Belarus. E 20 (Terespol —) Brest — Minsk — Asinowka (— Krasnoe) E 14 (Xxxxx —) Bigosovo — Polak — Vicebsk E 20/3 (Kena —) Gudagai — Maladzečna — Minsk
Belarus. Belarus was distinguished by unique habitats (the largest fens and river floodplains in Europe), critically important for rare and vulnerable species of waterbirds. Bogs and xxxxx covered about 2.3 million hectares of the country, of which 800,000 ha were open bogs. The country supported about 60% of the global population of Aquatic Warbler, 5,000 pairs of Great Snipe and large numbers of other rare and threatened species. The largest restoration scheme of peat bogs and open xxxxx in Eastern Europe had recently been implemented in Belarus, with more than 40,000 hectares of wetlands restored. The main threats to waterbirds and their habitats indicated by the national authorities were of a broad range, such as habitat loss, law enforcement, landscape changes and impacts of the climate change (particularly in the Pripyat River floodplain region). The principal decision of Belarus to join the AEWA had been announced by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in May 2014. It had been decided to initiate all procedures in Belarus necessary for ratification of the Agreement. OMPO had provided special funds for Belarusian authorities and experts, necessary for the identification of all procedures related to AEWA (like appropriate changes of the national legislation, identification and mitigation of possible conflicts (e.g. with hunters and land users etc.), possible impacts to existing international agreements with Russia and Kazakhstan, etc.). A team of experts (including lawyers, invited experts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Forestry, Association of Hunters, etc.) had been evaluating all procedures related to joining AEWA. Two international meetings enabling the launch/implementation of all procedures targeted to AEWA in Belarus (similar to meetings arranged by XXXX in Russia, but mainly targeted to concrete and practical issues) would be arranged in Belarus in 2015. The first working meeting had been arranged in Lithuania in July 2014, as AEWA was listed as the Priority Action in the existing Collaboration Agreement between the Ministries of Environment of Belarus and Lithuania. As a Contracting Party to AEWA, Lithuania was actively encouraging Belarus to ratify the Agreement (following AEWA Resolution 3.10). Of course the active support of the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat for Belarus (in terms of appropriate consultations/submission of all necessary AEWA documents/participation in appropriate international meetings) is very ...
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Belarus. Belarus joined AEWA in 2016. It is distinguished by unique habitats (the largest fens and river floodplains in Europe), critically important for rare and vulnerable species of waterbirds. Bogs and xxxxx cover about 2.3 million hectares of the country. The country holds a large number of rare and threatened waterbirds species. The Pripyat River Floodplain in southern Belarus is the key stop-over area for waterbirds in this part of Europe, regularly supporting internationally important concentrations of 18 species of waterbirds. The country-wide inventory of peatlands and xxxxx was performed in Belarus, and the National Strategy on the sustainable use of peatlands and xxxxx was adopted by the Government in 2016. More than 684,000 ha of peatlands and xxxxx were included into the list of specially protected territories. 11 new State Reserves (their total area – about 29,000 ha) were established in particularly valuable xxxxx and bogs in 2016 - 2017. The largest restoration scheme of peatlands and open xxxxx in Eastern Europe was implemented in Belarus in 2009- 2017, with more than 51,000 ha of wetlands restored. The main threats to waterbirds and their habitats indicated by the national authorities are of a broad range, such as habitat loss, mainly caused by recent changes in land-use. Large areas overgrown with shrubs/bushes/tall grassy vegetation cannot be used by most species of breeding and migratory waterbirds. Following the ratification of AEWA, the Belarusian Government has totally prohibited spring hunting in certain sites internationally important for waterbirds. However, the planned new regulation of spring hunting (to enter into force in mid-April 2018) threatens many species of waterbirds (among them – species listed as Vulnerable under IUCN), as the duration of the period open for spring hunting of birds is extended up to 28 days for local hunters and up to two months – for foreign hunters. With such regulations, Belarus will become the only country in Europe with such a long period open for spring hunting of birds, while an exceptionally long period open in spring for foreign hunters contradicts sustainable hunting practices.
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Belarus. E 20 (Terespol-) Brest-Minsk-Asinowka (-Krasnoe) E 14 (Indra-) Bigosovo-Xxxxx-Vicebsk E 20/3 (Kena-) Gudagai-Maladzečna-Minsk
Belarus. The segment Belarus comprises mobile communication and value added services in Belarus. In 2011, hyperinflation accounting (in accordance with IAS 29) was applied for the segment Belarus for the first time, which resulted in the restatement of non monetary assets, liabilities and all items of the statement of comprehensive income due to a change in a general price index and the translation of these items through application of the year-end exchange rate. Telekom Austria Group's activities in Belarus are dominated by the macro economy and the problem of hyperinflation with the BYR having devalued by 325% in relation to the Euro over the last three years. Telekom Austria Group may suffer free cash flow reductions of its Belarusian Segment, if it fails to further reduce foreign exchange ("FX") dependencies for operational expenditure ("OPEX") and capital expenditure ("CAPEX"). Telekom Austria Group may struggle to increase prices at close to the inflation rate and if Telekom Austria Group increases prices there is the risk that the demand for its products and services offered in Belarus will decrease. This could materially affect the revenues and financial condition of Telekom Austria Group.
Belarus. According to the Worldbank, the GDP growth in Belarus was 7.6% in 2010. There is an urgent need to bring down inflation which is eroding living standards and feeding depreciation expectations. Inflation picked up in the second half of 2010 and exceeded 30% year-on-year in January-August 2011, on the back of currency devaluation and hikes in food prices and utility tariffs; the pressure from producer prices was also high, with the producer price index increasing 43% year-on-year in January-August 2011. Over the last three years, the BYR has devalued by 325% in relation to the Euro. According to the IMF, additional efforts are urgently needed in Belarus. Measures to contain spending need to be continued and lending under government programs frozen, which have contributed to excessive credit increases and inflation. Wage restraint is also crucial. The role of the November 2010 wage increase in contributing to the crisis of March 2011 is widely recognized. For 2012 the government and the National Bank of Belarus intend according to the IMF to pursue policies which are geared towards achieving external sustainability and domestic stability: building foreign reserves, reducing the current account deficit, and reducing inflation. This would be a significant departure from past policies. The government intends a balanced budget. If the government in Belarus fails to implement strict limits on lending under government programs, tight monetary policy, and continued wage restraint this could lead to a (further) deterioration of the economic situation in Belarus which may affect consumer spending and thus, would have a significant negative impact on the results of operations in Belarus.
Belarus. Belarus is distinguished by unique habitats (the largest fens and river floodplains in Europe), critically important for rare and vulnerable species of waterbirds. Bogs and xxxxx cover about 2.3 million hectares of the country, of which 800,000 ha. are open bogs. The country holds a large number of rare and threatened waterbirds species. The Pripyat River Floodplain in southern Belarus is the key stop-over area for waterbirds in this part of Europe, regularly supporting internationally important concentrations of 18 species of waterbirds. The largest restoration scheme of peatbogs and open xxxxx in Eastern Europe, has been implemented in Belarus in 2009-2015, with more than 45,000 ha. of wetlands restored. Belarus ratified AEWA in 2015 and it will formally join the Agreement on 1 April 20162. The international team of experts and organisations (from the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat, OMPO and the Lithuanian Government) had considerably contributed to this achievement. Three international meetings enabling the launch/implementation of all procedures targeted at AEWA in Belarus were arranged in Belarus in 2015. Following the ratification of AEWA, the Belarusian Government totally prohibited spring hunting at all sites internationally important for waterbirds. The main threats to waterbirds and their habitats indicated by the national authorities are of a broad range, such as habitat loss, law enforcement, landscape changes and impacts of the climate change (particularly in the Pripyat River floodplain region). As Belarus is the Member State of the Eurasian Treaty together with Russia, Armenia and Kazakhstan, these countries are also encouraged to join AEWA, following the ratification of the Agreement by Belarus. With the membership of all countries in Eastern Europe, AEWA would cover all the most important breeding and staging sites for waterbirds in this part of Agreement range.
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