In 2022, RNPLS&T has become one of eight thematic sites of All-Russian Festival NAUKA 0+, the profile “Integrity”. On October 8 and 9, Festival participants of various ages visited RNPLS&T.

The Library could not fail to make a good point of its ecological and sustainability activities which make the significant vector of RNPLS&T work. Elena Bychkova and Maria Klimova, researchers of RNPLS&T Ecology and Sustainable Development Group, held several Festival events.

The Ecological Tourism Exhibition is open at RNPLS&T’s Reading Room for Ecology and Priorities in Science and Technology (room 210) on September 26 through November 26, 2022.

Today, ecological tourism is a priority strategic vector in the tourist business. With its vast natural resources and unique natural sites on the list of UNESCO natural heritage, Russia is one of the promising countries for ecological tourism. The exhibits introduce users to the main organizational types and models of ecological tourism. The publications reflect on the problem-solving experience in ecological tourism business, feature case studies of using natural recreational resources for sustainable socioeconomic development. Based on the example of ecotourism, we demonstrate that humans should penetrate into the world of nature for the purposes of its preservation and understanding.

Within the framework of the All-Russian Science Festival “Science 0+”, the exhibition “The Bicycle. New mobility” is open at RNPLS&T. The exhibition is displayed at the reading Room for Ecology and Priorities in Science and Technology (room 210) on September 19 through November 21, 2022.

The publications on display relate to the bicycle, one of ecotransports reviving its popularity. The exhibition covers theoretical and practical aspects of managing bicycle traffic in the cities with the focus on projecting transport network taking into account bicycle traffic. The positive impact of bicycle transport on urban ecology, the role of bicycle-related events (bicycle races, tours, quests, etc.) as a communication avenue, and promotion of healthy lifestyles, are demonstrated. The rare publications are to visualize the history of bicycle movement on the edge of 19^th-20^th centuries.

Issue No. 8 (222) of the International ecological digest GREEN BELARUS is published by Eco-Info Center of Belarus National Academy of Sciences Central Scientific Library.

Issue No. 7 (221) of the International ecological digest GREEN BELARUS is published by Eco-Info Center of Belarus National Academy of Sciences Central Scientific Library.

Issue No. 6 (220) of the International ecological digest GREEN BELARUS is published by Eco-Info Center of Belarus National Academy of Sciences Central Scientific Library.

The Athropocene Epoch exhibition is open in RNPLS&T’s Reading Room for Ecology and Priorities in Science and Technology (room 21) on June 30 through July 31, 2022.

The exhibition features the materials on the human impact on the planet appearance. In these publications, authors bring up sore spots of the human civilization in the early 21st century. Forest fires, floods, oil spills, ozone layer depletion, etc., are all the consequences of intensifying human activity. The materials on the display also cover discussions around the concept of “anthropocene”. Why this term make us revise the conventional idea of nature? Is there any chance to overcome apathy and helplessness associated with that talk of upcoming ecological crisis? The publications cover situations of environmental pollution, offer practical solutions to minimize negative impact of human activity and to preserve natural resources.

 On June 28, 2022, the webinar for librarians in ecological education «How to start and implement waste sorting» was held.

 On June 5, 2022, - Head of the Ecology and Sustainable Development Projects Group Elena F. Bychkova attented solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of projects organized by V. I. Vernadsky Nongovernmental Ecological Foundation.

Issue No. 5 (219) of the International ecological digest GREEN BELARUS is published by Eco-Info Center of Belarus National Academy of Sciences Central Scientific Library.

 On June 3, 2022, the National Library of the Chuvash Republic hosted an interregional round table "Environmental Education: Best Library Practices" in a face-to-face format.

Elena F. Bychkova, Head of the Group for the Development of Projects in the Field of Ecology and Sustainable Development, and Maria A. Klimova, Junior Researcher at the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, spoke at the round table with a report “Libraries and Sustainable Development: Projects of the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology 2022”.

 On May 25, 2022, the National Forum on Sustainable Development was held in Moscow. This was the IV annual project of the Vedomosti business journal, dedicated to the professional discussion of strategic approaches and relevant decisions of business, the state and civil society in the field of achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).

 Interactive Map “World Cultural and Natural Heritage”: new project by Russian National Library for Science and Technology was launched timed to the Night of Geography.

Issue No. 4 (218) of the International ecological digest GREEN BELARUS is published by Eco-Info Center of Belarus National Academy of Sciences Central Scientific Library.

Issue No. 3 (217) of the International ecological digest GREEN BELARUS is published by Eco-Info Center of Belarus National Academy of Sciences Central Scientific Library.