The Russian oil company Tatneft presented a unique project on environmental education for schoolchildren at the COP29 held in Azerbaijan.
This was stated by the head of Tatneft’s information policy department. Aygül Alparova Okhu.Azhe said in a statement.
According to him, for the first time in the history of the COP, the Russian delegation includes 8th and 9th grade children from Tatarstan.
Alparova highlighted that Maryam from the rural school and Marcelin from the city school work in the school biolaboratories created by “Tatneft”.
“We give children the opportunity to participate in plant microcloning so that they participate in research, science and learn the professions of the future,” Alparova explained.
According to him, children who plant trees and are sensitive to plants will never harm nature.
“They are children with a completely different way of thinking,” said the representative of “Tatneft.”
Maryam and Marcel gave detailed information about their work in biolabs and greenhouses. The process involves many steps, from soil preparation and nutrient media to plant maturation and adaptation. All this happens in sterile conditions of special boxes. Children learn to treat nature with responsibility and care in all its stages.
The project not only supports an eco-minded generation, but also gives children the opportunity to grow plants up to greenhouse level. Students clone plants using the “in vitro” method, grow them to certain sizes, and then plant them in greenhouses. There, the plants grow to a size that can be planted in the ground. After that, “Tatneft” and the Tatarstan forestry company buy these plants from children and plant them on an industrial scale as part of compensation crops.
Within the framework of this environmental project, 30,000 saplings and trees have already been planted in three years.
“Tatneft” not only helps children develop ecological thinking, but also contributes to the protection of nature.
Rinat Lakupov, curator of the project, noted that in 9 biolaboratories of “Tatneft” children participate in research and project work.
Some, like the village of Malbagush, with a population of only 500 people, have a complete cycle from laboratories to greenhouses and adaptation sites. The company includes several habitats to attract more children interested in biology and ecology.
“We are very happy that children are the ones who see and talk with their own eyes about how they contribute to the protection of the planet and its future,” said Aygül Alparova.
He thanked the Russian delegation and the Azerbaijani side for allowing children to speak at the COP29 platform, as it is a great source of motivation and pride for schoolchildren.
Rufina Abdullayeva
