lichens in % foliose lichens such as ers 12 No lichens at all. Only some lichens survive - mainly crustose on the lower trunks and a few 4 Also fructicose begins to be found such as 3 Both crustose and foliose are found in roughly the same number. Among oth- virtually unpolluted air. way around the trunk of each tree. Zone Occurrence of lichen • Assess the air quality using scale below. Zone 1 represents highly polluted air, zone 4 • 2. DETERMINING THE DEGREE OF COVERAGE LICHENS Study the coverage in % of all types lichen – crustose, foliose and fructicose • Find a place on the trunk where there is substantial lichen growth, about 1.3 metres above the ground and place transparent paper divided into squares, to trunk. On mark the coverage of varied types lichen using a different coloured felt-tipped pens. Count the squares where you find lichen within bounds of squared paper. Make test on both sides of the trunk. Try to determine percentage coverage each lichen group. • Register the results in table. • Assess the pollution zone of each investigation site according to following:

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The Baltic Sea Project

ESTIMATION OF AIR QUALITY USING BIOINDICATORS Test: condition of fir trees, lichens, tar spot fungus – protocol to be sent to co-ordinator

Date ...... School ......

Teacher ...... Class/Group ......

Address ......

Natural conditions and topographical situation (coastal, inland, mountain, plain) ......

Possible local source of pollution ......

I Fir trees

1, 2, 3. Investigating forest damage in fir trees

Name of the tree (fir, spruce or pine) ......

Tree no. 12345678910 Mean value 1. Needle loss class (1, 2, 3) 2. No. generations of needles 3. Occurrence of fear shoots (1, 2, 3)

II Lichens

1. Counting the number of kinds of different types of lichen

Name of the tree (English or Latin name) ......

Tree no. No. kinds of crustose lichens No. kinds of foliose lichens No. kinds of fructicose lichens Zone 1 2 3 4 5

Mean value zone:

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2. Determining the degree of coverage of the lichen

Name of the tree (English or Latin name) ......

Tree no. Coverage of crustose Coverage of foliose Coverage of fructi- Total coverage lichen in % lichen in % cose lichen in % of the whole overhead film in %

1 2 3 4 5

Mean value :

Zone : III. Tar Spot Fungus

Name of the maple tree (English or Latin name) ......

Zone ......

IV. Discussion of the result and the state of the air on a separate paper.

AIR QUALITY IN OLSZTYN (POLAND) n spring 2003 the research into asured 70 mg/m3 on the Hawk- less quantities. It shows that the Icleanness of the air was carried sworth and Rose’s lichen scale. area is heavily polluted with sul- out on six different cemeteries The least SO2 concetration resi- phur dioxide. Detached houses which are located in different stant species were found on the are main emitors of SO2 in this parts of Olsztyn. From each ceme- area. For heating the house the in- tery a few trees were chosen and habitans use materials, which con- the specific composition of the li- tain sulphur. Our research results chens that covered those trees was overcup the results of the research researched. The lichens were fo- which was carried out by Woje- und mainly on deciduous trees, wódzki Inspektorat Ochrony Âro- seldom and in less quantities on dowiska w Olsztynie. coniferous trees and birches. Spe- cies like: Lecanora sp., Lepraria sp., Hypogymnia physodes (L.), Physcia Ewa Morawiec tenella (Scop.), Parmelia sulcata, cementery in Gutkowo. This is the Paulina Witort Xanthoria sp. (L.) were found in western area of the city centre. Teacher: Leszek Terlecki each area. Most of the cemeteries Such a situation appears because III Liceum Ogólnokszta∏càce fructose lichen Evernia prunastri of majority of western winds, im. M. Kopernika was found. The achieved results which bring all pollution to the 10-256 Olsztyn, ul. Sybirakow 3 classify this air to third zone of east. At the cemetery at Sielska tel. +48 (89) 526-44-22 settled scale made by BSP. The street (Dajtki) only crustose and e-mail: [email protected] SO2 concentration in the air me- foliose lichens were found and in Poland

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ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY WORKSHOP - REPORT AND EVALUATION

The Workshop took place in Jan III phication of lakes, Revitalisation ating group, finding the pro- Sobieski Castle in Rzucewo from 16 of rivers, Supermarkets versus blem/conflict, October – 19 October 2003. Thirty small shops. • Week 4 - 6: making a list of activi- eight teachers from twenty five BSP We decided to present one of pro- ties for students and for teachers, Schools participated in the Confe- jects from Upper Secondary School: • Week 7 - 27: research, looking for rence. One of the three topics cove- 1. The aim of the project: Improve- information sources in connection red during the Conference was ment of water quality of the river: with history of the problem, pro- Environmental History (EH) which • recognition of river water condi- cessing of results, analysing and meant to prepare and encourage te- tion – present, segregation of information, prepa- achers to start working on the pro- • determining of sources of degra- ring of presentation, translating, ject. dation – past and present, multimedia processing, Environmental History Workshop • looking for a way of improving ri- 6. Presentation, was prepared and led by Mrs. Kata- ver water quality for the future 7. Connection(s) to the national cur- rzyna Zabicka. The workshop was generations, riculum: biology, chemistry, ecolo- divided into three parts. First part gical path, geography, history, fore- dealt with the subject of studies of ign languages. EH. Second part covered both me- All projects presented above are thodology of preparing BSP project either in progress or are to be star- in general and EH. Third part was ted. the practical usage of the knowled- Feedback: ge we acquired. In the meantime Participants felt that during the “Learners’ Guide no.5 Baltic 21” workshop they had the opportunity was introduced to the participants. to: Practical part meant dividing each – enrich their knowledge of how to group into subgroups according to work on BSP projects, the type of school teachers were – systemize their information about working in. The aim that each team Environmental History, faced was to create an example – get interested in EH, outline of the future project based – be prepared to work with project on EH. Jolanta Mol and Anna Strykowska on EH, Demands for team work were: 2. The field of research: the impact – exchange knowledge and expe- – find local problem/conflict of urbanized areas on biodiversity, rience of their up until now work. – determine the field of problem physical and chemical characteri- Conclusions for the future work we- – define the field of research stics of river water (smell, look, re that seminars should be: – demands to the product extinction of life in water, lack of – more specific due to being general – define the fields of study birds, contamination of water, pro- they lack time for thorough pre- – prepare timetable tests of society). sentation of each and every theme – presentation 3. Demands to the products: – organized more often – at least – connection(s) to the national cur- • participation of teachers of chemi- twice a year. riculum. stry, biology, geography, history, After hard and longitudinal work English, German, Computer Stu- teams worked out the following ide- dies, Polish team: as for projects: • several outdoor activities, Anna Adamczyk – Primary Schools: Dogs in big ci- • using of different sources of infor- Michal Augusiak ties, Pollution caused by industry mation: data searching, data selec- Elzbieta Grzybek in our area, tion, data processing, Iwona Konopnicka-Juszczyk – Lower Secondary School: Results 4. Fields of study: analysing of wa- Agnieszka Machalska of feeding swans in Kolobrzeg, ter quality, interpretation of results, Dorota Mroz Garbage in households, 5. Timetable: Barbara Tokarska – Upper Secondary School: Eutro- • Week 1 - 3: preparatory work, cre- Katarzyna Zabicka

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LEARNING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES

May a new book, number six ago. But these changes were of dif- ges impacted on the natural envi- In in the Baltic Sea Projects Le- ferent kinds for different groups. ronment. This was also understo- arners Guide series, will appear - This was discovered by the stu- od by the young children in Ma- Learning from Environmental History dents at Kungsholmen who stu- staiciai who discovered that there in the Baltic Countries. died the building of the sanitation was only one old oak in their fo- Environmental History has been system in Stockholm in the late rest surrounded by younger trees. a programme in the Baltic Sea Pro- 1800s and its impact on water bor- They also used their knowledge ject since 1995. We have developed ne diseases and mortality. Some outside school when they carried a special approach to investigations groups benefited from the changes out an inventory of similar old tre- of peoples’ relationship to nature in brought about by industrialisation, es in other forests in the neighbo- the past. Words such as “conflicts”, others did not. urhood, in order to push for their “chronology” and “actors” have protection. been used frequently. Our main go- Investigate conflicts al is not better historical knowledge Consequently conflicts arose. How Networking for environment per se. It is rather that the students can we see the traces of these con- Networking is the basic principle in are able to develop an “action- flicts between different groups in the Baltic Sea project. The argument competence” by discovering that our society today? When students here is that by studying similar their present environmental situ- work with the oil-shale industry in things in different places and then ation is the result of what real, once Kohtla-Järve or the changing natu- comparing the results you can di- living, people have done in the ral environment in the coal-mining scover new features and draw new past. We can summarise and gene- area of Katowice, they can under- conclusions. This is also the most ralise what these people did in pro- stand that the use of our natural re- important challenge for the Envi- cesses such as “industrialisation” or sources gives rise to conflicts. But ronmental History programme in “urbanisation”. However it is still conflicts may also evolve out of the the BSP. A good example of this ap- a matter of what real people, of way in which we use our natural proach is the study of the fresh wa- flesh and blood so to say, did in our heritage as a source of history, a ty- ter pearl mussle in Pedersöre and own home-town. When they made pical conflict between cultural con- the students cooperation with stu- decisions about the future, they de- servation and environmental pro- dents in Hudiksvall. When they cided over our present situation. tection. This conflict was investiga- compared their results, they were And this is just what we do today. ted in the famous Nydam moor able to draw new conclusions abo- We are the history for the people outside Sönderborg. ut their own situation. coming after us. In this sense we are created by history and we our- Use chronology Environmental history selves create history. When we talk When studying these changes and and historical consciousness about our common environment conflicts, it is important to use When we try to understand our this is quite obvious. chronology. An explanation of the present environmental problems, causes and effects of different we interpret what has happened in Start from contemporary changes has to be accompanied by the past. Today we are aware that questions an analysis of the impact of politi- these problems are not only acci- When students raise contemporary cal and economic events outside dents caused by lack of knowledge questions and then go on to work our own local society. When stu- or disregard. They are structural with the history of the physical arti- dents studied the changing use of and built into the systems and the- facts in their own local society, they the natural environment in a local refore a product of our history. We can understand how and why they farm in Vecpiebalga chronological- must interpret the past, to under- were built. When students work ly over a period of 120 years, they stand the present in order to deve- with the creation of industrial land- understood the connections to the lop a competence for future action. scapes in Norrköping and Gelsen- major political changes that took This is usually called historical con- kirchen, they can understand the place during the same period in sciousness. That is why we work changes that industrialisation bro- this area. It is evident from the with environmental history in edu- ught to real people a hundred years landscape that these political chan- cation.

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LEARNING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY

What? Students working with environmental history start from current environmental questions - they don't study the past independent from the present Students working with environmental history start from conflicts about the environment - they are thereby able to avoid both a one sided natural science, as well as a moralistic, perspective Students working with environmental history start with studies of the local environment in order to draw conclusions about other areas from their results - they don't start with the great trends in world history in order to illustrate them on a local scale

How? Students working with environmental history can accomplish practical results - they don't only use their results inside the school but present them to the community in order to change the situation Students working with environmental history use chronology as an important tool both in explanations and in narratives - they are consequently able to avoid treating questions as ”eternal” and without any histo- rical context

Why? Students working with environmental history have a perspective of the future that allows them to develop a competence for future action - they are not just satisfied with a better understanding of the present situation

Multitude of approaches species. Some have a very clear so- jects, but to encourage networking The book contains examples taken cial history perspective while oth- and diversity. At the same time ho- from school projects concerning ers adopt a political or economic hi- wever, we have tried to encourage environment and history carried storical perspective. Each of the dif- certain concepts of environmental out in the nine countries around the ferent projects starts with a short in- history in practical use. This is be- Baltic Sea. They are very different troduction, offering suggestions as cause we are convinced that this and mirror the complexities inhe- to how the article in question could concept, used in different ways, rent in our perceptions of environ- be related to the concept of envi- will help our students to achieve ment and history. Some of them le- ronmental history. our goal - to develop a competence an towards existential values, wor- for future action. king with local history and envi- The goal - competence Environmental History Programme ronment as a part of the students’ for future action. co-ordinator: Mr Dr Per Eliasson Senior lecturer in Environmental History identity. Some of them are more di- Our ambition in the Environmental Läratutbildningen, Malmo Högskola rected towards natural science, History programme in the Baltic S-205 06 Malmö starting with investigations of pol- Sea Project has never been to force Tel.: +46-40 24 0006 lution and the biology of certain schools to carry out uniform pro- e-mail: [email protected]

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THE HISTORY OF THE AREA KOÂCIUSZKO IRON PLANT (POLAND)

atowice aglomeration is the Karea lying in the central part of Silesia. It is 1237 km2 with a po- pulation of 2.1 mln. It is a poli- cenrtic conurbation including se- veral towns with industrial ori- gins. The present shape of Kato- wice aglomeration is the result of intensive industrial processes and dynamic urbanization, dating from the beginning of the 19th century. Katowice aglomeration is the only area of this type in Po- land, where on relatively small area there is a big concentration of industry. The towns which form Katowice aglomeration are: B´dzin, Bytom, Chorzów, Cze- rzów itself. The air is intensively industrial development was real- ladê, Dàbrowa Górnicza, Jaworz- exploited mainly by the industry. ly fast. The settlement grew lar- no, Katowice, Knurów, Mys∏owi- The history of the area where Ko- ger and finally Chorzów received ce, Piekary Âlàskie, Ruda Âlàska, Êciuszko ironworkss were built township rights. In 1870 there Siemianowice Âlàskie, Sosnowiec goes back to the Medieval Ages were 19000 inhebitants. After and Zabrze. All these towns com- when the surroundings of to- 1945 the industrial plants were prise on so called Upper Silesian day’s Chorzów were the part be- developed and new housing esta- Industrial Area (GOP). In the cen- longing to the Vistulans. Since tes were buit together with shop- ter of this aglomeration lies Cho- then the land changed hands and ping facilities, services and cultu- rzów the town which was called rulers until it was destroyed by ral facilities. In the 60`s, thanks to Królewska Huta. (Royal Factory) the Tatars. Only then, in 1257 it Mr. Zi´tek, a huge park of 600 ha in the past. Chorzów one of the was decided that the village sho- was built, which serves as a re- biggest towns of Black Silesia, lies uld be rebuilt and populated aga- creational area both for Chorzów in the central part in the north of in. In the 13th century farmer’s re- and Katowice until now. The Upper Silesia. surections opened the way for town of Chorzów can be proud of The most important water struc- development of industry. Rich beautiful historic buildings, espe- ture is the Rawa, running thro- and easy to explore resources of cially those which come from the ugh the southern part of the coal, as well as progress in mi- first half of the 19th century and town. It is about 12 km long. The ning technologies strted invest- from the period of secesion. Roy- average annual temperature in ment and quick profits. In 1822 al Factory, today called KoÊciusz- Chorzów is 7,7 st. C. The annual the Royal Factory (as it was then ko, was the second biggest and rainfall is about 730 mm. The called was opened). most modern in Upper Silesia as winds usually blow from south – In 1822 the first mining settle- well as in Europe, was exeptiona- west. The sun shines about 4 ho- ment was founded and named ly useful during the Napoleonic urs a day on average, and there Royal Factory. wars for Prusia. It supplied the are about 100 sunless days in The I World War stopped further Prusian army with guns and bul- a year. The pollution from indu- development of the town. In the lets. Since 1830 the factory was at strial plans affects the climate in years 1797-1802 the factory was its best and especially one man, a negative way. The soils appe- the largest ironworks in Europe. the factory inspector Mr. Eck, aring in the Chorzów area are The settlement which was built overcame many difficulties by connected with ice formations. next to it had 110 houses and 778 making new inventions and im- They are rather poor within Cho- in habitants in the year 1840. The provements.

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The years 1858-1861 brought cri- modernized and newly equip- derwent the necessary recon- sis in mining and iron industry ped. In some parts of the factory struction what found approval of and KoÊciuszko ironworks was production had doubled. Ko- all the authorities responsible for not an exception. In 1871 Share- Êciuszko ironworks had a great the well - being of the region. Sin- holding Society is founded in influence on the rebuilding of the ce 1994 the inhabitants have not Berlin and the plant has its revi- country after the war. Again in complained about the pollutions val. The plant produced elements 1945 it is modernized and recon- emitted by the factory. In the year for bridges, railway carriages and structed to suit the needs of the 2000 the factory was divided into iron constructions in many of its hard times. With the help of So- two separate plants: KoÊciuszko specialized parts. During the war viet Union and Czechoslovakia and Royal. The Royal factory is the factory started producing two new fully, automatized, fur- solely productive plant, whereas wheels what became useful after naces are installed. This strengh- KoÊciuszko deals with renova- the war when the plant received tenes the position of the factory tions and media supply. The many profitable orders. Between and its role in the development of changes which took place in the the wars the factory was being Polish industry. 90s mean that water is polluted KoÊciuszko Iron- by communal wastes rather than works exports its pro- industrial activity of the factory. ducts to 20 countries. The improvement of the ecologi- The industrial deve- cal, industrial and social situation lopment of this region is the condition which the region brings bigger and big- of Katowice aglomeration has to ger numbers of wor- fulfill in oder to become a real kers to Silesia what in member of the European Union. consequence begins to change the existing workers settlements into big towns. The Student: Kamil Kowalik, factory is 200 years Teacher: dr Jolanta Mol. old. In 1989 it was put II Konopnicka Secondary School, on a list of 80 most ul. G∏owackiego 6 polluting organisms Katowice, POLAND in the country. In the tel. +48 32 251 73 34 years 1989-1995 it un- web: www.nasza-szkola.pl

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LANDSCAPE PARK OF THE BESKID OF MYÂLENICE

uring the tenth conference of skid of MyÊlenice. We believe that Council. The project was also presen- Dthe Polish schools BSP UNE- it should be more accessible to pe- ted during rural conferences – the at- SCO, which took place from 16th ople who search for active rest and titude of the inhabitants and Commis- to 19th of October 2003 in Rzuce- for average tourists (pedestrians, sion was negative. wie near Gdaƒsk, we joined the cyclists). The postulate to introdu- WiÊniowa Parish: (...) currently we Environmental history program- ce protection – through establi- cannot assume an attitude towards me with a complete project, which shing a landscape park – also invo- establishing of the landscape park of is aimed at establishing a landsca- lves launching resources in order The Beskid of MyÊlenice, because it pe park in the surrounding area of to create a particular tourist and requires direct consultation with the MyÊlenice. recreation infrastructure (parking inhabitants during rural conferences. The Beskid of MyÊlenice, which in- lots, camping-sites with sanitary Su∏kowice Parish: (...) the plan of es- cludes four mountain ranges: the authorities, information boards, tablishing the landscape park of The Barnasiówka, the Babica, the Ko- a web of routes for cycling, and Beskid of MyÊlenice is a great idea skowa mountain and the Lubomir backpacking with antirust surfa- and it has our Parish’s full support. and ¸ysina range, is full of unique ces, skiing tracks on the Che∏m In the times of high degradation of the landscape qualities. The landscape mountain and service-gastronomy natural environment separation of the mainly consists of the qualities of base of supplies, scenic points on area that includes unique natural, living nature (among others; a lar- culture and historical qualities will al- ge number of vascular plant spe- low us to break away from grim reali- cies, forests, fallow-deer), qualities ty and enjoy the treasures of the natu- of inanimate nature (among oth- re to the full. ers; sandstone monadnocks, called Currently, after administrational the Devil’s Stones), qualities of cul- changes in our country, the whole tural environment (among others; of the landscape park, which is cemeteries from the First World now being designed now, lies wi- War, wooden monuments – chur- the highest mountain of Lubomir, thin the boarders of administrati- ches, manor-houses, a synagogue). pavilions with regional publica- ve district of MyÊlenice. However It is observed that natural envi- tions, periodic folk and touring adequate decisions are up to the ronment has been considerably ventures. Every tourist or a holi- province administration. It cannot devastated by many negative fac- day-maker shall be a welcome gu- be however one-man decision of tors caused by the growing tourist est in this park – the nature, which the voivode currently holding an commotion (among others; more is going to be aided without dama- office. and more litter is found in the up- ging the already impoverished More consultations with the inha- permost and dorsal areas of the substance shall be the host itself. bitants and the involved parishes mountains, disadvantageous in- Our initiative has been supported should take place. A special pleni- fluence of the natural calamity by the municipal authorities. The potentiary for the matter of the area – Cracow agglomeration, mayor of MyÊlenice adressed landscape park should be appoin- proximity of the currently moder- a proper appeal to all involved pa- ted in order to take over activities nised Cracow-Chy˝ne highway rishes: Pcim, Tokarnia, WiÊniowa, that so far have been run by My- which causes the contamination of Lubieƒ, Su∏kowice, Dobczyce. On- Êlenice parish, and he also should soil with heavy metal compounds, ly three of them answered by sen- be a causative factor of further the considerable increase of noise, ding their opinions to MyÊlenice. pronouncements in this matter. excessive deforestation and cha- Here are their excerpts: Special attention should be drawn otic summer-resort development The Department of the Administra- to the management, tourist and re- of building grounds in the well- tion of the Pcim Parish informs that creational utilisation. A very inte- head areas of rivers and springs. the project of establishing a landscape resting outlook is unfolding here The final result of this is the sewa- park has been presented, in order to especially in the context of ecoto- ge contamination of the last sour- get an opinion, to the Commission of urism and agrotourism which are ces of drinking water. Agriculture Forestry and Environ- very popular all over the world It is not our goal to close the Be- mental Protection of the Pcim Town now.

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The first can be defined as a few- production, artistic craft, handi- able to admire the mountains of day or even a few-hour excur- craft and art. Soon it may become MyÊlenice not only in the virtual re- sions, of small groups of tourists the main source of income for the ality of old photographs, but using that are interested in the observa- local inhabitants. modern technologies of environ- tion of the wildlife, into the coun- I believe that the Parishes of the re- mental protection in a natural form. try. The second is a traditional and We hope that after the publication very well known form of holiday of this short text in the BSP bulle- modified only in the area of finan- tin, our parishes from the admini- cing or self-financing, because in- strative district of MyÊlenice will habitants of cities pay for their ac- be able to afford a decision. commodation in the country hel- BSP co-ordinator: ping their hosts with the harvest Mgr Dariusz Dylàg or potato lifting. The most impor- Complex of Secondary Schools tant directions of the development 8 Jagielloƒska Str. of the park – apart from ecoto- born administrative district of My- 32-400 MyÊlenice, Poland urism and agrotourism – are Êlenice can afford a decision thanks tel. 0048 (012) 274 00 70 exploitation of the forest resour- to which our grandchildren and [email protected] ces, hunting, fishing, healthy food our grand grandchildren will be [email protected]

POLISH MATCH FACTORY IN CZ¢STOCHOWA

he match factory is situated War the factory was one of the stochowa in any serious way and Tnot far away from the center mills with the highest number of 250 people were working there. near the railway track Warsaw – workmen in Cz´stochowa. In the Nowadays production process in Vienna. It is the oldest factory in first year of the First World War the Match Factory in Cz´stochowa Cz´stochowa founded in 1882. mill was producing commodity looks approximately in the follo- From 1882 to 1902 an enormous using reserves placed in wareho- wing way: aspen tree trunk is growth of production was obse- uses. When the reserves run out, unloaded at loading platform, rved. This was caused by favora- the factory stopped functioning. after this the bark is removed and ble conditions such as: growing The production was started again the machines cut wood into short demand for safety matches, lack in 1919. Thorough repairs were blocks. Blocks are sliced and trans- of competitive factories and tsarist made and in 1920 the match facto- formed into sticks. authorities policy aiming to the ry gave job to 600 people, mainly Afterwards they are impregnated, development of match produc- women. dried, polished and classified. La- tion. In the thirties the factory extended ter sticks go to the automatic ma- In the 1884 the match factory gave the assortment of matches. chine, which parafines the sticks’ the jobs to 7,51 percentage of pe- To common white matches (48 endings and dips it in match- ople in the whole Cz´stocho- matches a box) joined white im- mass, to form the head of the wa's district. pregnated and luxury matches match. After drying the match is In the year 1913 The Match Facto- (packed 43 a box). In 1937 factory ready. Boxes are made of cardbo- ry in Cz´stochowa was damaged started producing red impregna- ard. Reams of cardboard are cut by the fire. Then it was moderni- ted matches and illustrated ones. by the latest machine, which gives zed and adapted to modern pro- The difference between them was them a box shape, prints the labels duction. In the interwar period the the size and the colour of substan- and covers the sides with red pho- extent of production depended on ce used to striking matches. sphate. the outlet and owners’ policy. During the Second World War the At present in the factory employs Matches of Cz´stochowa could greatest growth of production oc- staff of 100 people. have been purchased in the whole curred, because the match factory country. But they were also expor- was producing huge orders to ar- School coordinator: Lena Czaja ted to Germany, Russia, the Ne- my and German administration. Zespó∏ Szkó∏ im. J. Kochanowskiego therlands, France, Belgium and So, the war didn’t affect the situ- ul. Warszawska 142, Cz´stochowa, Balkans. Before the First World ation of The Match Factory in Cz´- Poland

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BIRDS OF UPPER SILESIA – POLAND

pper Silesia is a region of So- rax) (almost all Polish population), with Upper Silesia from the So- Uuth Poland with a population Little Crack (Porzana parva), Ferru- uth. The vast, virgin forests are of over 3 million. The biggest city ginous Duck (Aythya nyroca). Last shelter for such endangered spe- of the region is Katowice, with its summer a bird sensation was ne- cies like Capercaillie (Tetrao uro- thousands inhabitans. This part of sting of Avocet (Recurvirostra avo- gallus) and Black Grouse (Tetrao my country is usually associated setta) on the Gocza∏kowice rese- tetrix). Drumming of woodpec- with highly polluting industry li- rvoir. You can also see White-ta- kers can be often beheard among ke coal mines an ecological disa- iled Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and forest silence: Black Woodpecker ster and steel factories which cau- many other predators gratefully (Dryocopus martius), Grey-headed sed during the last decades. In this sailing on the sky: Honey Buzzard Woodpecker (Picus canus), Great work I want to present another fa- (Pernis apivorus), Sparrowhawk Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos ce of Upper Silesia. Apart from the (Accipter nisus) or Marsh Harrier major) and a specially interesting industrialized terrains, the region (Circus aeruginosus) Birds prefer and rare Three-toed Woodpecker provides good habitat for many the Valley of the Upper Vistula, (Picoides triadactylus). Grey Wag- rare kinds of birds. Over 300 spe- because of an abundance of food tail (Motacilla cinerea) and Dipper cies were observed here (over 70% and good nesting places. To pro- (Cinclus cinclus) live in turbulent stated in Poland), from which abo- tect, this important for all Europe mountain rivers. ut 200 kinds are nesting. area, a sensible fish farming and Upper Silesia is one of the regions One of the most important, from cooperation between fishermen in Poland where changes to the the ornithological point of view, and ornithologists are needed. environment, introduced by man, places of the Upper Silesia are fish In the agriculture areas of Upper are most advanced, but during ponds situated in the Valley of Silesia you can also find intere- last 10 years situation the become Upper Vistula, the longest Polish sting kinds of birds. Open terra- much better. Emission of toxic sul- river. Disappearance of natural ins with groups of bushes and fur dioxide (SO2) and heavy me- water-marshy areas and swamps, trees are favoured by Shrikes (La- tals has been significantly reduced caused mainly by the drain age nius). Its European population and many activities protecting the process, has led to the loss of ma- quickly decreases. Red-backed environment hae been taken. The ny natural bird habitats in Poland Shrike (Lanius collurio) and the great diversity of habitats make and all over Europe. In this situ- biggest shrike — Great Grey Shri- Upper Silesia an area, which is ation the mentioned complex of ke (Lanius Excubitor) are stated as worth special care. There is a need fish ponds has a significant me- breeding species. Two others, of further efforts aiming to main- aning for various rare water bird Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) tain the situation of reasonable species and has become an impor- and Lesser Grey Ghrike (Lanius equilibrium between the economi- tant place of their breeding and minor) are extremely scarcely cal development and saving of the stops during spring and autumn met. Agriculture in Upper Silesia biodiversity. migrations. The Valley of the Up- is mostly extensive what is con- The Mentioned birds form only per Vistula comprises 130 tho- ducive to a lot of species e.g.: a small part of species you can ob- usands ha, 8% of the area are wa- Whitethroat (Sylvia communis), serve in Upper Silesia. Many of ter reservoirs. There are 80 com- Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), them have already died out in plexes of fish ponds and big Go- Partridge (Perdix perdix), Kestrel other regions of Europe. cza∏kowice water reservoir (3200 (Falco tinnunculus). Noteworthy is ha), where birds find good condi- the high population of Buzzard tions. Species endangered in Euro- (Buteo buteo), what is a result of Student: Krzysztof Szade pe, nest here quite commonly: protecting activities taken in the e-mail: [email protected] Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grise- second half of 20th century. Buz- website: www.foto-szade.prv.pl gena), (it is estimated that at least zards play an important role in li- Photos: Krzysztof Szade 1% of European population nest miting population of numerous Teacher: dr Jolanta Mol here), Bittern (Botaurus stellaris), rodents. School: Upper Secondary Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), Next area that provides great con- Konopnicka School Redshank (Tringa totanus), Whi- ditions for birds is the Beskidy Ul. G∏owackiego 6 skered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus), Mountains. These medium high, 40-052 Katowice, Poland Night Heron (Nycticorax nyctico- but wooded mountains border website: www.nasza-szkola.pl

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Photo captions: 3 4 1. Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 2. Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) 3. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 4. Red-backed Shrike male (Lanius collurio) 5. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 6. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) 7. Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

All photos by Krzysztof Szade

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FROM STORKS COUNTING TO BSP

School Ornithological Club “IBIS” birds on the fish ponds in Nadni- killers and insects exterminants. from Miechów, Poland. dziaƒski Landscape Park, which are That’s why it was so important to co- Our main task since the year 2000 situated near the medieval town of unt all colonies earlier. We found in has been counting young white WiÊlica 60 kilometres from Miechow. our area 13 colonies with 763 nests. storks in their nests. The White Last year we started the water bird On 31st of January we were coun- stork Ciconia ciconia is a perma- studies in our region as a part of ting again wintering water birds in nent element of Poland’s picture BSP programme – Bird Ecology. We Cracow on Vistula River. This year and typical feature of agricultural did our midwinter counting as well the weather conditions were not as landscape. According to informa- as spring counting. The first one to- severe as they were last year. The ri- tion provided by Polish Association ok place in Cracow, on the Vistula ver wasn’t covered with ice at all of the Friends of Nature “pro Natu- River. It was on 11th of January. The and the air temperature was higher. ra” Polish population of storks is es- weather was perfect, 12 degrees be- Most winters fish ponds and dam- timated at more than 40 000 pairs. low zero, sun was shining and the reservoirs freeze up. As a result, They favour north-eastern Poland visibility was good. We covered the such water bodies are suitable only where population density varies distance of approximately 7 kilome- for irregular wintering. The main from 20 to more than 40 pairs per tres and 3264 birds were counted, exception is Vistula River which ge- 100 square kilometres. In our re- mostly Black-headed gulls – Larus nerally doesn’t freeze up, especially gion- southern Poland the density is ridibundus, Mallards – Anas platyr- the urban part in Cracow. This time much lower and varies from 0 to 10 hynchos and Mute swans – Cygnus the number of birds observed was pairs. In the year 2000 we checked olor. Birds were fed by the Cra- lower, because other water bodies 25 nests, in 2001 it was 47, in 2002 it cow’s citizens. Rarities were a pair were also free from ice. 1897 birds was 42 and in 2003 again 47. Some of Goosander – Mergus merganser, were counted, mostly Black-headed nests were abandoned, in some of two males of Scoup – Aytha marila gulls – Larus ridibundus - 605, Mal- them there were no young storks so and male of Mandarin duck – Aix lards – Anas platyrhynchos - 530 the average amount of young storks galericulata which probably had and Mute swans – Cygnus olor - from the nests with the hatch were escaped from the ZOO. 439. Some of them had yellow neck- respectively: 3 ; 2.2 ; 2.6 and 2.8. bands.

Counting water birds in Cracow on Vistula River. Andrzej and Piotr

The second one was on 11th of May on the fish ponds. Among many common species were two very ra- re. The first one was Shelduck – Ta- dorna tadorna which population in Birds were fed as usual by the Cra- We also count birds every autumn Poland is estimated at 120 – 140 pa- cow’s citizens. Rarities were a group on their way to wintering areas, as irs. We saw only a male, so we are of thirty Cormorants – Phalacroco- a part of international counting, or- not sure whether they are breeding rax carbo and a male Goldeneye ganised by BirdLife International. In there or not. The second one was –Bucephala clangula. the year 2002 we noticed 1800 birds Red-crested pochard – Netta rufina Last but not the least is our coopera- from 60 species. The rarities were: which population in Poland, accor- tion with a local newspaper. I write Great white egret – Egretta alba , ding to “Polish Red Data Book of articles referring to our work or de- Little stint – Calidris minuta and Animals”, is estimated at 15 – 20 pa- aling with current ecological pro- Wigeon – Anas penelope. In the irs. One pair breeds on these ponds. blems – for example: poachers or air year 2003 we observed 2537 birds In April nests colonies of Rook- Co- pollution. from 56 species. That time rarities rvus frugilegus were counted. This Teacher: Andrzej Âliwiƒski were 40 individuals of Curlew – bird is an indicator of agricultural Student: Piotr Nowak Numenius arquata, Grey plover - landscape. Our joining the Europe- LO im. T. KoÊciuszki, ul. M. Konopnickiej 2 Pluvialis squatarola and Pintail – an Community will be connected 32-200 Miechów, Poland Anas acuta. Every year we count with higher use of fertilizers, weed- [email protected]

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MUTE SWAN MONITORING

or a couple of years our scho- Colour marking (bands and leg – date and place of ringing F ol ornithology club has been rings) makes it much easier to – precise co-ordinates co-operating with Polish-wide identify birds on water reservo- – name of person who did the Society of Bird Protection in irs. Poland, Germany and coun- ringing Gdaƒsk the Ornithology Rese- tries to the south of Poland use We open a file on each marked arch Institute and the Polish Sec- yellow rings. Scandinavians, Li- swan in our area in which we re- tion of Swan Research at The Po- thuanians, Latvians and Esto- cord the cases (dates) of its appe- lish Academy of Sciences in nians – blue and the urban popu- arances. We have got more than Gdaƒsk. lation of mute swans in Copenha- 70 files of that kind. The number One of the very important gen – red ones. ir still rising. aspects of our work is watching On the beaches in Ko∏obrzeg you ringed swans. The aim of bird can see swans which were ringed marking is to find out details in Gdynia, Szczecin or fish farms concerning birds’ biology: their in the south of Poland. But most lifespan, migration times and ro- of the swans have been marked utes, winter sites and others. in Ko∏obrzeg. Ringing for scientific goals was They stay here all year. Some of initiated in Europe in 1899. The the swans have been noticed at Polish ringing centre was set up our place only once but most of in 1931 and now it is located in them have been here for a couple Gdaƒsk. Plastic bands and rings have two of years. So far about 20000 swans have letters and two figures, ie: FM 01. The project is still carried on. been ringed with standard alumi- We record the number of swans in nium rings. Out of those 1000 ha- the coastal area, get symbols from The pictures taken by ve been banded and about 1500 the rings and send the data to the student Szymon Sad∏o. marked with plastic leg rings. ringing station which gives us fe- Maria Adamiak Aluminium rings always have edback including among others: Andrzej Kropid∏owski two letters and four figures, ie: – name of species and strain Zespó∏ Szkó∏ nr 2, Ko∏obrzeg AS 1404, AC 1636, AP 4971 – sex and age Poland

COASTAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE ISLAND OF SAAREMAA, ESTONIA

n 27 September 2003 the stu- Lake Sarapiku for the students of Form 10 and Form 11 prepare re- O dents of the science classes science classes. The first evening in ports on their observation results (10b, 11b, 12b) of Saaremaa Co- the camp is spent by the camp fire, and present them to their fellow educational Gymnasium carried we get to know each other, sing students. out a series of coastal observations and play games. The following day In the morning of day two 40 by the Veere Bay along the nor- we observe and explore the coast. young researchers were taken to thern coast of Saaremaa – Esto- We do research in three stages: the the Bay of Veere. The coastline to nia’s largest island. Saaremaa Co- first stage is the preparatory stage be studied was 6.5 km long and educational Gymnasium has been taking place prior to the field trip. about 10 metres wide, extending a member of the Baltic Sea Project The teachers explain the students from the sea to the steep coast. The (BSP) since 1991. The field trips we- the aims and methods of observa- students formed 13 groups, each re supervised by our biology te- tion. The second stage is made up group studying a 500-metre-long achers, Mrs. Inge Vahter and Mr. of observation sessions during field strip of gravely and shingle shore. Mart Mölder. In September we ha- trips. During the third stage of the The first groups (including the au- ve a traditional two-day camp by research project, the students of thors of the present account) star-

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ted their field study in the vicinity socks or tights, a car tyre, tubes, search in some other coastal re- of the Veered port, which is a major cardboard packages, aerosol conta- gions of Saaremaa County. October fishing and trading port on Saare- iners, filling and insulation mate- 3rd 2003 students studied a 500-me- maa Island. There have been plans rials. The students of form 12 ga- tre-long area at Kallaste harbour, of building a deep-sea port at Ve- thered the rubbish into big plastic Muhu Island. September 26th 2003, 6 ere, though it is more realistic that bags and we took it to special con- students observed the coast of Ku- the location of the new port will be tainers in Veere port. ressaare Bay along a 2500-metre co- some kilometres away at Küdema. The final stage of our research, i.e., astline. September 28th a student lo- The observations were carried out group presented the results, con- oked through 500 metres of the in keeping with the BSP internatio- clussions we explained our to other Kaugatuma coast, the Sõrve Penin- nal coastal observation guidelines. students. Each group had gathered sula. The total length of the coastli- Our task was to establish which some interesting specimen charac- ne was 10 km studied, described plants were growing in the obse- terising their observation area: sto- and recorded. rvation area. Zostera marina, algae nes with fascinating patterns and The research was kindly supported and other plants were found. We fossils, feathers, an Aurelia, a can by the Estonian Fund for Nature. also had to find the length of Fucus with bottle corks, objects covered We kindly say thank you for thier vesiculosus, to make sure if the al- with Balanus. The students discus- assistance we wish hereby to ack- ga was growing on the substrate sed the current and future state of nowledge. and of any other algae were gro- the region considering the vicinity The research project was the most wing on the plant. The instances of of the port and the shipping route. an interesting experience and a gre- inflorescence of the algae were also They brought out several factors at fun. The coast got cleaned and recorded. The coastal fauna and the endangering the coastal environ- we enjoyed the project process very traces of their activity were studied ment, such as erosion, construction much. We are sure that in the futu- as well. We also monitored the work, litter, and oil spill. The cur- re there will be more students to jo- amount of rubbish and pollution in rent state of the coast was still esti- in our se project. the observation area. The coast was mated to be good. The water was Ethel Ader, Mariliis Mehik rather littered, mostly with plastic clean and transparent, algae were Liis Saat, Liis Suluste bags and bottles, metal and glass found in that part of the bay that Eva Toom, Triinu Unnam containers; occasionally one could cuts deeply into the land. Co-educational Gymnasium, also come across of a boot, a pair of Other students mede individual re- Saaremaa, Estonia

WATER NEAR BY US IN BOGS AND ON COAST, ESTONIA ur school, Järve Gymnasium It was the most beautiful weather 2. To the beach in September – to Ois located in town Kohtla- in May, when 29 students went to watch and clean up! Järve in the North-East part of trip to Seli and Kotka bogs. At first Estonia, not far from Finnish bay we took a bus to reach near the and Peipsi lake. trails in Kotka and Seli bogs and This year we took aim in environ- after that we walked along the mental projects to go more into trails looking on morasses, bog- nature with our students – to look, lakes and very special plants. We to see, to touch, to smell and to collected them and tried to find feel by themselves. We had two out their names. We also saw the trips: one in May and another in differences of landscape in two On Saka beach we found only small September 2003. bogs during our trip. We found amount of trash. out, that those bogs are very spe- 1. Seli and Kotka bogs – pearls cific and very important places as Other children were very sur- from the nature of Ida-Viru clean water reservoirs near our prised, when students of 6., 10. County. industrial area. and 11. gray told, that they go to

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coast to our town Kohtla-Järve. There we had two assignments: 1) to watch coast nature and fill the work-list 2) to pick up every piece of trash to clean up shore-sand. Most of those hours, we spent on the coast, we worked on our September 2003 on Saka beach. work-lists. We were very sur- prised, that there was so little of the beach today. But so it hap- trash – people have been very con- pened again, that we had the siderable there. finest sunshine during our coast- watch day in September, when Tiina Erala there is usually cold and rainy Järve Gymnasium weather in Estonia. We drove by Teacher Mall Schmidt explained Katse 2, Kohtla-Järve, bus to Saka beach, the nearest to Liis Veski differences of mosses. Estonia

SUMMER CAMP AT LAKE VÕRTSJÄRV, ESTONIA (30–31 AUGUST, 2003)

o start with, our environmen- king mushrooms, recognising Ttal club Scarabaeus is having common plants as well as giving a great importance in keeping ac- a short introduction about macro tive our members as well as the invertebrates. Our teachers were other students in Tartu Kivilinna Helgi Muoni, Tiina Sõber, Aigi Grammar School (Estonia). Our Kikkas, Ain Vellak. high school students have a possi- During those 2 days we measured bility to take up studies in envi- the air temperature, cloudiness ronmental technology. It unites and the amount of precipitation in both chemical experiments in the every two hours. In the first day lab and lectures out of the school we had two lectures – by scientists as well as many educational acti- Henn Timm and Diana Sarik. Our vities. Here is an example of our evening was filled with educatio- activities. nal lessons “What to do with mu- Recently we carried out a 2-day- shrooms?” and “Do you know the long summer field-camp at the la- most common herbs growing in ke Võrtsjärv – second biggest lake your home region?”. Evening acti- The water sampler takes samples from in Estonia with its area of 270,7 vities culminated with a quiz and the different water layers up to 40 km2. This educational course was a birthday party (one of the biolo- metres. put through from 30th till 31st Au- gy teachers, Tiina Sõber, celebra- gust 2003. ted her birthday with us). rain clouds up in the sky as it had Firstly, the aim of this field study Second day was planned as the rained 24h in succession since the was to gain knowledge about lake boat trip on lake Võrtsjärv. The first day. During the 2-hour-long monitoring with more specific me- boat was rented from the trip on the lake we learned more asurements than only eyes, paper Võrtsjärve Limnology Station and about the geography and vegeta- or simple thermometer. The pro- called therefore “Bioloog” (the tion of the lake as well as we co- ject had also objectives to educate Biologist). The weather was quite uld measure some biological and us in the field of treating GPS, pic- windy and we had to fight against chemical characteristics in the wa-

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A sieve with small holes enables to On the whole, we all enjoyed the catch micro organisms and prepares field camp, where the members of a sample for future investigation. the environmental club Scaraba- eus and other students from Tartu Kivilinna Grammar School could meet and spend time together. Even though in the first day the weather did not support our acti- ter by ourselves. Thanks to the vities with a shiny day, we still re- modern instruments from the lim- lished the rainy side of it. nology station we were able to ob- serve the change in figures of the Helgi Muoni, Liina Margna chemical compounds as we mo- Environmental Club Scarabaeus ved from one water layer to ano- Grammar School ther. Tartu Kivilinna, Estonia

THE CHEMICAL CONDITION OF THE LYNA RIVER WATER, POLAND (SPRING 2003) ¸yna is the left-bank tributary of tion of the ¸yna River’s waters basis of carried out analysis of the Prego∏a. Its total length is about which flows through the city of ¸yna River it was stated that 289 km, from this in borders of Olsztyn. The research was suppo- spread oxygen content in its wa- province (and State) 3/4 of its sed to prove average urban area ters pointed at the first clarity length is included. The surface of influence on a chemical condition class and perfect oxygen condi- its drainage area in area of coun- of the river. The content of pho- tion in the early spring period, try is about 5327 km. sphates, nitrates, oxygen in the when its consumption in life pro- The source of the river is near vil- water and its pH was analysed. cesses of organisms is the smal- lages ¸yna and Or∏owo, situated On the basis of it the clarity class lest in all year. Turbulence, tem- in a picturesque canyon. The area perature and proper water reac- source of ¸yna is in region of the tion, were conductive to spre- morainal hills about average of ading element. The low BOD5, height about 170 m over sea level, showed about a small attendance in neighbourhood the locality organic substances and not large Prawdiƒsk ¸yna spills itself in re- extent of organisms develop- servoir barrage. Between lake ment. Ustrych and village RuÊ the river The city did not have any big in- has mountainous character. fluence on the oxygen content, Strong meandration in the bottom what can be concluded from a ve- of its flow appears. On terrain of of the ¸yna River was established ry similar amounts spread in the warmiƒsko-mazurskie province it in April 2003. waters of the river before as well flows by the row of the lakes. For the researches the two me- as outside the city. ¸yna outruns Poland's border in asure points along the bank of The content of nitrogen and pho- Stopki and passes to Prego∏a in ¸yna were chosen in Brzeziny sphorus compounds in three first Russia. The most important punc- (before Olsztyn) and in the city measurements was low and fulfil- tual sources of dirts ¸yny are the forest (outside Olsztyn). The che- led demands of the first class. It sewages of different stages of the mical analysis was carried out in was probably merit of very long, brush-up that are brought from ci- April 2003 in Wojewódzka Stacja frosty winter, which effectively li- ties provinces warmiƒsko-mazur- Sanitarno-Epidemiologiczna in mited surface confluence. skie by which it flows. Olsztyn in participation of the These compounds content clearly The aim of this research has been schoolgirls from III Liceum Ogól- increased outside Olsztyn and the to specify the chemical deteriora- nokszta∏càce in Olsztyn. On the influence of the city was evident

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ut pollution in this period. The river thanks to of the river oxygen richness is capable of self- waters by clearness on the further stage. municipal Agata Achramowicz and indu- Teacher: A. Macikowska, L. Terlecki strial sewa- III Liceum Ogólnokszta∏càce ge. However, it was insignificant im. M. Kopernika and the results classified to the 10-256 Olsztyn, ul. Sybirakow 3 first class. On the basis of rece- tel. +48 (89) 526-44-22 for the phosphorus and nitrogen ived results one can say about the e-mail: [email protected] river condition, what showed abo- clarity of surface of the ¸yna River Poland

VISIT TO ESBJERG FISHERIES AND MARITIME MUSEUM AND SAILING WITH CLAUS SØRENSEN

sbjerg Gymnasium is partici- 1) The Laboratory experiments fish, including the sculpin live ne- Epating in a Comenius project: In the laboratory at the Fisheries ar the bottom and often hunt fish SOS (Save Our Seas) and Maritime Museum we got the and other sea animals. By dissec- with schools from Estonia, France, assignment of examining a her- ting the fish, we had an opportu- Germany, Romania and Swe- ring (sild, Clupea harengus) and nity to compare the two types of eden. a sculpin (ulk, Cottus scórpius) fish, and they proved to be very The school parcitipate with one and afterwards dissecting them to different. This was what we spent class 1Y – probably for 3 years decide where they lived, what the first hour of our day doing. The first year (02/03) the class ma- 2) A tour of the aquarium de 2 bigger projects in groups (ca. After finishing in the lab, we were 3/group) handed another pile of papers, Each group made an english resu- this time with questions to which me the answer should be found in the 1. Project: aquarium of the museum. The qu- Resume from one group Ida, Ni- estions were once again about dif- coline og Ninna: ferences and similarities between We’re in 1y at Esbjerg gymnasium the different types of fish. Based (upper secondary school), and we on the knowledge we had gained are so lucky as to be one of the during the laboratory experi- classes which are in an internatio- ments, it was easy for us to decide nal program called SOS (Save Our those things. This time, though, it Seas). In connection with that we was all put in a greater perspecti- were at the Fisheries and Mariti- ve, because we had more than two me Museum and out sailing on kinds of fish to examine. In that Katarzyna ˚abicka, Poland the Claus Sørensen, on a day Hans Joergen Bruun Olesen, Denmark way, it became more interesting. when we had only biology/histo- We finished the tour in the aqu- ry. During the day at the Fisheries they fed on, and how they survi- arium with a well-deserved lunch and Maritime Museum we dissec- ved in the sea. We got a number break, before we bicycled down to ted two fish and studied them. of questions, and from the answer, the harbour, to find the Claus After that we went to the aqu- we were able to conclude which Sørensen. arium to look and study fish, differences there are between stre- 3) The sail on the Claus Sørensen which were alive. Finally we went amlined fish and not-streamlined Our last activity during the day out sailing on the cutter Claus fish. The streamlined fish, inclu- was a sail on the Claus Sørensen. Sørensen, to see which fish it was ding the herring, most often live The purpose of this sail was to de- possible to catch near Esbjerg at near the surface and are not hun- cide which fish we could catch ne- that time. ters, whereas the not-streamlined ar the coast of Esbjerg with trawl,

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and based on the types of fish we Waddensea, and dumping of chain. With Some small animals, it could conclude which conditions dredged material, one of the most results in deformation and sex the Esbjerg seaarea offered. All not discussed pollution subjects. The changes. The part of TBT-pollu- that surprising, as we used the Waddensea is home to an ama- tion that comes from the sediment trawl we caught the following fish: zing and unique animal life. The doesn’t seam to affect the fauna • Sprat (Brisling, Sprattus sprat- animals as well as the plants have that much; on the other hand the tus) their own way of surviving under TBT that comes from the paint has • Plaice (Rødspætte, Pleuronéctis the remarkable conditions the been proven to be very damaging. flefus) Waddensea offers. But we hu- PAH contains various aromatic • Flounder (Skrubbe, Pleu- mans are threatening the fauna hydrocarbons. Some PAH’s can be ronéctus flefus) and flora of the Waddensea. For cancer-causing to animals as well • Sand Leance (Tobis, Am- example by dumping polluted se- as humans. It tends to damage the mod_tisláncea) diment from the harbors, it in the genes and the reproduction abili- • Sculpin (Ulk, Cóttus scórpius) Waddensea. Many are against this ty. The naturally occurring PAH’s, • Pipefish (Tangna°l, Syngnâthus rostilla) • Sand goby (Sandkutling, Poma- toschistos minutes) • Sand crab (sandkrabbe, H_as araneus) • Shore crab (strandkrabbe, Cárcinus máénas) • Swimming crab (Svømmekrab- be, Portúnus depurator) • Edible crab (Taskekrabbe, Cáncer pagúrus) • Common shrimp (Hestereje, Crángon vulgáris) • Starfish (Søstjerne, Aatérias ru- bens) • Oyster (Østers, Ostréa edúlis) method, as they think that the are mostly created in volcanic We think it was an interesting as- contamination is getting too big. eruptions or forest fires, naturally signment. It was a very exciting These people think that we should this is only a very small part of the day and we enjoyed the sail on the take care of the sediment on land. pollution in the Waddensea, be- Claus Sørensen, as the weather Authorities have rejected the pro- cause there are no volcanoes in was perfect. The work with the re- posal because they don’t have Denmark. The offshore industry port has given us an insight into enough space to store the huge causes the most pollution. and knowledge about fish, which amount of polluted dredged ma- Second group: The plaice and the we would otherwise not have terial anywhere. This method wo- sea (Made by Flemming, Jens and had. uld be 4 to 8 times as expensive Niels Ole). 2. Project: pr. m3 sediment. The two toxic The plaice is Europe’s most im- Examination project: The different groups that cause most damage portant flatfish. It has excellent si- groups worked with the North are PAH and TBT. TBT was main- ght in daylight but is almost blind Sea (Ecology, fishery), the Wad- ly use in paint for the bottom of at night. It mainly feeds on diffe- den Sea (ecology, protection and ships. This year the government rent marine animals such as biva- importance), Fishery (Consump- has forbidden the use of paint for lves, worms and other minor fish. tion – industrial), Pollution from ship bottoms if the paint contains The characteristics of the plaice Esbjerg (Waste water cleaning, TBT. From the year 2008 a total are its red spots on the topside dumping) and Water quality ban on paint containing TBT is and the fact that it is dextral. Mini- Here are the summary of 2 gro- expected. This means that all the mum catch size for a plaice is 27 ups: ships, which are painted with the cm. First group: Made by: Simon, Go- TBT-paint, are going to be repain- The plaice lives on sand or clay ran and Søren. ted. TBT tends to accumulate in li- bottom at a dept of 200 meters We have chosen to write about the ving organisms and in the food where the water is saline and cool.

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It is sexually mature at the age of 4 tion of sex in the female snails. to 6 years and the female spawns Another man-made problem is up to _ a million eggs. The eggs deoxygenation, which waste wa- hatch after 1 to 2 weeks and the ter is the source of. Nutrient salt fry measures 5 to 6 mm. The first found in the water feeds the algae, couple of months of their lives which increase the amount of or- they live on low waters for instan- ganic material produced. Since the ce in the Wadden Sea. The plaice marine animals do not consume was caught with trawl, Danish se- all this organic material, it drops ine and net. Nevertheless to avoid to the bottom of the ocean. De- depleting of the population the composition of this material requ- government has set a quota sys- ires oxygen. However, such large tem. The problem with this quota amounts of oxygen are not always system is that the quotas are very to be found on the bottom. This le- small, so small that the fishermen ads to the release of toxins. Fish in cannot make a living. Furthermo- sea farms are particularly vulnera- re increased amounts of by-cat- ble since they have no opportuni- ches are thrown back into the sea. ty to abandon the area. The plaice is very dependent on ocean has functioned as a waste Generally speaking we are poiso- the climate. If the water tempera- site for chemicals. New alien ma- ning our selves through the food ture drops below the freezing po- terials such as PAH and TBT (an chain. The ocean is also a natural int, its immune system weakens anti fouling toxic, used to protect resource for humans. considerably. the bottom of ships) have shown Hans Joergen Bruun Olesen In the course of time the marine their effect on marine animals. Esbjerg Gymnasium environment has changed. Hu- The hormone balance has been di- Stengaardsvej 345 man activity has left traces – the sturbed which has lead to a muta- DK-6705 Esbjerg OE, Denmark

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I look back at my visit in Es- ght a glimpse of a complicated play, velling through the country, I gathe- Astonia, many impressions co- set on a stage with at least three lay- red a variety of conflicting impres- me to mind. I have a vivid recollec- ers of reality, the Hanseatic back- sions, everywhere, people engaged tion of the arrival by sea, the first si- drop, the middle ground still clutte- in building or renovating, but also ght of the Tallinn skyline, the woods red with remnants of half a century some older apartment buildings and the waterfront of Pirita, and as of despondency, and in the fore- where, for lack of a clear status of the harbour came into sight, the di- front some visible attempts at mo- ownership, facades and staircases scovery of the decaying buildings of dernism. During my stay in Estonia, sometimes seemed beyond repair, half a century of occupation: a run- I was intrigued by some contrasts more big and fast cars, a growing down former military installation which reflected the complex situ- variety of lifestyles, but also some on the wharf, a lifeless factory who- ation of a country having only re- people just scraping through. But se tall chimney loomed like a stark cently recovered its independence. I also learned to recognize and ap- sentinel. This first glance at the com- Meeting people, I tried to under- preciate the strength, the quiet de- posite nature of Estonia added stand Estonia as it had really beco- termination of the people I met. a more restrained note to the Medie- me, not necessarily as I had read or I was impressed by the calm confi- val fantasy which the newcomer heard about. It was obvious that the dence of many citizens, especially imagined. But as the ship slowed to country had made outstanding pro- the family I lived with, in the future come alongside, I could make out gress in less than ten years, thanks of their reborn State. some more contemporary feature, to a mixture of vitality and clear Student: Thomas Troester, class 2y the huge sign proclaiming "Hotel" thinking, but it could easily be sen- Amtsgymnasiet i Sönderborg as if it were some political message sed that the remarkable performan- Grundtvigs Alle 86 DK-6400 Sönderborg, Denmark and the daring steel-and-glass spire ce of the economy had not been e-mail: [email protected] recently built for a bank. I had cau- matched in some other areas. Tra- http://www.amtsgym-sdbg.dk

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BSP IN CHINA: “INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR WORK”

rystal clear weather. The sun District Government in Beijing prominent speakers from all over Cshone on the Siberian and and by the UNESCO Office in Be- the world, such as Mr John Daniel, Mongolian planes beneath me, the ijing. UNESCO Paris, speaking about snow glittered from the mounta- It was a great honour for me to the United Nation’s decade for ins when we crossed in over Chi- present the outcome of the co-ope- education for sustainable develop- na, I saw terraced fields and I even ration of our BSP school network ment; UNESCO resource person caught sight of the Great Wall cre- in the nine countries bordering the Mr John Fien, Australia; Mr Ber- eping along the mountain tops. Baltic Sea. As editor of the Lear- nard Hugonnier, OECD, speaking I saw the straight line of a road, ners’ Guide 5 it is my sincere hope about the challenges and opportu- the compact houses with snow-co- and belief that its contents can in- nities in OECD countries; Prof. vered roofs, and the small ponds spire others all over the world and Jandhyala Tilak, India, poin- nearby, frozen in a very special therefore be of educational use to- ting out that education leads blue colour. I was on my way to wards and in the UN Decade for to sustainable development and Beijing and my first visit to China, Education for Sustainable Deve- that sustainable development le- ever. lopment. ads to education; Mrs Elizabeth The capital of the People’s Repu- In my presentation I was happy to Amukugo, Namibia, giving the blic of China had been whitewa- announce that Learners’ Guide African perspectives, including shed by a severe and unexpected 5, financed by the Danish Mi- HIV/AIDS and poverty; Mr Gor- snow fall just prior to our arrival. nistry of Education, is now also don Dryden, New Zealand, adver- The air, therefore, was fresh and available in a digital version tising the digital learning revolu- cold, and 60.000 Beijing workers to be freely downloaded from tion; Ms Hu Yamei giving a very were shovelling the snow away, http://pub.uvm.dk/2003/lear- personal speech upon health issu- and in a few hours removing the nersguide es with reference to her job as ho- many broken trees and branches. I was invited as a key note speaker norary director of Beijing Chil- The city and its hustling - bustling in the opening session, following dren’s Hospital; Dr. Burgenmeier, traffic was soon back to normal. The dry air enabled the remaining snow to simply evaporate. I had the important BSP principle “Inform others of your work” on my mind when on Saturday 8 No- vember 2003 I had been asked by the National Commission for UNESCO in Denmark to represent my country and the BSP Learners’ Guide 5 at the International Fo- rum for Education for Sustainable Development, in Beijing. The Fo- rum was organised by UNESCO of the People’s Republic of China, by the Chinese National Working Committee for the UNESCO Pro- ject on Education for Environ- ment, Population and Sustainable Development (EPD), by Beijing Municipal Education Commis- sion, by Beijing Academy of Edu- cational Sciences, by Chaoyang EPD childrens drama (by Birthe Zimmermann)

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Switzerland, speaking on econo- te the sustainable development of mics and its contribution to susta- human beings inable development. Dr. Carole Murphy, USA, then EDP was then given the floor. Dr spoke of the role of leaders, le- Shi Gendong as director of the na- adership and global sustainable tional committee for the UNESCO development; Prof. Niu Wenyuan project on education for environ- introduced us to ESD and human ment, population and sustainable resource development in China; development gave the basic con- Vice governor of the Chaoyang cepts and his presentation was gi- District in Beijing introduced us to ven further substance by the Chi- the experiences from his district, nese students’ impressive art exhi- to be experienced further on study bition in the foyer outside the ple- visits; then it was my turn to share nary hall. His speech was given in the BSP results and Learners’ Gu- Chinese with simultaneous trans- ide 5 before Mr Dieter Boehn clo- lation, but its contents were clear: sed the opening session giving so- EPD was launched in China in me insights from Germany - and (by Birthe Zimmermann) 1998 and more than 1000 schools the piece of good advice: Keep Plants need tender care all over the country take part. Te- and implant optimism! achers are trained, schools with The impressive conference room Asian region good luck, and hope stable leadership and experimen- had flags from each of the 29 na- to welcome the region when at tal teams and innovative ideas can tions present. I was pleased to be major events, for teacher training be nominated experimental scho- seated with the Danish flag and etc. the regions may benefit mutu- ols after two years, and schools comfortably between Canada and ally from each other. with outstanding results can be Finland. It was a pleasure to be se- In the days to follow workshops demonstrative schools promoting ated next to Finland as the BSP ini- and study visits enabled all dele- innovation of school education tiative was first taken there in gates to share ideas and learn mo- and consequently gain access to 1989. re of the various experiences in the title EPD eco-schools. Chinese students played and sang different regions and countries all EPD is formulated and implemen- with talent, and a beautiful board over the world. ted to achieve the following objec- welcomed everyone to the first In- Chinese students presented their tives: ternational Forum for Education work in art “EPD in my eyes”, in • to enhance awareness and capa- for Sustainable Development. The music, drama performances, and bility of education in primary, se- setting was beautiful and impres- a visit to Beijing High School no 80 condary schools and colleges on sive. was an impressive example of an promotion of education initiatives I was pleased that following my outstanding experimental Chinese for environment, population and presentation a suggestion was ma- eco-school that serves as a model sustainable development de from Korea that a similar scho- for others. The lessons there are • to help teenagers to acquire ol network could be established inquiry-based, the 56 students in knowledge and skills about envi- regionally between China, Japan, each class co-operate in experi- ronment, population and sustaina- HongKong, Korea, Mongolia and mental learning. ble development, and cultivate others. I do not know if the UNE- As a master of biology I attended their awareness and readiness to SCO Associated Schools Project a biology lesson, and had a guided act positively for ESD notion Net as is the case in the Baltic Sea tour through the lab, the exhibi- • to prepare a new generation of Region have ASP co-ordinators in tion room, the DNA and cell clas- citizens with creativity and con- the Asian countries mentioned, sroom, the biotechnology lab whe- sciousness of sustainable develop- but I consider the idea of regional re students made plant experi- ment and relevant capability networks excellent and very im- ments. The student who guided • to work together with partners portant. Regional networks may me spoke fluently English, where- among the member states to inte- then co-operate and together beco- as language could still be an ob- grate sustainable development me global. I still consider local/re- stacle when talking to somewhat with education of environment gional knowledge and democracy older Chinese teachers and co-or- and population to improve the li- a precondition for global under- dinators. Language obstacles, ho- ving environment so as to promo- standing. I therefore wish the wever, were overcome by smiles -

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and students were always step- ping in to assist. At the Agricultu- ral School students were given “hands on” experiences, and we saw the green houses and pepper plants with fruits in various colo- urs, green, yellow, orange, red - and a colour new to me - black peppers! The cultural program was impres- sive from students’ performances to the Laoshe Teahouse professio- nal and colourful entertainment, as was the visit to the Great Wall in frosty sunshine. As this was my first China expe- rience I was fortunate to also have some time to visit impressive Be- Pupils at the agricultural school (by Birthe Zimmermann) ijing sites e.g. the Forbidden City, The Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven. I noted the Beijing traffic, its many bicycles used for all kinds of pur- poses - for “sustainable transport” of people and goods, often quite heavy loads, and for having an outdoor shop e.g. selling hot yams for lunch, or caged birds - (which I actually disapprove of). When I photographed bikers I had many smiles in return. I was told that SARS, however, increased the number of cars tremendously: Pe- ople who could afford to buy a car bought one to avoid close contact and risk of attracting SARS in pu- blic transport, and a thousand Coming up for air (by Birthe Zimmermann) new cars were introduced in Be- all organising bodies for meeting education the key role factor in ijing during the SARS period - the challenge of making the forum this process and welcome the UN every day! Sustainable transport? international, and for making it initiative of declaring the decade I noted Beijing’s many parks and a success, I wish to thank the Da- 2005–2015 a decade for Education the serenity of the Temple of He- nish UNESCO National Commis- for Sustainable Development. aven, the Summer Palace and the sion and the Ministry of Education A decade, however, is not enough. Forbidden City, and I noted how for giving me the great opportuni- We are all responsible for our one people use the parks for singing, ty to share the BSP experiences in world. Always. dancing, social activities, and I felt the process which hopefully leads 29 November 2003 very much at ease here. I noted to sustainable development - “de- the children. Parents with their velopment that meets the needs of only child as a consequence of the the present without compromi- Birthe Zimmermann Amtsgymnasiet i Sönderborg Chinese one-family-one-child po- sing the ability of future genera- Grundtvigs Alle 86 licy proudly and willingly posed tions to meet their own needs” to DK-6400 Sönderborg, Denmark for my camera when I asked per- quote the definition made by the Tel: +45-74 42 05 01 Fax: +45-74 43 32 38 mission to photograph. Brundtland Commission. e-mail: [email protected] I wish to express my gratitude to Like all participants I consider http://www.amtsgym-sdbg.dk

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BSP SUMMER CAMP IN LATVIA he Baltic Sea Project camp The seminar in the took place last summer in T school yard. Ogresgals from 18.-20. August. Camps are taking places every year and those organized by BSP coordinator Velga Kakse. There were 4-6 students from each school. On 18. August we arrived at the beautiful Ogresgals school at 1 o’clock, and students from this school gave us the program. After lunch we walked around the school. At 3 o’clock the seminar was opening. It happened outside in the school yard. We were intro- duced to other school students. All students were in four groups divided- red, blue, white and yel- 2000 different species low. We met our group compan- of cactus. ions. After that there were job creative 2 o’clock thinking about this day. In the evening there was a camp – workrooms “Ambiance and art.” On the next day two groups went fire. We sang songs and danced. We made cornet from napkin and to explore water, two other On the third day we had to resin, and pictures from coloured groups walked around Ogresgals. showed our group. We were all sands. After this job we were very We attended an interesting cactus very friendly. Every group told hungry. collection. There where 2000 dif- about the interesting moments in At 8 o’clock started move theatre ferent species of cactus. After than the camp. At 2 o’clock we said “The Long Term upgrowth.” We we went to the birds farm. We “Good – bye” to our friends and prepared in groups exercises draft- saw hens, turkeys, ducks, geese, returned home. ed from every team cap. The peacocks. This camp was very interesting themes were: ambiance cleanliness, After dinner we went to the river and nice. And we are waiting for impurity, air quality, water cleanli- the Ogre to explore the water. We the next camp this year. ness. Teachers took part, too. studied water plants and animals. At 12 o’clock everybody was in It was very interesting. We Ieva Cirule, Baiba Berzina bed, but there was no silence. We explored the pollution of the Rujiena Secondary School, were awake till water. grade 7 Latvia

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ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOL

here is a class in our school king part in many educational co- their likes in teaching theory. We T which is truly interested in urses. Thanks to those activities organized many hikes in Natio- ecological problems. This year they became much more sensitive nal Parks and Nature Reserve. It they are going to finish the mo- to many environmental changes was a great opportunity for them dern programme called “Tourism caused by human beings around to acquaint not only with natural and Ecology” which has been re- the world. Students enjoy hiking environment but also with many alized for three years. For three and rambles very much. species of animals and plants years the students have been ta- That's why we decided to use known only from TV program-

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mes and handbooks. Every year Our students estimate the purity younger friends what was the our students take part in 4-5 day of air, watching maple leaves, co- best way to protect our environ- ecological workshops led in va- niferous trees and lichen. Next ment through their “little works”. rious National Parks. The stu- ecological projects is called Co- They also explained how impor- dents also take part in 2-3 day astwatch – our students study the tant the ecological awareness of educational classes, campaigns pollution of Baltic beaches. We al- society was. The aim of those me- and ecological competitions. so take part of project - Environ- etings was to encourage pupils to In connection with The Baltic Sea ment History. Here the students choose ecological group in the fu- Project, our students exchange gather information about deve- ture and continue the realization their experiences with other scho- lopment of wind energetics in of The Baltic Sea Project. ols and they are involved in ma- our region. ny projects. One of them deals There have been organized me- with Bird Counting. It is based on etings with 12-year-old pupils Teresa Kaminska, counting birds wintering on our from primary schools in Ustka. Katarzyna Kostrubiec (translation) coast. The topic of those meetings was Another project, which we are in- “Our little works to environ- Teachers of Grammar School volved in, is called Air Quality. ment”. Our students told their in Ustka, Poland

BALTIC CRUISE, POLAND the beginning of Septem- At ber group of 10 sailors from the Secondary School nr 5, Krosno (Zespó∏ Szkó∏ Ponadgim- nazjalnych nr 5 w KroÊnie) were sailing on Baltic Sea. Their route was: ÂwinoujÊcie - Sassnitz - Co- penhagen - Helsingor - Ystad - ÂwinoujÊcie. The cruise was orga- nized by School Sailing Club. First impressions from the sea ma- de by sailors from the mountains (Krosno is situated in Carpathian Mountains) is hard to describe: a bit of fright, anxiety, enormous joy of discovering far and unk- nown places Crewmen of yacht “Rzeszowiak”. On the left captain Marian Wilusz. During the cruise we made a lot of observation connected with land- den. It contains few parts: the lon- ilors memory for a long time. scape and ports. gest tunnel in the world, submer- School Sailing Club is planning to The day of third cruise’s day was ged in the sea, 4 km long road on organize new cruises, during gray, cold and misty. The yacht the artificial island and the main which they will conduct another sailed on water of strait Sund. In construction of the bridge. Ore- researches. the distance we could notice so- sund bridge was opened few Milena Kuziemka - member of mething, which looked like a con- years ago in 2000 year. Due to this „Rzeszowiak” crew struction suspended above the bridge the journey from Copenha- Zespó∏ Szkó∏ Ponadgimnazjalnych nr 5; water . Yacht was approaching to gen to Stockholm is much quicker. 38-404 Krosno, ul Rzeszowska 10 , this mysterious construction. Another, new for the sailors view Poland From the mist emerged breathta- were windmills. They stood in the tel. (0-13) 4365564 king details of the bridge- Ore- sea along the coast. e-mail: [email protected] sund, which is 8 km long. This The view of rocky, steep seashore, e-mail captain: bridge links Denmark with Swe- foaming waves will stuck in sa- [email protected]

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THE SCIENTIFIC June 10th, 2003 The Scientific Session, which On concerned major environmental issues, took place in C.K. Norwid Secondary School in Jelenia Gó- SESSION ra, Poland. It was organised by the chemistry teacher – Izabela Owsianska, the biology teacher – Jolanta Wrotniewska and the students from II LO in Jelenia Gora. Six, the most urgent, issues regarding the Earth’s eco- system were discussed. They were also the main the- mes of students’ works: 1. The Ozone Layer 2. The Greenhouse Effect 3. Acid Rains 4. Genetic Mutations 5. Extinction of Species 6. Amazonian Forest Fell The Scientific Session was divided into three parts. During the first one, the papers presented by 69 stu- dents were examined and marked by the biology and chemistry teachers. The best works were chosen. During the second part the students were to present their projects to the te- achers and students keen on ecological problems in ten minutes’ time. The third part was devoted to the exhibition of students’ works. During the Scientific Session students had the oppor- tunity to show not only theory but also practice. The works that involved computer presentations enriched the lectures prepared by the students. The purpose of this event was not only to develop and maintain our students’ interest in ecology but also to enable them to gain faith in their own abilities and show the exciting and interesting ways of acquiring knowledge. Moreover, the majority of participants se- em to be aware of how precious our environment is. Deforestation, content of carbon dioxide in the air, fu- mes, pollution, litter and other global problems star- ted to be the dominant topics of students’ discussions. Finally, we came to conclusion that The Scientific Ses- sion gave us a lot of satisfaction and fulfillment of un- dertaken work. We think that more similar events should be organised in our school. Our teachers have declared that The Scientific Session is just the beginning of the regular se- minars devoted to the problems connected with envi- ronment and ecology. Teacher: Agnieszka Machalska Students: Magdalena Grynienko Malgorzata Gargas Karolina Harecka C.K. Norwid Secondary School ul. Gimnazjalna 2 Jelenia Gora, Poland [email protected]

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CROATIAN SEMEP DAYS BAKAR, 9–12 OCTOBER 2003: KVARNER

first Croatian Days for UNE- School into the Wider Community. dariç), and many students (Andrej Pre- TheSCO South Eastern Mediter- It was planned to have participation of beg, Marko Njegovan, Nena Poliç, Mo- ranean Environmental Education Pro- one student – reporter from every SE- nica Balzani, Hrvoje Brkljaca, Vanja Ma- ject (SEMEP) were organized by Profes- MEP school, as well as at least one SE- tuliç, Edi Boriç, Sergej Maruliç, Aleksan- sor Marica Kucan, SEMEP Schoool Co- MEP teacher and SEMEP School Coor- dar Mataruga) among whom the most ordinator, in the Maritime School in Ba- dinator from most participating schools prominent were Elvio Ivankoviç with kar, at the beginning of the new acade- all along the Adriatic Coastline, from his competent computer support of the mic year 2003/2004 and were conceptu- Dubrovnik in the South, till Pula, Labin whole Meeting and Sr_an Zuskin with ally dedicated to Kvarner. They were and Pazin in the North. Of course some his guitar, who was spontaneously in visualized as the first experimental ef- more local students and teachers from charge of keeping the spirits high and fort to step boldly out of the School stra- Bakar, Rijeka and Susak were invited to not allowing the Dalmatian song and jo- ight onto the Sea, on the deck of the Ma- participate particularly for the Kvarner kes, humour and laughter ever to stop ritime Training Ship «Vila Velebita II» Cruise. during brakes and on board «Vila Vele- for the on site visit in the daycruise ac- We have been honoured by almost une- bita II» (e-mail: pomorska-skola-ba- cross Kvarner in Northern Adriatic. xpected response: City of Dubrovnik [email protected] ). Kvarner includes geographically the was represented in Bakar by its Medical Bakar was represened also by its Port aquatorium between Peninsula of Istra School (Teacher Ms Marina Rudenjak Authority and Captain Luciano Keber, as the western border, and Velebit Mo- Lukenda, Deputy SEMEP NC; student presenting us with fascinating lecture untain range along the Croatian coastli- Tina Bosolt), Blato: Highschool (Dubra- on traditional wooden shipbuilding in ne on the eastern border, including is- vka Cetiniç, Nela Zakniç; Vida Cetiniç), our country, and Officer Boris Kucan, lands of Cres and Krk, the two largest Split by First Linguistic ones in the huge family of 1185 islands, Gimnazija (Vesna Brklja- islet and rocks of the Adriatic Archipe- ciç-Srsen; Matea Dorciç, lago. Kvarner includes therefore the Bay Sani Penoviç), Medical of Rijeka and the Bay of Bakar, Vela School (Jakov Giljum; Vrata, Srednja Vrata, Mala Vrata, Kvar- Lara Isak, Daniela Jak- neriç and the Velebit Channel as the siç), Business School (Vi- major bodies of water which have sup- snja Baniç; Amalija To- ported since times immemorial the life, kiç), Trogir: Highschool fisheries and subsistence of inhabitants Ivana Luciça (Marija Ke- on the Adriatic islands and the coastli- zele; Jelena Melvan), Za- ne, as well as navigational routes for dar: Medical School (dr. travel and trades. Rijeka has developed Mirko Jamnicki Dojmi; therefore into a major city and sea port Matilda Vidoviç), Obro- How beautiful these shells are! Students are delighted with malacolo- on the Adriatic Sea. vac: Highschool and Bu- gy, parti-cularly with small pink shells from the Baltic Sea, Jurmala Very close to it eastwardly is the small siness School: Darko To- Beach, Latvia and historical town of Bakar, with the kiç; Ana Simiceviç, Zelja- cradle of our contemporary maritime na Sakiç), Senj: Highschool Pavla Rittera Chief of Engine, right now on board of education in the Maritime School of Ba- Vitezoviça (Tomislava Vukusiç; Vanja an ocean going ship on its way to Japan, kar. This school has been for many Bettle), Crikvenica: Highschool Antuna who has been on our little ship the chief years very active participant in UNE- Barca (Marija Nestoroviç; Rajka Domi- of the large grill, providing delicious SCO SEMEP activities and Summer jan, Sandra Suçuroviç, Sandra Ristiç), traditional Mediterranean Food to all te- Schools, and by the kind invitation of Rijeka: Prva susacka hrvatska gimnazija achers and students on board. Professor Ivan Kucan, the Principal, ho- (Melba Blaziç Grubeliç), Prva rijecka The Meeting was opened by welcome sted the first Croatian SEMEP Days on hrvatska gimnazija (Bozica Radovano- speeches of Principal Ivan Kucan as the its premises, in its Nautical Cabinet, on viç; Anja Kolacio, Iva Fabris), Mali host and Professor Gabrijela Poloviç board «Vila Velebita II» and in the Stu- Lo‰inj: Elementary School Marija Mar- who introduced us briefly to the history dent Dormitories. tinoliça (Jelena Jovanoviç), Labin: High- of Bakar Maritime School (Pomorska The SEMEP Days were designed to inc- school Mate Blazine (Ceda Perko; Maja ‰kola Bakar), and the chief Organizer lude various events: short festival of Hamziç, Ana Stepanciç), Pazin: Gimna- Marica Kucan, who run the whole Me- most recent SEMEP activities, SEMEP zija Jurja Dobrile (Dusica Dorciç; Sandi eting afterwards. All of us have learnt Seminar with lectures and groupwork Paulisiç) and even continental Zagreb that Pomorska ‰kola Bakar was inau- and promotions for Friday, the 10th; was represented by its VIIth Gimnazija gurated on 5th September 1849 as «Ba- and the whole day cruise on board «Vi- (Vlatka Kuhar; Ana Fistriç), Xth Gimna- karska Nautika» and has been working la Velebita II» accross Kvarner, with the zija (Bojana Boroviç), and XVIth Gimna- since in various buildings, under diffe- two ports of call: Beli on Island of Cres zija (Jasna Salamon; Dunja Pekiç). rent circumstances and different names, and Glavotok on the Island of Krk with Of course Bakar with its Maritime Scho- but was always distinguished by ha- the old and famous Franciscan Mona- ol was best represented by numerous ving the Maritime Training Ships (Skol- stery there, for Saturday the 11th. All teachers (Marica Kucan, Ivan Kucan, ski brod) in posession as the crucial that was planned as a contribution of Gabrijela Poloviç, Dolores Paro Mikeli, educational tool. UNESCO SEMEP to environmental Leon Vucina, Frane Lazanja, Davor The first Skolski brod «Margita» was education for sustainable development Ostriç, Nevenka Pavletiç, Bore Strbac, constructed in English Shipyard Birken- of Kvarner and dedicated to protection Milovan Petroviç, Jadranka Reggianini, head (1880) as yacht of Henry Pigeon of the seawater and the freshwater reso- Nada Jovanoviç, Nina Vuletiç, Radiana «Chonita» (Liverpool), and was inaugu- urces in Kvarner, by stepping out of the Tomee-Cicvariç, Ines Veiç, Sabina Bra- rated in Bakar, in 1894 as the first ever

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Croatian Shipyard in Zadar, and owned ek), by Mladen Ercegoviç, published by by «Jadrolinija» under the name «Kali», Medicinska naklada, Zagreb, 2003; was she was sailing previously as small pas- carried in Bakar, after its first promotion senger ship among the Adriatic Islands. in Dubrovnik. This dictionary will be After many improvements and upgra- crucial for mutual understanding in any dings in navigational equipment by the joined international educational effort Maritime School in Bakar, she was re- on Marine Biodiversity between BSP ady to invite us on board for cruise in and SEMEP hopefully sometimes in the Kvarner. future, in the Adriatic Sea, in Summer The SEMEP Festival included short ac- Schools or on board Vila Velebita II ? So counts and reports on the highlights of you might like to start learning Croatian recent SEMEP events: the jubillary Fifth names for fish of your preference imme- SEMEP Summer School on the Island of diately by ordering the book from: ara- Vis in July (PowerPoint report by the [email protected] Organizer: Marina Lukenda), report on Promotion of «Sailor's Bag»: an Educa- the last Meeting of SEMEP National Co- tional Bag, which contained various ordinators in Turkey at the TED College educational materials ready for trans- Istanbul, and visit to Highschool Blato port to Seminars, Ships and Sea: various on the Island of Korcula (SlideShow re- books, e.g. Maritime Encyclopaedia, Se- port by NC), and brief reports by stu- aman's Knots Encyclopaedia, SEMEP dents of each participating school using Posters in Rolls ready as present for all Damjana Kucan, thier daughter was the youngest transparencies and beautifully designed participating schools, set of transparen- on board „Vila Velebita II” posters on their various and diversified cies, set of slides, malacological shell Croatian maritime training ship – sa- project activities related to water, food collection (including the beautiful deli- iling boat, and as «Skolski brod – je- and health: human health resulting cate shells from the Baltic Sea: Jurmala drenjak» was also the first training ship from environmental health. Beach, Latvia), Mediterranean seafood in the Merchant Navy in the whole of Lectures by invited speakers that follo- samples to be tasted and tested during the Mediterranean Sea. wed were addressing the issues: Fresh- coffee brakes (marinated mackerel and In 1908 the second Skolski brod – Sa- water resources under threat (Mr. Sc. salted sardines in olive oil, Bakar's sa- iling Boat «Vila Velebita», constructed Margita Mastroviç, Head of the Office ilors biscuits) and even CD Player with in German Shipyard Howaldswerke in for the Adriatic Sea, Ministry for Protec- Wagner's CD: «Flying Dutchman Kiel as a brick-scooner replaced the for- mer in the educational process, because «Margita» was getting too small for the ever increasing number of students of Bakarska Nautika. During thirty years of her life and educational service she has greeted on board students from all countries of the Austro-Hungarian Mo- narchy, as well as students from Che- chia, Slovakia, Poland and Bulgaria. The appearance of this floating school was exceptionally beautiful and attracted at- tention wherever she appeared, and on- ly the experts were able to hear the si- lent messages of this unusual sailboat resembling a luxury yacht. Insides, ho- wever, she was narrow, unconfortable and ascetic for many students - mari- ners, all being dedicated to practical tra- ining and sailing, to hard and full con- tact of Man and the Sea. She sailed all accross the Mediterranean paying calls to Barcelona and Marseilles, to Alexan- tion of the Environment), Solid Waste Ouverture» to start the Meeting with dria, Greece and Istanbul. She had su- and student workshhets (Melba BlaÏiç and «Nostalgija» CD: «Na Omi‰koj sti- rvived the First World War waiting in Grubeliç), Risks in the Project DruÏba ni», to keep the meeting going in Dal- Bakar and Obrovac, but she «died» at Adria for Omi‰alj Oil Terminal (Vjeran matian style, sound and mood. the beginning of The Second World Pir‰iç, Chair EKO Kvarner), Coastal The second book promoted was the Bo- War. Italian fascist forces have taken her destruction by collection of date-shells, ok of short stories: «Ponoçni tulum to Italy and for two years 1941-1942 she Lithophaga lithophaga (Dr. Bartolo u skoli» (Midnight Party in School), pro- was used by Italian Marina Militare un- Ozretiç, Center for Marine Research, duced by students of the Medical School der the name of Palinuro, but in 1943 on Rovinj), History of classical wooden bo- Zadar, edited by Dr. Mirko Jamnicki her way from Trieste to Southern Adria- at constructions in Croatia and model Dojmi and published by Medicinska tic she was sunk by German Nazi for- building (Captain Luciano Keber, Port ‰kola Ante Kuzmaniça, Zadar, 2003. ces. Authority, Bakar). The third book introduced to our parti- The third Skolski brod of Bakar Mariti- Promotion of the book: «Illustrated Di- cipants was «Water in the Mediterrane- me School bears therefore the name «Vi- rectory and Dictionary of the Adriatic an» edited by Professor Michael Scoul- la Velebita II» and started her educatio- Sea Fauna» (in eight languages: Latin los and Ms Iro Alampei, and presented nal function in Bakar in 1973. She was scientific name, Croatian, English, Ger- during the «Mediterranean Water We- constructed from wood in 1956, in the man, French, Italian, Spanish and Gre- ek» in Athens, 2002; at the First Meeting

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of MEdIES (Mediterranean Educational Island of Cres, called Tramuntana, and dle Ages. We have been welcomed the- Initiative for Environment and Sustaina- the medieval town of Beli. The landsca- re warmly by fra Anto Gariç, one bility). pe and seascape have changed drastical- among the Priests, who invited us to Groupwork that followed has been cen- ly for the better. We have entered «the Church to join him in the evening pray- tered around major topics including: Mediterranean as it once used to be» : er to God for Kvarner and the people Environmental Education: WATER as clean sea and impressive rocky coastline there, both the local residents and those the Essence of Life, Mediterranean FO- of Cres with no coastal construction and who come from all over Europe for re- OD for Health, Next SEMEP Summer ugly industrial plants in the narrow co- charging their batteries and souls in this School VIS 2004, and the «Solid Waste» astal strip. We have landed in the small safehaven of peace, beauty and spiritu- Student Worksheets. port of Beli next to the beach and clim- ality. Students and teachers were invi- The next day, Saturday, was dedicated bed up the steep road to the village of ted afterwards into the closter for coffee to the cruise on board «Vila Velebita II» Beli on its Eagle's Position of the island and tasting of Bakarske ba‰kote and and the full contact with the Sea, the mountain range. Bakarska vodica. It made the perfect landscapes of the coastline and seasca- end of the day, the highpoint and eve- pes of the Blue Adriatic Sea. They are ning event, almost the crown of the Cru- seriously degraded in the Bay of Bakar ise in Kvarner. and the Bay of Rijeka by unrestrained Departure from Glavotok was warm industrial development in coastal zone, and optimistic filled with franciscan de- with the cities of Rijeka and Kraljevica dication to God, to Man and to Ecology, displaying their impressive Oil Industry though we were to return into the dark- Plants, Shipyard Constructions and do- ness of the night and into the zone of cks, respectively. We sailed further industrially degraded landscapes of Ri- along the Island of Saint Marko and ob- jeka and Bakar. They were looking even served there the longest bridge ever more ghostly in the blue of the night constructed in Adriatic, connecting the with all the intensive idustry spotlights Island of Krk with the mainland. Upon and aggressive illumination, as visual approaching the Island of Krk we came signs of development and progress. accross the Oil Terminal in Omi‰alj, Full development has taken place there, which we have heard yesterday is to be quite evidently, and we cannot change the destination for the ever larger scale it. But the question remains if we want of oil transfer into ocean going tankers further development to go on, at the sa- and transport southward all along the me speed, with similar pattern, and in Adriatic Coastline and Island Archipe- the same direction. Or do we want the lago, in the contradictory DruÏba Adria other kind of development, the one Project. The landscape of the coastline in which is called sustainable develop- Omi‰alj is already scary enough and ment, where local community has the ri- one tends to agree with all the fears and ght to chose, and to prove awareness of arguments pointed yesterday by the Sandi Paulisiç from Pzin Highschool Juraj Dobrila the basic transgenerational justice, and NGO EKO-Kvarner President Mr. Vje- reporting the rights of our children to enjoy the ran Pir‰iç in his impressive presenta- beauty of the Blue Adriatic and stan- tion. We were to visit the EKO-Center «Ca- ding values of Kvarner, with its precio- The trouble there is even worse because put Insulae» which is well known worl- us freshwater resources, which we have all the cozy little villages and towns in dwide for their fine work in study and been blessed with, and lucky enough to Kvarner, including famous Opatija Ri- protection of the remaining colony of enjoy fully in our times. viera have been developing tourism, the Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) on Sustainable development, as originally and local people see the touristic alter- the rocky shores of Island of Cres. The defined by Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland native for the area much more promis- guided tour through the exhibition and is really the Story of Little Damjana Ku- sing for sustainable development of information center by the volonteers ha- can, the youngest of all the participants Kvarner. Even the rough economic be- ve acquainted us with wisdom of the on board «Vila Velebita II» for the Kvar- nefit from tourism of the area is tenfold traditional lifestyle of island pupula- ner Cruise: the story of her future and stronger than the benefit from the oil tion since the times of Roman Empire. scope of choices in Bakar. Her child's ri- terminal. And it has been clearly poin- They have managed to live and survive ghts are in question: the right to swim in ted out by Dr.Edward Goldberg, Che- in the harsh conditions, together with the sea in front of her house in the Bay mical Oceanographer from Spripps vultures and the cold northerly wind of Bakar and to eat fish caught on line Oceanographic Institute in La Jolla, Bura. After walking along the Educatio- there without the fear of being intoxica- USA, that there in no better use or eco- nal paths and visiting the Town of Beli ted, and the right to drink the water en- nomically more justified exploitation of with its well preserved Roman Bridge, tering the sea from numerous, clear and the sea, than in the tourism and recre- we have returned back to «Vila Velebita unpoluted, dependable and still unk- ation industry, which is today the lar- II», were we have been welcomed with nown, vast, year-around freshwater re- gest industry worldwide in global eco- lunch prepared on board: grilled fish servoirs of the Karst landscape in Bakar. nomy. And it can thrive fully, only in (rumbac in Croatian, Latin scientific na- That is what the sustainable develop- well preserved landscapes and seasca- me: Scomber bisus, German: Makrelen- ment is all about, and what the most es- pes, with clean seawater and freshwater thunfisch,: Spanish: melva, French: bo- sential human rights stand for: the right resources as well as healthy food grown nitou, English: bullet tuna, Italian: tom- to life, the right to water, the right of life locally in a healthy environment. barello, Greek: kopáni ) or meat accor- in healthy enviroment. With such thoughts and dilemmas on ding to tastes and preferences. our minds we were passing touristic vil- Sailing this time was a short crossing Dr. Drasko Serman lages of Njivice and Malinska along we- the channel from Cres to Krk, to pay the SEMEP NC Croatia stern side of Krk and entered Kvarneriç, call to Glavotok and the Franciscan Mo- University of Zagreb Medical School heading straight to the northern tip of nastery there, which dates back to Mid- E-mail: [email protected]

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AIR QUALITY COAST WATCH International network and Environmental 2003 2003 History in education - REPORT - REPORT Since 1995 the UNESCO/ASP sponsored Baltic Sea Project has included first a the- On April 2003 dr Beata W´grzynek from Participated countries: Denmark, Estonia, me and then a programme involving Poland, worker of University of Silesia, Latvia and Poland schools in all the nine Baltic countries. became a new co-ordinator of the Air Qu- Participated schools (8): Naerum Skole Their experiences have been shared in the ality project within the BSP programme. (D), Sillamäe Kannuka Kool (E), Järve BSP programme of Environmental Histo- Former co-ordinator was Swedish teacher Gümnaasium (E), Palade Põhikool, (E), ry in the Baltic region. Courses for te- Mrs Birgitta Berggren, now she is retired. Saaremaa Ühisgüm-naasium (E), Roja Se- achers have been held in Russia, Den- Air Quality programme has a new modi- condary School (E), Riga Secondary Scho- mark, Sweden, Latvia and Germany. fied questionnaire (methods and protocol ol No.49 (LA), Zespol Szkol No. 2 Kolo- Schools have been working with, for to be send to programme co-ordinator). brzeg (P) example, the history of the oil-shale indu- New test based on observation of Tar Number of filled in questionnaires is 30 stry in Estonia, the history of land-use du- Spot Fungus (Rhytisma acerinum) was Proposal: Fixed survey time ring the 20th century in a farming district added in order to make possible the sim- in Latvia, mining and landscape changes ple bio tests also in the polluted area (li- Coast Watch programme co-ordinator in Poland and Germany, the history of su- chen desert). It is available from BSP-we- Ms Reet Krystian gar beet production and landscape chan- bpage. Estonian Youth Work Centre ges in Denmark and a joint project betwe- On April 11th - 13th 2003 in Rzucewo ne- Uuslinna str. 10, EE-11 415 Tallinn en Finland and Sweden about the threats ar Gdaƒsk (Poland) there was teachers' Tel.:+372-6380758 (W), to the rare pearl mussel caused by chan- training course – Xth International Work- Fax.: + 372-6380756 ges in land-use. The Baltic projects will be shop "Working for better air quality in the e-mail: [email protected] presented in a book in 2003. It will appear Baltic region" within the Baltic Sea Pro- as number 6 in the BSP series of methodo- ject. 13 teachers from 6 countries (Finland, logical books Learners Guide. The first, Denmark, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and ENVIRONMENTAL and uncompleted, version of some of the Poland) and the national co-ordinators of HISTORY 2003 - REPORT participating schools contributions are Germany, Denmark and Poland as well 1. Theoretical concepts presented on the web under the link Baltic as members of Polish government and the Students working with environmental hi- Sea Project. http://w1.479.te- commission for UNESCO participated story start from current environmental qu- lia.com/~u47902564/ They are now being in it. estions rewritten following the editorial meeting On September 16th-19th 2003 in Rzucewo - they don't study the past independent in Riga in October last year. The new and near Gdansk (Poland) training course for from the present final versions will be ready in 2003 and Polish teacher "Xth Ecological Conference Students working with environmental hi- the book printed in spring 2004. for Polish BSP schools" organized by Ge- story have a perspective of the future This new book will contain 15-20 presen- neral and Polish BSP Co-ordinator - dr. - they are not just satisfied with a better tations of school projects and articles by Jolanta Mol and the Air Quality program- understanding of the present situation but researchers working inside the ESEH (Eu- me co-ordinator - dr. Beata W´grzynek want to create action competence for the ropean Society for Environmental Histo- took place. 19 teachers declared work in future ry). Among them are Poul Holm, profes- Air Quality or spreading it through ano- Students working with environmental hi- sor at the Centre for Maritime & Regional ther teacher. story can accomplish practical results History, Syddansk University, Esbjerg I have got back protocols from Denmark - they don't only use their results inside and Simo Laakkonen at Helsinki Universi- (2), Latvia (5) Lithuania (2) and Poland the school but present them to the com- ty, in charge of the environmental history (4). I hope that some are on the way, be- munity in order to change the situation project The Sea and the Cities. From Swe- cause some observations within Air Qu- Students working with environmental hi- den Sverker Sörlin, professor in environ- ality should be conducted in the autumn. story use chronology as an important tool mental history, KTH, writes about the use Moreover Polish teacher Andrzej Âliwiƒ- both in explanations and in narratives of environmental history in schools and ski published in the local newspaper ar- - therefore they avoid treating questions Lars Berggren, department of History, ticle devoted to the role of bioindicators as”eternal” and without any historical Lund university, about the use of oral hi- in estimation air condition in his home context story in environmental history investiga- town Miechów and another one, Leszek Students working with environmental hi- tions. From Germany Joachim Radkau, Terlecki prepared the article for the BSP story starts from conflicts about the envi- professor of history, Bielefeld University, newsletter. ronment contributes with an article about the long- All questions and comments about the - thereby they avoid both a one sided na- term perspective on man and nature. Air Quality programme are welcome. tural science, as well as a moralistic, per- From the outset, work with environmen- spective tal history in education has involved co- Students working with environmental hi- operation between schools and resear- Air Quality Programme co-ordinator story start with studies of the local envi- chers. This approach has been very fruit- Ms dr Beata Wegrzynek ronment in order to draw conclusions ful and made it possible to introduce Silesian University about other areas from their results a new concept of history teaching without PL-41-205 Sosnowiec, ul. Lwowska 6/49 - they don't start with the great trends in support from traditional text-books and Tel.: +48-32 2009 448 world history in order to illustrate them teacher’s education. [email protected] on a local scale The new book on Environmental History

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in the Baltic countries will fit into our con- guard old oak trees against theft and van- Läratutbildningen, Malmo Högskola cept, providing teachers around the Baltic dalism. The trees history was investigated S-205 06 Malmö Sea and in other European countries with in order to make the children to under- Tel.: +46-40 24 0006 inspiration from real school projects under stand the value of them) e-mail: [email protected] realistic circumstances. The need for this Landscape changes - Why do they hap- kind of methodological guidance is huge pen? - Changes in land use structure in as well as the legitimating for the subject Vecpiebalga parish from 1879 to 2000 PHENOLOGICAL STUDIES 2003 - in regular school work. It also helps to va- Vecpiebalga, Latvia. REPORT lidate and provide inspiration to the rese- (An investigation of the people on a certa- Phenological Studies Programme arch work being carried out by scientists in farm during 120 years through the fa- co-ordinator: Ms Barbra Maitin in this field. mily archive and history in order to un- Schulzentrum am Heimgarten A new Learners Guide on Environmental derstand how the events of world history Am Haidschlag 34, D-22926 Ahrensburg History in the Baltic Countries will repre- affected nature in a little farming commu- Tel: +49-4102 - 47840 sent an international break-through for nity in the eastern part of Latvia. ) Fax: +49-4102 - 478417 the use of this concept in education in Man and Nature in a long-term perspective e-mail: [email protected] schools. The growing interest in this topic, Professor Joachim Radkau, Bielefeld Uni- both among teachers and researchers, me- versity, Germany. ans that our current experiences in the Truth and lie about the environmental si- RIVERS 2003 - REPORT Baltic countries will be received with great tuation in Ida-Virumaa New Rivers Programme interest. An example of this increasing in- Kohtla-Järve, Estonia co-ordinator Susanne Mellvig terest is the special round-table discussion (A study of how the oil-shale industry ha- Nacka gymnasium, Griffelvägen 17, about environmental history in education ve been described in the local newspaper S-131 40 Nacka in the conference in Prague in September, during fifty years in contrast to interviews Tel.: +46-8 715 7778 by the European Society of Environmental with old workers in the industry.) e-mail: [email protected] History. S:t Petersburg and the Sea - Environmen- 2. Environmental History in the Baltic tal history of the flood protection barrier Countries. BSP Learners guide 6 S:t Petersburg, Russia WATER QUALITY Preliminary (!) content (An investigation about the plans of the It is hard to underestimate the Baltic Sea; Why did the trees fall? - Environmental flood protection barrier in the Finnish gulf the values created by the people belong to history and historical explanations outside S:t Petersburg) other categories. The sea is value. The hu- Christian Bo Bojesen, Niels Kornum, Per Environmental history and the Baltic cities man being often thinks about the sea as Eliasson Ph. D. Simo Laakkonen, Helksinki Uni- a consumer. How much does the sea cost? (A result of a seminar at the Pedagogical versity, Finland How many tons of fish is it possible to get University of Denmark in november 2000) The pearl in Esse (Ähtäri) river: The fresh- out of the sea, how much money will it gi- Environmental history and the Sea water pearl mussel (Margaritifera marga- ve? Which fish is more delicious, which of Professor Poul Holm, Syddansk universi- ritifera them are healthier? What is the most per- tet, Denmark Pedersöre, Finland. fect and the simplest way of producing Nature contra history in Nydam Moor (An investigation of the environmental hi- substances out of the seaweeds that can be Sönderborg,Denmark story of land use in Österbotten in order used in producing medicine, cosmetics (A study of the conflict between culture to understand the difficulties of the repro- and pastries? The sea as the source of we- and nature protection in a moor with inte- duction of the fresh water pearl mussel) alth has always fascinated people from resting flora and archeological excava- Water issues, Land Use and the Environ- this point of view. The mankind has al- tions) ment in Stockholm in historical perspective. ways acted so as if the riches of the sea Coal mines and landscape change Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden were inexhaustible. Now we see that it is Gelsenkirchen, Germany (A study of the connections between the not so. (An investigation of the problems of old building of a water pipe system, topogra- In the same time lots of artists, poets, mu- coal mines and the reconstruction of natu- phy and health at Kungsholmen in the sicians have considered the sea to be a so- re) end of the 19th century) urce of inspiration providing new ideas The Slepiotka Stream Restoration Project The history of the environment in and new impressions. For somebody else Katowice, Poland Norrköping´s industrial landscape from the sea provides adventures, challenge, gi- (An investigation of the problems of coal 1600 to 2000 ving new experience, and new feelings. mining industry, pollution and the resto- Norrköping, Sweden. The sea helps us to test ourselves to un- ration of a highly polluted river) (An investigation of how the industrial derstand ourselves and to grasp the real Oral History - pitfalls and possibilities - landscape in Norrköping has been develo- values in life. Narrative as a source in environmental hi- ped and the future plans for it) Many people perceive the sea as a living story The value of environmental history in being, having its own life, its breath, and Ass.professor Lars Berggren, Lunds uni- education its secrets. We should understand, disco- versitet, Sverige Professor Sverker Sörlin, Swedish Institute ver and feel its appeal, so that the sea co- Guard our trees! - Environmental history for Studies of Education and Research, uld live in its own natural rhythm – full of of old trees in Mastaiciai Sweden vitality and energy, unpolluted by men. Mastaiciai, Lithuania Environmental History Programme BSP Water Quality Programme lets us cast (About the work in a primary school with co-ordinator: Mr Dr Per Eliasson a glance in these secrets. In order to be children of the age of seven to ten years to Senior lecturer in Environmental History able to watch the sea in the context of su-

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stainability, we should get acquainted tions. I would like to thank students and compare notes. I wish you to be more acti- with it, study its conformity to natural teachers of these schools: ve in next year! For better research work it lows, its biodiversity. Taking part in stu- • Rujiena Secondary school, Latvia (te- is advisable to use BSP Learners’ Guide dying the water quality the students have acher: Anda Deksne), No 1 “Working for better Water Quality in the possibility to get an insight into these • Jelgavas 1st Gymnasium, Latvia (te- the Baltic Sea”. If you would like to start secrets, to get acquainted with the won- acher: Kagaine), work in this programme you should ask derful world of its creatures. For many • Riga Secondary school N 66, Latvia (te- your national coordinator or me to send students studying a drop of water in mi- acher: Liene Zeile), you the Water Quality programme sheet croscope is real adventure. They find out • Vytautas Didysis Gymnasium, Klaipe- for filling results of investigations. that the drop is full of life. There are hun- da, Lithuania (teacher: Benediktas Ga- In May 2004 Water Quality training cour- dreds of living organisms, busy in their izauskas), ses for teachers will be organized in La- everyday life, which pay no attention to • Zespól Szkól Nr.2 Ko∏obrzeg, Poland tvia. More detailed information about the- the researchers. Water quality programme (teacher: Maria Adamiak), se courses you can ask your national coor- is not isolated activities; they should be • Västermalms skola, Sundsvall, Sweden dinators. viewed as a part of the education about (teacher: Krister Söderberg), Let your dates with sea be like some mu- water and environmental questions. You • Ilguciems Seconday school, Riga, Latvia sic from the symphony of nature! need to be careful of too negative a star- (teacher: Liesma Abolina) ting point as that would only be focusing I am sure that students and teachers of Water Quality programme coordinator on problems. It is important to allow the other schools have also taken part in these Ms Liesma Abolina students to experience how fantastic the investigations. But it will be very nice that Ilguciems secondary school, sea and its animal and plant life are. you acquainted us with results of investi- Dzirciema str. 109, LV-1055 Riga Unfortunately in 2003 only seven schools gations. It is very important to exchange Tel.: +371-781 4354 have sent us the results of their investiga- with information, to exchange views and e- mail: [email protected]

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Participated countries: Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia. The results of Denmark DENMARK : Counting of Spring Birds - 2003. School: Amtsgymnasiet i Sønderborg, Grundtvigs Alle 86, DK 6400 Soenderborg,Denmark Phone: +45-74420501 Fax: +45-7443 3238 www.amtsgym-sdbg.dk Students: Anne Kathrine Skov Kjær and Torben Slothuus,form 1Y Teacher: Birthe Zimmermann (Biology and English) Date: Tuesday, May 6th 2003. Observation area: Sønderborg Bay by bike along the path (“Gendarmstien”) to “Trillen” (inlake) at Hørup Hav Bay Temperature: 18 degrees C. Vision : Excellent > 5000 meters. Clouds: Overcast, after rain. Wind: Weak western wind. The water with some waves. Species of birds observed along the route: Numbers = Observed Letters A-F refer to locations marked previously A. Grundtvigs Allè C: Klinten i Sønderskoven E: Alfredslund/Lambjergskov B. Fiskerhytten D: Sønderskoven F: Trillen = Høruphav Bay

Danish name Latin name English name A B C D E F Toppet lappedykker Podiceps cristatus Great crested grebe ----2- Gra°strubet lappedyk. Podiceps griseigena Rednecked grebe 2 1 Storskarv Phalacrorax carbo Cormorant ----4- Fiskehejre Ardea cinerea Heron -----2 Knopsvane Cygnos olor Mute Swan - 2 - - 2 2 Sangsvane Cygnis cygnos Whooper Swan ------Gra° and Anas platyrhyncos Mallard - 3 ---3 Krikand Anas crecca Teal ------Taffeland Anas ferina Pochard ------Troldand Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck -----2 Bjergand Aythya marila Scaup ------Hvinand Bucephala clangula Goldeneye ------Ederfugl Somateria molissima Eider ------

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Stor skallesluger Mergus merganser Goosander -----3 Toppet skallesluger Mergus serrator Redbreastedgoosander - 2 ---2 Rørhøg Circus aeruginosus Marsh harrier -----1 Bla° Kærhøg Circus cyaneus Hen harrier -----1 Fasan Phasianus colchicus Pheasant -----1 Blishøne Fulica atra Coot -----2 Stor præstekrave Charadrius hiaticula Ringed plover -----1 Alm. ryle Caladris alpina Dunlin ------Mudderklire Actitis hypoleucos Common sandpiper ------Rødben (mørk form) Tringa totanus Redshank (Icelandic) ------Svartbag Larus marinus Great black-back gull ------Sildema°ge Larus fuscus Lesser blackbacked g ------Sølvma°ge Larus argentatus Herring gull - 1 - - 2 8 Hættema°ge Larus ridibundus Blackheaded gull ------Ringdue Columba palumbus Wood pigeon ----22 Gøg Cuculus canorus Cuckoo -----1 Landsvale Hirundo rustica Swallow ----23 Sortkrage Corvus corone Carrion crow -----1 Tornsanger Sylvia communis Whitethroat -----1 Stillits Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch -----2 Rørspurv Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar’s bunting -----2

Comments on the observations: The observations are made at noon (12-14 hours) We would like to thank you Kaja for dear you wonderful job with the programme and we wish you all the best in your new work. New Bird Ecology Programme co-ordinator from the year 2004 is Mr Andrzej Sliwinski from Poland.

Bird Ecology Programme co-ordinator Please send your new reports on address: Ms Kaja Lotman Bird Ecology Programme co-ordinator Lihula Gymnasium Mr Andrzej Sliwinski Jaama str. 9 LO im. T. KoÊciuszki EE-90 302 Lääne county PL-32-200 Miechów, Maria Konopnicka str. 2 e-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +48-41 3831035 e-mail: [email protected]

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•29–31.10: National BSP meeting. The theme was Sugar pro- duction (Environmental History). DENMARK Learners Guide no. 5 “Education for Sustainable Develop- ment” by Birthe Zimmermann came first in June, and we ha- There are now 13 Danish BSP schools (we have two new this ve worked a lot with the themes in the book. It is a very good year). We are working on being 3–4 more schools. The schools book, and it is translated to Danish. We are all looking for- work with the BSP programmes: Water Quality, Air Quality, ward to that. Rivers, Phenological studies, Coast watch, Bird Ecology and A new theme we are working on is Green account on our Environmental History. The big hit this year is Environmental schools: Are our schools green? We work on an article on that History. Some of the schools have also exchange with other theme to the Newsletter. BSP schools. •10–11.03: All ASP schools joined UNESCO`s 50 years jubilee National co-ordinator: Mr Hans Jørgen B. Olesen in Copenhagen. First with a joint programme, followed by Esbjerg Gymnasium a separate meeting for the BSP schools. Stenga°rdsvej 345, DK-6700 Esbjerg •10–13.04: 3 of our schools joined Air Quality course in Tel: +45-75131969 Gdansk, Poland e-mail: [email protected] •12–14.05: An International course in Sønderborg , “A susta- inable Fishery in the Baltic” New National co-ordinator: Mr Sören Levring •11–15.06: A school joined the Conference in Pløn, “Yesterday Sönderskovskolen – Today – Tomorrow” •2–5.10: An International Conference in Ribe, “Education for Grundvigs Alle 100 Sustainable Development – Baltic 21. DK-6400 Sönderborg More than 30 persons from eight countries participated e-mail: [email protected]

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What is planned further on? • annual meetings for BSP teachers and students ESTONIA • one – day seminars for the teachers • Co – operation with ASP schools and with ASP coordinator Estonian National Report for the Period January, in Estonia – the conference “Youth and the awareness of envi- 2003 to October, 2003 ronment”, which will take place next summer in July. This There are 16 schools officially involved in “The Baltic Sea Pro- conference will give all presumptions for youth for an active ject” in Estonia. The coordinator of the BSP is Estonian Youth participation, involving the public, changing the experiences Work Center. Two Estonian schools joined up with the project between different countries and further co – operation. this school year. National co-ordinator: Ms Merle Kerde There have been many activities organized and made stu- Estonian Youth Work Centre dents` research works in Estonian BSP schools. Estonian scho- Uuslinna 10, EE-11 415 Tallinn ols participated in the following BSP programs in 2003: Ri- Tel: +37-2 6380758, e-mail: [email protected] vers, Air Quality, Water Quality, Bird Ecology, Coast watch. We organized the contest of students´ research works for Es- tonian BSP schools to choose the students to participate in conference in Germany last summer. The topic of contest was: FINLAND Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow. We got the research works from four schools: National co-ordinator: Ms Liisa Jääskeläinen • Tartu Nature House – “Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow” National Board of Education, Box 380, FI-00531 Helsinki • Lillekyla Gymnasium – “The impact of human activities to e-mail: [email protected] the Kopli Bay” • Järve Gymnasium – “Orchids at technogenic landscape in Ida-Virumaa” • Kolga Secondary School – “The condition of river Pudisoo - GERMANY Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow” We have arranged the annual meeting for the BSP schools, which was held in May 8th to 10th in Hiiumaa (an island in After the final conference at Koppelsberg/Plön in Schleswig- western part of Estonia). About 35 teachers and students par- Holstein in June 2003 a lot of things have changed. After a ti- ticipated. In the program there was fieldwork such as bird me of digestion and relax the weeks after - we started highly watch, lichens, plants observations, meeting with the local motivated in the future. environmental specialists etc. Unfortunately we could not participate in the international Many Estonian schools have made annually the investiga- conference in Warsaw because I got very ill some days before tions of water quality of rives and lakes. For example Tartu and we could not manage it at that very short time sending Kivilinna High School, Tartu Tamme Gymnasium and Tartu someone else. Nature House investigated the water quality of Emajõgi; Vil- In October 2003 we had a very important national conference jandi C.R. Jakobsons Gymnasium made the surveys of Lake with more schools than ever. Viljandi and they have done this many years; Kadrina Secon- The most import result is: working more closely together with dary School investigated the water quality of river Loobu and the UNESCO - schools and other school projects in Germany some local lakes. as there is e.g. a project called BALTIC21; an article is found in The students and teachers of Viljandi C.R. Jakobsons Gymna- the Learners’ Guide No.5. sium pay their attention continually to the energy problems So we are involved in the international UNESCO-schools day and sustainable lifestyle. The students have introduced their in April 26th. experience at the posters in the school. Therefore we’ll have a one week national summer-school in Many environmental camps and excursions were organized a fantastic nature resort before, organised by Barbara Maitin, in Estonian schools. A lot of students` research works were the BSP programme-coordinator of phenological studies. done in schools in very different topics: The same day – as in the years before – Martin Jarrath will • “Different sorts of fuel”, “The influence of loud noise to the start a new edition of International INTERNET Conference. health”, “The old arable land as present undeveloped This year the title will be: FOOD and NUTRITION. You all lands”- Tartu Kivilinna High School are invited to take part. • “Tuudi river”, “Home forest”, “Võigaste forest”, “The elk” - November 2003 we got some money for publishing a newslet- Lihula Gymnasium ter - documentation about the Plön conference, I hope you all • “The wastes” – Kadrina Secondary School have received it already. Estonian students do a lot of social valid work – cleaning the Mr. Volker Stiehl is working hard at a CD concerning the forest, seacoasts and riverbanks of rubbish, collecting the wa- extraordinary performance. You’ll of course order copies of it. ste paper. At last we have a fantastic information: As I told you some ti- Tartu Nature House prepares the project of fishery and this mes before – now it’s real: The GREEN-Point and the Bundes- project is for Estonian BSP schools. stiftung Umwelt, Germany, are interested in a new BSP-Lear- The students from Järve Gymnasium have continued the the- ners’ Guide about RECYCLING (this is only a working title), me of environmental history and they have prepared very in- which is connected to our programmes Air Quality, Water teresting research works. They investigated the old local new- Quality, Rivers and especially in Education for Sustainable spapers, how the journalists have treated the topic of environ- Development. ment from 1965 till nowadays. We ask you for your experiences to this topic at school, your

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articles about it and your O.K. working together with us in an Centre for Curriculum Development and Examination, international editor’s group. Please send us – as soon as possi- Valnu str.2, LV-1050 Riga ble – first ideas! Tel: +371-7814354 On behalf of all German BSP-schools we say thank you for fax: +371-7223801 your participation in Plön. e-mail: [email protected] All the best for You, Jolanta, in Germany the BSP is going on with the best of all commitments. National co-ordinator: Ute Grönwoldt Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenshaft, Forshung und Kultur Brunswiker Strasse 16-22, D-24105 Kiel LITHUANIA Tel: +49-431 988 2473 [email protected] Seminar of the BSP schools coordinators took place at Lithu- anian Centre of Young Naturalists in 5th of May 2003. Certifi- cates of the BSP participants were given for twenty schools in LATVIA this seminar. Although near thirty Lithuanian schools partici- pate in the BSP , but not all of them present reports for the There are 25 active BSP schools in Latvia. BSP programs coordinators. One of reasons is lack of informa- We have organized two BSP teachers meetings tion about programs or possibilities to get this information in every year. The first meeting took place in May 17th, but the national language. New website www.gamtininkai.lt/bsp is second meeting will be organized on December. The aim of designed for spreading of information and will help to impro- these meetings is to exchange experience and to support each ve resent situation. Teacher will find all useful information other to implement ESD in our school curricula. We are very about the BSP in Lithuania in this website. thankful for the LG No 5; it will be very useful for teachers and Vilnius _emyna Gymnasium has to be highlighted in Vilnius students. region. This school, together with Centre of Young Naturali- The student conference “Yesterday, today, tomorrow” in La- sts, organizes conferences for schoolchildren „The develop- tvia was organized on February 1st. Students from 20 BSP ment of Environment“. Those conferences are organized alre- schools have participated with the reports about they projects, ady for four years and are dedicated for communication of developed according the environmental history of the local children from different schools that participate in the BSP. environment. One of the rules of the conference was that for They can meet each other; shear their ideas and experience. the design of the poster students must use only environmen- Communication with contemporaries helps in search of moti- tally friendly materials or different packing materials. vation for this work. Some students from BSP schools took part in the National Envi- Children of Kaunas district Mastai_iai Main School do great ronmental Project Olympiad and drawing competition about lo- work in Environmental History program. Experience of their cal environmental problems, organized by Latvian National teacher Birut_ Jasinskien_ could be useful for other partici- Commission of UNESCO. pants of this and other BSP programs. Two teachers from Latvia have participated in the internatio- Most of BSP certificated schools are located in Kaunas and di- nal teachers training course “Air quality” in Poland. strict of Kaunas. Consequently in October of 2003 annual me- 32 persons (7 teachers and 25 students) from Latvia took part eting of BSP schools coordinators took place at Kaunas district in the international conference in German “Yesterday-Today- Lapi_ Main School. In this meeting experience brought from Tomorrow”. Plön, Germany where the 5th final students and teachers Bal- We have tradition that every summer we have organized stu- tic Sea Conference took place, was presented. Program Envi- dent summer camp and teacher seminar and the hosts are so- ronment history was discussed with the top interest and some me of BSP schools. This year the hosts were Ogresgala basic requests for renewing of BSP programs information more fre- school. About 80 students and 20 teachers have participated. quently were formulated. There were workshops about rivers, art, and environmental National co-ordinator: Mr Sigitas Juz_nas theatre. Teachers who participated in the international te- Lithuanian Young Naturalist Centre achers training course in Poland were the workshop “Air Qu- D_iaugsmo str. 44, LT – 2020 Vilnius ality” leaders and the new protocols was adopted. All partici- Mobile: +370-610 67830, Fax: +370-5 2674873 pants have possibility to visit kiln where the ceramist introdu- e-mail: [email protected] ce with the producing stoneware using old methods and we have saw the opening of the melting-on stove. It was very im- pressive and useful for students to understood how complica- te is producing the ceramics and what kind of raw materials RUSSIA are used. After we have discussions how this ceramics kiln ef- fect the environment. National co-ordinator I have prepared special questioner for BSP school teachers Mr Prof. Stanislav Babich and till the end of year they must answer and I will made the UNESCO Centre summery about the activities, participating in the BSP pro- 28 Chaikovsky str. grammes, problems according to the implementation of ESD RU-191194 St. Petersburg and others. Tel: +812-310 4729 National co-ordinator: Ms Velga Kakse Fax: +812-325 3479 or 812-314 2336 Ministry of Education and Science, e-mail: [email protected]

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summer. Sweden would like to thank Susanne for a job well done! Martin Westin is working at the National Agency for SWEDEN School Improvement. In June the Nordic Council of Ministers’ held a seminar on education for sustainable development in Karlskrona, Swe- The year 2003 has been an eventful year for Baltic Sea Project den. The aim of the seminar was to exchange experiences re- in Sweden. The National Agency for School Improvement was garding sustainable development efforts in the context of edu- formed and took over the co-ordination of Baltic Sea Project cation. The emphasis was on how the education can be desi- and a new national co-ordinator was therefore elected. The gned. About 130 delegates took part in the seminar. Delegates Nordic Council of Ministers’ held a seminar in Karlskrona on attended from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Education for sustainable development. Teachers and pupils Greenland, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Swe- from Sweden visited the international conference in Plön. den and Åland. Among the participants were schools active A decision to launch an evaluation of BSP was made. The na- within BSP. tional co-ordinator visited the co-ordinators meeting in Debe. During the summer teachers and pupils visited the BSP confe- The first of March a new National Agency for School Impro- rence in Plön. The conference gave possibilities to meet over vement was formed. From the former National Agency for the national boarders and exchange ideas. Education two new agencies started working. The new Natio- The National Agency for School Improvement has decided to nal Agency for Education with the mission to control and eva- launch an evaluation of BSP. The evaluation will try to find luate the schools in Sweden and The Swedish National Agen- out if the co-operation within the BSP has had any effects on cy for School Improvement with the mission to supports im- the teaching methods and organisational structures in the par- provement work. The National Agency for School Improve- ticipating schools in Sweden. ment is now responsible for the co-ordination of the Swedish In November Martin Westin participated in the international participation in the BSP. co-ordinators meeting in Debe, Poland. The meeting gave po- The new Agency for School Improvement is working intensi- ssibilities to exchange ideas on how to develop the work wi- vely to promote and support education for sustainable deve- thin the BSP co-operation. lopment in Sweden. During 2004 and 2005 a project group will work with information, competence development, sup- National co-ordinator: port material and networking in order to support new te- Mr Martin Westin aching methods and organisational innovations. An impor- Swedish National Agency for School Improvement, tant part of this project is the participation in BSP. Karlbergsvägen 77-81, S-113 35 Stockholm Susanne Mellvig, who has been the national co-ordinator for Tel: +46-734 19 82 38 Sweden since 2001, was replaced by Martin Westin during the [email protected]

POLAND

The major changes in the structure of the Polish BSP network took place in 2000. The national co-ordinator, dr Krzysztof Kafel, who has been with the Project from its very beginning in 1989, has resigned from his position and dr Jolanta Mol took over the coordination of the BSP. Till the year 2000 twenty five ASP schools were involved in the project and they were very active. The envi- ronmental education is popular in Poland so we decided to develop the cooperation with other schools which are not members of ASP. Currently 66 schools from all over the country are participating in the Baltic Sea Project: 56 Upper Secondary Schools, 3 Grammar Schools and 7 Primary Schools. In 2001 we held the meeting in the Ministry of Education in Warsaw. The General Secretary of the Commission of UNESCO in Poland Mr dr Tomasz Orlowski and the Counsellor of the Minister of Education Mr dr Krzysztof Kafel opened the conference. The school coordinators of BSP presented their work. Ms Jolanta Mol introduced herself as the new national co-ordinator and described the very new Environmental History Programme which appeared interesting for the teachers. During those three years the environmental education has been developed in different fields. 1. Polish schools participating in BSP – programmes

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Conclusions: 1. Primary and grammar schools participate in such programmes like Phenological studies, Bird ecology, Coast watch and Ri- vers. 2. Upper secondary schools work mainly with Environmental history, Rivers, Air quality and Bird ecology programmes. 3. Every Polish school works with more then one programme, some of them work with 4 different ones. 4. Last year one of the most popular programme became Environmental History

2. Exchanging of students About 20 schools organized the exchanging of students with different Baltic countries. The most active in that field are: Konopnicka Upper Secondary School from Katowice (7 times: with Swedish schools from Borlange, Falun and Stockholm and with Denish school from Kalundborg) and Nowodworski Upper Secondary School (7 times with schools from Germany, Denmark and Sweden).

3. Participation in the international conferences and workshops 15 Polish schools took part in different workshops and conferences organized in Germany (Neuminster, Flensburg, Rostock, Plön), in Denmark (Skjern, Sonderborg), in Finland (Pori), in Poland (Rzucewo), in Latwia (Jurmala), in Estonia (Tal- linn, Tartu), Russia (Petersburg).

4. Writing and publishing articles in BSP Newsletters and Learners’ Guides in years 2000-2003

Conclusions: 1. There are only 6 schools good working with publishing articles 2. We have to work with making our school more active in this field

5. Organizing national and international BSP conferences in Poland for teachers and co-ordinators 1. November, 7th - 10th 2002. Rzucewo (Gdansk, Poland) - International meeting for National and Projects Co-ordinators wi- thin the Baltic Sea Project, organized by Ms, Jolanta Mol in cooperation with former General BSP Co-ordinator – Ute Grönwoldt, financed by German General Committee of UNESCO 2. April, 11th - 13th 2003. Rzucewo (Gdansk, Poland) - International Ecological Conference within the Baltic Sea Project, 10th In- ternational workshop "Working for Better Air Quality in the Baltic Region" – organized by Ms Jolanta Mol, financed by Mini- stry of Education and Sports in Poland, and Polish General Committee for UNESCO. That conference was organized and financed by Poland because of taking over the Air Quality Programme co-ordination. Po- lish botanist Ms dr Beata Wegrzynek was honored with the nomination of being the international co-ordinator 3. October, 16th - 19th 2003 – Polish national conference for BSP school coordinators “Working with BSP programmes and exchanging of students”, 42 participants, it was financed by Ministry of Education and Sports in Poland, and Polish General Committee for UNESCO. 4. November, 13th - 16th 2003 - “The 16th consulting meeting within the Baltic Sea Project” in Debe (near Serock, 30 km north way to Warsaw). Financed by the Polish General Committee for UNESCO. 5. December 13-15th - National BSP meeting “IT workshops for BSP teachers”, in Katowice, 60 participants. Financed by Mini- stry of Education and Sports in Poland Poland is taking over the General Co-ordination of the Baltic Sea Project after Germany for the next 3 years! In June, 11th – 15th 2003 – during the “Final Session of the German coordination of the Baltic Sea Project – a regional flagship project within the Network of UNESCO-Project-Schools” in Plön (Germany) Poland took over the General Co-ordination of the BSP Project. Ms Jolanta Mol was nominated for the next three years 2003-2006 as the General Co-ordinator of the BSP after Ute Grönwoldt. Poland was represented by 44 teachers and students on that conference. About 40 schools are very active but they don’t send the protocols to the national and programmers coordinators

National & General Co-ordinator: Ms dr Jolanta Mol Stowarzyszenie Komputer i Sprawy Szko∏y “KISS” Ul. Raciborska 3, PL-40-074 Katowice Tel: +48-32 2 572 104 Fax: +48 32 2 519 811 Newsletter’s e-mail: [email protected] http://nasza-szkola.pl http://bspnews.kiss.pl

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Questionaire for BSP schools – please fill in and send it to your National BSP Co-ordinator before, October 2004. The Baltic Sea Project QUESTIONAIRE Protocol of the all active schools to be sent to the national co-ordinator by e-mail: ......

School: Address / country: BSP liaison person: e-mail: Tel: Number of teachers involved in the BSP: Subjects involved in the BSP: Number of students involved in the BSP: Age of students: When did your school start to participate in the BSP (year)?

Table 1. BSP programmes: Are the protocols sent In which subject the programme No. Programme to the programme co-coordinator? is realized?

1. Water quality of the Baltic Sea 2. Rivers 3. Air quality 4. Phenological studies 5. Coastwatch 6. Bird watch 7. Environmental history

Table 2. In what kind of national and international BSP activities did your teachers and students participate? Number of teachers Number of students No. Activities National International National International events events events events 1. Teachers’ training courses 2. Camps 3. Conferences 4. Others

Did your school send articles to the BSP Newsletter from 2000-2003? Name your BSP friend schools in your country (network). Name your BSP friend schools in other countries (network). Name the BSP activities organized in your school. Name the subjects where you have used BSP Newsletter. Name the subject in what you have used: Learners Guide No 1, Learners Guide No 2, Learners Guide No 3, Learners Guide No 4, Learners Guide No 5, Learners Guide No 6.

Elaborated by: ...... Date ...... 2004

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Salacgriva, Latvia, 20–23.05.2004

Biosphere Reserve

Photos by: Jolanta Mol, Simo Korpela, Beata W´grzynek 50