Project goal: To create an urban green space on the territory of the city of Slavgorod according to the Miyavaki principle as a measure to combat climate change, a mechanism for maintaining a favorable environment for human life and health, a place for recreation in an urban area, as well as a platform that promotes environmental education and development of tourism in the Slavgorod region.
Project tasks: 1. Creation an urban green space on the territory of Slavgorod based on the Miyavaki mini-forest, including the arrangement of an appropriate energy-efficient infrastructure;
2. Carrying out on the basis of the created space educational and practical events on environmental education of the local population (especially children and adolescents) and tourists;
3. Popularization and promotion of ideas for creating green spaces on the Miyawa-ki principle in urban infrastructure.
Results:
1) On the territory of Slavgorod, an urban green space was created on the principle of a Miyavaki mini-forest with an area of 500 m2.
2) The project has contributed to the solution of the most pressing local environmental problems:
? CO2 sequestration: the planted forest of Miyawaki absorbed about 14,600 tons of CO2eq (730 tons of CO2eq / ha) over 5 years;
? Fighting against extreme climatic events in the green space and adjacent territories: decrease in temperature on hot summer days by at least 5 ° C, water absorption during periods of heavy rainfall, water retention during periods of droughts;
? Improvement of air quality in green space and adjacent areas: leaves and bark capture more than 15% of microparticles and dust (CO, NO2, O3, PM2.5, SO2, ash);
? Reduction of noise pollution in the green space and adjacent areas: by 10 dB;
? Increase in local biological diversity of urbanized cenoses: in 18 times;
? Prevention of soil erosion in the green space and adjacent areas;
? Reduction of anthropogenic load and prevention of degradation of the natural source "Golubaya Krynitsa" by redirecting the tourist flow to the green space of Slavgorod;
? Improving the physical and mental health of people visiting green spaces and living in nearby areas, especially a decrease in respiratory diseases.
4 thousand people (the local population of the Slavgorod region and tourists) are aware of the problems of climate change, land degradation and conservation of biological diversity.
5 local organizations of the Slavgorod region are involved in environmental education activities.
least 60 schoolchildren were involved in the creation of art objects and other elements for the Miyawaki mini-forest.
200 schoolchildren of the Slavgorod district took part in educational events within the framework of the days of the environmental activist;
20 local specialists (representatives of local agricultural estates, local entrepreneurs, specialists of local museums, specialists of the department of education, sports and tourism of the Slavgorod regional executive committee, local residents wishing to earn money through excursion activities) have improved their skills in conducting excursions on the basis of the created urban green space.
In order to popularize environmental knowledge and disseminate experience in project implementation, 10 media reports were prepared. The experience of the project was disseminated throughout the territory of the South-East region of Belarus.
Three new environmental education / tourism products have been created - an excursion program and a booklet "Cities in a Changing Climate", as well as a promotional flyer (in electronic and printed form).