2024, April 27
Share this articlePlanting was organized within the republican ecological action “Taza Kazakstan”.
On the NU territory, a remarkable event unfolded within the framework of the republican ecological action "Taza Kazakstan." The management, teaching staff, students, and graduates of NU, united in a common cause, planted an orchard. This city-wide clean-up day was not just about environmental protection, but also about fostering an ecological culture within our society and university community. Together, we planted over 100 fruit-bearing trees, including 80 Manchurian walnut saplings, as well as Siberian apple, Ussuri pear, and wild cherry trees. The clean-up day also included the collection of secondary raw materials, hazardous waste and clothes: plastic bottles and containers, office paper, cardboard, batteries, expired medicines, clothes and toys - all to be handed over to eco-entrepreneurs for recycling. Hazardous waste will be handed over to a specialized company for recycling, clothes and toys - to a charity fund.
As Mr. Kanat Baigarin, Advisor to the NU President, noted, increasing Kazakh people's awareness of environmental problems is vital to forming an ecological culture in the community.
"We are probably the only university in the country that has an Office of Sustainable Development and works not only on campus but also cooperates with 12 universities in Kazakhstan, to which it transfers its experience in developing green initiatives, including points for separate waste collection, support for projects of Kazakhstani university students to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the energy efficiency of the campus and so on. On the clean-up day, we planted seedlings resistant to our climatic conditions; in this regard, we are working in partnership with the National Center for Biotechnology and other organizations. The clean-up day is not a one-time event; several tree-planting activities will be held during May, including a joint action with the Agrotechnical University, - said Kanat Baigarin.
The planted seedlings are not only frost-resistant, but will also produce fruits rich in vitamins and valuable substances. Wild cherries became an excellent decoration for the garden—a magnificent deciduous tree with beautiful flowers and fruits. The non-profit youth public association Earth Foundation for Sustainable Development gave the university 14 cherry saplings of the Sakura variety.
These unique plants, thanks to their beauty, early flowering and unpretentiousness, will become the pride of the campus and will charm the hearts of garden visitors and residents of the capital.
