On July 29, the solemn closing ceremony of the rally of young ecologists of Belarus and Russia "Ecology Without Borders" took place at the House of Environmental Education in Domzheritsy. The rally was held at the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve under the auspices of the Standing Committee of the Union State, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. The best of the best schoolchildren from the two fraternal countries were awarded diplomas, prizes, and commemorative souvenirs. Absolute winners were recognized for their theoretical knowledge of general ecology and nature protection, as well as for their practical execution of independent ecological research. Anna Damantsevich from the Gomel region won the first-degree diploma, while Daria Nikitchenka and Sergey Yaroshevich, representing the city of Minsk, received second and third-degree diplomas, respectively.
In the practical work of field laboratories and individual standings by sections, the winners were: Ornithology – Roman Prudnikov from the Mogilev region; Entomology – Artyom Dragalov from the Grodno region; Geobotany – Victoria Antropova from the Republic of Mari El, Russian Federation; Hydrobiology – Vadim Gatsura from the Brest region; Soil Science – Sergey Kostin from the Kostroma region, Russia.
The next rally of young ecologists of Belarus and Russia will be held in two years on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Nikolay GORBACHEV