On 18 January in the Central House of Artists
(Moscow) the VII Moscow International Festival of Nature “Golden
Turtle” which opens the events of the Year of Environment in Russia
was started. The opening ceremony was attended by Chairman of the
Federation Council V.Matvienko, Head of Ministry of Natural
Resources S.Donskoy, First Vice-President of the Russian Geographic
Society, a member of the Federation Council, President of the Fund
for Protection of Lake Baikal A.Chilingarov, Head of the Department
of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Moscow
A.Kulbachevsky and other officials.
As Sergey Donskoy emphasized in his opening speech “for a short
period of time from a bright and extraordinary photographic
competition “Golden Turtle” has turned into a public area where
there are not indifferent people, those citizens for whom the
defense of nature in fact is the purpose of life”. Anton
Kulbachevsky in its turn said that the exhibition "is especially
useful for residents of large cities, especially children, who
“communicate” with the nature in the Internet”.
Then the dignitaries of the ceremony toured the Festival
exposition, including a section dedicated to Baikal, represented by
the Fund for Protection of Lake Baikal, and also a photo exhibition
of Olga Kamenskaya “Baikal. Kingdom of water and ice”. After
examining the exposure of the Fund, Valentina Matvienko noted
undeniable and significant contribution of non-profit
organizations, in particular of the Fund for Protection of Lake
Baikal, to the popularization of environmental awareness and
promotion of the environmental projects. President of the Fund
Arthur Chilingarov and Vice-President of the Fund Bair Tsyrenov
assured that in the future the Fund will make every effort to
implement projects aimed at preserving Lake Baikal, including in
partnership with the Russian Geographical Society. Then a
collection “Planet Baikal” was presented to the honored guests of
the Festival.
VII Moscow International Festival of Nature “Golden Turtle" will
run from 19 January to 17 February 2013. On February 3 within the
framework of the Festival there will be held “Baikal Day” which is
organized at the initiative and with the participation of the Fund
for Protection of Lake Baikal.
Honored guests of the Festival. In the center left to right: Valentina Matvienko, Sergey Donskoy, Arthur Chilingarov, Anton Kulbachevsky
FPLB President Arthur Chilingarov
FPLB Vice-President Bair Tsyrenov
Deputy Director of the FPLB Inna Krylova and FPLB President Arthur Chilingarov
Arthur Chilingarov and Bair Tsyrenov tell Valentina Matviyenko about the Fund’s activity
