Archive for February 26th, 2023

This day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as a day to combat desertification in 1994. It has been observed in Georgia since 1999, after the country acceded the Convention to Combat Desertification. At present desertification and soil degradation are among major problems of the humankind, and they endanger numerous people. Losses entailed […]

Millions of people all over the world celebrate this day to send a message to the society to repeatedly acknowledge the need for harmonized co-existence of human being and environment as well as importance of common actions for the environmental protection to achieve well-being of the mankind. Each year world chooses one message and focus […]

The Mtkvari River Protection Day has been marked in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan already for two decades. The Mtkvari is the largest river in the Transcaucasus and it’s role is principal for our country, its biodiversity and agriculture. Unfortunately, our river is being polluted by household utility waters and waste. To avoid this, wastewater treatment […]

An old viewpoint encourages the thought that human ingenuity, when it is directed at advancing the common good, can raise global output indefinitely without affecting the biosphere so adversely that it is tipped into a state far-removed from where it has been since long before human societies began to form. Now we all understand that […]

With the financial support of the Government of Sweden and in the frames of the Keep Georgia Tidy Project, Georgian Society of Nature Explorers “Orchis” announces an Essay Competition on the theme of “Biodiversity Protection and Association Agreement” which aims to promote environmental protection and the Sustainable Development Goals as they are perceived by the […]

The World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated twice a year – in October and in May, because seasonal bird migration occurs in these months. The goal of celebrating the Migratory Bird Day is to attract attention to the need for their protection, because these birds face many threats in the modern world. Birds shall overcome […]

On 23rd April 2021, Georgian Society of Nature Explorers “Orchis”, together with its partner NGO “Keep Georgia Tidy” and with financial support of the Government of Sweden, organized an awarding ceremony for students winning in I and II Essay Competitions and the contest Eco-Hero in Tbilisi, Mziuri Park. Among participant of this event were: Acad. […]

On 23rd April, 2021, Georgian Society of Nature Explorers “Orchis”, in the frames of ‘To Map Circular Economy in Georgia’ component of the Keep Georgia Tidy Project, organized an on-line kick-off meeting between the Inter-Ministerial Coordination Board of the Government of Georgia and the Task Group of GSNE “Orchis”. The meeting was attended by the […]

The International Earth Day is one of the important and large-scale environmental events, which is focused on the protection of our planet and mitigation of current adverse processes. Over 190 countries all over the world celebrate this day each year, and different organizations and millions of people participate in these events. Besides, many unions and […]

On March 23, 2021, in the frames of Keep Georgia Tidy Project, Georgian Society of Nature Explorers “Orchis” organized a tree planting campaign in Tsilkani Village, Mtskheta Municipality. For this event, GSNE “Orchis” purchased 10 Pomgranat, Himalayan Cedar 4, Ipani ( Fraxinus excelsior) 10, 20 Caucasian Pine and 10 seedlings of Georgian Almond from Georgian […]