World Environment Day (Environmentalist Day). World Environment Day (Environmentalist Day) World Environment Day in the year
June 5 is World Environment Day. It was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972. The choice of date is due to the fact that on this day the UN Conference on the Human Environment was opened in Stockholm (Sweden).
The conference adopted a declaration containing 26 principles that should guide all states in their activities aimed at protecting the environment and rational use of natural resources. For the first time, it was proclaimed that the protection and improvement of the environment for present and future generations is the primary task of mankind.
On December 15, 1972, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) was approved by a resolution of the UN General Assembly.
As the main body of the United Nations in the field of the environment, UNEP develops a global environmental program, promotes the implementation of the environmental component of sustainable development within the UN system, and advocates for the protection of the natural environment of the globe.
World Environment Day is one of the main ways for the UN to draw the attention of the world community to environmental issues, as well as to stimulate political interest and related action.
Environmental protection is a system of state and public measures (technological, economic, administrative and legal, educational, international) aimed at the harmonious interaction of society and nature, the preservation and reproduction of existing ecological communities and natural resources for the sake of living and future generations. Today, environmental problems are among the most important and determine the level of well-being of the entire world civilization and, in particular, our country.
As part of the struggle to restore the environment in the Russian Federation, a number of important state and federal target programs were adopted. The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of April 15, 2014 approved the state program of the Russian Federation "Environmental Protection" until 2020.
According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Russia, 2015 in the country was marked by a number of major positive achievements in the environmental field. Among WWF, he singles out the growth in the number of the Amur tiger and the Amur leopard, the creation of a new national park "Bikin" with intact cedar-broad-leaved forests in the basin of the river of the same name in the north of Primorsky Krai, the introduction of a ban on the capture of Pacific salmon by driftnet (floating) nets in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation, development of documentation for the creation of a prototype bottom trawl that would serve the interests of fishermen and have less impact on the seabed and its inhabitants.
Within the framework of the World Environment Day and the Day of the Ecologist, actions are organized annually in nature reserves and national parks in order to attract public attention to environmental problems. Excursions, cleaning events, environmental education programs, open doors days, and environmental community work days are held in specially protected areas.
By decree of the President of the Russian Federation of January 5, 2016, 2017 was declared the Year of Ecology in Russia. The Year of Ecology is designed to draw public attention to the issues of environmental development of the Russian Federation and ensuring environmental safety.
Well, tell me, which of us is indifferent to nature and animals? Of course, everyone loves nature, plants, and animals. There are so many beautiful places on the planet, looking at the photographs of which or just with their own eyes, people are surprised at where all this beauty came from. But a person does not think that thanks to scientific and technological progress, he receives comfort, and the environment suffers. Only with the help of the selfless work of ecologists, nature has not yet died for the sake of human comfort.
What number is marked
The professional holiday Ecologist's Day is celebrated on June 5, according to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of July 21, 2007 No. 933 "On the Day of the Ecologist". The holiday is official, but, unfortunately, has not acquired the status of a "day off". Therefore, if June 5 falls on a working day, then the holiday is celebrated in a working environment.
Who is celebrating
The very word "ecology" came to us from Ancient Greece and in translation means: "ekos" - dwelling, house - "logos" - science, concept. So, in simple terms, ecology is the science of housing or a house, and in the scientific world, ecology is the science of the interaction of living organisms, their communities, both with each other and with the environment. And the people who study this science are ecologists. It is they who accept congratulations on the Day of Ecologist on this day.
A little about the profession
An ecologist is a specialist who monitors, analyzes and develops measures to reduce harmful effects on the environment. Ecologists monitor the condition of rivers, seas, lakes and oceans, as well as forests, fields, lands, etc. They find out the reasons for the drying up of lakes or rivers, the disappearance of certain animal species, and explain the causes of climate change on our planet. Various measures are being developed to reduce the impact of industrial enterprises necessary for humanity, but harmful to the surrounding world. And how many species of animals were saved due to the fact that ecologists paid attention in time.
Today, environmentalists work in almost all industries. Not a single construction at the design stage is complete without an environmental expert opinion. Of course, not everything is as rosy in ecology as we would like to believe, but over time and with the right environmental policy, people will begin to think about preserving nature more than now.
At the moment, a whole system of measures, both public and state, is aimed at harmony in the relationship between society and nature, as well as at preserving nature and its resources for future generations. Today, environmental problems occupy one of the leading places and predetermine the stage of development of the whole world and Russia. Our country, with its vast territory, which contains various ecosystems, plays a huge role in the global fight against environmental problems and in maintaining balance in the global ecosystem.
Background of the holiday
This holiday is young, and in 2014 it turned 7 years old. Ecologist's Day appeared in 2007 thanks to the Decree signed by the President of the Russian Federation Putin V.V. Also in Russia, Ecologist Day coincides with World Environment Day.
Under the auspices of the UN
International decades declared by the UN:
2005–2015 – International Decade for Action “Water for Life”;
2006-2016 - Decade of rehabilitation and sustainable development of the affected regions (the third decade after Chernobyl);
2008-2017 - Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty;
2010-2020 - UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification;
2011-2020 Decade of Action for Road Safety;
2011-2020 - UN Decade on Biodiversity;
2013–2022 - International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures;
2014-2024 - A decade of sustainable energy for all.
The UN General Assembly proclaimed the year 2015
International Year of Soils. Noting that soils are the foundation of agricultural development and food security, and thus are key to sustaining life on earth, Recognizing that the sustainability of soil management is key to addressing population growth, the United Nations decided declare 5 December World Soil Day and proclaim 2015 the International Year of Soils. >>>
International Year of Light and Light Technologies. Recognizing the importance of light and light technologies to the lives of citizens around the world, noting that 2015 will be an anniversary year for a number of important milestones in the history of light science, and believing that the celebration of the anniversaries of these discoveries in 2015 will provide ample opportunities to celebrate the continuous nature of the process of scientific knowledge in various fields, the United Nations decided to declare 2015 the International Year of Light and Light Technologies. >>>
At the World Forum for the Conservation of the Snow Leopard (with the participation of representatives of the countries of the snow leopard habitat), 2015 was declared the Year of the Snow Leopard. The snow leopard or irbis is one of the most mysterious and little-studied animals on the planet. Its habitat today includes the territories of 12 countries of the world - Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan. In Russia, this graceful cat lives mainly within the Altai-Sayan ecoregion - in the mountains of the Republics of Altai, Tyva and Buryatia and in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. According to experts, there are from 3.5 to 7.5 thousand snow leopards in the world, while in Russia their number does not exceed 70-90 individuals. The global population of the snow leopard is steadily declining, and the conservation of this species requires coordinated efforts from all countries in its range. On the eve of the forum, experts from WWF and the Russian Academy of Sciences developed a national strategy for the conservation of the snow leopard in Russia for 2014-2022. In addition, October 23 is declared Snow Leopard Day in 12 countries participating in the World Forum.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree declaring 2015 the Year of Literature in the Russian Federation. The Year of Literature is aimed at increasing the efficiency of publishing, increasing interest in reading and increasing the popularity of Russian literature in the country and abroad. It is assumed that all efforts and funds will be distributed through the Literature Support Fund being created and grants. >>>
International Day of Mobilization Against the Threat of Nuclear War;
World Wetlands Day;
Day of action against dams. Action Day for Rivers, Water and Life;
World Water Day;
World Earth Day;
International Bird Day;
Week in September - World campaign "Let's clean the planet from garbage";
2nd Wednesday of October - International Day for Protection from Natural Disasters;
January 29 – Day of mobilization against the threat of nuclear war . This day marks the anniversary of the adoption on January 28, 1985 of the Delhi Declaration, which called for an end to the nuclear arms race, the reduction and subsequent elimination of nuclear arsenals and the elimination of the very threat of nuclear war. It was adopted at a meeting of the heads of state and government of India, Argentina, Greece, Mexico, Tanzania and Sweden, held in the capital of India.
February 2 - world wetlands day has been celebrated since February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar, a convention was signed, which was officially called the "Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Principally as Habitats of Waterfowl" and became the first international treaty on the protection and rational use of natural resources. The Ramsar Convention was created at the initiative of the International Bureau for the Study of Wetlands and Waterfowl.
The title of the treaty reflects the initial focus on the protection and wise use of wetlands, primarily to provide habitat for waterfowl. However, over the years, the Convention has expanded its scope to cover all aspects of the protection and wise use of wetlands, highlighting them as ecosystems that are extremely important for the conservation of biodiversity and the well-being of the world's population.
The Treaty entered into force in 1975 and by January 2000 had 117 Contracting Parties and 1011 sites were included in the Convention's List of Sites of International Importance (Ramsar Sites). Information on the status of these sites is contained in the database of the International Bureau for the Study of Wetlands and Waterfowl and is constantly updated. One of the main conditions for joining the Ramsar Convention is the declaration by the government of the country of at least one Ramsar site on its territory.
UNESCO serves as the Depositary of the Convention, and its administrative functions are entrusted to a secretariat known as the "Ramsar Office", which is managed by IUCN - the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Gland, Switzerland) under the control of the Standing Committee of the Convention. - Unreasonable destruction of forests and drainage of swamps can lead to the emergence of new deserts. According to the Society for the Conservation of Nature, the area of forests on Earth has halved over the past hundred years. However, if the value of the forest seems obvious, then the swamps are usually considered exclusively as useless, even harmful natural formations. Only in the seventies of the last century, environmental scientists started talking about the fact that swamps play a huge role in the life of waterfowl - as their nesting sites. The total destruction of swamps inevitably entails a reduction in the number of birds, and puts some species on the brink of extinction. Therefore, it is important that some swamps are necessarily preserved: they are of economic, cultural, scientific and recreational (habitat) value.
March 14th - Day of action against dams . The International Day of Action Against Dams is celebrated on the initiative of the public organization "International Network of Rivers" (USA). "For rivers, water and life" is the motto of this day.
Over the past half century, 30-60 million people have been resettled worldwide as a result of the construction of large dams. Due to the construction of dams, a total of 400 thousand square meters were flooded. km. the most fertile lands and valuable forests. Dams are the main reason why one fifth of the world's freshwater fish species are either extinct or endangered.
March 22 - world water day (World Water Day). This holiday is celebrated all over the world on March 22. The tradition dates back to 1922, when, within the framework of the UN Conference on Environmental Protection, held in Rio de Janeiro, the UN General Assembly announced that annually on March 22 events related to the protection and development of water resources should be held. In our country, Water Day was first celebrated in 1995 under the motto "Water is life". For the first time in the museum, Water Day was celebrated in 2002. International Decade for Action "Water for Life" (2005-2015). On December 23, 2003 (International Year of Fresh Water), the General Assembly proclaimed the period 2005-2015, starting with International Water Day on March 22, 2005, as the International Decade for Action "Water for Life" (resolution 58/217). Water is vital for maintaining the health of ecosystems, for sustainable development and the survival of man himself. Already today it is lacking in many parts of the world. According to UN experts, approximately 1/6 of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water, and 1/3 - to water for domestic needs. Every eight seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease. 10% of all fresh water consumed on the globe is used for domestic purposes, about 20% - for the needs of industry and about 70% is used for irrigation. Therefore, the lack of water in the near future can lead to a food crisis. The reduction of fresh water reserves on the planet is due to wasteful water use, population growth, deforestation, environmental pollution. Global climate change may further complicate the situation with water supply. At the current state of affairs, by the middle of the 21st century, at least 2 billion people from 48 countries of the world will face water shortages. In the worst case, according to UN experts, it will affect 7 billion people from 60 states. Due to the growing global shortage of water, today's oil wars may be replaced by water wars in the future. The purpose of the Decade is the further development of international cooperation in order to resolve urgent problems related to water and to promote the achievement of agreed goals in the field of water resources. The leading organization for coordinating the activities of all stakeholders is the Commission for Sustainable Development.
March 30 - Earth Protection Day . It is celebrated annually by the Arab population of the occupied territories and Israel in memory of the patriots killed by the Israeli police in 1976 during a protest against Israel's forcible confiscation of Arab lands.
April 1 . - bird day. The "oldest" of the holidays of the ecological calendar is Bird Day. The lines “I release the bird into the wild” belong to A. Pushkin. And he referred us to the "custom of antiquity." But in Pushkin's time, the bird festival was not ecological, but seasonal: the arrival of rooks, starlings and other migratory travelers marked the onset of spring. On this day, it was customary to mold larks from dough and sing special incantations. Ecological character Day of birds acquired by the end of the nineteenth century. An article in the Kindergarten magazine from 1875 tells of a Dutch festival where children gather in the square and take a solemn oath not to kill little birds or destroy their nests. Apparently, this occupation was a common pastime among the children's population (a kind of children's hunting), if it was necessary to fight it with the help of special measures. The first International Convention for the Protection of Birds was signed in 1906. After the revolution, Russia had no time for observing conventions of this kind. But Bird Day was celebrated in schools and in youth circles. For the first time, Bird Day was held in 1924 under the guidance of teacher Mazurov at the Yermolinskaya school in the Smolensk region. In 1928, 65 thousand children took part in this holiday, and in 1953 - 5 million schoolchildren (only in the RSFSR). In the USA, one day was not enough. For several decades, a special center has been operating there to rescue waterfowl suffering from oil leaks from damaged tankers. Volunteers catch birds smeared in oil and wash them 10-15 times in a bath with soapy water. The birds washed from adhering oil are returned to their usual habitat. In the spring of 1998, the children's magazine "Ant" proposed to revive the Day of Birds and coincide with April 1.
April 22 - International Earth Day . Tree day. The birth of the Earth Day tradition dates back to 1840 in the United States, when J. Sterling Morton moved with his family to Nebraska. In Nebraska, their eyes opened up to endless prairies with lonely trees that should have been used for firewood or building houses. There was nowhere to hide from the sun and wind, and the parched land gave a meager harvest.
Morton and his wife immediately took up planting trees and launched a greening campaign. Morton, later editor of Nebraska's first newspaper, championed the idea of green spaces to stimulate life in this vast barren plain. Morton suggested that the citizens of Nebraska, then a fledgling state, establish a day that would be devoted to landscaping - a kind of Tree Day.
The idea met with universal support. During the first Tree Day, the people of the state planted about a million trees.
In 1882, Nebraska declared Tree Day an official holiday, celebrated on Morton's birthday, April 22.
Since 1970, the main activity of the celebration of the Day of the Tree has been based mainly on the idea of protecting the environment and educating the population about the ongoing depletion of natural resources. The holiday received a new name - Earth Day - and became nationwide. The organizers of Earth Day sought to launch a grassroots environmental movement that could change consumption patterns and industrial production practices. Earth Day was proclaimed by the UN Secretary General in 1971. Since 1998, Earth Day has been officially recognized by the Russian Federation.
Earth Day has been celebrated in Russia since 1990. Film festivals, exhibitions, concerts, press conferences, street marches, speeches in schools, work with the media are organized, appeals and petitions are prepared.
"Think globally - act locally" - this is the capacious and deep slogan of the Earth Days. Of course, it is impossible to solve all the problems of the interaction between nature and mankind, and one should not set such a task in front of oneself. Another thing is more important - to bring concrete benefit with your own hands, no matter how small it may seem. Whatever you do for the good of nature, know that you are not alone.
The Goldsman Environment Foundation, San Francisco, presents an Earth Day award for "women and men of imaginative and courageous nature who are willing to take any risk to save the environment." Among its laureates is a citizen of Russia - Svyatoslav Zabelin, chairman of the Socio-Ecological Union (SoEU) - the most famous and authoritative public environmental organization in the former Soviet Union.
April 30 – Fire Department Day (See the article. Profession of the Courageous: April 30 - Fire Protection Day // OBZH. - 2005. No. 16-20.)
May 3 - sun day. May 3, according to the decision of UNESCO, is the Day of the Sun.
To draw attention to the possibilities of using renewable energy sources, the European branch of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) (ISES-Europe), since 1994, organizes an annual Day of the Sun on a voluntary basis. Enthusiasts and professionals, public organizations and firms across Europe organize various events related to the demonstration of the possibilities of solar energy. Early in the morning - the ceremony of meeting the sunrise, and then until the evening dawn, solar fairs, solar car races, song festivals and, at the same time, serious scientific conferences are held, where the prospects for the use of solar energy are evaluated. Sun Day is celebrated annually in 14 countries.
As the press service of the Ilmensky State Reserve told the Ural-press-inform agency, the staff of the reserve, together with specialists from the Institute of Mineralogy, on the website of the Institute of Mineralogy "Malachite Box" prepared a new virtual exhibition of photographs by Sergey Malkov "I came to this world to see the sun..."
June 5 - world environment day .
Established at the 27th session of the UN General Assembly on December 15, 1972, the WWII contributes to raising public awareness of environmental problems and contributes to an increase in the level of environmental knowledge of each person.
June 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought . The vast Sahara Desert is believed to have once been a flowering steppe. It turned into a desert thanks to the growth of the well-being of the human cattle breeder. Huge herds of animals, which people began to breed, ate and mercilessly trampled the plants of the steppe. And no one at the same time did not care that they had time to recover. As a result, the steppe ecosystem was completely destroyed. And where there was a flowering field, now there is a sandy sea. To avoid the emergence of new sugar, and was introduced ecological holiday to combat desertification.
8 July - Day of action against fishing. Fisherman's Day . It is celebrated on the second Sunday of July on the basis of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 11/01/88.
Starting from childhood, from the wise Pushkin's fairy tale "About the Fisherman and the Fish" all our life until old age, we all love fishing - in all its manifestations. Many of us are real fishermen, albeit amateurs. Many are familiar with the romance of early dawns on the lake, and the quiet evening dawn, the best for biting.
For professional fishermen and employees of fishing enterprises, Fisherman's Day is the main holiday of the year.
In 2003, during the Second All-Russian Congress of Animal Rights Defenders, it was decided to hold the Day of Action against Fishing and coincide with the Day of the Fisherman.
First day of action against fishing. On July 11, 2003, the first Day of Action against Fishing took place in the city of Novorossiysk. The city authorities, in order to avoid drawing attention to the cruelty of fishing, refused to issue a permit for the action to be held in a crowded place, sending animal rights activists to the seaside embankment, where there were practically no people. Nevertheless, with the support of local environmentalists and with the participation of media representatives, the action was successful and included not just picketing with distribution of leaflets, but also an interesting performance. The performance was as follows: “The fish swam carelessly, but they were tracked down by a fisherman, and throwing his net, he caught defenseless fish in it, and he began to catch those that did not get into the net with a hook. The red blood of the caught fish appeared, which splashed around. On white gloves fisherman, red spots appeared. Having caught the fish, he shouted loudly and rejoiced at the catch.
16 of September - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer .
Life on Earth is unthinkable without the ozone layer, which protects all life from harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. The disappearance of the ozonosphere would lead to unpredictable consequences, outbreaks of skin cancer, the destruction of plankton in the ocean, and mutations of flora and fauna.
September 20 - Forest Workers Day .
The 4th of October . - Animal Protection Day . This is the second “oldest” holiday of the ecological calendar, which has been celebrated since 1926. In 1926, Europeans celebrated the 700th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest Christian saints, Francis of Assisi. Francis of Assisi was the first among the Christians of the Middle Ages who refused to condemn nature as a devilish obsession and dared to call animals his brothers: “my brother Wolf”, “my brother Lion”. Legends tell that Francis had an incredible ability to come into contact with wild animals, which not only did not harm him, but obeyed the saint and protected him. And he, in turn, urged people not to harm animals.
The legendary hermit who lived in medieval Italy is revered not only as the founder of the Franciscan order, but also as the patron and protector of animals. It is not for nothing that Saint Francis is depicted in many Renaissance paintings surrounded by forest animals and birds. Subsequently, in many countries, members of animal welfare societies declared their readiness to annually celebrate this date by organizing various public events. Their goal is to raise public awareness of the need to protect the environment and animals. In many Western countries, it is generally accepted that pets are members of the family, just as "full" as people. Animals received medical care, healthy food, their own holidays and even beauty contests. At the same time, a number of Russian animal rights activists believe that the issues of keeping both wild and domestic animals in our country are being solved unsatisfactorily. In particular, there is still no federal law on the protection or maintenance of "our smaller brothers." In Moscow, there is also a legislative gap in this area. These issues are regulated by only a few decrees of the city government, but they are practically not implemented, experts say. Thus, it is not difficult to guess that due to the lack of a legislative framework, the life of animals, as well as their owners, is not protected.
The decision to celebrate this day was made at the International Congress of the supporters of the movement in defense of nature, held in Florence in 1931. Then animal protection societies of many countries of the world declared their readiness to organize various mass events every year. In Russia, this date has been celebrated since 2000 at the initiative of the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Animal Day was established to increase public awareness of the need to protect the environment, increase activity in animal protection. In many Western European countries, pets are considered part of the family and they have the same rights as other family members. Russia firmly holds the second place after the USA in the world in terms of the number of pets. In every third Russian family live "smaller brothers".
October 14 - Day of workers of state natural reserves . It has been celebrated since 1997 at the initiative of the Center for Wildlife Conservation, the World Wildlife Fund in honor of the first Russian reserve - Barguzinsky, which opened in 1916.
December 1 - World AIDS Day . Almost 20 years ago, the world learned about the existence of a new incurable disease - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Over the years, unprecedented financial and intellectual efforts have been spent to combat this disease, but the world community is still suffering a crushing defeat. According to the latest UN data, 40 million people on the planet are sick or carriers of the human immunodeficiency virus, and in the last year alone, 3 million people have died from this disease.
December 3 - International Pesticide Day . December 3rd is International Pesticide Day to commemorate a major accident at a pesticide plant in India. It was on this day in 1984 that an environmental disaster occurred at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. To draw attention to addressing the problems that arise from the production and use of hazardous chemicals, the Latin American Pesticide Activists Network declared December 3 as International Pesticide Pollution Day.
In May 2001, the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was adopted in Stockholm (Sweden) by 127 governments. The Stockholm Convention, which is international and legally enshrines the global elimination of pesticides, industrial chemicals and gases, the production and use of which causes great harm to all life on earth, will enter into force after ratification by 50 countries. To date, there are only two countries that have ratified the Convention - Canada and Fiji. And so environmentalists from different countries hold actions around the world on December 3 to remind governments that the Convention needs to be implemented as soon as possible.
December 29th - International Biodiversity Day . Celebrated since 1993. Its main goal is once again to draw the attention of the inhabitants of the planet to the need to preserve the biological diversity of life on Earth. A special symbolic cemetery was set up at the New York Zoo: 200 tombstones with the names of animals that have disappeared from the face of the earth over the past 400 years have been installed there. According to scientists, by 2050 another 20,000 plants will disappear. In 1966, data on extinct and endangered species of animals were published under the name "Red Book". Unfortunately, the list of endangered species of animals is being replenished. But there is also reason for optimism: there are “green pages” in the Red Book. Species saved from extermination are brought there.
December 29th – international day for biological diversity . In 1992, the United Nations Conference in Rio de Janeiro brought the diversity of living species, ecosystems and landscapes to the forefront of political and public attention around the world. Biological diversity has been recognized as an essential part of the world heritage of mankind, a vital source of its economic and social development. At the same time, today there is a great threat to the existence of species and entire ecosystems. Human-induced extinction of species continues at an alarming rate. In this regard, the countries participating in the Conference, including the Republic of Belarus, signed the Convention on Biological Diversity.
The date of December 29 was chosen to mark the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity. This day was established on the recommendation of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention held in Nassau in 1994. To date, 188 states from 194 countries of the world are Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity, which have committed themselves to strive to achieve the following goals: biodiversity conservation; sustainable use of biodiversity components; fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. The Republic of Belarus ratified the Convention on Biodiversity in 1993. Since then, she has been actively involved in all international events and contributes to the development of the provisions of this international document. To achieve the goals of the Convention, Belarus is improving environmental legislation related to the conservation of biodiversity. The country adopted and entered into force such acts of legislation as the Law “On Specially Protected Natural Territories and Objects” (as amended on May 23, 2000), the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Environmental Protection” (as amended on June 17, 2002 No. ), the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On the Flora" (June 14, 2003), the Forest and Land Codes. A number of other legislative acts are being prepared that are designed to provide a legal and economic basis for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, for example, draft laws on safety in genetic engineering activities, on the treatment of animals, a new version of the law on the protection and use of wildlife, provisions on the Red Book Republic of Belarus, other normative legal acts. Belarus is implementing the “National Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity”, approved by the Government of the Republic of Belarus in 1997. In accordance with the Scheme for the Rational Allocation of Specially Protected Natural Territories, approved in 1995, the system of these territories is being expanded and the National Ecological Network is being formed on its basis. A network of specially protected natural territories of international importance for the conservation of biodiversity is also being created - key ornithological, botanical, Ramsar (seven territories: "Olman swamps", "Middle Pripyat", "Zvanets", "Sporovsky", "Osveysky", "Kotra" and Yelnya), transboundary natural territories, biosphere reserves. The habitats and growth of rare and endangered species of wild animals and wild plants are preserved. In total, 2291 habitats and habitats of 360 rare species of animals and plants listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus are under protection in the republic. In the republic in 2003, 140 new similar places were identified and transferred under protection to land users. Today in Belarus, with the financial support of the Global Environment Facility, a national biosafety system is being developed, a National Coordinating Structure of the Clearing-House Mechanism is being created to ensure the exchange of information in the field of international scientific and technical cooperation. A network of non-governmental state organizations is being developed that are actively involved in solving the global problem of biodiversity conservation. In 2004, work is underway to prepare the third edition of the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus, which is planned to be published this year. It will include 156 new species of animals and plants subject to protection, and excluded from the second edition of 88 species. The new lists of animals and plants have been prepared in accordance with the modern species assessment criteria developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN, 2001).
Ecologist's Day is an opportunity to involve the public in environmental issues. National Ecologist Day in Russia is aimed at preserving and reproducing the country's natural potential.
Ecologist's Day: the history of occurrence and features of the celebration
Every year in the world June 5 celebrate World Environment Day. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 933 decided to proclaim this day in Russia as a national holiday of ecologists and environmentalists.
How did the Ecologist's Day come about?
The holiday was established by a resolution adopted by the Stockholm Conference on Environmental Protection in 1972. The event was attended by representatives of 113 countries of the world, including the USSR. A declaration was adopted containing 26 principles that all countries of the world should be guided by in order to protect nature for present humanity and future descendants.
The main goal pursued by the Ecologist's Day is to encourage the public to respect nature and awaken political interest in environmental protection issues.
The prerequisite for the emergence of the holiday was the UN appeal received from representatives of science from 23 countries. It contained a warning about the danger hanging over mankind, caused by environmental pollution and consumer behavior of people in relation to nature.
A holiday of world and all-Russian scale Ecologist's Day 2019 It is the upbringing of respect for the environment. On this day, attention is paid to the partnership of countries, the joint effort of which can lead to a prosperous future for the world.
How Ecologist Day is celebrated in Russia and other countries of the world
Forms of celebration Ecologist's Day in 2019 may be different for the countries of the world. Traditionally, rallies, parades of cyclists, drawing competitions, conferences, round tables, presentations, landscaping and tree planting events, colorful shows and performances are held on this day. Excursions, environmental education programs and environmental events are held in specially protected areas - nature reserves and national parks. All events are aimed at educating the public on environmental issues, awakening people's desire to preserve and protect flora and fauna.
Public organizations, parties, environmental associations and ordinary people take part in the celebration of the Day of the Ecologist in Russia. The joint efforts of specialists, public associations and government authorities make it possible to achieve a positive effect in solving environmental problems on a regional and global scale.
Every year the holiday is held under different slogans established by the UN. The themes of the holiday in different years were: “A tree for the world”, “Think. Eat. Save”, etc.
The emergence of a tradition of large-scale celebration Ecologist's Day June 5 emphasizes the importance of environmental institutions, environmental organizations and those who promote the conservation and reproduction of natural resources. The right to a favorable environmental situation is enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation and international environmental documents.