The All-Russian environmental movement “Ecosystem” is a “center” for youth projects, said Oleg Makarov, advisor to the head of Rosmolodezh, as part of the Youth Day of the Russian Environmental Forum, which brought together more than 900 participants from 44 countries. Regions of Russia and the CIS countries, according to the press service of the forum.
“I would especially like to draw attention to the development in the youth track. This year, within the framework of WFM, the International Club “Ecosystem” was opened; this is a platform where we can exchange useful experience with our foreign colleagues, search for new project solutions,” said Makarov.
As part of the Youth Day, participants discussed practical issues on the environmental agenda. The most important event of the Youth Day work program was the plenary session “Create Change: Opportunities for Environmental Action”.
Participants also donated kilograms of waste paper within the scope of the interactive platform of the Ecosystem movement’s “BoomBattle” campaign, and more than 100 kg of food for animals in shelters within the scope of the “Our Little Friends” campaign.
As the movement’s co-chairman Andrei Rudnev said, more than 15 thousand activists in Russia’s regions support the environmental agenda.
“We decided to prepare an active, business-oriented and practical program for participation in existing projects for young ecologists from 40 regions within the framework of the REF,” he said.
The Youth Day was also attended by PPK REO General Director Denis Butsaev, National Priorities General Director ANO Sofia Malyavina and others.
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Source: Gazeta
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