Danube biosphere reserve joins the world ecology campaign Earth Hour



On March 25, 2017, Ukraine will join the international ecological initiative and hold a large-scale republican social and ecological campaign Earth Hour, which aim is to attract the attention to climate change problem.
    International campaign Earth Hour started in 2007; its founder is World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
      This year, on Saturday, March 25 at 20.30 people around the world turn the light off for an hour, the Earth Hour, to show the necessity of united efforts for preservation of nature of our planet.
   Besides the symbolic turn off the light for 60 minutes, the campaign emphasizes the necessity of daily actions of every citizen aimed at preservation of environment, rational use of natural resources for solving the problem of climate change and achievement of harmony with nature.
    In addition, this year’s Earth Hour in Ukraine will emphasize the expansion of conservation territories, which is one of top priorities of Ministry of Natural Resources.


     Based on materials provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources