Environment

Environmental situation is one of the leading factors that define comfort and safety of staying in any city because health and well-being of people greatly depend on it. Petrozavodsk authorities and common people make joint efforts to alleviate harmful human environmental impact and to keep healthy environmental situation in the city. With this purpose, a Program of environmental improvement was adopted aimed at preserving and enhancing natural riches of the area.

The Program solves the issues of protection and rational use of water resources as well as the issues of protecting air and land. Activities are conducted on environmental education and development of nature use culture.Subbotniks (voluntary Saturday work) are regularly facilitated as well as development actions, reconstruction of greenery, “environmental actions”. A contest “Green Orchard — Green City” takes place every year, and the participants are the adolescents of the city. Under the guidance of educators from preschool facilities they learn to love and cherish nature.