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News & Events in Belarus http://ecoinfo.bas-net.by/ecology-belarus/ecology_news_in_Belarus.html SUPPLEMENT TO THE DIGEST“GREEN BELARUS” ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION CENTER "ECO-INFO" GreenGreen BelarusBelarus CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY NAS BELARUS NewsNews && EventsEvents № 4 (55), April, 2018 MINSK, BELARUS inin BelarusBelarus http://qoo.by/346I BELARUSIAN GOVERNMENT THIS ISSUE: TO CONTINUE TAKING CARE OF CHERNOBYL-AFFECTED AREAS Belarusian government to contin- The state will needs and worries caused by the catastrophe,” the ue taking care of Chernobyl- never leave speaker said. Turning to the local residents, he as- C h e r n o b y l - sured them that the country's leadership will never affected areas ............................... 1 affected are- leave Slavgorod District and other affected areas one- as to face the on-one with the consequences of the disaster. Belarus calls for international effort C h e r n o b y l The Council of the Republic has been working consequenc- to make sure the Chernobyl remain on the interna- to overcome Chernobyl catastro- es, Chairman tional agenda. Belarus has always openly informed the of the Coun- ....................... 1 international community about the progress in miti- phe consequences cil of the gating the Chernobyl impact, the transition to sustain- R e p u b l i c able development of the affected regions. Belarus, Italy to join climate Mikhail Myas- nikovich said The council for cooperation of local self- change mitigation efforts ............. 2 during a commemorative meeting in the the government bodies at the Council of the Republic held Alley of Memory of Abandoned Villages of Slav- a meeting with the chairmen of the regional and city gorod District, BelTA learned. councils of deputies of Mogilev Oblast and Gomel Ob- About 25.7m trees planted in Bela- last in Slavgorod District on 26 April. The participants Mikhail Myasnikovich recalled that the Cherno- visited the Alley of Memory of Abandoned Villages of .................. 2 rus during Forest Week byl accident affected 2 million people directly. But one Slavgorod District, participated in the commemorative way or another the tragedy was felt across the whole meeting-and laid flowers to the monument. Forest Week gets underway in Bel- country. “We have been living with this tragedy, and we will cope,” the speaker stressed. Relevant govern- For 32 years already Belarus has been work- arus ................................................... 2 ment programs, including those of the Union State, ing to minimize the impact of the catastrophe that have been implemented thanks to the joint of the happened at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Tra- president, the government and the parliament. ditionally, Belarus pays tribute to the victims of Cher- WB, Belarus sign agreement on nobyl on 26 April. Photo by Gennady Zhinkov The speaker drew attention to the fact that additional funds for forestry sector the Chernobyl disaster is remembered in Belarus not only during these April days. “We take care of the BELTA, ........................................................... 2 26.04.2018 Kobyakov: Clean-up day money will be used to upgrade BELARUS CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL healthcare infrastructure .............. 3 EFFORT TO OVERCOME CHERNOBYL About 190 companies to take part CATASTROPHE CONSEQUENCES Overcoming consequences always been in favor of continuing way from a country, which re- in Italy-Belarus forum on green of the Chernobyl catastrophe international cooperation in this ceives humanitarian aid, to a full- economy ......................................... 3 requires not only national ef- field. value partner and an expert with forts, but international ones, “Due to the Chernobyl catas- experience of overcoming conse- Energy Ministry: NPP will contribute too. Belarusian Deputy Minister trophe Belarus has lost 485 villag- quences of large-scale man-caused of Foreign Affairs Andrei Dap- es and towns,” noted the Belarus- catastrophes,” the official pointed kiunas made the relevant ian deputy minister of foreign out. to green economy in Belarus ...... 3 statement during the briefing affairs. Andrei Dapkiunas stressed Securing proper and safe con- held on 25 April for ditions for life in the affected Minsk to host international forum heads of foreign diplo- areas, putting the polluted matic missions and rep- territories back on social and resentative offices of ... 3 economic development track “Trade unions and green jobs” international organiza- remain a critical task for the tions in anticipation of central government and Plans to unveil updated Belarusian the 32nd anniversary of municipal authorities. the Chernobyl nuclear electric car by 2018 year-end ..... 5 power plant accident On behalf of Belarus Andrei and International Cher- Dapkiunas expressed grati- tude to leading international nobyl Disaster Remem- brance Day, BelTA has organizations, governments, learned. non-governmental organiza- tions, civil initiatives, public The official said: and political figures of vari- “Unfortunately, it is prem- ous countries for their con- ature to say that the sorrowful that Belarus feels responsible for tribution to overcoming conse- legacy of the Chernobyl catastro- keeping the attention of the inter- quences of the Chernobyl catastro- phe is a thing of the past. Over- national community directed to- phe. coming consequences of the Cher- wards the history of the tragedy BELTA, nobyl accident requires not only and to the invaluable experience 25.04.2018 national efforts, but international Belarus had accumulated while ones, too.” Belarus will continue fighting consequences of the disas- Belarus-Russia program on social security working persistently to draw the ter. “Over the course of more than attention of the international com- 30 years since the Chernobyl ca- of people living in Chernobyl-hit areas munity to this problem and has tastrophe Belarus has gone all the ready NEWS & EVENTS IN BELARUS P. 2 BELARUS, ITALY TO JOIN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION EFFORTS Belarus and Italy will join action on also as a result, to improve the living conditions sentative offices of joint Italian-Belarusian com- climate change mitigation, Belarus' First of our and future generations. The state envi- panies. The goal of the event is to advance the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and ronmental policy is latest achieve- Environment Protection Iya Malkina told at one of the main ments of the the opening of the 2nd Italian-Belarusian components of Italian industry Business Forum on Green Economy on 23 Belarus' national in green econo- April, BelTA has learned. security. An im- my with the portant achieve- focus on waste GREEN BELARUS Iya Malkina noted that Belarus has been doing a lot to achieve the global sustainable ment of this policy management, development goals and introduce the principles is the implementa- renewable re- of the green economy. “It is very important for tion of the National sources (solar us that Belarus and Italy agreed on the memo- Action Plan for and wind power , 2018 randum of understanding and cooperation in Green Economy plants), energy vulnerability, risk assessment, adaptation and Development in efficiency in civil mitigation of climate change between the Minis- Belarus through and industrial APRIL 2020. Its strategic construction, try of Natural Resources and Environment Pro- tection of Belarus and the Ministry of the Envi- goal is to improve agriculture, ronment and Protection of Land and Sea of the quality of life of smart cities. Italy. We invite our counterparts from the Ital- the population on The forum is ian ministry to visit Belarus for the official sign- the basis of grow- aimed at strengthening and expanding bilateral ing of the memorandum,” she said. ing economic competitiveness attracting invest- economic cooperation between Italian and Bela- № 4 ( 55 ), ment and innovative development. The first deputy minister stressed that only rusian companies. The forum is organized by through joint efforts of the state, business and According to Iya Malkina, the 2nd Italian- the Italian embassy in Belarus in cooperation civil society it is possible to achieve sustainable Belarusian forum is a great opportunity to es- with Confindustria Belarus and the Belarusian social and economic development. The applica- tablish cooperation in many areas of green Chamber of Commerce and Industry. tion of the best technical methods and technolo- economy. Attending the event are almost 50 gies helps not only to preserve the environ- Italian and 140 Belarusian enterprises. Among the invitees are Belarus' major governmental BELTA, ment, take production onto a new level, but 23.04.2018 institutions, specialized associations and repre- ABOUT 25.7M TREES PLANTED IN BELARUS DURING FOREST WEEK About 25.7 million trees were planted in The last day of the campaign coincided with 83,000 people took part in forest restoration and Belarus during the Forest Week campaign the National Clean-Up Day. Some 52,000 Bela- clean-up effort. The final day of the campaign on 14-21 April, BelTA learned from also featured members of the Council of the press service of the Belarusian Ministers, the State Control Committee, the Forestry Ministry. State Secretariat of the Security Council, the Seedlings, mostly pines and birches, Information Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign were planted on the total area of more Affairs and other departments. than 6,700 hectares. “The Forestry Ministry extends its gratitude This year the Forest Week campaign to all Belarusians who participated in the was held
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