In Focus

Three Major Environmental Conferences in 2024

Over a span of the next six weeks in 2024, three major international environmental conferences will
take place: COP16 on Biodiversity (CBD), COP29 on Climate Change (CCC), and COP16 on Desertification
(CCD).

These conferences will serve as crucial platforms for addressing some of the most pressing
environmental challenges of our time, including climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, desertification, and drought.

These issues are deeply interconnected, highlighting the need for
comprehensive solutions to safeguard our planet.

Announcements

The GEF SGP Project “Local communities actions in addressing degradation of lands contaminated with radionuclides” is successfully implementing the technology of managed pastures in Zhytomyr region

visit 2The project developed a system of managed pastures in the 30 ha pilot area of Kamyanka village, Zhytomyr region. In particular, a special herb mixture was planted; growth of the herbs was monitored, the content of land was analyzed, and the index of radionuclides removal was identified with the help of the Institute of Agriculture of Polissia, Zhytomyr National Agroecological University and the State Ecological Academy for Postgraduate Education and Management.

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