The Eco-heritage team from Tatarstan had a brilliant victory at the III All-Russian Children's Environmental Forum in Chelyabinsk
Tatarstan's Clean Sky project was recognized as the best in the Clean Air nomination, overtaking the projects of competing teams from St. Petersburg and the Amur Region.
It was not easy to reach the finals, the competition was fierce — out of 89 teams from all over Russia, only 51 qualified for the second round. Tatarstan eco-activists entered the top three winners in the nomination "Best Air Monitoring Project".
According to the guys themselves, the Clean Air project is aimed at creating a school environmental monitoring system for atmospheric air near children's educational institutions using the example of the city of Kazan.
They have developed a project for targeted monitoring of atmospheric air quality near Kazan schools and kindergartens. This is not just a study, but a working tool that children, parents, and teachers can use.
As part of the project, students have developed a working prototype of a gas analyzer capable of collecting and transmitting data on air pollution. This compact device can become the basis for an entire monitoring network throughout the city.
The Clear Sky project includes seven ambitious tasks: from adapting various methods for assessing air quality to creating an interactive pollution map and developing educational tools. Special attention is paid to bioindication using lichens — schoolchildren are creating an electronic identifier that will help even elementary school students assess the environmental situation.
"Thanks to the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan for supporting our project. The project is a bridge between science and society. We use satellite technologies, homemade sensors, and even natural indicators," explains the scientific director of the team.
Congratulations to the guys on their well-deserved victory! We believed in you! Now the students have a grant of 100 thousand rubles for the implementation of the project!
You can get acquainted with the winning project by following the link: https://www.rgo.ru/ru/article/chistoe-nebo-proekt-komandy-respubliki-tatarstan-k-iii-vserossiyskomu-detskomu
Let's remind you that the team from Tatarstan has an impressive track record: in 2023, they won the "Popular Water" nomination with a project to clean up the coastlines, and in 2024 they presented the best project to create eco-habits to reduce the carbon footprint. All these projects help to achieve the goals of the national Environmental Well-being project
For reference: The All-Russian Children's Environmental Forum is a platform that provides an opportunity to share experiences in the development and implementation of environmental projects. The forum is attended by students of grades 5-11 of educational organizations and organizations of additional education with scientific and applied developments in the field of ecology.
The main goal is to promote ecological culture among schoolchildren and foster respect for nature.
The organizers are the COMPASS Foundation for Support of Environmental Initiatives and the Ministry of Ecology of the Chelyabinsk Region.