On August 17 a discussion session on
the problem of dams in the national park Samarskaya Luka took place in
Samara Alabin s Museum. It was organized by the radical environmental movement
Rainbow Keepers , cultural center Duplo and Committee for rescuing of Samarskaya
Luka.
There are 17 dams on the territory of
the national park built without projects and previous ecological examination,
which are used for illegal industrial fishing. On July 15 Volga s regional
Court ruled out an order, which obligated administration of the park to
take care of this problem in a month, and to inform the Court about the
actions they d taken. At the discussion session it was planned to overview
the results of park administration s work. Also, was discussed the question
of the legality of the dams, their effect on the ecological situation in
the park, and about their future. The meeting attended: vice-director of
the national park S. A. Belyashov, counsel on ecological questions and
the deputy of the governor of Samara region V. K. Yemeljanov, professor
of ichthyology I. A. Yevlanov , the head of land, plant and animal resources
department of the State Committee for guarding of the environment of Samara
region A. I. Ivanov, the lawyer MÁkeyev, vice-president of Samara region
Council of All-Russia Nature Protection Society, candidate of biological
science A.V. Vinogradov, the former vice-director of the national park,
director of society for helping the park Parkway Yu. K. Roschevskiy, the
head of Volga region Staff O.A.Ishutin and some other specialists. Administration
of the park showed no results of their work, which was supposed to be done
according to the order of the Court. Discussion continued for about 2,5
hours, and no agreement was reached on the problem.
Before the beginning of the discussion
session Rainbow Keepers organized a small staged action in front of the
museum: a park ranger and a police officer put nets around the fish, yelling:
We protect the nature! After that fish starts to gather money for its funeral.
Press-service of "Duplo"
Committee on rescuing of
Samarskaya Luka,
ph. (8462)
30-13-61
e-mail: duplork@mail.ru
& faber@ssu.samara.ru