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Ryazan’s New Regional Network of Natural Heritage Keepers

October 27, 2000 – A workshop on forming an activists’ network to support notable natural territories of the Ryazan Region was held by the Ryazan Regional Department of Education, Science and Youth Policy and by the Ryazan S. A. Yesenin State Pedagogical University. More than 40 people from 30 organizations (including most regional secondary schools, Tver State University, the Biodiversity Conservation Center, the Center for Preparation and Implementation of International Projects on Technical Assistance, Russia's Bird Conservation Union, and the Regional Environmental Biology Center) attended.

The workshop was an important stage in accomplishing the "Creation of the System of Natural Protected Territories for the Center of the Central Russian Plain" Task in the GEF Project “Biodiversity Conservation” of Russian Federation, as well as of the similar Wild Nature Network BCC SEU Program, in the Ryazan Region. The workshop’s main aims were to create a public monitoring system for natural landmarks and small nature reserves of national significance, and to organize environmental education on this basis.

Fourteen talks on various issues of natural heritage preservation were presented at the workshop. As noted by their authors, the Ryazan region now has substantial experience in applied nature conservation. This work is carried out by the public and includes the investigation of important natural objects. On the other hand, a basis for the formation of a system of environmental and patriotic education of young people has been created in the Region. In particular, significant experience in environmental education and preservation of natural heritage of Ryazan Region was presented by the Ryazan State Pedagogical University, Priokskiy Children's Creativity Center, Ryazan Regional Environmental Biological Center, Leaf Ryazan Regional Children's Public Organization, Zhelannov Secondary School of Shatsky District, Aleshin Secondary School of Kasimov District.

Meeting participants suggested the following objectives:

  • strengthen business contacts with the authorities dealing with preservation and management of natural resources, cultural organizations, movement of regional studies;
  • organize on-going exchanges of experience among nature protection activists. This includes joint nature protection actions, as well as regional and interdistrict workshops;
  • draft action plans for the most important small nature reserves and natural landmarks and other priority objects of natural heritage of the Ryazan Region.

At the end of the meeting, a presentation and sale of literature on nature protection and environmental issues was held.

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