On the basis of the scientific and methodological institution «National Institute of Education» of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus and the state educational institution «Academy of Postgraduate Education», the state educational institution «Academy of Education» began to function.
The Academy should become the country’s leading coordinating center for continuous practice-oriented training of teaching staff, conducting fundamental and applied scientific research in priority areas of development of the education system, developing and introducing innovative components of scientific and methodological support for preschool, general secondary, special education, additional education for children, youth and adults, educational work.
The functioning of the state educational institution «Academy of Education» will contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 9 and other SDGs.
More information about the activities of the Academy can be found at the link.
In 2023, 822.9 thousand tons of secondary material resources (SMR) were collected in Belarus: paper and cardboard, glass, plastics, electrical and electronic equipment, as well as used tires and used oils. In terms of each resident of the republic, there are about 89 kg of SMR.
The collected SMRs include:
The effective use of SMR makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13 and other SDGs.
More detailed statistics on the collection of SMR for 2023 can be found at the link.
From February 5 to 9, 2024, organizations in Mogilev will host Zero Injury Week. The event is aimed at preventing cases of industrial injuries, promptly identifying and eliminating violations of labor safety standards.
During the Zero Injury Week, information and monitoring activities are planned to ensure that employees comply with the requirements of industrial, fire and transport safety rules, and local regulations in the field of labor protection.
Ensuring the well-being of workers at all levels of production contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 8 and other SDGs.
More detailed information can be found at the link.
On February 2, 2024, a press conference on the topic «Ecology of Belarus. Conservation and rational use of wetlands» dedicated to World Wetlands Day was held in Minsk.
Belarus is one of the countries where wetlands occupy a large part of the territory. Swamps alone make up about 900.7 thousand hectares, of which 317.2 thousand hectares are protected areas. Today, 26 natural sites have the status of international importance. Their total area is 765.3 thousand hectares, or 3.7% of the territory of the country.
The state’s environmental policy is aimed at preserving existing wealth and returning lost wealth. Since December 2020, the law «On the protection and use of peatlands» has been in force in Belarus, one of the main objectives of which is the preservation of natural swamps. In 2023, the ecological rehabilitation of disturbed peatland «Pogonyanskoye-2» was carried out on an area of 5946.2 hectares in the Gomel region and the disturbed ecological rehabilitation of disturbed peatland was re-wetted on an area of about 100 hectares in the Mogilev region.
Preserving Belarusian wetlands in their natural state provides a range of ecosystem benefits, including:
The conservation and rational use of wetlands makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 12, 13, 15 and other SDGs.
Recording of the press conference «Ecology of Belarus. Conservation and rational use of wetlands» in video format is available at the link.
In the spring of 2024, it is planned to begin construction of a new waste sorting plant in the Trostenetsky landfill.
The plant is expected to build additional conveyors to increase the productivity of the existing line of the enterprise «Ecores», construction of a new production building, a boiler house using waste wood chips with a backup electric boiler, RDF fuel drying facilities, sheds for storing secondary resources, etc. The production complex plans to produce up to 114 thousand tons per year of RDF fuel and will organize the sorting of up to 600 thousand tons per year of mixed solid municipal waste, including up to 30 thousand tons per year of separately collected waste to obtain secondary material resources.
The construction of a waste sorting plant in the area of the Trostenetsky landfill will make it possible to achieve a waste utilization level above 45%, and will also contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the plant can be found at the link.
In schools of the Mogilev region, specialists from the state institution «State Energy and Gas Supervision» are implementing the first pilot projects to teach electrical safety rules using VR-simulators.
Classes are held using the training program «Safe Home VR». Using VR-glasses, children learn in a quest format how to handle electrical appliances, the dangers of using them incorrectly in everyday life and what mistakes should be avoided. The program recreates various scenarios and demonstrates the most common situations that lead to electric shock, including connecting a hair dryer, phone charger, or washing machine to the outlet with wet hands. It is planned that in 2025 this program will be taught in schools in other regions of the country.
Teaching electrical safety rules using modern technologies will make it possible to attract the attention of young people more effectively to the problem of electrical injuries and will contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 9 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the program can be found at the link.
On January 30, 2024, the new Information Technology Center was opened at the technology park «Law and Order» in Vitebsk, which includes the IT school «IT-Academy InTechHub» and the co-working center «MESTO».
The clients of the coworking center will be representatives of modern creative and innovative professions – programmers and designers. At the IT school, young people aged 14 to 30 years will study programming languages and technologies – Python, JavaScript, CSS, Html, VueJS, PostgreSQL, AI (artificial intelligence), MV (machine vision), Big Data (large volume of data), Data Mining (data collection). In the first year, it is planned to graduate more than 20 qualified specialists with employment opportunities.
Together with the educational institution «Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherov», a branch of the Department of Mathematics and Information Technologies will also be created on the basis of the Information Technology Center with the aim of conducting practical classes at the training site for specialists in creating an information product.
The functioning of the Information Technology Center will contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 9 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the Center can be found at the link.
On January 26, 2024, as part of the Week of Belarusian Science, the interactive lecture dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the Republic of Belarus was held at the state educational institution «Loshnitsa District Gymnasium». The event was organized by the Coordination Center «Education for Sustainable Development» of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University. M. Tanka.
During the lecture, students of the 8th and 9th grades of the gymnasium became familiar with the history of the SDGs, the architecture of managing the process of achieving the SDGs in Belarus, the key areas of activity of the Coordination Center and the SDG Volunteer Team of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University. M. Tanka.
Conducting lectures on the Sustainable Development Goals in educational institutions makes an important contribution to the popularization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
More detailed information about the lecture can be found at the link.
On January 26, 2024, a press conference «On the Results of Scientific Activities in the Field of Ecology in 2023 and Plans for 2024» was held in Minsk.
Representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, the State Scientific and Production Association «Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Bioresources», State Enterprise «NPC for Geology», Republican Unitary Enterprise «Central Research Institute for the Integrated Use of Water Resources», State institution «Republican Center for Hydrometeorology, Control of Radioactive Pollution and Environmental Monitoring», Republican Unitary Enterprise «BelNIC «Ecology» took part in the conference.
Participants of the press conference presented the results of scientific activities in the field of ecology in 2023, and also discussed plans for 2024, measures to implement and improve scientific activities in the field of ecology, the organization of interdepartmental work, the participation of Belarusian scientists in international projects and other issues.
The main objectives for improving scientific activity in the field of ecology for 2024 are: further formation of the scientific potential of organizations, high-quality implementation of research work taking into account the development of new directions, development of cooperation in the development and implementation of projects and programs.
Sustainable use of natural resources, improvement of scientific activities in the field of ecology, transition to environmentally friendly and resource-saving technologies make an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15 and other SDGs.
The recording of the press conference in video format is available at the link.
Today, one of the most serious and complex challenges facing people and the planet, affecting every aspect of life, is single-use plastic. In Belarus, plastic annually accounts for about 280 tons of solid municipal waste. About 35-37% of them are recyclable.
Effective measures and solutions to reduce the generation of plastic waste are being implemented in the country with the support of UN agencies. Among them:
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), developed the draft of the National Strategy for the Development of the Circular Economy of the Republic of Belarus for the period until 2035. It is expected that the circular economy will focus on five priority areas: eco-design, resource-efficient, cleaner production, industrial symbiosis, packaging and the sharing economy.
The implementation of comprehensive solutions to reduce the use of plastic makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about measures to reduce plastic in Belarus can be found at the link.
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