Knowledge Networking Portal for Sustainable & Responsible Tourism
Ecoprotection, Kaliningrad
| Release date | 27/10/2009 |
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| Contributor | Herbert Hamele |
| Original title | Экозащита!, Калининград |
| Author | Russia |
| Issue date | 26/10/2009 |
| Keywords | Eco-Destinet, Ecotourism organisations |
| Language(s) | Russian |
| Internet access (URL) | http://www.elkana.org.ge/russian_version |
At the XVII held at Stockholm World Water Week Russia's environmental organization Ecodefense "from Kaliningrad was awarded a prestigious Swedish award Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award -" The Prize waters of the Baltic Sea. As the correspondent of Radio Liberty in Scandinavia Sergei Dzhanyan, this prize was established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, and is awarded for activities aimed at improving water quality in the Baltic Sea. "Ecodefense conducts outreach to students and teachers, as well as organize protests against companies that pollute the waters of the Baltic. Russia's environmentalists were able to make concrete decisions, "- says organizing committee member Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award Katarina Andrievsky. NGO Ecodefense was founded in 1990 in Kaliningrad, and now has branches in several major Russian cities." Baltic Sea Water Award "- The third international award that marks the work of Kaliningrad environmentalists. In 2003," Ekozaschite was awarded the Prize Fund of Finland, Baltic Sea, and in 2005 - Sweden Prize "Environment for men."
