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”.