The REC's mission is to promote cooperation among diverse environmental groups and interests in Central and Eastern Europe; to act as a catalyst for developing solutions to environmental problems in this region; and to promote the development of a civil society. Beneficiary countries are Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. In these countries, the REC primarily supports environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs), but also cooperates with local authorities, national governments, academic institutions, and the private sector.

In addition to its head office and local office in Budapest, the REC has local offices in Warsaw, Bratislava (serving both the Czech and the Slovak Republics), Bucharest, and Sofia. There are local coordinators in Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

No part of this report may be sold in any form or reproduced for sale without prior written permission of the copyright holder.

A report from the REC Initiative:
"Strategic Environmental Issues in Central and Eastern Europe"
Second edition, August 1994. (First edition: May 1994).

Volume 1:
ISBN: 963 04 4304 X
ISBN: 963 04 4305 8

Volume 2:
ISBN: 963 04 4304 X
ISBN: 963 04 4306 6

Published by:
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe,
2000 Szentendre, Ady Endre út 9-11, Hungary.

Printed in Hungary by AQUA

This book, and every publication of the REC is printed on recycled paper or paper produced without the use of chlorine or chlorine-based chemicals.