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Future short term needs

Name	Type	Host country	Purposes	Needs for Co-operation	Possible Measures For Achivement	Point of Contact
Forest management plans	NP	EST	To work out forest management plans for training areas	YES	Completed forest management plans	EST
Environmental training multimedia tools (movies, CD-ROM)	E	EST	To work out materials for military environmental training	YES		EST
Development of centralized waste management system for Estonian Defence Forces	MP	EST	Developing system for management of problematic wastes	YES	System for central waste management in Estonian Defence Forces	EST
Nature management plan for Aluksene MTC	NP	LAT	To preserve biodiversity and to carry out and environmental revision	YES	Indefication of spread of endangered plants and species	LAT
Environmental considerations in acquisition process	PP	LAT	To develop procedures on life cycle-based environmental approach in acquisition process	YES		LAT
Nature management plan for Lielvarde AFB	NP	LAT	To preserve biodiversity and to carry out and environmental revision			LAT
EP procedures for MCM exercises/operations	E/NP	LAT	To reduce impact to the maritime environment	YES	sharing experiences, development of procedures	LAT
Methodology for remediation of UXO polluted territories	CU	LAT	Regulations, rules for remediation of UXO polluted territories	YES	Sharing with experiences, development of procedures	LAT
Phase-out of Ozone Depleting Substances	PP	LIT	Halocarbon management plan for the Armed Forces	YES	1. Inventory of halocarbon-based systems and equipment and products containing halocarbons in buildings and military equipment; 2. Plan for gradual phase-out; 3. Database for up-to-date inventories of systems equipment, products and ODS quantities	LIT
Environmental rules during military operations/exercises	PP	LIT	To update the rules from 1995	YES		LIT
Military environmental education and training	E	RUS
Development and application of innovative technologies for remediation of oily water and soil at military sites	PP	RUS
Elimination of air pollution at military sites	PP	RUS
Noise reduction	N	all BALTDEC countries	Developing methods for reducing noise	YES

The following list is a classification for the type of project:

E - Education and Training (environmental handbooks, study materials, courses)
MP - Management Plans
EMS - Environmental Management System
NP - Nature Protection
CU - Clean Up
PP - Pollution Prevention
N - Noise
WM - Waste Management
SE - Something else/Other (please specify)

The following list is a classification for countries:

BEL - Belgium
CAN - Canada
CZE - Czech Republic
DEN - Denmark
EST - Estonia
EU - European Union
FIN - Finland
GEO - Georgia
GER - Germany
LAT - Latvia
LIT - Lithuania
MAC - Macedonia
NOR - Norway
POL - Poland
ROM - Romania
RUS - Russia
SWE - Sweden
UK - United Kingdom
US - United States

Some specific work arrangements have been established, named BALTDEC (Baltic Sea Region Defence Environmental Co-Operation). Together, the Baltic Sea Region Defence Environmental Co-Operation Strategy and BALTDEC form the Riga Initiative.