Serbia observes Earth Day

Belgrade, April 24, 2010 (Serbia Today) – Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning Oliver Dulic attended a campaign of dump cleaning at Ada Huja in Belgrade today to mark 22 April – Earth Day. On this occasion, Dulic said that a big campaign of cleaning of Serbia will take place on 5 June and called on all citizens to clean something in their surroundings on that day and thus contribute to environmental protection. The Minister pointed out that there are thousands of places in Serbia like Ada Huja, where garbage has been deposited for years. He recalled that owing to the “Let's Clean Serbia“ campaign, 60 waste dumps out of a total of 4,600 have been cleaned up so far, but citizens have continued to deposit waste on some of them. We need to change our habits, mentality, and to remind people each day that it is important to save the planet, said the Minister and invited students in elementary and secondary schools, representatives of various associations, fishermen and non-governmental organizations to join the cleaning. Dulic then visited Ada Huja and an event at Republic Square traditionally organised by the Society for assistance to persons with developmental disabilities. As part of the marking of the Earth Day, Director of the “Let's Clean Serbia” campaign Milan Kindjic and Director of the National Office of the President of the Republic Tatjana Pasic will plant 50 seedlings of broadleaved and coniferous trees in Paracin.