The results
of environmental and educational project “Protect Nature of Our Native Land”
arranged by Caspian Pipeline Consortium were summarized on December 11, 2019 in
the Republic of Kalmykia. The award ceremony for the creative competition
winners and runners-up held in the Meetings Hall of the Republic of Kalmykia
Government was attended by Nikolay Gorban, CPC General Director, Batu Khasikov,
Head of the Republic of Kalmykia, Nikolay Mantsaev, Acting Education and
Science Minister of the Republic of Kalmykia and other officials.
Like in the
previous years, events under the project “Protect Nature of Our Native Land”
were held in all 13 districts of the Republic and in its capital. They included
open environmental classes as well as a creative competition among pupils to
create the best materials in the area of Kalmykia flora and fauna protection. A
video competition was arranged for ecology teachers, which was dedicated to
preservation of rare animal species. A children’s recreation camp session “Protect
Nature of Our Native Land” was held in the summer. Voluntary Saturday work
events were held in order to plant trees on the territory of park areas and
social facilities.
As part of
the project, CPC continued its collaboration launched in 2016 with the unique
Black Lands Natural Park to improve the habitat of saiga antelopes. As a reminder, since the start of the
collaboration the saiga antelope numbers in the natural park have grown from
4000 individuals in 2015 to 7000 individuals in 2018. This year Consortium
purchased UAZ-Patriot off-road motor vehicle for the needs of the natural park.
CPC
environmental and educational project “Protect Nature of Our Native Land” is
implemented by the company in the regions through which CPC pipeline passes.
During this time the program focused on protecting rare types of sturgeon in
Astrakhan oblast, saiga, demoiselle crane and rare types of tulips in Kalmykia,
red deer and sika deer populations in Stavropol krai. CPC allocates
around 10 million rubles annually for environmental programs.