«One Planet - One Future!»
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Forum Diary #ММЭФ2018 #ОднаПланетаОдноБудущее #СпастиИсохранить 2018 X International Youth –UGRA Environmental Forum KHMAO 27–31 may may 27–31 «One Planet - One Future!» 1 1 «Clean planet starts with you» – this phrase has become the motto of X International Youth Environmental Forum «One Planet - One Future!». The Forum, which exists today in Ugra in the framwork of a large-scale environmental and educational project, International Environmental Action «Save and Protect», has reunited the participants of XI In-ternational Conference of UNESCO Associated Schools «The Ob-Irtysh Basin: the youth studies and preserves the natural and cultural heritage in the regions of world great rivers» and XIV District Youth Environmental Forum «Let’s Save the Blossoming World of Ugra!». The founders of the Forum are the Government of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District - Ugra and the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO. The Forum was organized by the Service for Control and Supervision in Environmental Protection, Wildlife Objects and Forest Relations of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District - Ugra; the Department of Public and External Relations of the autonomous district and Khanty-Mansiysk District Public Or-ganization of All-Russian Public Organization «Russian Union of Youth». Its goal is to unite the efforts of young people to preserve the natural and cultural heritage in the regions in the context of interre-gional and international cooperation. Thanks to the Forum today: the youth is involved in solving some issues of preserving the natural and cultural heritage in regions and countries; the younger gen-eration potential is being enhanced by means of environmental education and learning for the sus-tainable development; young people, who carry out socially useful environmental activities, are pro-vided with support and recognition; the experience of interregional and international youth envorn-mental associations in nature protection activities is studied. For these 10 years, the Forum participants have included the representatives of young people of UNESCO Associated Schools from 29 countries, 17 constituent entities of Russia, and young ecologists of 22 municipalities of Ugra. 80 program event experts from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Yekate-rinburg, and Ugra evaluated the activities of children, their initiative and life view at the events. More than 1,500 delegates have become the participants of this important youth event. In the forum envi-ronment, at the plenary sessions and contests of socially significant environmental projects, annually the participants presented projects aimed at preserving the environment of the regions. More than 130 were recognized the best ones, which later became winners of international and All-Russian competi-tions and events. During these years, about 500 children became winners of the Forum in its catego-ries and were awarded with winner’s certificates. Today, the representatives of EIGHT countries gath-ered in Ugra: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. Let’s greet the delegates! FOUR Russian constituent entities: Omsk Region, Tomsk Region, Udmurt Republic, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District - Yugra. 14 municipalities: Beloyarskiy district, Langepas, Megion, Nefteyugansk, Nefteyugansk district (Poykovskiy), Nizhnevartovsk, Oktyabrskiy district (Talinka), Pokachi, Pyt-Yakh, Sovetskiy, Surgut, Uray, Khanty- Mansiysk, Khanty-Mansiysk district (Gornopravdinsk). The Service for Control and Supervision in Environmental Protection, Wildlife Objects and Forest Relations of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District - Ugra tel. 83467315498 2Site address: prirodnadzor.admhmao.ru 2 E-mail: [email protected] Welcome Speech Welcome Welcome Speech of the Secretary-General of the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, G.E. Ordzhonikidze, to the participants of International Environmental Forum «One Planet - One Future!» On behalf of the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO, I am pleased to welcome the organizers and participants of X International Environmental Forum «One Planet - One Future!», in the context of which International Conference of UNESCO Associated Schools and Youth Forum «Let’s Save the Blossoming World of Ugra». I express my gratitude and thanks to the Governor of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District – Ugra, Natalya Vladimirovna Komarova, and to the Department of Public and External Relations, which for the eleventh year, as part of the largest environmental action «Save and Preserve», gather participants from different countries and regions of Russia to exchange the best practices in natural resources conservation. I would like to point out the global importance of the mission, which the schoolchildren, the Forum participants, undertook. The problem of environmental safety has long gone beyond the boundaries of a single region. Without any exaggeration, it is a global all mankind problem. At present, joint efforts of the whole planet are needed to solve it. Allow me to wish success and efficient creative work to all participants and organizers of the Forum. Good afternoon, dear participants of International Youth Environmental Forum «One Planet - One Future!», – Deputy Governor of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra MAKSIMOVA GALINA Allow me to greet you on behalf of the Government of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District - Ugra. It is noteworthy that this year, announced in Russia as the volunteer’s year, Anniversary X Forum «One Planet - One Future!» is held in the capital of Yugra - Khanty-Mansiysk. For Ugra, the Forum has become an integral part of International Environmental Action «Save and Protect!». The participants of the Forum have a wonderful opportunity for communication, exchange of experience and presentation of the results of their activities in preserving the cultural and natural heritage of their countries and regions of residence. The proposed motto of the Forum «Clean planet starts with you» will force each of us to take a fresh look at the current problems of relations with nature and to determine the ways of a personal participation in the conservation of nature and its unique places. I wish you interesting and fruitful work, active communication and implementation of your new projects! 1 3 1 Creative presentation contest We have one Motherland – the Earth The evening of May 28 became one of the most unforgettable and vivid memories for each participant of the International Youth Environmental Forum! The contest of presentations of countries and constituent entities of Russia «The World of Diversity» gave us so many incredible emotions that this event became a real cherry on the cake of the second day of the Forum. When the first member of the delegation stepped onto and once again showed us what talented and the stage to introduce his country, the audience held its amazing people live in our vast and great country! breath. The guests of the Аorum brought so many gifts that Folk dances of Azerbaijan, fascinating with their it seemed as if for a mo-ment but we all managed rhythm, swiftness and origi-nality. We admired the to visit each of these places. Yesterday among all beauty of this country land. these people it seemed to me that dozens of hearts We heard songs of Armenia. And for these songs it does found a single rhythm. I could real-ize that your not matter at all whether you know the language or not geographical coordinates are not so important because the soul itself sang to us, and it is not scared because we all have one Motherland - a small green- of language barriers. They sang about love: they told blue ball lit by the single sun beams. Wishing to save that there is nothing more beautiful than great spaces the world, you need to start with yourself but if you of their home. This greatness and in-finity seemed to join hands, it will be easier to go along this path. come to life around. We heard laughter and joy in the folk Belarusian dance Alexandra Kelina «Bulba», felt even through thousands of kilometers and camera lenses: it is important to remember your history, to preserve the traditions of the past days! The delegates from Kyrgyzstan with the help of a song, a beautiful song told us about greatness of their house. The guests from Uzbekistan impressed us by their cordiality, sensuality and special beauty, which we wanted to touch so much. In our evening conclusion, the representatives of the Russian constituent entities made their performances 4 2 Competition of creative projects Young environmentalists from all over the world presented their projects The Forum in High Technologies Technopark included the plenary meeting of International Conference of UNESCO Associated Schools, the contest of district socially significant projects and contest of best practices of environmental education and nature protection activities. The environmentalists from 8 countries and 14 regions of Russia presented their projects in the environmental protection issue. Thus, Sergey Golovachenko from Belarus (Brest), Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the Church of St. Hripsime and the spoke about «100%» Eco-Project. It is devoted to the Church of St. Gayane) and the Aarchaeological Monument of promotion of waste sorting. Zvartnots; the Monastery of Geghard and upper reaches of - In 2010 Brest Waste Recycling Plant was opened in the Azat River. our city. Our school No. 9 actively cooperates with it – In addition, water resources play an important role in