RUSSIA. Krasnodar. Novorossiysk. Meeting "Black Sea in crisis", September 20-28, 1997. In the past 20 years, 85% of marine species in the Black Sea have become extinct. The Orthodox church declared that they recognize a new category of sin, 'sins against Creation'. The Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Church announced his intention to create 1,000 "green priests" by the millenium. Welcoming of patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople.