On 21st of March (the International Day of Forests) Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill announced the start of the Year of the Forest - a public action to promote respect for forest wealth.

As part of the large-scale action, Novodvinsk will arrange a series of corporate thematic events to draw attention to issues related to environmental protection and responsible forest management.

“We have collected more than 70 proposals from the employees of the mill, as well as from the Novodvinsk “ecolyata”, and formed an action plan for the Year of the Forest, explained Maria Nesterova, Head of the Sustainable Development Department - Deputy Head of the Organizational Development Department of Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill JSC. – During this year, educational and research projects and official meetings will be organized, creative competitions and thematic quizzes will be held for the employees of the mill, little children of kindergartens, schoolchildren, students, the elderly people and all not indifferent residents of the town.

In summer it is planned to revive the good old tradition of joint trips of the mill's staff for the forest gifts. Besides, in cooperation with the local authorities and with the assistance of the deputy corps, we are planning to implement a whole range of activities related to planting forests, cleaning up city parks and adjacent forest areas. We will invite all those who are not indifferent to participate in such public actions”. On the day of the Year of the Forest, representatives of the mill held a “forest” lesson for ecolyata in the kindergarten “Beryozka”, and pupils of the “forest” class of Secondary School No. 1 went on an excursion in the workshops of APPM.

The nearest plans include a competition of research projects among pupils of secondary schools in Novodvinsk, a children's drawing competition “Forest - lungs of the planet”, a competition of children's crafts from forest materials, a corporate photo competition “The beauty of the forest - four seasons”, a competition among APPM employees on the topic “Forest in my life”, as well as a competition for veterans, where the best recipes of forest gifts cooking will be represented.

Moreover, this year it is planned to complete the project of the APPM forest selection and seed center, improve the area near the water treatment facilities on Melnikova Street, where trees will be planted and a recreation area created, and improve the “health path” in Novodvinsk that is popular among the local residents.

“We are launching such a public initiative for the first time, and we want to draw attention to the importance of sustainable management of forest resources, show what steps the mill has been taking in terms of educational work and improving the environmental culture of children and adults, and what mill is planning to do in these areas for the future,” noted General Director of Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill JSC Dmitry Zylev.

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World Forest Day has been celebrated since 1971. Officially, the holiday - International Day of Forests - was established by a resolution of the UN General Assembly in 2012. The celebration of the spring equinox is a symbol of new life and new beginnings.

Every year International Day of Forests activities are dedicated to a specific topic. The topic of the International Day of Forests in 2022 is “Forests and its sustainable production and consumption” for the benefit of people and the planet.