The IV Forum of Public Ecological Organizations opens in Belarus

The Forum is organized to strengthen public ecologic movement in Belarus, as well as to provide a place for communication for the representatives of the country’s ecologic organizations.

As Yauheni Labanau, the representative of the organizing committee and the head of the Center for Ecological Decisions explained, the event is a good opportunity to discuss and analyze ecological events of the last two years.

- Although we don’t agree on a concrete common topic, the organizing committee established priority directions for discussion, - specifies Yauheni Labanau. – This year particular attention will be given to the Belarus’ ecologic policy and its priorities. We really want to consider the importance of ecologic questions from the general perspective of problems and challenges that our country is facing.

The Forum of Public Ecological Organizations will include presentations of projects in the sphere of environmental protection that are being realized in Belarus, as well as discussion of possibilities for stronger cooperation between different organizations and initiatives. The program of the Forum also includes thematic presentations, panel discussions, working groups, and parallel events.

The Forum of Public Ecological Organizations takes places once in two years and gathers representatives of ecologic organizations and initiatives, independent experts, international ecologic organizations, ministries and institutions, schools and universities, as well as mass media.

The Forum takes place on July 24-25.