Combating land degradation and biodiversity conservation in Klimovichi and Krichev regions of Mahileu oblast by forest fires preventing
Project goal - combating land degradation and improvement in the conservation of biological diversity sphere in the Republic of Belarus in accordance with the provisions of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and land degradation, and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
Project tasks:
1. To train of employees of the "Klimovichi Forestry" on the latest techniques to combat forest fires using equipment purchased under the project.
2. To raise awareness of the local population on the prevention of forest fires.
3. To practically use of experience and equipment synthesis to extinguish forest fires in the project area.
4. To conduct an information campaign in the media on the prevention of forest fires and promote the results of the project.
Expected long term results:
? Reduction lands degraded as a result of the impact of forest fires.
? Improving of the socio-economic living conditions of the local population.
? Improving of the efficiency of the "Klimovichi Forestry" in terms of operational extinguishing and liquidation of consequences of forest fires.
? Minimizing of the damage to Environment caused during the forest fires liquidation.
? Dissemination the experience of the project to other regions of the country.
? Raising awareness of local communities on the prevention and combating of forest fires, land degradation and biodiversity conservation.
Project tasks:
1. To train of employees of the "Klimovichi Forestry" on the latest techniques to combat forest fires using equipment purchased under the project.
2. To raise awareness of the local population on the prevention of forest fires.
3. To practically use of experience and equipment synthesis to extinguish forest fires in the project area.
4. To conduct an information campaign in the media on the prevention of forest fires and promote the results of the project.
Expected long term results:
? Reduction lands degraded as a result of the impact of forest fires.
? Improving of the socio-economic living conditions of the local population.
? Improving of the efficiency of the "Klimovichi Forestry" in terms of operational extinguishing and liquidation of consequences of forest fires.
? Minimizing of the damage to Environment caused during the forest fires liquidation.
? Dissemination the experience of the project to other regions of the country.
? Raising awareness of local communities on the prevention and combating of forest fires, land degradation and biodiversity conservation.
Project Snapshot
Grantee:
OO “Razvitie - XXI vek”
Country:
Belarus
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 46,720.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 52,600.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
BLR/SGP/OP6/Y2/CORE/MF/16/02
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Replication of project activities
The global outcome ? project contributes to the implementation by the Republic of Belarus of provisions of the UN Conventions on Biological Diversity, Combat Desertification and Land Degradation and the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The project?s implementation experience is highly evaluated by stakeholders and it is planned to replicate it in other regions of Belarus.
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Indicators
Biophysical
Hectares of globally significant biodiversity area protected or sustainably managed by project
3000
Livehood
Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project
600
SGP Country office contact
Mr. Yuri Solovjev
Phone:
+375 17 2995506
Fax:
+375 17 2995506
Email:
Address
room 3, Avangardnaya st. 46,
Minsk, 220037
Minsk, 220037
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