Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated February 27, 2024 №123 «On conducting an economic assessment of ecosystem services» approved the Regulations on the procedure and conditions for conducting an economic assessment of ecosystem services.
Conducting an economic assessment of ecosystem services is aimed at assessing the state of the ecosystem and its components, reducing harmful impacts on the environment and improving its quality, justifying the development and implementation of measures to obtain benefits from the conservation, restoration and sustainable functioning of ecosystems, etc.
An economic assessment will evaluate the ecosystem service and identify the environmental, economic and social benefits that can be derived from its provision, and identify measures that can be taken to predict, minimize and/or prevent adverse impacts.
Conducting an economic assessment of ecosystem services will allow one to compare the costs and benefits of investments in the environmental complex and will contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13, 14, 15 and other SDGs.
On February 28, 2024, the second stage of the pilot republican career guidance project «ProfNavigator Students» took place at the Belarusian State Technological University.
The goal of the project is to popularize entrepreneurship among young people, as well as to familiarize students with business representatives and their successful work experience.
As part of the dialogue platform, participants discussed current issues in preparing for self-presentation, the use of government support tools for entrepreneurship, ways to implement their ideas in the business sphere, as well as other issues of interest to young people thinking about taking the first step in business.
The implementation of the «ProfNavigator Students» project will help students in identifying their professional interests, preparing for employment and successfully starting a career, which will contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 8 and other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
March 1, 2024 at the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after. M. Tank hosted the Youth Forum “SDGs: up to 16 and older” – the final event of the III Republican Сompetition of Сreative Works “Children about SDGs”, organized by the Coordination Center «Education for Sustainable Development» of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after. M. Tank.
The forum was held within the framework of the international technical assistance project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, implemented by UN agencies in the Republic of Belarus and funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The forum participants were representatives of 43 educational institutions, including kindergartens, secondary schools, gymnasiums, centers of additional education, palaces of children’s creativity, tourist and environmental centers for children and youth. In total, representatives of 201 educational institutions took part in the competition “Children about SDGs”, presenting 748 creative works, which can be viewed at the link.
The forum included an award ceremony for the laureates of the Republican Сompetition of Сreative Works “Children about SDGs”, an educational quest “SDGs: the First Steps to Sustainability” and the defense of slogans dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Youth Forum “SDGs: up to 16 and older” makes an important contribution to the popularization of the Sustainable Development Goals.
More detailed information about the forum can be found at the link.
From February 29 to March 1, 2024, the V International Scientific and Methodological Conference «Ecological Education and Sustainable Development. Status, goals, problems and prospects» is helding on the basis of the educational institution «International State Ecological Institute named after A. D. Sakharov» of the Belarusian State University
The purpose of the conference is to create an international interdisciplinary platform for discussing topical issues of environmental education based on the Goals of the World Concept of Sustainable Development and the Development of the Education System of the Republic of Belarus.
The conference program includes the round table «Continuous environmental education in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals», as well as the work of sections:
International scientific and methodological conference «Ecological education and sustainable development. Status, goals, problems and prospects» makes an important contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 4 and other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
More detailed information about the conference can be found at the link.
On March 1, 2024, the II Republican Сompetition “Young Friends of the SDGs”, organized by the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after M.Tank, started.
The competition is the second stage of the educational project “Lessons of Sustainable Development” and is implemented by the Coordination Center “Education for Sustainable Development” of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after M.Tank within the framework of the international technical assistance project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, implemented by UN agencies in the Republic of Belarus and funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The Сompetition is aimed at implementing a socially significant initiative (action, project, etc.) with the aim of promoting the SDGs by students. The competition will be held in two stages:
The final event will be held with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus and SDG Youth Ambassadors.
Detailed information about the conditions of the competition is provided at the link.
The Republican Сompetition “Young Friends of the SDGs” contributes to the popularization of ideas and values of sustainable development among children and youth.
The Republic of Belarus has been actively involved in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for quite some time. At the same time, the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda is impossible without assessing its effectiveness, monitoring progress and promoting all processes of SDG implementation. The National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus acts as the national focal point for monitoring the achievement of the SDGs in Belarus. Its tasks include coordinating the process of conducting a national assessment of readiness to report on global SDG indicators, developing a national list of indicators for monitoring the achievement of SDGs, providing a platform for discussing issues related to the collection and analysis of data on SDG indicators between government bodies (organizations) and international organizations, ensuring the quality of statistical information, etc.
To date, the Republic of Belarus has already taken a number of important steps to improve the process of collecting and analyzing statistical data on the SDGs at the regional and international levels:
According to an assessment of progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals conducted by the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus in 2023, about 80% of the SDG indicators show significant progress. Today, in Belarus there is not a single Goal in which progress would be less than 60%.
Belarus also maintains a high position in the global ranking of SDG achievements – 34th place among 166 countries, which is the best indicator among the CIS countries.
More detailed information on the progress of achieving the SDGs in Belarus can be found at the link.
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