Improving soil fertility is an important element of sustainable development of territories, food and environmental security.
The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus has developed a set of measures to improve the fertility and protect agricultural lands from soil degradation for 2021-2025, which includes measures to optimize the acidity of arable and meadow lands, determine the amount of liming of acidic soils and the need for lime ameliorants. The complex also describes the technological aspects of increasing the efficiency of organic fertilizers, assessed the balance of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur and determined the need for mineral fertilizers for 2021-2025.
In addition, in order to increase soil productivity and improve the quality of cultivated products, scientists of the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus have developed more than 20 new forms of liquid chelated micronutrient fertilizers based on organic acids. Five chemical enterprises of the country are already carrying out their industrial production.
Taking measures to increase fertility and protect against soil degradation contributes to the conservation of soil resources, their rational use and prevention of a decrease in their fertility potential, which makes a significant contribution to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 2, 3, 13, 15 and other SDGs.
More detailed information on the complex of measures to improve soil fertility can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/society/view/kompleks-meroprijatij-po-povysheniju-plodorodija-pochv-razrabotali-v-nan-472920-2021/.
On December 3, 2021, the public association «Belarusian Republican Union of Lawyers» held a conference timed to coincide with the celebration of Lawyer’s Day.
The event was attended by international and Belarusian experts in the legal field.
The conference was held in the form of round tables in a hybrid format on the following topics:
The conference contributes to the establishment of professional and business interaction not only at the country level, but also at the interstate level, and also contributes to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus Sustainable Development Goals 4, 9, 16 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the conference can be found at the link: https://pravo.by/novosti/novosti-pravo-by/2021/november/67323/.
On December 9, 2021, the 2nd Regional Entrepreneurship Forum «The Contribution of Regional Entrepreneurship to the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals» will be held.
The forum was organized by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus and the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee with the support of the United Nations Development Program in the Republic of Belarus.
The event will be attended by representatives of the business community, councils for the development of entrepreneurship, local and republican government bodies, the banking sector, as well as international organizations.
The participants of the event will consider the most effective ways and mechanisms for the development of business activity, corresponding to the SDG objectives, the introduction of innovative approaches and tools in entrepreneurial activity for its development at the local and national levels, as well as share their experience and present ideas, opinions and suggestions on topics:
To participate in the forum, you need to register by following the link: https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1XHdb8-9SYGYPGK6VEIjsA?fbclid=IwAR1mcwf6PynoOAJpUT2vAsV_UXor8IT3HtUh-IAS4DLoBq8mnA5vMItatNQ.
The holding of a regional entrepreneurship forum testifies to the progressive and purposeful movement of the state in the development of regions and contributes to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 11, 17 and other SDGs.
More detailed information and the forum program can be found at the link: https://bit.ly/3ycd0Zj.
By the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated November 30, 2021 №683, the Concept for the development of the country’s education system until 2030 was approved.
The concept for the development of the country’s education system until 2030 defines the goals, main tasks, directions of development, ways to achieve goals and solve the main tasks:
To ensure the quality of education, by the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated December 4, 2021 №693, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus approved the creation of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education.
The approval of the Concept for the development of the country’s education system until 2030, as well as the creation of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, make a significant contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 and other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
More detailed information about the Concept and the National Agency can be found at the links: https://pravo.by/novosti/novosti-pravo-by/2021/december/67555/, https://pravo.by/novosti/novosti-pravo-by/2021/december/67613/.
On December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated annually around the world, aimed at drawing attention to the problems of people with disabilities, protecting their rights and integrating them into all aspects of life.
On this day, in all cities and regions of the country, events are held timed to the Day of Disabled Persons: round tables are organized; «Direct lines» on issues of social protection and rehabilitation of persons; charity events; visits to cinemas, exhibitions, sports facilities; thematic meetings are held in cultural institutions, new centers for people with disabilities are opening.
One of these centers is an educational and therapeutic center for children and youth with psychophysical disabilities, which opened in Gomel on the basis of a boarding school for the disabled. The center provides services free of charge and can receive up to 140 people daily. There are several blocks in its structure:
The opening of an educational and therapeutic center for children and youth with psychophysical disabilities provides an opportunity for children and youth with disabilities to develop and take part in all spheres of society, which makes a significant contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 10 and other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
More detailed information about the center can be found at the link: http://invagomel.by/oni-znayut-podxod-k-kazhdomu-v-gomele-otkrylsya-pervyj-v-strane-integrativnyj-centr-dlya-detej-s-osobennostyami-razvitiya/?fbclid=IwAR0C7XKenj2_y5DS-9jfGS_8jQDkt2KmkIGNHaeyubjDvbjA8AjjHzPe_vA.
On December 2 and 3, 2021, Vitebsk hosted the IX International Economic Forum «Innovations. Investments. Prospects» with the thematic area «Digital economy – a driver of innovative development in the region».
The forum was attended by over 30 business delegations, representatives of the diplomatic corps from 15 countries. The event was organized by the Vitebsk regional and city executive committees, the Vitebsk regional marketing center, the administration of the FEZ «Vitebsk», the Vitebsk branch of the Bel CCI and the regional union of employers.
The participants of the IX International Economic Forum presented their regions and companies, discussed problematic issues, exchanged views in the framework of the panel discussions «Smart Region», «Innovation and Industry», «Model of Belarusian-Russian interregional cooperation of regions on the example of developing the concept of sustainable development of the Pskov and Vitebsk regions , building a model of «green economy». In addition, the program of the Forum provided for virtual and face-to-face exhibitions of business entities of the Vitebsk region.
The holding of the International Economic Forum contributes to the exchange of experience in the use of high technologies, the formation of infrastructure and legal environment for the development of the digital economy, and also contributes to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 11, 17 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the IX International Economic Forum can be found at the links: https://marketvit.by/journalists/events/ix-mezhdunarodnyj-ekonomicheskij-forum-innovatsii-investitsii-perspektivy/, https://www.belta.by/regions/view/porjadka-br28-mlrd-investitsij-budet-napravleno-v-ekonomiku-vitebskoj-oblasti-po-itogam-goda-472692-2021.
The Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated November 24, 2021 №672 approved the Strategy in the field of intellectual property until 2030, which provides for the transformation of intellectual property into an effective tool for innovative and socio-cultural development of the Republic of Belarus.
The strategy defines the main directions for improving the national intellectual property system, the goals and objectives of state policy in this area, as well as the directions in which the Strategy will be implemented.
In addition, a list of measures has been developed to implement the Strategy for 2021–2023, which includes:
The implementation of the Strategy will increase the efficiency of the intellectual property management system and transform the country’s research and creative potential into one of the key resources for economic growth, as well as make a significant contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals by the Republic of Belarus 8, 9, 11 and other SDGs.
More information on the Intellectual Property Strategy can be found at the link: https://pravo.by/novosti/novosti-pravo-by/2021/november/67443/.
On December 1, 2021, at the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, a meeting of the National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus A.M. Isachenko was held. and leaders of intersectoral teams on economics, environment, social issues, education, monitoring and evaluation of the SDGs of the Council for Sustainable Development.
During the meeting, the participants discussed the new composition of the coordinators of the Partnership Group for Sustainable Development, areas of joint work with the SDG Youth Ambassadors and the media, and also agreed on a number of documents to update the work of the national architecture for managing the SDG achievement process.
On 2-3 December, 2021, Minsk will host an international conference «New approaches and successful practices in the development of ecological tourism in specially protected natural areas as a contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals». The conference is organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus with the support of the United Nations Development Program and the Government of the Russian Federation within the framework of the project «Development of Ecological Tourism to Promote a Green Transition to Inclusive and Sustainable Growth».
The conference will be attended by over 170 experts in the field of ecotourism from 11 countries: Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan. Representatives of environmental agencies, specially protected natural areas, NGOs, agro-ecological estates, universities from different countries will discuss various aspects of ecotourism as a driver of sustainable development of regions and as an important element of effective management of protected areas.
The conference facilitates the exchange of information and experience in the field of ecological tourism, conservation and sustainable use of biological and landscape diversity and contributes to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 13, 15, 17 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the international conference can be found at the link: https://minpriroda.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/mezhdunarodnaja-konferentsija-novye-podxody-i-uspeshnye-praktiki-v-razvitii-ekologicheskogo-turizma-na-osobo-3948/?fbclid=IwAR2VpczvEKM4zahsnJQ5YgnPB_pkvs_VVUyHyRzZSsZ-TXlOI4YLnjnwytk.
By the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated January 28, 2021 №50, the State Program «Comfortable Housing and Favorable Environment» for 2021-2025 was approved. In accordance with this State Program, work is being carried out in the country to repair and build water pipelines in rural areas, drill new wells, and install iron removal stations.
As a result of the implementation of Subprogram 5 «Clean Water» of the State Program «Comfortable Housing and Favorable Environment» for 2021-2025, tens of thousands of residents of our country have received high-quality drinking water over the past ten years. Today, 95.3% of consumers are provided with drinking water.
Currently, iron removal stations are being built in the agricultural towns of Mikelevschina and Streltsy, in the villages of Zapolye and Goluby. In Mostovsky District, 88.8% of consumers are connected to the centralized water supply system, which is 24,000 people, of which 9,600 are villagers. In addition, technical modernization of treatment facilities with the use of sand and gravel filters in the village of Goluby has been carried out, design and survey work is underway for the construction of central water pipelines in the village of Kulevshchina and technical modernization of sewage treatment facilities in the agricultural town of Gudevichi. By the end of 2021, 17 water iron removal stations will operate in the Mostovsky district.
The provision of consumers with clean water in the Grodno region is 98.1%. By 2025, it is planned to commission 75 iron removal stations in the region, 22 of which are already in operation.
It is planned to build about 800 water deferrization stations, more than 300 water wells, reconnect over 100 settlements to the existing centralized water supply systems in the whole country by 2025. In 2021, it is planned to put into operation 186 iron removal stations, 132 objects have already been connected.
The availability of clean drinking water significantly improves the quality of life, contributes to improving the health and well-being of the population, and is also an important aspect in achieving Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 3, 6, 11 and other SDGs.
More information on this topic can be found at the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/kak-pit-dat654564.html.
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