17
November
2009
Mikhail Slipenchuk, METROPOL Group and MBC Corporation got Diplomas for contribution in realization of the UN “Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign” on the Presidium session of the UN Environment Program (UNEP)
The Diplomas were handled on the Presidium session of Russian
National Committee of UNEP assistance (UNEPCOM), which was held in
the Russian Academy of Sciences. Vice-president of RAN, President
of UNEPCOM, academician N.P. Laverov handled the awards and thanked
METROPOL Group, MBC Corporation and Mikhail Slipenchuk personally
for the contribution in saving and preservation of the
environment.
About the “Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree
Campaign”
The worldwide “Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign” started
under the auspices of the UN Environment Program (UNEP) in 2007.
Officials, social and business communities were appealed to plant
one billion trees around the world during one year. UNEPCOM with
assistance of Ministry of Education of Moscow region Government
initiated a project for planting trees by school children in Moscow
region on September, 1, 2008. 10 000 of Far Eastern cedars were
planted within the project. Mikhail Slipenchuk, head of METROPOL
Group, took part in the solemn event coincided with the “Plant for
the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign”.
