14-16 APRIL
Agriculture & The Environment

Location: Warwick University, UK
Focus is on sustainable agricultural systems that produce safe, high quality food, reduce pollution in soil, water and air and enhance biodiversity.
Language: English
Contact: Sandra Smith
ADAS Head Office, Oxford Spires Park
Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1NZ, UK
Tel: (44-1865) 845-038
Fax: (44-1865) 845-030
Website: <www.adas.co.uk>

20-22 APRIL
7th International Exhibition of Heating, Air Conditioning and Ventilation Technology

Location: Czech Republic
Contact: Agenture 7
Tel: (420-69) 662-4008
Fax: (420-69) 662-3050

23-25 APRIL
Introducing Effective Policies for the Conservation of Mire Biodiversity in Poland

Location: Lagow, Poland
Issues to be tackled: a common language for mire conservation, the present state of mire biodiversity, existing structures and legal regulations for mire conservation, Scottish experiences on the optimisation of management procedures, consolidation of the Agreement for Wetland Protection in Poland.
Language: Polish
Contact: Marta Kaczynska
REC LO - Poland, ul. Zurawia 32/34 lok. 18 00 515 Warszawa, Poland
Tel: (48-22) 629-3665, (48-22) 628-7715
Fax: (48-22) 629-9352
E-mail: recpl@perytnet.pl

6-8 MAY
Cape Conferences and Workshops Location: Munich, Germany

Environment Telematics projects will be discussed with an EU/CEE target audience of some 80-100 delegates Ñ primarily expert representatives from local and regional governments. The International Society for Environmental Protection and POLIS are responsible for organising the forum.
Language: English
Website: <www.rec.org/REC/Programs/ Telematics/CAPE/CAPE.html>

7-9 MAY
Global Biodiversity Forum

Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Contact: Ramsar Convention Bureau Rue Mauverney 28 CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 999-0170
Fax: (41-22) 999-0169
E-mail: ramsar@hq.iucn.org

7-10 MAY
Forum ÒThe Forest as a Source of Raw MaterialsÓ

Location: Schneverdingen, Germany
The Third ÔForests In FocusÕ Conference
Contact: Forum Office
Alfred Toepfer Academy for Nature Conservation, Hof Moehr
D-29640 Schneverdingen, Germany
Tel: (49-51) 999-8921
Fax: (49-51) 900-8946
E-mail: naturschutzakademie-nna@t-online.de

19-20 MAY
The Role of the Caucasian Reserves in the Preservation of Natural Ecosystems Biodiversity

Location: Sotchi, Russian Federation
Contact: 354341, Russia, Sotchi
A-341, ul. K. Marxa 8
Kavkazskiy Zapovednik, P.A. Tible
Tel: (7-8622) 442-906

19-21 MAY
Air Quality in Europe: Challenges for the 2000s

Location: Venice, Italy
Contact: Vicenzo Cocheo
Fondazione Salvatoree Maugeri-IRCCS
Fax: (390-49) 806-4555
E-mail: fsmpd@tin.it
Website: <www.fsm.it>

25-28 MAY
International Congress and Exhibition Ecological Revitalisation of Great River Basins: Experiences and Problems - Icef' 99

Location: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Objectives are economy and ecology; the protection and rational use of great rivers as natural resources; the development of human potential; environmental monitoring within the great river basins; the role of cities in great river basins ecological revitalisation.
Contact: 13, Sovnarkomovskaya Nizhny Novgorod, 603086 Russia
Tel: (7-8312) 345-595
Fax: (7-8312) 345-568, 345-665
E-mail: tatiana@yarmarka.ru

31 MAY - 06 JUNE
Business and Investment for Renewable Energy in Russia

Location: Moscow, Russia
Contact: Intersolarcenter, 2, 1st Veshniakovsky proezd Moskow, 109456, Russia Tel: (7-095) 171-9670
Fax: (7-095) 171-9670
E-mail: intersolar@glas.apc.org

16-18 JUNE
Third European Conference on Environment and Health

Location: London, UK
The conferenceÕs aim is Òto set an agenda for improving health and the environment for the start of the 21st century.Ó The focus is on action: practical steps to implement action plans, strengthening collaboration, promoting public involvement, building foundations for long-term improvements in environment and health.
Language: English
Contact: Carolyn McKenzie or Ruth West UNED-UK Environment and Health Program 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL
Tel: (44-171) 839-7171
Fax: (44-171) 930-5893
E-mail: 106655.1325@compuserve.com

21-26 JUNE
16th Baltic Marine Biologists Symposium

Location: Klaipeda, Lithuania
Language: English
Contact: Symposium Secretariat
Coastal Research and Planning Institute Klaipeda University Manto 84, LT-5808, Klaipeda Lithuania
Fax: (370-6) 256-526 or 212-940
E-mail: bmb16org@hgf.ku.lt

25-27 JUNE
2nd International Conference on Environment, Technology and Resources

Location: Rezekne, Latvia
Issues include: theory, practice and experience of environment protection; environment quality parameters and control; assessment and improvement; environmental monitoring and control; ecological problems in cities; air, water and soil treatment methods.
Language: Latvian, English,
German, Russian
Contact: Mrs. I. Vucina Rezekne Higher Education Institution Atbrivoshanas al. 76 Rezekne, LV-4600 Latvia
Tel: (371-46) 25-150
Fax: (371-46) 23-709
E-mail: novik@cs.ru.lv

28 JUNE - 2 JULY
Wildlife, Land and People: Priorities for the 21st Century

Location: Godollo, Hungary
Contact: Dr. Sandor Csanyi
Head Department of Wildlife Biology and Management Peter Karoly Street 1 HU-21003, Godollo Hungary
Tel: (36-28) 310-538
Fax: (36-28) 320-189
E-mail: css@svr.suti.ktg.gan.hu