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error Dear Editor I have just read the latest Bulletin, and was particularly interested to read the article about the Adriatic Symposium, which raised some concerns. You do say that the two church leaders actually met in Venice to sign the Declaration (though you later imply the truth that it was all done electronically). The misconception is enhanced by the photo of the two leaders together. When did they actually meet? On some train? I was unaware that they had ever met! Again (less important), the previous symposia did not include one devoted to the Aegean Sea — the very first one was held on a Greek island to celebrate the 1900th anniversary of the writing of the Apocalypse in 1995, at which the decision was taken to concentrate on water, and in particular, threatened bodies of water such as the Black Sea. The next one is this year, devoted to the Baltic Sea. — David Smith Environmental Consultant London Apology Pope John Paul II met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew inside a train carriage on the way from the Vatican for a day of prayer for peace in Assisi on January 24, 2002, four months before the two signed the Venice Commitment by means of teleconferencing (p. 14 of Vol. 11/No. 3). In another matter, the plant shown on p. 17 of Vol. 11/No. 2 is in the Slovakian town of Kosice. The Bulletin apologises for these inaccuracies. Thank-you EPA For the past two years, publication of The Bulletin has relied on financial assistance from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In the most recent phase of providing long-term support to the REC, EPA assisted the REC's efforts within the Regional Environmental Reconstruction Programme (REReP) to improve the post-conflict state of the environment in South Eastern Europe. EPA supported the bolstering of the region's capacity for strategic environmental assessment and for implementation of the Aarhus Convention. It gave funds to environmental NGOs and helped launch an environmental library and information service. In this issue, the last published with EPA support, The Bulletin expresses its gratitude to our outgoing donor. |
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