World Classical Disciplines Ski Championship in 2003 a 2005
| Declaration on protection of endangered ecosystems of the Jizera Mountains Preserves |
Our environment movements are very upset with the present project for the Jizera Mountains Preserves (CHKO Jizerské hory) prepared by the Association SKI 2003 for organizing the World Championship in classic ski disciplines. We believe that this project might damage the already very weak ecological balance in these mountains. We think, that a landscape protected area is not the right place for organizing large sport events like the World Ski Championships.
We are very aware of possible threats to the Jizera Mountains Preserves, due to a large number of changes in the landscape because of the planned enlarging of roads and parking places. Especially since the spruce forests are already weakend by air pollution and sensitive peatbogs in the mountains will be damaged by the World Championship and its visitors.
The Jizera Mountains Preserves have a very important role for the Euroregion Nisa as an area collecting water resources for the whole region. For that reason possible negative influence of the World Championship on the environment is not only the matter of the Czech Republic, but also of Poland and Germany. These two countries would be influenced by higher traffic as well.
We demand politicians and concerned decision makers consider the possible deterioration of the environment by World Ski Championship in 2003 in the Jizera Mountains Preserves and view the situation as very serious. Likewise we demand the international EIA process to be undertaken for these plans.
Signatories of Declaration:
International NGOs:
Christy Duijvelaar, Regional Environmental Center - Szentendre
Petr Hlobil, Program energetických úspor - International Institute for Energy
Conservation - Prague
Dorota Chmielowiec, Environmental Partnership for Central and Eastern Europe - Kraków
Miroslav Patrik, Czech and Slovak Traffic Club - Brno
Václav Vašků, Greenpeace - Prague
Tomas Komrzy, Youth and Environment Europe (international organization)
A SEED - Amsterdam (international organization)
Randy Helten, Friends of the Earth - Japan
Emiliano Ezcurra, Greenpeace - Argentina
Miriam Behrens, Pro Natura - Friends of the Earth - Switzerland
Laura Radiconcini, Amici della Terra - Friends of the Earth - Italy
Cara Wilson, EYFA (European Youth Forest Action) - Amsterdam
Czech NGOs:
Marie Tichá, Center for Environmental Analysis - Děčín
Jan Haverkamp, Econnect - Prague
Zbyněk Vlk, Lunaria - Bílý Potok
Jakub Kaše, Foundation Lemberk - Jablonné
Jaromír Hřib, L.E.S. - Řepčice
Jindřich Petrlík, Center for Citizens Support - Prague
Miroslav Šuta, Plzeň Environmental Foundation - Plzeň
Miroslav Beránek, Czech Ecological Society - Čepí
Anna Spěváčková, Association of Citizens in Neratovice
Vratislav Bína, Civic Initiative Suchomasty
Milan Černý, Friends of the Nature - Ústí nad Labem
Martin Culek, Lelekovice Initiative
Michal Kousal, Animals' Freedom
Martin Lonský, Civic Association Dřevčice
Milan Havel, Children of the Earth - Prague
Lenka Mašková, Children of the Earth - Communication Center
Vlastimil Karlík, Children of the Earth - Ostrava
Simona Jašová, Children of the Earth - Liberec
Michal Štingl, Civic Association "Královské Vinohrady"
Pavla Vintrová, Children of the Earth's Club in Bohumilice
Jana Lonská, Children of the Earth - Brandýs n. Labem
Tomáš Bernkopf, Civic Association Vesec
Jan Korytář, Old Conservators of the Jizera Mountains - Liberec
Jaroslav Krupauer, District Association of the CSOP - Liberec
Květa Morávková, 8th local branch of the CSOP - Liberec
Ivan Dejmal, Ecological Society - Praha
Slávek Tesárek, Against the Stream
Naděžda Podobská, Civic Association ZLOM - Křečovice
Jiří Řehounek, Children of the Earth - Olomouc
Aleš Kočí, Botič - Local Branch of the Brontosaurus Movement - Praha
Emilie Strejčková, Association Toulcův dvůr - Praha
Josef Honig, Mejto - Local Branch of the ČSOP (Czech Union of the Nature Conservation)
Ivan Makásek, Journal Nika - Praha
Michaela Valentová - Prague Mothers
German NGOs and scientists:
Nikolai Kraneis, Grüne Liga - Berlin
Maria Rurainsky, Natürlich Leben und Lernen, e. V. - Tharandt
Rainer G. Buchwald, Planungsbüro Softwarepartner
Polish NGOs:
Irena Caryk, Polski Klub Ekolgiczny - Nowa Ruda
Aneta Wieligda, WIEK - Rebiszów
Dorothea Bock-Drozdowicz, Swidnickie Stowarzyszenie Ekologiczne - Swidnica
Andrzej Dudek, Polski Klub Ekologiczny - Kraków
Anna Nacher, Marek Styczynski, Workshop for All Beings - Nowy Sacz
A. Janusz Korbel, For Earth