MINSK, 30 December (BelTA) – The government has approved the Ecology state program for 2026-2030. The corresponding resolution was signed by Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin on 30 December, the press service of the Belarusian government told BelTA.
The goals of the state program are to improve the quality of environmental protection and ensure rational natural resource management.
The state program comprises six subprograms aimed at implementing a number of tasks and achieving target indicators. For instance, the Hydrometeorology and Climate subprogram is designed to improve the quality of hydrometeorological observations, regulate climate impacts, and enhance water resource management, with the following target indicators by 2030: increase in the accuracy of short-term weather forecasts by region – 97.75%; reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (compared to the 1990 level) – 37%; change in the area of water-related ecosystems (compared to the 2017 level) – 30%.
The Persistent Organic Pollutants subprogram focuses on fulfilling obligations under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, particularly, on decommissioning of equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls, achieving a 100% rate compared to the 2025 level.
The Biological and Landscape Diversity subprogram is aimed at increasing the proportion of protected natural areas in the country’s total area to 9.4%.
The Environmental Protection subprogram involves ensuring sustainable nature management, with the following target indicators: increase in the share of periods with very good, good, and moderate air quality combined per year – 93%; increase in the share of water bodies with good water quality – 80%.
The Ecology of Regions subprogram aims to ensure environmental safety, with the focus on maintaining the index of insufficiently treated wastewater discharge into water bodies at 30% compared to the 2015 level; maintaining surface water bodies in proper condition and their improvement; performing liquidation plugging of decommissioned water wells not subject to further use, 90% out of the total number of such wells as of 1 January of the respective year.
Furthermore, Target 99 envisages maximizing the involvement of municipal waste in economic circulation (target indicator: level of municipal solid waste utilization – 70%) and reducing the negative environmental impact of waste.
The funding volume for the state program is Br1.616 billion.
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