28-29 September, 2021, a youth forum «Green Economy – a Successful Future» was held on the basis of the Republican Center for Ecology and Local Lore.
The main goal of the Forum was the participation of schoolchildren in the discussion of the draft National Action Plan for the Development of the Green Economy for 2021–2025.
The Youth Forum «Green Economy – a Successful Future» was organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, UNICEF, UNDP with the support of the National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Forum was attended by representatives of the resource centers of «green schools», students from the regions and the city of Minsk, as well as youth ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals, who acted as moderators of dialogue platforms on the priority areas of the draft National Action Plan for the development of a «green» Economy for 2021-2025 – climate change, ecological tourism, sustainable consumption and production, biological and landscape diversity, etc.
Within the framework of the event, a plenary session «Green economy – a vector of success» and a panel discussion «Voice of youth for a green future» were held, at which the results of the Forum were discussed, as well generalized recommendations and proposals of the participants on the draft National Action Plan for the Development of the Green Economy for 2021–2025.
A workshop for the development of local sustainable development strategies began work in the Mogilev region, the participants of which were representatives of the Dribinsky, Kirovsky, Klichevsky, Krasnopolsky, Krichevsky, Mstislavsky, Slavgorodsky districts and the city of Bobruisk.
The main goal of the workshop on local sustainable development strategies is to unite various interested representatives of local authorities, public organizations, business communities: entrepreneurs, farmers and agricultural estates for the coordinated development of regions and the tourism sector. At specially organized seminars, experts share with the workshop participants their knowledge and experience on mobilizing the internal potential and resources of the regions. The acquired knowledge is applied upon returning to the districts to develop their own development strategy.
Equal development of the regions of the Republic of Belarus is one of the priority areas in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and also contributes to the achievement of 10, 11, 17 Sustainable Development Goals and other SDGs.
More information on the work of the Workshops on Local Sustainable Development Strategies can be found at the link: https://mogilevnews.by/news/23-09-2021-18-38/75116.
The Republic of Belarus is one of the ten European countries with the largest forest area. The country’s forest cover has almost doubled over the past 60 years and peaked in more than a century. 50 hectares of special forest seed plantations are created in Belarus every year.
Innovative approaches and developments are being actively implemented in the forestry industry and are used in seed-breeding centers, forest nurseries, greenhouses, as well as in «forest biofactories». Planting material with a closed root system is actively used; these plantings are more resistant to weather disasters, diseases and pests. The modernization of production facilities and the purchase of modern equipment are one of the reasons for the successful development of the forestry industry. Mechanization of processes allows avoiding many risks, increasing productivity and quality of labor.
The introduction of innovations in forestry affects the preservation of forest ecological systems and makes a huge contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 9, 12, 15 and others.
For more information on innovation in the forestry industry, please follow the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/derevya-sami-ne-rastut.html.
A cycle of regional digital forums #GBCregions (State. Business. Citizens — regions) has started in the Republic of Belarus, the first of which took place in Gomel.
On September 16, 2021, about 200 people joined the event online and offline.
The main task of regional forums is to create a platform for demonstrating the achievements of the regions in the field of digitalization of various spheres of life, as well as for discussing the state, development and prospects of the digital future of the regions of Belarus.
The #GBCregions forum was organized by the National Traffic Exchange Center RUE, the National Electronic Services Center RUE and the Belarusian Cloud Technologies JLLC, with the support of the Operative Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus and the Gomel Regional Executive Committee.
In 2021, digital forums will take place in all regional centers, for each of which a unique program will be developed, taking into account the specifics of the projects being implemented. The cycle of regional digital forums #GBCregions contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 11 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the regional forum in Gomel can be found at the links: https://www.mpt.gov.by/ru/news/16-09-2021-7473, https://www.belta.by/regions/view/pervyj-regionalnyj-forum-gbcregions-startoval-v-gomele-460080-2021/.
On September 23, 2021, a meeting on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 «Affordable and Clean Energy» was held in Gomel.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Energy, RPUE Gomeloblgaz, RUE Gomelenergo, Gomel Regional Executive Committee and the youth ambassador for SDG 7 Ivan Rizevsky.
The meeting discussed the possibilities of transforming the energy system of the Republic of Belarus for sustainable development, as well as progress in achieving SDG 7 by the Gomel region.
On September 24, 2021, the Coordination Center «Education for Sustainable Development» together with the SDG Youth Ambassadors, as well as the Inter-University Club of Friends of the SDGs for freshmen of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maksim Tank, organized an educational quest «Sustainable Development Goals: The Way Forward».
The content of the quest tasks at the stations «Improvisation», «0Know to keep», «Leave your mark», «What? Where? When?» was dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goals.
The students who took part in the quest developed projects of initiatives aimed at achieving the SDGs and improving the life of the university and the university community: landscaping the university territory, creating an art space “Students!” and others.
On September 22, 2021, at the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Belarusian State University, the World Cafe «Youth Look at the Promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals» was held with the participation of Faculty students and held by the Youth Ambassador of SDG 4 «Quality Education» with the assistance of the Faculty Trade Union Bureau.
The event was organized within the framework of the Decade «Education for Sustainable Development for All» on the scale of the Global Week of Action for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Students of the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences at the World Cafe discussed the challenges and presented possible solutions in the form of project ideas for: SDG 1 «Eradicate Poverty»; SDG 4 «Quality education»; SDG 5 «Gender Equality»; SDG 8 «Decent Work and Economic Growth», with a focus on current challenges and how to achieve them.
September 15, 2021 Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Belarus, Chairman of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee Gennady Solovey, as well as representatives of various specialized departments and organizations summed up the results of the large-scale rehabilitation of peatlands in the Gomel region.
Works on waterlogging of drained territories were carried out in the country within the framework of the international technical assistance project «Restoration of drained peatlands in Belarus – 2nd phase». The coordination and implementation of the project is carried out by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus in accordance with the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus №623 dated October 30, 2020, funded by the Korean Forest Service within the framework of the Drylands Greening Partnership initiative. In the course of the project, a dam was built on the previously drained areas, and 120 dams were built using a special technology to retain water. An innovative system of automatic monitoring and early detection of forest fires «Forest Guard» was installed within the framework of the project.
Ecological rehabilitation of wetlands makes an important contribution to solving many global problems, as well as contributes to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 13, 15 and others.
More information on rewetting drained peatlands can be found here: https://minpriroda.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/ministr-andrej-xudyk-prinjal-uchastie-v-meroprijatii-posvjaschennom-zaversheniju-rabot-po-povtornomu-3867/.
The Ministry of Economy completed the cycle of working trips of the leadership of the economic department to the regions in order to identify problems and determine the prospects for the development of territories in the development of program documents for the period up to 2025.
In 2021, special attention was paid to the methodological support of work on regional programs. The emphasis of regional policy in the current five-year period will be placed on the cities «80 plus». In the coming five-year period, it is planned to create 13 specialized clusters, the development of which will be aimed at mastering the release of new products and their promotion to the market.
Regional sustainable development groups have been created in the regions of Belarus to organize work on localizing the Sustainable Development Goals and promoting balanced development. The main goal of regional development is to create equal opportunities for the population, regardless of where they live, which contributes to the achievement of SDGs 10, 11 and others by the Republic of Belarus.
More detailed information on the prospects for regional development can be found at the link: http://economy.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/aleksandr-chervjakov-razvitie-territorij-i-otraslej-dolzhno-byt-sinxronizirovano-45959-2021/.
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