A session of simultaneous lessons on wetland conservation will be held in the rural schools of the Miory district

A session of simultaneous lessons on the conservation of wetland biodiversity will be held in five rural schools in the Miory district of the Vitebsk region, BELTA was informed by Elena Sedach, public relations specialist for the EU/UNDP project.

The educational event is scheduled for February 1 and is dedicated to World Wetlands Day. Five lessons in different schools, along with teachers, will be conducted by representatives of the EU/UNDP project "Assistance in Developing a Comprehensive Framework for International Cooperation on Environmental Protection in the Republic of Belarus," under whose auspices the event is held for the second consecutive year. During the celebration of World Wetlands Day, a presentation of the film "To Yelnya - for Cranes" is planned.

The educational event is designed to draw public attention to the problem of biodiversity conservation, to enable students and teachers to acquire new knowledge about the flora and fauna of the "Yelnya" reserve, and to foster a careful attitude towards the environment.