Congress “Save Yourself and the Planet”

Congress “Save Yourself and the Planet” was held on 3-4 April 2003. the Congress was organized by Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Russian State Hydrometeorological University, International Academy of Sciences of Ecology and Man and Nature Safety, Saint-Petersburg Ecological Union.

The aims of the Congress:

• Promotion of ecological knowledge;
• Presentation of the latest achievements in the sphere of environment friendly technologies in various branches of economy;
• Presentation of the newest technologies and equipment;
• Posing the problems connected with environmental protection.

Having discussed a number of questions concerning ecology, the participants have worked out the Resolution.

The Congress “Save Yourself and the Planet” is a part of “Ecology and Man” Program which is conducted by Saint-Petersburg Ecological Union and includes, beside the Congress, “Ecopromotion” Project, “Leaf of Life” Eco-Labelling, “Ecology and Man” Specialized Exhibition.

Among the participants of the Congress were leading scientists and experts from different spheres of science, technology, production and education.

The Congress materials include theses of 62 reports on the following topics:

• Ecological education;
• Production and services environment- and man-friendly;
• Control methods and criteria of the environmental situation estimation;
• Neutralization of environmental adverse consequences of human activities;
• Traditional, ethnical methods of sanitation and health maintenance;
• Waste reprocessing.

Waste reprocessing issues were discussed at the Conference “Development of waste handling technologies” which was held within the frames of the Congress.

Resolution

Congress “Save Yourself and the Planet” was held on 3-4 April 2003 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia in the frames of the Second Specialized Trade Show “Ecology and Man”.

The organization and holding of the Congress were realized by:

Russian State Hydrometeorological University (Saint-Petersburg, rector professor L. N. Karlin);
Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University (president member of Russian Academy of Sciences, professor Y. S. Vasiljev);
International Academy of Sciences for Ecology and Safety of Man and Nature (Saint-Petersburg, president professor V. A. Rogalev);
Saint-Petersburg Ecological Union (Saint-Petersburg, president S. M. Gordishevsky).

Aims of the Congress:
analysis of conditions and opportunities of the biosphere preservation with conditions and quality of the natural environment which are necessary for a person and which predetermine conditions and quality of life;
analysis of ecological preconditions of health preservation and improvement;
analysis of ecological validity of natural resources’ use and restoration;
creation of representation system about opportunities of perfection of waste processing and recycling technologies;
discussion of offers on perfection of construction technologies corresponding to ecological requirements and economic restrictions;
discussion of prospects of solving social ecology problems.

As a result of the discussion of the reports the participants of the Congress have decided:
1. to approve of the initiative and activity of “Mercury Ecological Enterprise” Ltd., “Mechanobr-Technika” JSC, “Plaspolymer” Research-and-Production Association, “Ecotrans-Dorservice” Close Company in the field of substantiation, development and introduction in practice of technologies and actions on improvement of territories of industrial enterprises, transport roads and city space and to recommend use of results and experience of the mentioned organizations by other industrial organizations;
2. to approve of the activity of the Online waste Exchange created by Saint-Petersburg Ecological Union and “Kosmos Ecological Bureau” together with British partners and consider as necessary a formation of corresponding Bank, Register and Cadastre of the data with the system of ecological certification on the basis of information received by the Online Exchange;
3. to approve of the activity of Resbio Ltd in the field of reduction of ecological danger of medical preparations and cosmetics made in the basis of superoxide dismutase enzyme and to consider as necessary facilitating producers developing and manufacturing food stuff and bio-active supplements with a minimized ecological danger;
4. to approve of the activity of the State Scientific Centre “Arctic and Antarctive Scientific Research Institute”, State Unitary Enterprise “Engineering Center of Ecological Works” and “Nevsky” Close JSC in the field of ecological substantiation of using natural resources and implementation of practical methods of reviving natural resources and recommend using the experience of the mentioned organizations for widening the practice of ecologically substuntiated nature management;
5. to approve of the activity of Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Saint-Petersburg State Architectural-Construcing University and Military Engineering Technical University in the field of development of ecologically substantiated construction technologies and to recommend construction enterprises to use such technologies when constructing civil, industrial and military objects.

Participants of the Congress consider the problem of familiarization with ecological awareness as a necessary condition of ecological culture and ecological ethics to be paramount of value. In this connection the main task of the state is training ecological knowledge and corresponding pedagogical technologies to teachers of primary and secondary school and university lecturers.

Participants of the Congress pay attention to necessity and timeliness of special ecological labeling (eco-labeling) as it is done in the majority of industrially developed countries. Such eco-label is developed and being implemented by Saint-Petersburg Ecological Union.

Participants of the Congress emphasize urgency of a substantiation of the state ecological policy program. Its realization is an objective and effective condition of the nature conservancy and scientifically proved use of Russian natural resources.