Novopolotsk and Senno administrative buildings will turn off their lights for "Earth Hour"

March 25, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Novopolotsk will turn off the illumination of its administrative facilities for "Earth Hour," Alexander Makarov, head of the ideological work department of the Novopolotsk City Executive Committee, told a BELTA correspondent. On March 27, the environmental association "Green Network" invites everyone to participate in the "Earth Hour" campaign. To do this, it is necessary to turn off the lights, disable billboards and building illumination from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Novopolotsk and Senno have already agreed to support the campaign. In addition to turning off the illumination of administrative facilities in these cities on the evening of the designated date, active information dissemination to local residents is currently underway, and educational and cultural and educational events are planned to promote environmental education of the population. "Earth Hour" is a campaign by the World Wildlife Fund to draw the attention of people around the world to the problem of climate change. The campaign has been traditionally held in March since 2007. The event first took place in Sydney, Australia. The initiators of its holding in Belarus are the environmental association "Green Network" in cooperation with the International State Ecological University named after A.D. Sakharov. -0-