"Green Land" Children's Environmental Association

Oleksandr Bagin

An improvement in the environmental state and the rehabilitation of the small rivers of the city; the promotion of environmental education and information on the state of small rivers.

• to collect and process information on the plans of state institutions to protect small rivers within the city boundaries;
• to hold meetings and consultations with the representatives of enterprises and regulatory agencies;
• to publish a book, “Small Rivers in Gorlivka – Environmental Aspects”;
• to present and disseminate the book and the results of the project.

Donetska Oblast

Within the framework of the project, a brochure entitled "Small Rivers of Gorlivka" was prepared and published. In producing the brochure, "Green Land" co-operated with the Regional Ecological Inspection Service, City Sanitation and Epidemiological Service, Regional Water Management Inspection Service, Department of Environment of the Municipal Executive Committee and city NGOs. The brochure contains data on the state of small rivers in Gorlivka city, the impact of industrial and agricultural activities on the state of small rivers, and the activities of state institutions and NGOs in the protection of small rivers. The publication also includes the resolutions from the workshop: "Legal Aspects of Small River Protection", the decision of the Executive Committee of Gorlivka City Council: "On the Restoration of Cleanliness and Water Levels in Small Rivers in Gorlivka City", etc. Four hundred copies of the brochure were circulated among state institutions, industrial enterprises, NGOs, educational institutions and libraries in Gorlivka.