"CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL"
Hand cleanliness is one of the most important conditions that must be observed to reduce the risk of contracting viral infections. 530 liters of hand sanitizer and 126 disinfectant dispensers were purchased within the project with EU funds for 24 pilot sites implementing the Green Schools educational project throughout Belarus.
The online format is the most appropriate way to conduct events in the context of a pandemic of the new coronavirus. In addition, due to the holding of the conference in this format, part of the funds freed up within the framework of the initiative, which were allocated by the State University to purchase means of protection against viral infections for the partners of the initiative.
The Forum of Environmental Ideas is one of the events implemented by the environmental initiative “URA Grodno!” and implemented by the Yanka Kupala Grodno State University in the framework of the Project.
The purpose of the Forum is to attract the public to the development and implementation of measures aimed at improving the quality of the environment, popularization of the environmental initiative «URA Grodno!» in the local community.
Forum Objectives:
1. Development of partnerships and the establishment of long-term cooperation between Grodno residents within the framework of the environmental initiative “URA Grodno!”;
2. Creation of educational and creative interaction of Grodno residents on the development and implementation of measures aimed at improving the quality of the environment;
3. Identification, presentation and synthesis of best public environmental practices in the city of Grodno and the Grodno region;
4. Holding an exhibition-competition of methodological developments in the field of environmental education and an environmentally friendly lifestyle, as well as creative works of students of educational institutions of the city of Grodno and the Grodno region.
The Forum participants were teachers and students of educational institutions of the city of Grodno and the Grodno region, representatives of environmental public associations; specialists working in the field of organizing work with youth in educational institutions.
The final on-line conference of the Forum presents the best developments in the field of environmental education in the nominations «Methodological developments» and «Description of the system of work on the formation of an environmentally friendly lifestyle.» In total, over 230 works were submitted to the competition (˃60 designs, ˃170 creative works, including drawings, posters, leaflets, comics, ecological fairy tales, poems and videos)
Conference Organizer:
Kremleva Olga Evgenievna, associate professor of the Department of Ecology, head of the environmental initiative «URA Grodno!»,
Bogdan Galina Anatolyevna, teacher, project coordinator of the State Educational Institution “Secondary School No. 12 of Grodno”, manager of the environmental initiative “URA Grodno!”,
Zhishko Tatyana Aleksandrovna, chief specialist of the education department of the Grodno city executive committee.
Ecological initiative of the Yanka Kupala State University of Moscow: “Inclusive environmental management by motivating the inclusion of residents of the city of Grodno in the development and implementation of measures aimed at improving the quality of the environment and monitoring environmental risks, in the context of an educational multicenter of comprehensive support for an environmentally friendly lifestyle of local communities» URA- Grodno! ”
1,400 posters and 9,000 booklets on measures to prevent viral infections, prepared on the basis of materials provided by UNICEF in Belarus, have already been received and distributed in the regions of Belarus among educational institutions — partners of the Project. 600 posters and 6,000 booklets were also distributed for distribution to the Vitebsk branch of the Belarusian Red Cross
Disinfectants have already been transferred to 24 pilot sites for the implementation of the Green Schools educational project throughout Belarus. This will help educational institutions make their work safer in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. 1300 liters of disinfectants were purchased and transferred to 24 pilot sites for the implementation of the Green Schools educational project as part of the project “»Civic Engagement in Environmental Monitoring and Improving Environmental Management at the Local Level”, funded by the EU and implemented by UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus.
During a coronavirus pandemic, it is important to provide specific support to educational institutions. 1300 liters of disinfectants have been purchased and are being transferred to 24 pilot sites in the coming days for the implementation of the Green Schools educational project implemented with the support of the project “Civic Engagement in Environmental Monitoring and Improving Environmental Management at the Local Levell”, funded by the EU and implemented by UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus.
Online trainings will be held for teachers of educational institutions, representatives of local authorities, institutions of pre-school, general secondary education; non-formal education providers (NGOs, public, private, individual entrepreneurs); private individuals, citizens interested in protecting and protecting the environment; representatives of regional organizations.
Participation in the trainings is free, recording by phone 8 029 783-45-25 Olga Kremleva
or follow the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmtX8iAMkTYOWwMxG5JXtjVvuVJi-0U3x893w5dC6FC67M6w/viewform
Trainings contribute to the formation of a holistic view of the environmental monitoring system, the possibility of assessing and regulating its state, as well as the possibility of applying international and national legal acts regulating public access to environmental information, environmental decision-making, and justice on environmental issues for sustainable development.
Participants will familiarize themselves with the environmental monitoring system in the Republic of Belarus, learn about the practical application of the basics of environmental monitoring, gain new theoretical knowledge on the legal regulation of environmental protection and sustainable development, and will also develop skills in applying the provisions of the Aarhus Convention when exercising the right of access, collection and dissemination of environmental information.
The trainings will be held within the framework of the project “Involving the public in environmental monitoring and improving environmental management at the local level”, funded by the European Union and implemented by the UN Development Program in Belarus in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus.
Available dates and times for webinars:
10 a.m. — 1 p.m.
April: 2,3,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,21,22,23,24,30;
May: 5
The crowdsourcing web application “Sources of Natural Water Pollution”, developed by the environmental public association ENDO, was presented as part of an expanded meeting of the public coordinating environmental council at the Mogilev Regional Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, which took place on March 4, 2020 of the year. Using the application, public ecologists will be able to map the results of their expeditionary work and quickly post them online. This will allow the relevant services to quickly respond to emerging environmental issues.
The public coordinating environmental council are held throughout Belarus on a regular basis with the support of the project “Involving the public in environmental monitoring and improving environmental management at the local level”, funded by the EU and implemented by UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus. The meeting schedule is available on the websites of the regional executive committees.
A change in social and individual consciousness towards a more humane attitude to nature is an important condition for ensuring a careful attitude to nature and the formation of the moral foundations of environmental consciousness of citizens. This requires coordination not only of the state, but also of all public institutions. Religious organizations can play a role in this regard. Although each denomination offers its own vision and understanding of environmental issues, in the main points they are one.
The information day «Religious organizations for the ecological education» was held in Lida on Feb, 28 with the participation of representatives of Christian and Jewish faiths of the Lida region and became a platform for discussing the possibilities of introducing environmental education and upbringing religious organizations with the younger generation.
Welcoming speeches were delivered by the Deputy Head of the Department of Analytical Work, Science and Information of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic of Belarus E.M. Meleshkova and Project Manager of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Belarus Thomas Stravinskas.
More than 100 participants, including representatives of the Orthodox, Catholic and Jewish churches, Sunday school students, representatives of local authorities and the education sector, environmental organizations and initiatives of the Grodno region and the city of Minsk, discussed existing developments and ideas in environmental education with potential partners and were able to agree on cooperation.
As part of the event, a master class was held on string bags weaving by pupils of an Orthodox Sunday school on the basis of the church of St. Great Martyr George the Victorious in Lida.
The event was held as part of the project “Civic engagement in environmental monitoring and improving environmental management at the local level ”, funded by the European Union and implemented by the UN Development Program in Belarus in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus
