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07/10/2024. The National Library opened an exhibition ”The Amazing Is Nearby: The Cycle of Life in a Protected Area”
October 5, 2024:
The National Library of Karelia opened an exhibition ”The Amazing Is Nearby: The Cycle of Life in a Protected Area” dedicated to the nature of Metsola Biosphere reserve and its research methods.
The exhibition was prepared by the United Directorate of Kostomukshsky State Nature Reserve and Kalevalsky National Park on the basis of the National Library of the Republic of Karelia. The opening was attended by concerned and interested people, representatives of nature conservation organizations and travel agencies, lovers of Karelian nature. The Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Aleksey Pavlov addressed the visitors with a welcoming speech.
Sergey Tarkhov, Director of the bioreserve, Chief State Inspector for Environmental Protection, spoke about the importance of scientific work in the reserve and the possibilities of ecological tourism. A pleasant surprise was the arrival of Margarita Donnikova, a representative of the Scan-tour travel agency from St. Petersburg. She presented the reserve with a valuable gift – a camera trap, which will serve well in the study of nature.
Marina Nikishina, Director of the National Library of Karelia, noted that the library is the best place to hold an educational exhibition. After all, the library is an open social, cultural, leisure and informational centre, a territory for reading, communication, creativity and intellectual development.
Holding the exhibition on the Year of Family expands the possibilities of intellectual leisure for families with children. And holding a whole series of popular science lectures by Karelian scientists as part of the exhibition will help to expand the scientific picture of the world for students and everyone interested.
The exhibition presents skulls of various animals, bird nests, camera traps, household items of northern Karelians, as well as books from the National Library collection.
The exhibition will be open until November 7, according to the library's opening hours.
The books presented at the exhibition can be found in the library's electronic catalogue.
* Metsola Biosphere Reserve was established in 2017. It occupies an area of about 400 thousand hectares and includes Kostomukshsky Nature Reserve, Kalevalsky National Park and Kostomuksha Urban District.
Biosphere reserves are created within the framework of the UNESCO program "Man and the Biosphere". Their main goal is the preservation and rational use of natural and cultural heritage. A biosphere reserve, or reserve, is a tool for sustainable development of a region. A biosphere reserve differs from a regular one in that in addition to core area with a strictly protected ecosystem, it has two more: a buffer zone, where limited activity is allowed – for example, picking berries and mushrooms, and a transition area – an area where most activity is allowed.
The name Metsola has Karelian roots and translates as "forest country". In the Kalevala epic, this is the land of the forest spirit Tapio, who often takes the form of a forest reindeer. The reserve was created to preserve this species.
