Opening of new ecological walking routes in Belarus

On September 4, in Ivenets village, on the territory of the church of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk, the presentation and official opening of the walking ecological path «The Way of Silence»  took place. Its is one of the projects of Church and Environment program in Belarus, aimed to support religious communities in working with environmental issues.

The Way of Silence is a route where nature and history, people and cultural monuments created by them are harmoniously mixed. Here you can get acquainted with the history of Western and Central Belarus, see the preserved and disappearing architectural heritage. The Way of Silence is also a real opportunity to take a break from the noise of big cities, to be in nature alone or with relatives and loved ones! The Way of Silence consists of the Northern (through the forests) and the Southern (through the villages) routes, each of them is about 40 km long.

One more ecological trail is opened. This time in Bobruisk. The trail is located in the Kiselevichi microdistrict and divided into two parts: first one with informational stands located on the territory of the Holy Iversky Church, and second one on the territory of the park located near the parish.

Creation of the trail was possible thanks to active participation in this project of the local orthodox parish, of the working group on the implementation of the Program of Cooperation between the Belarusian Orthodox Church and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus and of administration of Bobruisk town. Layout and printing of informational stands was financed by the Coalition Clean Baltic.

Read more on both trails here.