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Water environment protection and green lifestyle measures development in LV and RUS border regions (AQUA LIFE)
Start date: Jun 30, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2014 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The project addresses this common problem in both border areas arising from the lack of financial resources and necessary experience in the field, and aims to promote the attractiveness of artificial and natural water bodies, environmentally friendly behaviour and protection of environment, and to raise the awareness of the population of green lifestyle. Expected Results: 1. Improvement of water bodies - Reconstruction works on 3 water bodies • Preparation of 8 technical projects for further reconstruction • Installation of 33 waste containers and 7 wooden platforms for the waste containers • 10 specialists of partner’s municipalities trained on conservation of the artificial and natural water bodies and their sustainable management • Common guidelines on maintenance of water bodies. 2. Education on environment issues • Mobile "Green laboratory" organized • 2 summer camps “Eco School of Life” in Prei?i, Latvia, and Sebezh, Russia, organized for 60 children of 12 to 14 years • One book "Explore the Environment" with educational material additional to biology lessons 3. Information and Visibility • 10 water and coast line public cleaning events organized • Video material "AQUA LIFE" prepared and shown to at least 4516 children of 12 to 14 years in Latvia and Russia border area schools • 4 local web-sites
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