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Appendix 2
Summary Memoranda
SUMMARY REPORT OF NAS PAN WORKSHOP ON
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
October 1987
A workshop on "Ecological Research and Environmental Protection"
was jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the
United States and the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). This was the first
workshop held within the framework of the current NAS-PAN interacademy
exchange program. Dr. Ellis B. Cowling, Associate Dean for Research at
the School of Forest Resources, North Carolina State University, and Prof.
Wladyslaw Grodzinski, Head of the Department of Ecosystem Studies,
Jagiellonian University, and Director of the PAN Institute of Freshwater
Biology, served as workshop co-chairmen.
In addition to the workshop sessions, the participants visited a number
of relevant governmental organizations and scientific institutes in central
and southern Poland. These visits provided opportunities for the U.S.
delegation to gain insight into the organization of research activities in
the fields of ecology and environmental protection. Field trips included
the Nowa Huta Steel Mill, Niepolomice Forest, Dobczyce Reservoir, and
various industrial areas in Upper Silesia.
During the workshop sessions, the participants presented 22 papers on
various topics. The discussion of these papers was so lively and productive
that the participants decided to prepare manuscripts for a joint publica-
tion entitled "Ecological Risks: Perspectives from Poland and the United
States."
Participants discussed a variety of proposals for cooperative activities
in areas of mutual interest, including workshops, seminars, exchanges of
literature, and research projects.
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Participants developed plans for a reciprocal meeting in the U.S. in
the second or third quarter of 1988 to finalize draft texts for the joint
publication and to further elaborate cooperative research proposals.
The NAS delegation expressed its gratitude to Prof. Grodzinski, the
PAN delegation, and staff for making their visit ~ Poland a great success.
The support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund for the workshop was also
gratefully acknowledged.
For NAS
Ellis B. Cowling
For PAN
Wladyslaw Grodzinski
Mogilany9 Poland
October 23, 1987
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ECOLOGICAL RISKS
MEMORANDUM
ON THE RESULTS OF THE NAS-PAN WORKSHOPS
ON ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AND ON FURTHER COOPERATION IN
THE PROTECTION OF ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES
November, 1988
No bilateral workshops were held within the framework of the Mem-
orandum of Understanding on Scientific Exchanges between the National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN).
The first workshop, together with associated visits to organizations and re-
search institutions concerned with environmental protection and ecological
research, took place in Poland October 11-23, 1987, and the second in the
United States November ~19, 1988.
The main objective of the two workshops was to discuss research
activities in the following fields:
· Concepts regarding the relationships among ecosystem health, pol-
lutant exposure, economic development, and environmental management;
· Case studies of specific changes in ecosystem health and produc-
tivity in relation to air and water pollution stresses;
· Recommendations for improvement of research and education re-
lating to environmental protection policy;
· Development of cooperative activities directed to the protection of
ecological resources.
Manuscripts that were presented at the workshops by the Polish and
American participants will be published by NAS as an edited volume One
hundred copies will be provided to PAN and 100 copies will be distributed
by NAS. Arrangements are being explored by which additional copies can
be made available through NAS and PAN.
The participants considered the workshops and associated visits very
important to the development of contacts between Polish and American
institutions interested in the specific topics that were discussed. NAS and
PAN will encourage research institutions in the two countries to develop
cooperative projects involving exchange visits and joint research activities.
These projects will be implemented outside the exchange quota provided
by the NAS-PAN agreement with the participating research institutions
assuming responsibility for financing the projects.
These collaborative projects will be designed to complement and not
duplicate the many other cooperative activities between American and
Polish scientists in related scientific fields. The projects will be consistent
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with the objectives of bilateral agreements between the American and
Polish Governments in the fields of environmental protection and ecological
research.
From the initial 19 projects proposed at the first workshop in Poland,
five are being implemented under the auspices of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
An additional seven projects are currently being developed.
Among the areas identified by the participants as particularly promising
for future cooperation are:
· Biogeochemical cycles in ecological systems; models of accumula-
tion, flows, and budgets of pollutants and important nutrients in ecosystems;
· Ecological boundaries, functions, and management of landscapes;
· Methods for assessing ecological risks and their implications for
environmental policy and decision making;
· Systems for monitoring geosphere/biosphere changes across differ-
ent time and space scales.
The Polish participants expressed their gratitude to the NAS Office
of Soviet and Fort European Affairs for the efficient organization of the
workshop, particularly the extensive program of associated visits.
All participants expressed their appreciation to the Rockefeller Broth-
ers Fund and the Ford Foundation for providing financial support for the
workshops.
The participants were deeply saddened by the death of Academician
Wladyslaw Grodzinski during the time of the workshop in Washington. As
co-chairman of these NAS-PAN workshops, Ladd provided vital leadership
to assure their success. But Ladd's contribution was much more profound,
giving inspiration to us all through his intellectual creativity, his spirit of
camaraderie, and his remarkable courage to the end. We dedicate our
continuing collaborative efforts to his memory.
Prepared in Washington, D.C., on November 11, 1988, in English.
Alicia I. Breymeyer
Workshop Co-Chair
Polish Academy of Sciences
Ellis B. Cowling
Workshop Co-Chair
National Academy of Sciences
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