The first eco-festival "Cranes and Cranberries of the Miory Region" will take place in Belarus on September 30

September 22, Minsk /BelTA/. The first republican ecological festival "Cranes and Cranberries of Miory Region" will be held in Miory (Vitebsk region) on September 30, BelTA was informed by the UN Department of Public Information in Belarus. The festival is held with the aim of drawing attention to the uniqueness of the Yelnya bog, as well as for the development of ecotourism in the area. The time and place of the celebration were not chosen by chance: at the end of September, more than 4,000 grey cranes and 10,000 geese stop to rest on this bog during their autumn migration. In addition, the cranberry harvesting season begins at this time, and the Yelnya bog ranks first in the country in terms of its reserves. Professional ornithologists will conduct excursions to places where migratory birds feed during the day. Anyone can observe flocks of cranes. Visitors will also be able to participate in environmental games and quizzes, taste cranberry juice and baked goods with cranberries, and purchase souvenirs at the fair of local folk craftsmen. A homestead competition and a thematic photo exhibition will be held. Representatives of the UNDP, the European Union, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus, the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, diplomatic missions, and local administration will take part in the festival. The event is organized by the EU and UNDP project "Assistance in Developing a Comprehensive Framework for International Cooperation on Environmental Protection in the Republic of Belarus" in conjunction with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, the Miory District Executive Committee, and the public organization "Aхова птушак Бацькаўшчыны" with the assistance of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of Belarus. The festival is planned to be held annually. -0-