On April 27th, 2022, specialists of the Uzhanskyj National Nature Park conducted a practical class on environmental education with more than 20 children of internally displaced persons in the Velykobereznyanskyj sanatorium boarding school. The training was attended by Deputy Director Kvakovska Inna, leading experts in environmental education Kapral Myron and Malakeev Yevhen. The event was begun with the story and presentation of video materials of a leading specialist in environmental education – Kapral Myron Mikhailovich, who spoke about the uniqueness of the Earth, the importance of Earth’s ecosystems, their protection, and the importance of preserving natural biodiversity.
Employees of Uzhanskyj National Nature Park spoke about important measures that should be taken in order to protect and preserve nature in Uzhanskyj NNP and showed a presentation and a short video about the arrival of spring birds – the first sign of the arrival of the long-awaited spring in Ukraine. It was mentioned about the importance of birds in nature, the benefits to humans, and the importance of their protection. A quiz contest “Interesting facts about the birds’ life” was held as well, and the most active participants got the prizes – badges of the German Conservation Union (NABU Bundesverband). The event was held in cooperation with the Uzhanskyi National Nature Park with the Interreligious and Environmental Civil Forum of Eastern Europe (IRCEF) (headed by Alexander Bokotey) with the support of the German Nature Conservation Union (NABU Bundesverband, NABU International), project coordinator Ivan Tymofeiev.
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