Speaking at the plenary session of the Executive Council, the diplomat again raised the issue of the preservation of the World Heritage Site “Belovezhskaya Pushcha”, which is negatively affected by the construction of barbed wire fences by Poland. He even had to declare the organization’s reluctance to support Minsk’s initiative to send an expert mission to Pushcha to assess the real threats to the animal world, reports BELTA referring to the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.
But the Belarusian national park, say observers, which recently celebrated its eightieth anniversary, is considered one of the largest protected areas in Europe. Information about this pristine corner of unspoiled nature, which extends over a territory of more than 150,000 hectares, can also be found in the “father of history” Herodotus, and later in the Chronicle of Ipatiev from 983. Here and now there are more than a thousand species of flora and twelve thousand species of fauna. And the average age of trees in local plots exceeds a hundred years. Scientists claim that the ancients – giant 600-year-old oak trees – have survived to this day.
Observers recall that NATO countries began building a border fence with Belarus even amid the migration crisis, accusing Belarusian authorities of allegedly opening the border for the transit of migrants from the Middle East to Europe. Lithuania and Poland were the first to install a temporary barrier, the so-called “concertina”, and then proceeded to the construction of long-term metal structures. Later, their initiative was also taken up by Latvia.
The artificial fence, which cut off almost all of Belovezhskaya Pushcha, caused outrage among environmentalists and animal rights activists, who claim that such a “barrier” disrupts animal migration processes.
Nevertheless. In order to strengthen the scientific and cultural components of UNESCO’s mandate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic reported, Belarus co-authored the draft decisions submitted by Russia and Uzbekistan on the development of the network of UNESCO Associated Schools and the adoption of measures to transform the education and education of young children, and also supported Mexico’s initiative to proclaim 2025 the United Nations International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
It was also noted at the meeting that the official city of Minsk will continue to support initiatives aimed at maintaining peace and security, news portals report.
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