CHELYABINSK, October 1 - RIA Novosti. The fourth All-Russian Children's Environmental Forum, which brought together about 5 thousand participants from 51 regions of the Russian Federation, was held in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk region, the region is preparing to host the fifth, anniversary forum next year, said regional governor Alexey Texler.
According to the head of the region, the two-day IV All-Russian Children's Environmental Forum ended in Magnitogorsk, and for the first time this city was chosen to host it. The Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works is one of the leaders in implementing environmental programs in the Chelyabinsk region, and it was useful for schoolchildren to see this with their own eyes, Texler noted.
“This year, about 5 thousand children from 51 regions took part in the forum. Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin sent greetings to them, noting the educational nature of the forum. For us, this is an important landmark: how we raise children today determines what the country will be like tomorrow,” Texler wrote in his channel on the Max platform.
Next year, the region is preparing to host a new, anniversary forum, he noted. “We will continue to develop DEF as the country’s main platform for environmental education of children,” the governor noted.
The head of the region also clarified that at the plenary session of the forum, together with the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Urals Federal District Artem Zhoga, he answered the guys’ questions. The main topic: who will solve environmental problems tomorrow. “Everything starts from school, so today we are opening engineering classes, developing additional education, and at the South Ural interuniversity campus, ecology and living systems will become one of the priority areas,” Texler explained.
The governor added that the DEF brings together the most active and involved people, so the conversation went beyond the given topic - they discussed a unique landfill reclamation project in Chelyabinsk, energy and transport issues.
After the session, at a meeting with regional teams, schoolchildren spoke in detail about their projects. “The main thing is that these are real things, and after each forum many projects are brought to life. Here, guys from different regions are busy with one common and very important thing, which is especially symbolic in the Year of the Unity of the Peoples of Russia,” Texler noted.
According to him, the forum ended with an awards ceremony, where winners were chosen in 17 categories.
Plenipotentiary Representative Artem Zhoga awarded the winners and runners-up in the nomination “Best project to save rivers and lakes.” The first place was taken by a team of ecologists from the Tyumen region.
“Protection of lakes and rivers is an important area, because water is what life gives us. Every project is worthy of victory. The Ural Federal District is rich in water resources, and we pay great attention to this area. For example, the Chelyabinsk region is a region of 3000 lakes. Tyumen is famous for its thermal springs, the Kurgan region is famous for the salt lake Medvezhy. Thank you, guys, for taking the initiative and making our planet better,” the plenipotentiary noted.
Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources Vladimir Chernyshev noted that one of the most important human needs is to live in a clean world.
“We live in a world where we have many opportunities that create new needs. And one of the most important is to live in a clean world and breathe clean air. This is impossible to achieve without your participation. Ecology begins with each of us. Without your careful and responsible attitude towards nature, it is impossible to preserve what has been created and preserved over the years. Thank you for presenting your work and contributing to the preservation of the environment,” he said, addressing the forum participants.
