Rajendra Kumar Devarapalli

Visakhapatnam, along with all its natural resources including human beings is luckiest than any other coastal city in India or for that matter one of the most peaceful, at the same time happening city in the world too. And among all its natures’ gifts the coast line, the beaches, the tidal waves who touches the sands on the shore, the surf that sails on those waves, are the real boon .No one can dare to imagine Vizag sans its beaches. Many a tourist never misses to have a glance at the beach even it’s raining cats and dogs or under the tormenting sun. And it is no wonder occasionally even many Vizagites too appreciate the scenic beauty of the city’s shores particularly when accompanying their guests or superior officers tormenting.

Hailed as the’ industrial hub of Andhra Pradesh, steel city, Bay City,port city and what not who ever likes the sinister beauty of the Vizag they used to call and  popularise the city with their own christening. Visakhapatnam has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. male literacy is 74% and female literacy is 63%. In Visakhapatnam, 10% of the population is younger than six.With such an extraordinary literacy rate it highly lamentable to witness the sorrowful state of the beaches in and arounfd the city.

But there is a small solace for the Vizagites and other officials to counter the blame since, Andhra Pradesh has nearly 1000 kilometers of coastline with eight of its 23 districts having direct access to the sea with azure water caressing the golden sands. Starting from Bheemunipatnam near Visakhapatnam down to Mypadu in Nellore district, the coastline of Andhra Pradesh offers unparallel joy to the sun worshippers and sea bathers. Apart from Visakhapatnam and Bheemunipatnam beaches, there are other famous beaches such as Manginapudi, Kakinada, Chirala, Kalingapatnam and Mypadu  all of them are under sheer negligence by the people and bureaucracy as well.

The recent hue and cry about the higher tidal waves and the beach erosion as it was proved repeatedly ins momentary and after a few days or weeks every one would forget until next happening at the same spot with more loss to the beach sand surface.The erosion of the beaches is not confined to the state,but about 23 percent of India’s mainland coastline of 5423 kms is getting affected by erosion, according to a survey.

India’s total coastline was about 7517 km, about 5423 km along the mainland and 2094 km in the Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands. The coastline comprised of headlands, promontories, rocky shores, sandy spits, barrier beaches, open beaches, embayment, estuaries, inlets, bays, marshy land and offshore islands. According to the naval hydrographic charts, the Indian mainland has  nearly 43 percent sandy beaches, 11 percent rocky coast with cliffs and 46 percent mud flats and marshy coast.

Oscillation of the shoreline along the country’s coast was seasonal, the report said adding some of the beaches regain their original profiles by March-April. But about 50 percent of the beaches that did not regain their original shape over an annual cycle underwent net erosion, it said. Shoreline erosion in the northern regions of Chennai, Ennore, Visakhapatnam and Paradip Ports had resulted due to construction of breakwaters of the respective port.

On sedimentary coasts, coastal erosion typically poses more of a danger to human

Settlements than it does to nature itself. Dunwich, the capital of the English

medieval wool trade, disappeared over the space of a few centuries due to

redistribution of sediment by waves. Human interference can also increase

coastal erosion: Hallsands in Devon, England, was a coastal village that was

washed away overnight, an event possibly exacerbated by dredging of shingle in

the bay in front of it.The California coast, which has soft cliffs of sedimentary rock and is heavily populated, regularly has incidents of housing damage as cliffs erode. Damage in

Pacifica is shown at right. Devil’s Slide, Santa Barbara and Malibu are

regularly affected.

 Regarding our very own Vizag beaches ,Experts says though there is no immediate threat to the Vizag-Bhimili beach road, there is every danger of the waves finding their way to the road and beyond, if the shore erosion goes unchecked, in the course of the next hundred years.  Mr. N.S.N. Raju,   a technical officer of the National Institute of Oceanography, an expert on the matters like beach erosions and the like and for decades studying the ‘beach profiles’. Currently he has undertaken a research project on beach erosion between Visakhapatnam Harbour and Bheemunipatnam. Mr.Raju  explains that “the maximum erosion was seen at the beach near the Submarine Museum and at the spot opposite INS Kalinga, near Bheemunipatnam. Developing vegetation on the beaches especially raising casuarina plantations, nourishment of beaches, construction of groynes and seawalls can go a long way in checking erosion. The wave action on the coast as a result of winds is the main source for either deposition or erosion of sand on the beach.”

And while factors like rise in sea level, as a result of global warming, are universal, their impact could be felt only after a very long period of time. “The local factors like geomorphology of the coast play an important role in deposition and erosion of sand on the beaches,” he elaborates. “The maximum erosion was seen at the beach near the Submarine Museum and at the spot opposite INS Kalinga, near Bheemunipatnam. Developing vegetation on the beaches especially raising casuarina plantations, nourishment of beaches, construction of groynes and seawalls can go a long way in checking erosion. The wave action on the coast as a result of winds is the main source for either deposition or erosion of sand on the beach,” says Mr. Raju. “During the South West Monsoon, which brings rain to coastal Andhra, sediment deposition is seen from south to north coast. However, when there are obstructions like hillocks protruding into the sea, construction of harbours and the like, they act as barriers for carrying the sand further north,” he adds. About four decades ago, the seawater lashed the beach road and boulders were dumped along the coast as an emergency measure to stop the surging seawater and to protect the beach Mr.raju reminds.

From Gangavaram to Pydibheemavaram the coastal line and the sea was polluted with avast varieties of industries and human activities.The loopholes in the Coastal zone regulations has became an safe escape route for a number of offenders who are constantly violating the rules. creation, Sustenance and destroying are  the  three fundamental duties of the mother nature.Man a mere mortal can not create a single piece of nature except his own image is able to sustain but he preferring the third one the most unwanted aspect that is destroying the bounty around him.Without a clear sighted vision to immerse in the nature without any inhibitions will only restore the supremacy of the nature, environment which will ultimately benefit all.

Humanity can
survive only with
a new concept of ethics: eco-ethics

Founded on scientifically verified ecological knowledge and represented by the Eco-Ethics International Union (EEIU), the concept of eco-ethics is spreading around the globe. Currently operating in over 80 countries, the Union is attracting growing numbers of affiliates.More and more people realise that humankind proceeds in dangerous, potentially even lethal, directions. The EEIU attempts to assist in correcting the course, to build a new house for humanity and to secure the future of our species and its ecological support systems.You are invited to join us! Groups with similar views are welcome to cooperate with us!

EEIU Chapters, Youth Groups, Task Forces; Chairs

Since EEIU was founded in 1998 the number of Local Components has grown impressively. You are cordially invited to consider joining the Union and establishing a Chapter, Youth Group or Task Force in your country, city, university or school. Please write to the EEIU Coordinator or contact us at:Eco-Ethics International Union
Nordbuente 28, 21385 Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 4132 939 510
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“Ukrainian Antarctic Station ‘Akademik Vernadsky’” Chapter – Dr. Sergei Gulin, Biol. Sc., Antarctic Continent, Galindez Island (65.15S/64.16W), ANTARCTICA
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Dhaka Chapter – Prof. Dr. Sultan Muhammad Razzak, Forum for Culture and Human Development, 292/1-B, Bhuiapara Road, Khilgaon, Dhaka-1219, BANGLADESH
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São Paulo Chapter – Prof. Adir Janete Godoy dos Santos, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, IPEN, Department of Environmental Radioprotection, Travessa R 400, Cidade Universitária, 05508-900, São Paulo/SP, BRAZIL
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Plovdiv Chapter – Prof. Stephan Gorbanov, Agricultural University Plovdiv, 12 Mendeleev St, 4000 Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Bamenda Chapter – Mr. Godwin Numfor, Presbyterian Theological Seminary Kumba, PO Box 590, Kumba, South West Province, CAMEROON
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Valdivia Chapter – Dr. Sandor Mulsow, PhD, Laboratorio GeoBentos, Instituto de Geociencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, 567 Independecia, Valdivia, CHILE
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Beijing Chapter – Dr. Yongguan Zhu, 18 Shuangqing Road,
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Cairo Chapter – Dr. Essam Metwally, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Hot Labs Center, Nuclear Chemistry Dept, PO Box 13759, Inshas, Cairo, EGYPT
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Suva City Chapter – Sele N. Tagivuni, Government of Fiji Islands, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests, Private Mail Bag, Suva City, FIJI ISLANDS
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Hamburg Chapter – We regret to announce that Dr. Nophea Kim Phat has announced his resignation as Chair of the EEIU Hamburg Chapter. Accordingly, as of 01 October 2003, this Chapter is temporarily suspended until a new Chair has been selected and appointed.

Cape Coast Chapter – Peter Adortse, University of Cape Coast, Oguaa Hall, Cape Coast, GHANA
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Budapest Chapter – Dr. Peter Illyes, Felssierdisor u. , 1068 Budapest, HUNGARY
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Allahabad Chapter – Prof. P. W. Ramteke, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahabad 211007, INDIA
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Previously EEIU Jaipur

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Srinagar Chapter – Dr. Zafar Shahdad Khan, Centre of Plant Taxonomy, Dept of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190 006 J&K, INDIA
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Jakarta Chapter – Dr. Zainal Arifin, Research Centre for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jl. Pasir Puthih I, Ancol Timur, Jakarta, INDONESIA
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North Sumatra Chapter – Mr. Firman Sinaga, Jl. Pematang Siantar KM 2, Komplek Gereja HKI Patane III, Kecamatan Porsea , Toba Samosir, Sumatra Utara, INDONESIA
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Yogyakarta Chapter – Boy Rahardjo Sidharta, Faculty of Biology, Atma Jaya Yogyakarta University, Jl. Babarsari 44, Yogyakarta 55281, INDONESIA
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Tehran Chapter – Ms. Haleh Khodadadi, Shahr Ara Avenue, End of Bolvare Gharbi, Koshk Complex, 4 District, 4 Corridor, 2 Floor, Number 152, Tehran, IRAN
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Ancona Chapter – Prof. Roberto Danovaro, Polytechnic University of Marche, Faculty of Sciences, Via Brecce Bainche, 60131 Ancona, ITALY
(Email: danovaro@univpm.it) Ancona Chapter II – Dr. Antonello Sala, Chair, EEIU Ancona II, Marine Fisheries Biologist, National Research Council (CNR), Inst of Marine Science (ISMAR) — Fisheries Section, Largo Fiera della Pesca, 1, 60125 Ancona, ITALY
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Bondo Chapter – James Odipo Onyango, PO Box 93777, Changamwe 80102, Mombasa, KENYA
(Email: odipo@emailaccount.com) Mombasa Chapter – Okeyo Benards, MS, Off Sauti ya Kenya Road-Ganjoni, PO Box 1462, GPO-Mombasa, KENYA
(Email: okeyob@yahoo.com)

Mt. Kenya Chapter – Nicholas Ngece, PO Box 2044-00100, Nairobi-GPO, KENYA
(Email: eeiumtkenya@yahoo.com)

Nairobi Chapter – Douglas M. Arege, PO Box 55455-00200, Nairobi, KENYA
(Email: dagie124@yahoo.com)

WESNO Chapter – Samuel Ochieng, PO Box 43844, Kenyatta Uni, Nairobi, KENYA
(Email: wesno_ke@yahoo.co.uk)

Suwon Chapter – Prof. Jeong-Ha Kim, Dept of Biological Science, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Suwon, KOREA
(Email: jhkimbio@yurim.skku.ac.ko)

Kajang Chapter – Tulasidass Subramaniam, MA, No 25, Jalan 5/8, Langat Jaya, West Country, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MALAYSIA
(Email: eeiumalaysia@hotmail.com)

Children’s Youth Environmental Organization Chapter – Nina Streapan, AECT, St Grenoble, 161/3 Ap 36, Chisinau 2019, MOLDOVA

Mushin Chapter – Mr. Taiwo Adetona, Ecologist, Dept of Ecology and Conservation, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box 1134, Mushin, Lagos, NIGERIA
(Email: shileting@yahoo.com)

Aas Chapter – Dr. Deborah Oughton, Dept of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Norway, 1432 Aas, NORWAY
(Email: deborah.oughton@ijvf.nlh.no)

Lahore Chapter – Sayyed Hossein Shah, PO Box 3287, Gulberg Colony, Lahore 54660, PAKISTAN
(Email: hossein@brain.net.pk) Layyah ECO Club – Prof. A. Mirani, Post Grad College, 36 Officers Colony, Layyah, PAKISTAN
(Email: malomirani@yahoo.com)

Multan Chapter – Ayub Sajid, House #983, Naqshband Colony, Khanewal Road, GPO Box # 226, Multan 60000, PAKISTAN
(Email: sajid_ra87@hotmail.com)

EEIU Mindanao / Philippines – Aladdin Palanggalan, PAFAMUCO Trade Center, 38 Jasmin Street, Rosaz Heights-VI, Cotabato City 9600, PHILIPPINES
(Email: youngminsed@yahoo.com.ph) Iloilo Chapter – Romeo D. Caturao, Southeast Asian Fisheries, Development Center, Aquaculture Dept, 5021 Tigbauan, Iloilo, PHILIPPINES

Eco-Populi Chapter – Evan Sumido, Magsaysay St, Guimbal, Iloilo 5022, PHILIPPINES
(Email: nave2k@wildmail.com)

Constanta Youth Group – Prof. Carmen Bucovala, St. Mircea cel Batran, 152, Bl E1, Apt 48,
Constanta 8700, ROMANIA
(Email: carmenbucovala@hotmail.com)

Archangelsk Chapter – Prof. Dr. Konstantin Koupri, Acad., Abonementny Yashchik 914, Severodvinsk 164509, Archangelsk, RUSSIA
(Email: lapshov@hg.sevmashtuez.edu.ru) Dubna Chapter – Dr. Victoria L. Korogodina, Radiation & Radiobiology Division Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, Dubna Town, Moscow Region 141980, RUSSIA
(Email: korogod@jinr.ru)

Kaliningrad Youth Group ‘Speaking Water’ Club – Nika Samoshko, Yunosheskaya St, 19-7, Kaliningrad 236040, RUSSIA
(Email: nika4@mail.ru)

Kazan Chapter – Sergei Mukhachev, A/Ya 93/Box 302, Kazan 420066 Tatarstan, RUSSIA

Moscow Chapter 1 – Dr. Svetlana V. Valtsiferova, Tachcentskya Street 34/4-113,
Moscow 109472, RUSSIA

Moscow Chapter 2 – Dr. Sergei A. Ostroumov, Tsurupy 7-2-31,
Moscow 117418, RUSSIA
(Email: saostro@online.ru)

Moscow Chapter ‘Soil Biodiversity’ – We regret to announce that Prof. Dmitri A. Krivolutsky passed away in October 2004. Until appropriate arrangements can be made, this Chapter is temporarily suspended.

Moscow Task Force – Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Gubkin St, 117809 GSP-1, Moscow B-333, RUSSIA

Obninsk Task Force Prof. N. W. Timofeeff-Ressovsky Scientific Society ‘Biosphere and Humanity’ – Dr. Nikolay G. Gorbushin, Koroleva St 4, Obninsk Kaluga Region 249020, RUSSIA
(Email: gorbushn@mrrc.obninsk.ru)

St. Petersburg Chapter – Dr. A. I. Railkin, Laboratory of Invertebrate Zoology, Biological Research Institute of St Petersburg State University, Oranienbaumskoye Sch 2, Stary Petershof, 198904 St Petersburg, RUSSIA
(Email: railkin@AR2583.spb.edu)

Vladivostok Chapter – Alexander Yu. Zvyagintsev, PhD, Institute of Marine Biology FEBRAS, 17 Palchevsky St, Vladivostok 690041, RUSSIA
(Email: aqua@linkor.ru)

Yaroslavl Chapter – Dr. Vladimir Zolotarev, Institute of Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, PO Box 25, Borok, Yaroslavl 152742, RUSSIA
(Email: peace777@list.ru)

Freetown Chapter – C/O Emmanuel J. Roberts, C/O GTZ International Services, 33 Frazer Street, Off Wilkinson Road, Freetown, SIERRA LEONE
(Email: robertsfaba@yahoo.com)

Kwa-Dlangezwa Chapter – Simphiwe Morajane, University of Zululand, Kwa-Dlangezwa, SOUTH AFRICA
(Email: lauraincian@webmail.co.za)

Morogoro Chapter – Fauzia Makena, Sokoine University of Agriculture
Faculty of Forestry and Nature, Conservation; Dept of Forest Biology, PO Box 3012, Morogoro, TANZANIA
(Email: keconservation@yahoo.com)

Rayong Chapter – Mr. Hatadi Shapiro, 14-14/1 Sukhumvit Road Tapradu, Amper Muang, Rayong 21000, Thailand
(Email: ceo@spicyenglish.com)

Lomé Chapter – Prof. Kwami Christophe Dikenou, Ethiciste, Département de Philosophie, Université de Lomé BP1515, Lomé, TOGO
(Email: kdikenou@tg.refer.org)

Alushta Chapter – Dr. Andrey V. Parshintsev, Director, Crimean Natural Reserve, Partizanskaya St 42 , Alushta Town 99270, Crimea, UKRAINE
(Email: grif@alushta.ylt.crimea.com) Chortkiv Chapter – “Ecological-Humanitarian Association ‘Green World’” (“E.G.O. Green World”) – Alexandr Stepanenko, Lesy Ukrainki St 8, Apt 1, Chortkiv, Ternopilska oblast, UKRAINE

Crimea Chapter – Dr. Sergey A. Khvorov, 42 Geroev Stalingrada Ave, Apt 115, 99059 Sevastopol, UKRAINE
(Email: secamp@stel.sebastopol.ua)

Crimea Task Force – Black Sea Eco-Ethics Commission – Dr. Maksim B. Gulin, Vakulenchuka St, 14-60, Sevastopol 99041, Crimea, UKRAINE

Kherson Chapter – Olga Ponomar, Poltavskaja St 89, Regional Lyceum, Kherson 73020, UKRAINE
(Email: helsan@tlc.ks.ua)

Kyiv Chapter – Prof. Yuri A. Kutlakhmedov, Vidradny Prospekt 28 – 80, Kyiv 02126, UKRAINE
(Email: ecoetic@mail.vtv.kiev.ua)

‘Kyiv Ecological-Cultural Center (KECC)’ Chapter – Vladimir E. Boreyko, Director KECC, Raduzhnaya ulitsa, 37-48, Kyiv 02218, UKRAINE
(Email: kekz@carrier.kiev.ua)

Kyiv Youth Group – Dr. Svetlana M. Fedoryk, 72 Zabolotnogo St, Apt 28, Kyiv, UKRAINE

EEIU ‘Scientific-Research Association “Litoral”‘ – Mr. Victor V. Shaganov, Ulitsa Marata 4, Kvartira 56, Kerch 98320, Crimea, UKRAINE
(Email: followme78@mail.ru)

Odessa Chapter ‘Eco-Ethics and Ecology of the Black Sea’ – Dr. Boris Alexandrov, Odessa Branch, Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, National Academy of Science (IBSS), 37 Pushkinskaya St, Odessa 65011, UKRAINE
(Email: alexandrov@paco.net)

‘Pridneprovye’ Chapter – Prof. Leontiy Georgievich Chesanov, Kosiora St, 8/25, 49051 Dniepropetrovsk, UKRAINE
(Email: alkor@a-teleport.com)

Sevastopol Chapter 1 – Ludmilla P. Marchukova, School-Lyceum No. 8, Khrustaleva St 45, Sevastopol 99029, UKRAINE
(Email: eeyga@souz.sebastopol.ua)

Sevastopol Chapter 2 – Tatiana A. Ostroushko, Sevastopol Center of Ecology and Nature, 71A Khrustaliova St, Sevastopol, UKRAINE

Sevastopol Task Force – Green Planet, Olga Osadchuk, School No 15, Geroev Stalingrada Street 31, Sevastopol 99048, UKRAINE

Ternopil Chapter – Dr. Lyudmyla R. Hrytsak, Str. Luchakovskogo 9/1, Ternopil 46027, UKRAINE
(Email: hritsak@ukr.net)

Zaporozhye Chapter – Anatoly S. Lyovin, Director, ‘XXI Century’ Nature Education Center, Kremlyovskaja St 61/45, Zaporozhye, UKRAINE
(Email: levin@ecoclub.zp.ua)

Northeast England Chapter – Dr. Allan Britton, 36 The Mead, Darlington DL1 1EX,
UNITED KINGDOM
(Email: allan.britton@ntlworld.com)

Prim8 Fund, Hollywood, California Chapter – Abhi Ahmadadeen, C/O Blu Monkey Magazine, PO Box 1195, Hollywood, CA 90078-1195, USA
(Email: personhood4prim8@blumonkey.com)

Getting Started — General Resources

Internet: Online Course: International Public and NGO Management. Syracuse University, Prof. John Mathiason. Course may be taken via distance study. Website contains extensive information, lectures, streaming video/audio, and links to additional highly informative sites. Syllabus: http://classes.maxwell.syr.edu/intlmgt/syllabus.htm.

Internet: Free on-line Nonprofit Organisation and Management Development Program. 13 modules from getting started to evaluation, including organisational ethics. New to the nonprofit world? This self-guided and self-paced program can lead you through the necessary steps in forming an effective, sustainable organisation.

Internet/PDF: Get ready, get set: what you need to know before starting a nonprofit. Free PDF download. P Manzo, A Espey, et al. 2001. A project of the C-MAP California Management Assistance Partnership, Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management.

Internet: Free Management Library(SM). Complete, highly integrated online library for nonprofit (and for-profit) organisations.

Internet: The NGO Cafe — WWW Virtual Library on NGOs. Includes: general information, networking, codes of conduct, management, program evaluation, participation and partnership, capacity building tools, sample documents and reports.

Internet: Nonprofit Organizational Assessment Tool. User friendly, a series of simple tables listing essentials. Covers nine area, including outcome measurement, financial empowerment, and so on.

Internet: Learner Resource Center. General nonprofit management information on a variety of topics. Provided by the Nonprofit Management Education Center, University of Wisconsin, USA.

Internet: A Guide to the WWF Organisational Assessment Process. 2003. WWF International. Describes stages in organisational development and guides the reader through the self-assessment process at all stages.

Internet: Alliance for Nonprofit Management. Answers to frequently asked questions on board development, strategic planning, fundraising, financial management, risk management and so on.

Internet: What financial reports do management and the Board need? Answers to your questions from the Alliance for Nonprofit Management.

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Leadership & Management Development

Internet: NGO Manager — E-Library. Management tools and research for nonprofits worldwide. General resources, performance management, human resources, organisational development, fundraising, managing finances, managing relationships. Offers free email newsletter and library of useful information. (Under construction but growing)

Internet: Volunteer Service & Resource Project. Extensive list of e-mail/Internet and periodical resources for nonprofit program managers. Updated regularly — information and sources change frequently so visit often and bookmark your favorites. Over 70 links to various resources, with brief descriptions.

Internet: Nonprofit Managers — Top Thirty Books. From Nonprofit Online News. The main site offers good information on email strategies and a free weekly newsletter for nonprofit managers.

Book: Field guide to developing and operating your nonprofit board of directors. C McNamara. 2002. Authenticity Consulting, Minneapolis. Starting, building, developing, and conducting — everything one needs to known in a clear, concise style. Available from the publisher.

Book: Field guide to leadership and supervision for nonprofit staff. C McNamara. 2002. Authenticity Consulting, Minneapolis. “..customized particularly to the real world of the nonprofit Executive Director and other leaders and supervisors…” Available from the publisher.

Book: First Things First. SR Covey. 1994. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0 684 858401

Book: Managing a nonprofit organisation in the 21st century. T Wolf. 1999. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0 684 84990 9

Book: Mission-based management: leading your not-for-profit in the 21st century. PC Brinckerhoff. 2000. 2nd edn. Wiley & Sons, New York. ISBN 0 471 39013 5

Book: Principle-centered leadership. SR Covey. 1991. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0 671 74910 2

Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. SR Covey. 1989. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0 671 663984

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Strategic Planning

Note: Several of the general and leadership readings include sections on this topic.

Internet: What do I need to know before I start the planning process? Answers to your questions from the Alliance for Nonprofit Management.

Internet/PDF: The annual work planning manual. A Timlin. A VSO Working Paper in Development. Free PDF download. Complete planning guide based on the logframe model, a method for drawing up plans, setting priorities, and sticking to the budget. Very clear and well explained.

Book: Field guide to nonprofit program design, marketing and evaluation. C McNamara. 2002. Authenticity Consulting, Minneapolis. Provides guidelines for the integrated aspects listed. Available from the publisher.

Book: Field guide to nonprofit strategic planning and facilitation. C McNamara. 2002. Authenticity Consulting, Minneapolis. “Step-by-step guidelines are presented in the order in which the facilitator and nonprofit planners need them.” Available from the publisher.

Book: Marketing strategies for nonprofit organisations. BJ McLeish. 1995. Wiley & Sons, New York. ISBN 0 471 10568 6. “No matter your size or the services you provide, you need marketing strategies and techniques to maximize your effectiveness. The right marketing campaign can help you get the word out to those who need your services most, woo donors, and expand your influence in the community.”

Book: Strategic planning for nonprofit organisations: a practical guide and workbook. M Allison, J Kaye. 1997. Wiley Nonprofit Series. Support Center for Nonprofit Management. Includes disk of planning forms. Wiley & Sons, New York. ISBN 0 471 17832 2

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Fundraising Basics

Due to fundraising’s vital role in Local Component development, we have allotted a full section to related sources. Several of the “General Information” sites above also have fundraising information. Good mission — and good luck!

Internet: GrantsDirect.com. Online database for grants information, profiling foundations working in various issue areas. Offers a free ”test drive” of a portion of their extensive database.

Internet: Environmental Grantmakers Association. Links for Grantseekers. Additional categories include Inclusive Practices and Diversity, Environmental News, General Philanthropy and Grantmaking, and more.

Internet: Elements of a Grant Proposal. Abbreviated guidelines provided by The Center for Nonprofit Management.

Internet: Fundraising realities and strategies. An excellent brief introduction to fundraising and the NGO Cafe website. Provides weblinks to main donors and donor directories.

Internet: Fundraising basics. Some free information from The Grantstation on strategies and methods. Detailed information requires paid membership.

Internet/PDF: Fundraising guide for NGOs. J Bradshaw. 30 pages. VSO Working Paper. Free PDF download.

Book: The complete fundraising handbook. N Botting, N Norton. 2001. 4th edn. Directory of Social Change, London. ISBN 1 900630 84 5. Backgrounds, principles, developing strategy, various donor sources, and techniques.

Book: Grantseeker’s toolkit: a comprehensive guide to finding funding. CC New, JA Quick. 1998. Wiley & Sons, New York. ISBN 0 471 193038. Includes disk for forms and documents.

Book: The grassroots fundraising book: how to raise money in your community. J Flanagan. 1995. Contemporary Books, Chicago, IL. ISBN 0 8092 5746 7. Good basics for fundraising on the local level. Written with an American perspective.

Book: How to write successful fundraising letters. M Warwick. 2001. The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit and Public Management Series. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco. ISBN 0 7879 5652 X. Sample letters, style tips, useful hints and real-world examples.

Internet: http://www.malwarwick.com. Fundraising and marketing information for nonprofits. Several free e-newsletters. Many good books writtena nd published by the top names in the field available for ordering. Extensive free material on direct mail and online fundraising.

Internet: http://www.onphilanthropy.com Global resources for non-profit professionals. Free e-newsletter “The Wired Nonprofit” and more.

Book: Successful fundraising: a complete handbook for volunteers and professionals. J Flanagan. 2002. 2nd edn. Contemporary Books, Chicago, IL. ISBN 0 8092 3846 2. Similar to The grassroots fundraising book, but focuses more on large-scale fundraising.

Book: The worldwide fundraiser’s handbook. M Norton. 2003. 2nd edn. Directory of Social Change, London. ISBN 1 903991 34 X. Especially for the developing world, including Africa, Asia, Latin America and countries of Eastern Europe.

Funding Opportunities

• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
• APA Listings: Grants and Fellowships
• Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure: GeoConnections
• CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Foundation Center
• Fulbright Program
• Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
• Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
• Lighthouse Foundation
• National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
• National Science Foundation
• Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans
• Richard Lounsbery Foundation
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Miscellaneous

Internet: Environmental Ethics Syllabus Project, Robert Hood, Editor, ISSN:1564-001. Information and syllabi for courses in environmental philosophy and environmental ethics. Listserv and archives available. Free.

Internet: Educational Resources. Materials for students (research), teachers (lesson plans), the John Muir Youth Award — Wilderness Education Program, and related educational programs. Provided by the volunteer efforts of the Sierra Club John Muir Education Committee.

E-newsletter: Daily News for the Non-Profit World. Free e-newsletter. Often regarding headlines that will impact fundraising efforts.

Internet/PDF: Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit. R McKeown, C Hopkins, R Rizzi, and M Chrystalbridge. 2000. “…an easy-to-use manual for individuals and organisations… addresses the potentially powerful alliance of school systems and communities working together to reach local sustainability goals. Together they can reorient existing curriculums to create locally relevant and culturally appropriate education. …helpful as …non-profit organizations… prepare for United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005 – 2015.” Free PDF download (446k).

Internet/PDF: Training the trainers. Empower your people with capacity building! Free PDF download. VSO Working Paper by J Satterthweaite.

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Recommended by You: Useful Links

Internet: BiologyBrowser maintains a databank of more than 14,000 links to free, high-quality online resources in the life sciences.

Internet: Envirolink — The online environmental community Environmental resources by topic. Action, articles, events, publications, miscl. resources.

Internet: Information for Action. Environmental lobbying group. Includes contact information, articles and guides on the environment and various searchable databases.

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Related Materials: Environmental Ethics

Please note: The EEIU does not endorse the following materials on the various branches that have developed in the environmental ethics field. Rather, in the interest of increased public awareness, dialogue and debate, we recommend these materials for your consideration.

Internet: A very brief history of the origins of environmental ethics for the novice. Outlines the movement’s roots since the early 1970s.

Book: Adams, CJ (ed) (1995) Ecofeminism and the sacred. Continuum, New York

Book: Armstrong, SJ, Botzler, RG (eds) (1993) Environmental ethics: divergence and convergence. McGraw Hill, New York

Book: Stone, CD (1987) Earth and other ethics: the case for moral pluralism. Harper & Row, New York

Book: Coward, H (ed) (1995) Population, consumption, and the environment: religious and secular responses. University of New York Press, New York

Book: Des Jardins, JR (1993) Environmental ethics: an introduction to environmental philosophy. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA

Book: Devall, B, Sessions, G (1985) Deep ecology: living as if nature mattered. Peregrine Smith Books, Salt Lake City, UT

Book: List, PC (1993) Radical environmentalism: philosophy and tactics. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA

Internet: Lists of environmental ethics books, articles and anthologies, compiled by the International Society for Environmental Ethics. Selected Books; Master Bibliography (an ongoing project of the ISEE — over 13,000 references; Systematic Works; Anthologies, and more.

Book: Merchant, C (1996) Earthcare: women and the environment. Routledge, New York

Book: Merchant, C (1992) Radical ecology: the search for a livable world. Routledge, New York

Book: Nash, RF (1989) The rights of nature: a history of environmental ethics. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison

Book: Norton, BG (1991) Toward unity among environmentalists. Oxford University Press, New York

Book: Norton, BG (1987) Why preserve natural variety? Princeton University Press, Princeton

Book: Oelschlaeger, M (1994) Caring for creation: an ecumenical approach to the environmental crisis. Yale University Press, New Haven

Book: Plant, J (1989) Healing the wounds: the promise of ecofeminism. New Society Publishers, Philadelphia

Book: Pojman, LP (1994) Environmental ethics: readings in theory and application. Jones & Bartles, Boston

Book: Sagoff, M (1988) The economy of the earth. Cambridge University Press, New York

Book: Schmidtz, D, Willott, E (eds) (2001) Environmental ethics: what really matters, what really works. Oxford University Press, Oxford

Book: VanDeVeer, D, Pierce, C (eds) (1986) People, penguins and plastic trees. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA

Book: VanDeVeer, D, Pierce, C (eds) (1994) The environmental ethics and policy book: philosophy, ecology, economics. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA

Book: Wall, D (1994) Green history: a reader in environmental literature, philosophy and politics. Routledge, New York

Book: Wenz, P (1988) Environmental justice. University of New York Press, Albany

Book: Westra, L, Wenz, PD (1995) Faces of environmental racism: confronting issues of global justice. Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD

Book: Zimmerman, M, Callicott, JB, Sessions, G, Warren, KJ, Clark, J (eds) (1993) Environmental philosophy: from animal rights to radical ecology. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs

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CONSTITUTION

OF THE

ECO-ETHICS INTERNATIONAL UNION

ARTICLE 1 Foundation

An international Union focusing on ecological ethics has been founded by Otto Kinne¹ and Gennady Polikarpov² on March 25, 1998. The Union carries the name ‘Eco-Ethics International Union’ (EEIU). It consists of Global Components and Local Components (see Table 1 under EEIU). The Headquarters of the Union is subject to the German law of “Förderung des Natur- und Umweltschutzes” gemäß FA Lüneburg I/769-VIII/241.

Global Components:

(1) Headquarters (global Union representation and administrative functions): International Ecology Institute, 21385 Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany (Fax +49 4132 8883; email ir@int-res.com; Internet www.int-res.com or www.eeiu.org) (2) General Office (supporting activities and advisory functions), A. O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of Southern Seas (IBSS), National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 335011 Sevastopol, Ukraine (Fax + 380 692 553578; email GGP@iur.sebastopol.ua).

Local Components:

Several Local Components already exist, others are being established. Local Components operate in different countries, cities, universities, schools, etc..

ARTICLE 2 Aims

EEIU founders and EEIU Fellows are convinced that humanity can survive only with a new concept of ethics: eco-ethics. The reasons for this conviction are outlined in ‘Eco-ethics: concepts and theses’ where also definitions are provided for the term eco-ethics.

The EEIU aims at developing the conceptional basis of eco-ethics, bringing eco-ethics to the attention of many people worldwide, and at implementing eco-ethics in human behavior, politics and economics.

ARTICLE 3 Fellows

EEIU Fellows are distinguished, active supporters and representatives of the Union. Fellows are appointed by the EEIU President or Vice President.

ARTICLE 4 Members

Anyone able and willing to actively support the Union and to implement its aims is invited to join the Union as a member. Applications are to be sent to Headquarters or the General Office.

Members are expected to attend to one or more of the following tasks:

• discuss, criticize, develop and distribute eco-ethics concepts and theses
• found and organize Local Chapters, Youth Groups (e.g. in a country, city, school, university) or Task Forces
• organize meetings (e.g. symposia, discussion groups)
• procure financial support from sponsors

ARTICLE 5 Financing

There is no EEIU membership fee. The costs for running the EEIU are hoped to be covered by governmental and/or non-governmental sponsors. The Founding Sponsor is Inter-Research, 21385 Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany.

Donations may be made to any component of the Union. Provided the Donors (Sponsors) agree, their names will be published on the EEIU Sponsors page. Donations will be used exclusively for covering expenses immediately related to furthering and implementing the aims of the Union.

ARTICLE 6 Administration

The EEIU strives for a minimum of administrative formalities and for a maximum of flexibility and independence of its Local Components (LC). Within the framework of EEIU aims and concepts, LCs are free to decide about their structures, membership and programs.

(a) Global Components

These are governed by the Global Council consisting of President and Vice President plus 5 Councilors, initially appointed by the President for 5 years. Thereafter (or in case of replacement or death), Global Council Members shall be nominated by Fellows and formally elected by simple majority vote of the Fellows.

The Global Council decides on:

• all global matters concerning the EEIU
• plan and control of global budgets and approval of global accounts
• updating or modifying the Constitution. Where required by local law, changes in the Constitution must be approved by relevant local governmental agencies in order to become effective.

Decisions of the Global Council require written agreement by at least 5 Council Members. The decisions shall be registered by Headquarters. The President or the Vice-President shall make the decision(s) known to Fellows and Members within 3 weeks.

During the initial period of EEIU development, no funds are available for meetings of Council Members. Hence communication is restricted to letters, fax or email.

(b) Local Components

These are governed by Local Chairs. They work according to the rules established by Global Components. If necessary, these rules may be adjusted to meet local situations and laws. Adjustments require agreement from the President or Vice-President.

ARTICLE 7 Dissolution

Proposals regarding dissolution of the EEIU or of its Global and/or Local Components must be submitted to the Global Council. Decisions require a two-thirds majority of the Global Council and Fellows.

In case of dissolution the winding up of Union funds and assets may require the involvement of the local Government.

²Professor Dr. Gennady Polikarpov is Academician and Personal Staff Member of the General Biology Division, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 252601 Kiev, Chief Scientist and Head of Comparative Radioecology and Molismology Lab, IBSS, Sevastopol, Ukraine (Fax +380 692 553578/592813; Email: ggp@iur.sebastopol.ua)

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