Under the project, more than 796,000 seedlings and young plants of pine, spruce and birch were planted by volunteers. Over 131.6 ha of territories affected by the bark beetle epidemic were restored

To create a nursery for growing seedlings and young plants of tree species for sustainable afforestation of lands affected by the epidemic of bark beetle, 98.76 kg of seeds of mixed forest crops were purchased for the Krasnopolie Forestry GLHU - this is 3.292.000 pcs. new seedlings and young plants of pine and spruce, which will allow the forestry to restore the territories affected by the bark beetle epidemic in the period up to 2025, which will ensure the sustainability of the project in the future and make a significant contribution to mitigating the negative impact of climate change.


According to expert estimates:
1) in one sunny day, 1 hectare of the forest absorbs 120-280 kg of carbon dioxide from the air and releases 180-200 kg of oxygen;
2) one medium-sized tree produces as much oxygen as is necessary for the breathing of 3 people;
3) one hectare of coniferous trees holds 40 tons of dust per year.
Thus, 131.6 hectares of territories affected by the bark beetle epidemic have already been recovered, absorbing more than 31,200 kg of carbon dioxide daily and emitting more than 26,000 kg of oxygen.
PA ?Belarusian Ecological Movement? purchased pheromone traps for stem pests of barrier pine and pheromone preparations ?Ipsvabol V? and ?Ipsvabol Sh? for the Krasnopolsky Forestry GLHU, which made it possible to establish additional pheromone monitoring points in the Krasnopolie district of the Mogilev region.

Also, the Belarusian Ecological Movement PA, together with the UAV Federation, conducted work on the timely detection of bark beetle by innovative methods (collecting UAV data, analyzing and selecting a program that allows to identify affected or weakened trees from images from quadrocopters).

The research results were presented at the final seminar of the project in February 2020. Innovative monitoring methods and technologies that can reduce the threats of the appearance of a bark beetle and deforestation in the future are planned to be distributed through the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus.
Partnerships have been established with 16 organizations, which include international organizations, state environmental agencies, the local administration, non-governmental and major commercial organizations that are part of the UN Global Compact network in Belarus.

The project received the Partnership for Sustainable Development 2019 Prize of the UN Global Compact in the Planet nomination.

The direct (immediate) effect obtained as a result of the implementation of the Project by the project participants and/or local communities:


1. The land damaged by the epidemic of the bark beetle bug were restored. By planting forest crops, volunteers contributed to mitigating the negative impacts of climate change:
1.1. Ecological results - more than 160 hectares (instead of the planned 45 hectares) of lands affected by the bark beetle were restored. More than 1 million forest crops were planted. Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the forest cover of the territories. Land is returned to economic circulation and is environmentally sustainable.
1.2. The result of the project for local communities is the restoration of the forest mass affected by the beetle bark beetle

2. A monitoring system for the bark beetle was created using pheromone traps and UAVs, which is capable of real-time detection of infection at the earliest stages, thereby preventing deforestation of a large forest area in the future.

3. A nursery was created for growing seedlings and young plants of tree species for sustainable afforestation of lands affected by the bark beetle. Purchased 98.76 kg of seeds of mixed forest crops (instead of the planned 15 kg) for growing 3.292.000 pcs. seedlings and young plants that are not susceptible to infection by the bark beetle.

4. An extensive information campaign was conducted on the territory of the Krasnopolsky district of the Mogilev region.
4.1. A training seminar was held for schoolchildren using non-formal education methods. In school-age children, motivation was formed to lead an environmentally friendly lifestyle and safety in the forest (50 people).
4.2. Conducted PR-campaigns. In practice, measures were taken to involve the public in the restoration of lands affected by the bark beetle (300 people).
4.3. The final seminar was held to summarize the results of the project. Together with the NGO ?Belarusian Federation of Unmanned Aviation?, the experience gained during the implementation of the project initiative was disseminated among local authorities (30 people). The capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles (quadrocopters) for the timely detection of the bark beetle are demonstrated.

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Long-term effect of the project:



? As part of the project, an effective mechanism was created for the dissemination of environmentally significant information on eliminating the consequences of the bark beetle epidemic.
? A PR campaign followed by tree planting by volunteers created additional incentives among local communities for the rational and proper use of restored natural resources by forming an attitude towards them as the results of their own labor.
? Within the framework of the project, for the first time in the Republic of Belarus, not only the territories with afforestation damaged by the bark beetle were restored, but all innovative monitoring methods and technologies were tested that could reduce the threat of the appearance of the bark beetle and deforestation in the future.
? Creation of a nursery for growing seedlings and young plants of mixed forest crops of invasive species will make it possible to plant tree species on an ongoing basis until 2025.
? Co-financing of the project by the Krasnopolskiy Forestry HCLU and large business organizations of Belarus confirms their interest in the operational joint solution of environmental problems.