The possibilities of implementing "Green Routes" in the Vitebsk region will be discussed on May 15 at a seminar

May 11, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. A seminar on local sustainable development strategies and ecological tourist routes of the Vitebsk region will be organized on May 15 in the regional center by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme in Belarus, the chief specialist of the regional committee for natural resources and environmental protection Tatyana Yasiulina told a BELTA correspondent. The main goals of the event are to raise awareness of the principles of sustainable development, the National Strategy for Sustainable Development until 2020, local sustainable development strategies ("Local Agenda 21") and ecological tourist routes ("Green Routes"). The seminar will be attended by representatives of structural divisions of the regional executive committee, district executive committees, as well as tourism enterprises and public organizations. Participants will discuss the possibilities of using the development of local strategies, as well as "Green Routes" for the socio-economic and environmental development of territories. In addition, it is planned to identify a number of regions in the Vitebsk region that may receive consulting, informational, and financial support in the future for the implementation of local initiatives. The seminar will be held within the framework of the UNDP project "Sustainable Development at the Local Level," implemented jointly with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection with the support of the European Commission.-0-