The level of greening of territories is growing in Belarus

In the modern world, due to the concentration of industrial and transport facilities in cities, the degree of man-made load on people and ecosystems is high. Considering that more than 72% of the population of Belarus lives in cities and urban-type settlements, landscaping of territories is becoming an integral part of their development strategy and urban planning.

In Belarus, the standard for greening of populated areas is set at 40%, and has been growing for the past three years. Thus, in Brest it is 45.7%, in Vitebsk – 49.1%, in Gomel – 42.5%, in Grodno – 41.8%, in Mogilev – 44.3%, in Minsk – 42.1%.

Thus, as part of the implementation of the Republican plan of measures to restore order on the land in January-August 2024, more than 200 thousand trees and 299 thousand shrubs were planted, with a plan of 83 thousand and 94 thousand, respectively. Including about 14 thousand trees and 35 thousand bushes planted along republican highways, 4 thousand trees and about 2 thousand bushes along local roads.

Detailed information about events and information campaigns for further greening of Belarus is presented within the framework of the press conference “Greening of Belarus: the ecological potential of urban landscapes and roadside objects”.

The organization of an ecologically sound and socially balanced structure of the landscape and recreational complex is one of the leading tasks of sustainable nature management and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 11, 13, 15 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.