The focus is on nature: how the meeting of the Public Council for the Environment under the Governor of the Leningrad Region went On Tuesday, October 27, a meeting of the Public Council for the Environment under the Governor was held in the Government House of the Leningrad Region. The participants discussed the development of a waste management system, environmental monitoring, support for public initiatives and preservation of natural areas. Governor Alexander Drozdenko spoke about the preparation of a new environmental plan, which should incorporate modern approaches to environmental protection. Among the priorities is the development of a system for monitoring the state of the air, water and soil, as well as the expansion of interregional cooperation within the framework of a clean fishing project. Several areas in the northwest have already joined the initiative. "Today we laid the foundation for large-scale work and now we are moving this initiative to the practical level," said the head of the area. They plan to use the data obtained to objectively assess the environmental situation and identify areas that require special attention. A separate topic for the meeting was the need for an open dialogue between the authorities, experts and public organizations. The chairman of the Russian Society for Ecology Rashid Ismailov emphasized that environmental decisions should be based on reliable indicators, independent monitoring and constructive criticism. "The ecology must be fair. We will always treat the authorities as partners, but in no case should we adapt to them. This is very important," Ismailov said. The transition to a circular economy remains an important direction. The chairperson of the Leningrad Region Committee for Waste Management Anastasia Kuznetsova presented the main goals of the industry, including reducing waste disposal, developing separate collection and integrating secondary resources into production.

The focus is on nature: how the meeting of the Public Council for the Environment under the Governor of the Leningrad Region went On Tuesday, October 27, a meeting of the Public Council for the Environment under the Governor was held in the Government House of the Leningrad Region. The participants discussed the development of a waste management system, environmental monitoring, support for public initiatives and preservation of natural areas. Governor Alexander Drozdenko spoke about the preparation of a new environmental plan, which should incorporate modern approaches to environmental protection. Among the priorities is the development of a system for monitoring the state of the air, water and soil, as well as the expansion of interregional cooperation within the framework of a clean fishing project. Several areas in the northwest have already joined the initiative. "Today we laid the foundation for large-scale work and now we are moving this initiative to the practical level," said the head of the area. They plan to use the data obtained to objectively assess the environmental situation and identify areas that require special attention. A separate topic for the meeting was the need for an open dialogue between the authorities, experts and public organizations. The chairman of the Russian Society for Ecology Rashid Ismailov emphasized that environmental decisions should be based on reliable indicators, independent monitoring and constructive criticism. "The ecology must be fair. We will always treat the authorities as partners, but in no case should we adapt to them. This is very important," Ismailov said. The transition to a circular economy remains an important direction. The chairperson of the Leningrad Region Committee for Waste Management Anastasia Kuznetsova presented the main goals of the industry, including reducing waste disposal, developing separate collection and integrating secondary resources into production.