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Name

Marine Ecology and Fisheries Research Institute (MEFRI)

Native name

sazgvao ekologiis da tevzis recvis sakvlevi instituti

Country

Georgia

 

 

Changed into

National Environmental Agency of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources

Year

2008

organisation profile

An Institute is carrying out the following works: - Assasment of the ecological condition of the Georgian Black Sea coastal line, inland reservoirs, and elaboration of measures to protect them; - Estimation of the biodiversity of the above waters as an integral index of ecosystem condition; -Study of the bioresources of marine and weland ecosystems, their stock assesment and production of guidelines for management and rational utilisation; -Recording of sources of water contamination, inventory and classification according to their toxicity, definition of priorities and elaboration of rehabilitation measures; -Development of National Strategy on the protection and preservetion of wetland system of the Black Sea coast of Georgia; -Development of recommendations for government bodies on the rational use of marine freshwater and wetlands ecosystems bioresources; -Development of long-term National Strategy for protection and sustainable exploitation of bioresources; -Development of PCL (permissible concetration limits) for different toxic substances and bio testing methods of natural and wastewaters.; -Development of methods and technologies for breeding and intensive production of aquatic organisims and provision of advice to relevant organisations; provision of scintific aid for aquaculture; -Use of Geographical Information Sustem (GIS) for mapping of marine and wetland habitats and species distribution; -Public awerness rising, eco-education and public participation in the decision making process in the Black Sea biodiversity conservation issues. Impruvment of contacts with ecological NGO's to provide enhanced public participation in environmental issues. Development of the Centre's potential for eco-education and the raising of levels of public awareness of environmental issues. Improvement of relationship and communicationwith international organisations, and integration with various scinetfic programes.

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EDMO record id

190

Collating centre

Iv.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Centre of Relations with UNESCO Oceanological Research Centre and GeoDNA (UNESCO) (TSU-DNA)

Latest update

29 August 2018 11:37:08 AM