Array ( [ID] => 531 [TIMESTAMP_X] => 2021-03-11 15:07:42 [IBLOCK_ID] => 5 [NAME] => Текст новости EN [ACTIVE] => Y [SORT] => 500 [CODE] => DESCRIPTION_EN [DEFAULT_VALUE] => Array ( [TEXT] => [TYPE] => HTML ) [PROPERTY_TYPE] => S [ROW_COUNT] => 1 [COL_COUNT] => 30 [LIST_TYPE] => L [MULTIPLE] => N [XML_ID] => [FILE_TYPE] => [MULTIPLE_CNT] => 5 [TMP_ID] => [LINK_IBLOCK_ID] => 0 [WITH_DESCRIPTION] => N [SEARCHABLE] => N [FILTRABLE] => N [IS_REQUIRED] => N [VERSION] => 2 [USER_TYPE] => HTML [USER_TYPE_SETTINGS] => Array ( [height] => 200 ) [HINT] => [VALUE] => Array ( [TEXT] => <p style="background: white;"> <span style="color: #575757;">Nizhnevartovsk’s <i>Samotlor</i> health resort hosted the third summer eco-school <i>SIBUR’s Living Symbols </i> dedicated to exploring biodiversity in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The event was organized with the support of SIBUR’s <i>Formula for Good Deeds</i> social investment program and <i>Birds and People,</i> a nonprofit partnership for promoting ornithology.</span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <span style="color: #575757;">This year’s eco-school drew school students and their parents from Nizhnevartovsk and neighboring cities, as well as children of employees of SIBUR’s subsidiaries in KhMAO–Yugra: SiburTyumenGaz and ZapSibTransGaz. The school’s participants immersed themselves in exploring the region’s ecosystems, attended lectures by top experts, embarked on field studies and joined interactive sessions, and presented their own projects at the program’s closing session.</span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <span style="color: #575757;">The school’s opening ceremony took place on August 4. It introduced the <i>SIBUR’s Living Symbols </i> project and featured a lecture about the natural environment in the Middle Ob area. Over the following days, the participants of the school learned about how forests and soils are researched, who really inhabits waterlogged areas, what endangered red-listed species can be found in the KhMAO, and the role of fungi and insects in forest ecosystems.</span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <span style="color: #575757;">Every day the students went on field trips, after breaking out into several focus groups covering such areas as marshland studies, forest entomology and pathology, forestry, soil science, and wildlife tracking. Under the guidance of experts, they examined local flora and fauna, took soil and water samples, observed endangered species, and practiced field research methods.</span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <span style="color: #575757;">One of the program’s key activities was the educational game <i>Biodiversity Around Us</i>, where participants could demonstrate their knowledge of the region’s nature. Their results informed the students’ research projects, presented at the closing session on August 8. These presentations covered such topics as ornithology, telmatology, biology, and ecology.</span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <b><span style="color: #575757;">Elena Snezhko, head of SIBUR’s <i>Formula for Good Deeds</i> program:</span></b><span style="color: #575757;"><br> <i>“The </i>SIBUR’s Living Symbols<i> eco-school is a unique opportunity for children and their parents to not only learn more about the region’s wildlife, but to also make a tangible contribution to conserving biodiversity. We see how such projects help forge environmental awareness and inspire the younger generation to take care of their natural environment.”</i></span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <span style="color: #575757;">Another important part of the program was the ethno-ecological festival held on August 9. Its participants produced theatrical performances that are based on the folklore of Siberia’s indigenous peoples and celebrate the wildlife and landscapes of the High North. The festival blended together the topics of ecology and culture, while strengthening connection with local traditions. That same evening, a concert was held to wrap up the event-packed week.</span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <b><span style="color: #575757;">Alexey Sokolov, an attendant of the eco-school, a mechanical engineer at Nizhnevartovsk GPP:</span></b><span style="color: #575757;"><br> <i>“For me and for my son, the eco-school was a unique chance to not only spend this time together, but to also learn a lot of new things about environmental stewardship, respect for nature, and ways of protecting it. The atmosphere was very warm and captivating: it felt like going back to my childhood years and ending up in a real summer camp, only as a grownup this time. These few days provided us with lasting memories, useful knowledge, and a sense of contributing to something important. SIBUR’s projects such as this one really help us nurture a sense of environmental stewardship in both children and adults, as we strive to make our city and the nature around it cleaner and more beautiful.”</i></span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <b><span style="color: #575757;">Elena Kozhevnikova, a parent of a student, a corporate communications expert at ZapSibTransGaz:</span></b><span style="color: #575757;"><br> <i>“The </i>SIBUR’s Living Symbols<i> project became a true school of environmental stewardship for my son. Through exposure to captivating examples, creative assignments, and cohesive teamwork, he was able to learn to see the value of every plant and realize that caring for the environment should be part of our everyday lives. I am confident that such initiatives instill a sense of responsibility from an early age and help lay the foundation for eco-thinking. What is especially gratifying is that SIBUR has been expending so much effort in its focus on environmental education as this is an investment not only in our children’s future, but in the future of our entire planet.”</i></span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <b><span style="color: #575757;">Victoria Cheban, an eco-school participant, head of educational outreach department at Nizhnevartovsk’s Shuvaev Local History Museum:</span></b><span style="color: #575757;"><br> <i>“This eco-school is a truly unique project. It combines nature, science, creativity, and the warm teamwork spirit. Thanks to your professionalism, our students not only learned a lot of new things about the environment, but they also gained confidence in their ability to explore, discover, change, and care for nature. The way their eyes lit up with curiosity, the eagerness with which they joined every activity, and the reluctance with which they said goodbye to you and to their newly acquired friends was the best proof of the project’s success!”</i></span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <b><span style="color: #575757;">Yulia Gorelova, director of the <i>Birds and People</i> nonprofit partnership:</span></b><span style="color: #575757;"><br> <i>“Being able to work with families at the eco-school has been a unique experience. The children and their parents worked together to discover the fascinating world of marshlands and forests, while learning to observe nature and appreciate its fragility. Their enthusiasm and discoveries inspire us to keep developing this project further.”</i></span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <b><i><span style="color: #575757;">Background:</span></i></b> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <span style="color: #575757;"> <i>The </i>Formula for Good Deeds<i>, SIBUR's social investment program, was launched on February 1, 2016 in all key cities where the company operates. It is being implemented across seven focus areas covering all essential social sector domains: urban development, education and science, sports and healthy living, environmental protection, culture, inclusion, and volunteering. Detailed information about the program is available on the program’s website at </i></span><a href="http://www.formula-hd.ru/">www.formula-hd.ru</a><u><span style="color: #575757;">.</span></u><i><span style="color: #575757;"> </span></i> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <span style="color: #575757;">SIBUR’s Living Symbols<i> is an environmental project implemented with the support of the </i>Formula for Good Deeds<i>, SIBUR’s social investment program. Its objective is to help conserve biodiversity and offer eco-education to children and adults. The project features lectures, field studies, interactive games, and creative contests.</i></span> </p> <p style="background: white;"> <i><span style="color: #575757;">For further details about the project, visit</span></i><span style="color: #575757;"> </span><a href="https://www.formula-hd.ru/projects/nature/zhivye-simvoly-SIBURa/" target="_new">https://www.formula-hd.ru/projects/nature/zhivye-simvoly-SIBURa/</a> </p> [TYPE] => HTML ) [DESCRIPTION] => [~VALUE] => Array ( [TEXT] =>

Nizhnevartovsk’s Samotlor health resort hosted the third summer eco-school SIBUR’s Living Symbols dedicated to exploring biodiversity in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The event was organized with the support of SIBUR’s Formula for Good Deeds social investment program and Birds and People, a nonprofit partnership for promoting ornithology.

This year’s eco-school drew school students and their parents from Nizhnevartovsk and neighboring cities, as well as children of employees of SIBUR’s subsidiaries in KhMAO–Yugra: SiburTyumenGaz and ZapSibTransGaz. The school’s participants immersed themselves in exploring the region’s ecosystems, attended lectures by top experts, embarked on field studies and joined interactive sessions, and presented their own projects at the program’s closing session.

The school’s opening ceremony took place on August 4. It introduced the SIBUR’s Living Symbols project and featured a lecture about the natural environment in the Middle Ob area. Over the following days, the participants of the school learned about how forests and soils are researched, who really inhabits waterlogged areas, what endangered red-listed species can be found in the KhMAO, and the role of fungi and insects in forest ecosystems.

Every day the students went on field trips, after breaking out into several focus groups covering such areas as marshland studies, forest entomology and pathology, forestry, soil science, and wildlife tracking. Under the guidance of experts, they examined local flora and fauna, took soil and water samples, observed endangered species, and practiced field research methods.

One of the program’s key activities was the educational game Biodiversity Around Us, where participants could demonstrate their knowledge of the region’s nature. Their results informed the students’ research projects, presented at the closing session on August 8. These presentations covered such topics as ornithology, telmatology, biology, and ecology.

Elena Snezhko, head of SIBUR’s Formula for Good Deeds program:
“The SIBUR’s Living Symbols eco-school is a unique opportunity for children and their parents to not only learn more about the region’s wildlife, but to also make a tangible contribution to conserving biodiversity. We see how such projects help forge environmental awareness and inspire the younger generation to take care of their natural environment.”

Another important part of the program was the ethno-ecological festival held on August 9. Its participants produced theatrical performances that are based on the folklore of Siberia’s indigenous peoples and celebrate the wildlife and landscapes of the High North. The festival blended together the topics of ecology and culture, while strengthening connection with local traditions. That same evening, a concert was held to wrap up the event-packed week.

Alexey Sokolov, an attendant of the eco-school, a mechanical engineer at Nizhnevartovsk GPP:
“For me and for my son, the eco-school was a unique chance to not only spend this time together, but to also learn a lot of new things about environmental stewardship, respect for nature, and ways of protecting it. The atmosphere was very warm and captivating: it felt like going back to my childhood years and ending up in a real summer camp, only as a grownup this time. These few days provided us with lasting memories, useful knowledge, and a sense of contributing to something important. SIBUR’s projects such as this one really help us nurture a sense of environmental stewardship in both children and adults, as we strive to make our city and the nature around it cleaner and more beautiful.”

Elena Kozhevnikova, a parent of a student, a corporate communications expert at ZapSibTransGaz:
“The SIBUR’s Living Symbols project became a true school of environmental stewardship for my son. Through exposure to captivating examples, creative assignments, and cohesive teamwork, he was able to learn to see the value of every plant and realize that caring for the environment should be part of our everyday lives. I am confident that such initiatives instill a sense of responsibility from an early age and help lay the foundation for eco-thinking. What is especially gratifying is that SIBUR has been expending so much effort in its focus on environmental education as this is an investment not only in our children’s future, but in the future of our entire planet.”

Victoria Cheban, an eco-school participant, head of educational outreach department at Nizhnevartovsk’s Shuvaev Local History Museum:
“This eco-school is a truly unique project. It combines nature, science, creativity, and the warm teamwork spirit. Thanks to your professionalism, our students not only learned a lot of new things about the environment, but they also gained confidence in their ability to explore, discover, change, and care for nature. The way their eyes lit up with curiosity, the eagerness with which they joined every activity, and the reluctance with which they said goodbye to you and to their newly acquired friends was the best proof of the project’s success!”

Yulia Gorelova, director of the Birds and People nonprofit partnership:
“Being able to work with families at the eco-school has been a unique experience. The children and their parents worked together to discover the fascinating world of marshlands and forests, while learning to observe nature and appreciate its fragility. Their enthusiasm and discoveries inspire us to keep developing this project further.”

Background:

The Formula for Good Deeds, SIBUR's social investment program, was launched on February 1, 2016 in all key cities where the company operates. It is being implemented across seven focus areas covering all essential social sector domains: urban development, education and science, sports and healthy living, environmental protection, culture, inclusion, and volunteering. Detailed information about the program is available on the program’s website at www.formula-hd.ru. 

SIBUR’s Living Symbols is an environmental project implemented with the support of the Formula for Good Deeds, SIBUR’s social investment program. Its objective is to help conserve biodiversity and offer eco-education to children and adults. The project features lectures, field studies, interactive games, and creative contests.

For further details about the project, visit https://www.formula-hd.ru/projects/nature/zhivye-simvoly-SIBURa/

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Nizhnevartovsk’s Samotlor health resort hosted the third summer eco-school SIBUR’s Living Symbols dedicated to exploring biodiversity in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The event was organized with the support of SIBUR’s Formula for Good Deeds social investment program and Birds and People, a nonprofit partnership for promoting ornithology.

This year’s eco-school drew school students and their parents from Nizhnevartovsk and neighboring cities, as well as children of employees of SIBUR’s subsidiaries in KhMAO–Yugra: SiburTyumenGaz and ZapSibTransGaz. The school’s participants immersed themselves in exploring the region’s ecosystems, attended lectures by top experts, embarked on field studies and joined interactive sessions, and presented their own projects at the program’s closing session.

The school’s opening ceremony took place on August 4. It introduced the SIBUR’s Living Symbols project and featured a lecture about the natural environment in the Middle Ob area. Over the following days, the participants of the school learned about how forests and soils are researched, who really inhabits waterlogged areas, what endangered red-listed species can be found in the KhMAO, and the role of fungi and insects in forest ecosystems.

Every day the students went on field trips, after breaking out into several focus groups covering such areas as marshland studies, forest entomology and pathology, forestry, soil science, and wildlife tracking. Under the guidance of experts, they examined local flora and fauna, took soil and water samples, observed endangered species, and practiced field research methods.

One of the program’s key activities was the educational game Biodiversity Around Us, where participants could demonstrate their knowledge of the region’s nature. Their results informed the students’ research projects, presented at the closing session on August 8. These presentations covered such topics as ornithology, telmatology, biology, and ecology.

Elena Snezhko, head of SIBUR’s Formula for Good Deeds program:
“The SIBUR’s Living Symbols eco-school is a unique opportunity for children and their parents to not only learn more about the region’s wildlife, but to also make a tangible contribution to conserving biodiversity. We see how such projects help forge environmental awareness and inspire the younger generation to take care of their natural environment.”

Another important part of the program was the ethno-ecological festival held on August 9. Its participants produced theatrical performances that are based on the folklore of Siberia’s indigenous peoples and celebrate the wildlife and landscapes of the High North. The festival blended together the topics of ecology and culture, while strengthening connection with local traditions. That same evening, a concert was held to wrap up the event-packed week.

Alexey Sokolov, an attendant of the eco-school, a mechanical engineer at Nizhnevartovsk GPP:
“For me and for my son, the eco-school was a unique chance to not only spend this time together, but to also learn a lot of new things about environmental stewardship, respect for nature, and ways of protecting it. The atmosphere was very warm and captivating: it felt like going back to my childhood years and ending up in a real summer camp, only as a grownup this time. These few days provided us with lasting memories, useful knowledge, and a sense of contributing to something important. SIBUR’s projects such as this one really help us nurture a sense of environmental stewardship in both children and adults, as we strive to make our city and the nature around it cleaner and more beautiful.”

Elena Kozhevnikova, a parent of a student, a corporate communications expert at ZapSibTransGaz:
“The SIBUR’s Living Symbols project became a true school of environmental stewardship for my son. Through exposure to captivating examples, creative assignments, and cohesive teamwork, he was able to learn to see the value of every plant and realize that caring for the environment should be part of our everyday lives. I am confident that such initiatives instill a sense of responsibility from an early age and help lay the foundation for eco-thinking. What is especially gratifying is that SIBUR has been expending so much effort in its focus on environmental education as this is an investment not only in our children’s future, but in the future of our entire planet.”

Victoria Cheban, an eco-school participant, head of educational outreach department at Nizhnevartovsk’s Shuvaev Local History Museum:
“This eco-school is a truly unique project. It combines nature, science, creativity, and the warm teamwork spirit. Thanks to your professionalism, our students not only learned a lot of new things about the environment, but they also gained confidence in their ability to explore, discover, change, and care for nature. The way their eyes lit up with curiosity, the eagerness with which they joined every activity, and the reluctance with which they said goodbye to you and to their newly acquired friends was the best proof of the project’s success!”

Yulia Gorelova, director of the Birds and People nonprofit partnership:
“Being able to work with families at the eco-school has been a unique experience. The children and their parents worked together to discover the fascinating world of marshlands and forests, while learning to observe nature and appreciate its fragility. Their enthusiasm and discoveries inspire us to keep developing this project further.”

Background:

The Formula for Good Deeds, SIBUR's social investment program, was launched on February 1, 2016 in all key cities where the company operates. It is being implemented across seven focus areas covering all essential social sector domains: urban development, education and science, sports and healthy living, environmental protection, culture, inclusion, and volunteering. Detailed information about the program is available on the program’s website at www.formula-hd.ru. 

SIBUR’s Living Symbols is an environmental project implemented with the support of the Formula for Good Deeds, SIBUR’s social investment program. Its objective is to help conserve biodiversity and offer eco-education to children and adults. The project features lectures, field studies, interactive games, and creative contests.

For further details about the project, visit https://www.formula-hd.ru/projects/nature/zhivye-simvoly-SIBURa/

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