Conselho Nacional do Ambiente e do Desenvolvimento Sustentável

Portuguese National Council on Environment and Sustainable Development

8th Annual Conference of European Environmental Advisory Councils
"The Coastal Zone Sustainable Development Policies in Europe"

Sesimbra, Portugal, 2–5 June 2000

Announcement

On behalf of the Portuguese National Council on Environment and Sustainable Development (CNADS) and the European Environmental Advisory Councils it is our pleasure to invite your Council to the 8th Annual Conference of European Environmental Advisory Councils.

The Conference will be hosted by the Portuguese National Council on Environment and Sustainable Development and will be held in Sesimbra near Lisbon from 2–5 June 2000. The theme, "The Coastal Zones Sustainable Development Policies in Europe" will address the implications, among others, the integrated management of off-shore and land-based activities, sustainable tourism and the EU Water Framework Directive.

The official preliminary registration form is enclosed together with a call for papers for which abstracts will be required by the 15th of April. A background paper has been prepared with a series of topics to guide the preparations of your own papers and presentations.

Key dates

Annual Conference: 2–5 June 2000 (please note carefully in your diaries)

Preliminary registration: by 15 March 2000 (find the preliminary registration form attached)

Final registration: by 15 April 2000 (a detailed final registration form to follow)

Paper abstracts: by 15 April 2000 (see the Call for Papers and instructions enclosed)

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in contact with Aristides Leitão or Ingeborg Niestroy at the address and numbers given below.

We look forward to meeting you in June, in Portugal,

Yours sincerely,

Professor Mário Ruivo

Chairman

Dr. Aristides Leitão

Executive Secretary


Rua de S. Domingos à Lapa, 26 · P-1200-835 Lisboa · Telephone +351 21 392 9926/7/8 · Telefax +351 21 392 9929

eMail: cnads.ALeitao@ipamb.pt · eMail: Ingeborg.Niestroy@uba.de