Work experience of the Ulyanovsk region Ecological Chamber - the first in the Eastern Europe - was highly praised by international experts

The discussion took place as part of the activities for the VI Volga Region Ecological Week.

Work experience of the Ulyanovsk region Ecological Chamber - the first in the Eastern Europe - was highly praised by international experts

The discussion took place as part of the activities for the VI Volga Region Ecological Week.

Specialists of the European nature protection organization "Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union" (NABU) took a favorable view of the Ecological Chamber's work experience in the sphere of creation and work in the territory of the Ulyanovsk region. According to the vice-president of NABU Thomas Tennhardt, it is the first unmatched experience of cooperation between authorities and voluntary ecologists in the territory of the Eastern Europe. It is particularly important to be recognized by foreign experts because as of today the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union is one of the largest nature protection organizations in the world. Speaking at the plenary session of the VI Volga Region Ecological Week, the provisional Governor of the Ulyanovsk region Sergey Morozov gave an update on the environmental situation over the past year and identified the key directions and problems to prepare the region for 2017, the Year of Ecology in the Russian Federation.

According to the dedicated experts, the Ulyanovsk region can be proud of the achievements in the field of environmental protection. The region was the first in our country to develop a territorial scheme of waste disposal. A full-scale system of interaction with civil society in the sphere of environmental protection was successfully built in the region. This includes such public institutions as the Ecological Chamber, the Ecological Government and the Council of Industrial Ecologists. In addition, the Management of Specially Protected Natural Territories of the Ulyanovsk Region was created, which will partially supervise the sphere of ecotourism, leisure and scientific activity. In addition, the Directorate for Special Protection of Natural Territories of the Ulyanovsk Region was created, which will partially supervise the spheres of ecotourism, leisure and scientific activities. In the region, great emphasis is placed on ecological education. Its purpose is to promote ecological culture among the population of the Ulyanovsk region as a system of ecological knowledge and relations, environmental thinking and awareness, ecological behavior.

Alexander Chepukhin, the First Deputy Prime Minister - the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources of the Ulyanovsk region, noted that the Volga Region Ecological Week is one of the largest environmental events in the region, the Volga Federal District and the country in general, as well as one of the most significant ones. "For the second consecutive year, our colleagues from Germany become the honored guest of the Volga Region Ecological Week. Today they presented a new project within the Preservation of the Imperial Eagle and Ecological Education programme. We especially value willingness of our foreign colleagues to cooperate internationally", - reported the First Deputy Chairman of the Government. According to him, the imperial eagle is included in the Red List and is the natural symbol of the Ulyanovsk region. Currently there are about 120 couples of eagles in the region. The aim of the new international project will be studying of this bird's migratory way and wintering areas by means of GSM transmitters. This will help to preserve this rare species.

In 2015, NABU took part in the V Volga Region Ecological Week. Within the visit experts studied German legislation in the sphere of restoration of green spaces in city and rural settlements, as well as experience of Germany on protection and development of the SPNA system and nature protection volunteering.

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The NABU organization (Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union) was created in Berlin 15 years ago. Today the Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union is one of the largest nature protection organizations in the world. NABU's main objectives are the preservation of specially protected natural territories and biodiversity, promotion of ecological education and ecotourism, implementation of the principles of sustainable development of society and nature. Currently the NABU organization includes 500 thousand members and operates in more than 40 countries.

The Government of Ulyanovs Region