The goal of the project is involvement of local population and NGOs into environmental-educational activities with the purpose of biodiversity protection, its monitoring and development of eco-tourism in the area of specially protected area ?Dnepr- Sozh?. Tasks of the project:1. To develop the ecological routs for the tourist at the territory of specially protected area ?Dnepr- Sozh?. 2. To involve school children, students and local population into environmental-educational activities with the purpose of biodiversity protection and sustainable usage of bio resources. Expected results: 1)Ecologic ? floristic data collected about protected area ?Dnepr- Sozh?; 2)Paths for tourist are determined and set up; 3) Guides from the senior school children are trained; 4) Competition on the best children?s drawing are held; 5)Brochure about protected area ?Dnepr- Sozh? issued