The project aimed at environmental education of the population initiated by the IEE RAS in North Ossetia within the framework of the Leopard Restoration Program in the Caucasus (Leopard Restoration in Ossetia) was evaluated and became a finalist for the Crystal Compass award in the Enlightenment nomination. The project is being implemented jointly by the IEE RAS and the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania with the participation of regional media and the support of RusHydro.
The VIII and IX Crystal Compass awards ceremonies took place at the Moscow International House of Music on May 27, 2021. The prize has been awarded since 2012 for outstanding achievements and unique projects of our time, which are aimed at preserving natural, historical and cultural heritage. The motto of the award is “Protect the Future”.
The authors of the nominee project are A. Yachmennikova, A. Alibekov, M. Slanova, A. Dzhenikaeva, V. Tokhsyrov, M. Nagoga. The award for the project at the ceremony of presenting the national prize was accepted by a senior researcher at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS Anna Yachmennikova.
"Thank you very much to our wonderful team! Let's achieve new victories together! Our project once again proves how important unity is. The unity of every person who carries his history, his culture, his native language in his heart along with the nature that surrounds him; the importance of the unity between the historical image of the Great Leopard from the Alanian epos and the real animal - a significant part of the biological diversity of the ecosystems of the Caucasus ", - said Anna Yachmennikova.
