The motto of our presentation is “LOOK AFTER THIS PLANET, IT ’S THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE.” (The appeal of Prince Philip of Britain, president of the World Wide Fund for Nature).

The most serious environmental problems are: pollution in its many forms( water pollution, air pollution, nuclear pollution) noise and fumes from cars, buses, planes etc ; destruction of wildlife and countryside beauty; shortage of natural resource; the growth of population.

This narrow strip of land along the Black Sea is Sochi. From space it seems to be so small and unprotected.

Sochi is the gem of the Russian Black Sea coast, occupying a comparatively narrow plain in the foothills that is cut through gorges and gullies along which small rivers flow down into the sea. The mountains shelter Sochi from the cold breathe of winter. Wet subtropical climate dominates in Sochi and sun shines 300 days a year.

Moreover it has become the capital of the Winter Olympic Games We all are proud of this fact very much.

Sochi is buried in foliage of numerous parks all year round.

THE DENDRARIUM PARK This subtropical park, the largest one in Russia, was founded in 1892 by Sergey Khudekov.A collection of more then a thousand of species from all the continents is on show here.

THE DENDRARIUM PARK a fig-tree a soapberry-tree a tulip-tree a strawberry-tree a sakura an iron-tree a candy-tree

THE DENDRARIUM PARK The first trees were planted more than one hundred years ago, and nowadays the former exotic plants have become wild and grow everywhere.

THE YEW AND BOX-TREE GROVE

THE BLACK SEA IN ITS BEAUTY

A fine view of our town, a fantastic chaos of huge rocks opens no us from Akhun Mountain

THE SOCHI NATIONAL PARK - THE MAIN TREASURE OF THE HEALTH RESORT

THE UNIQUE FLORA OF THE NATIONAL PARK

THE FAUNA IS SO VARIED the Caucasian goat

the pine marten the deer the leopard

THE FAUNA IS SO VARIED the lynx the fox the boar

THE FAUNA IS SO VARIED the raccoon the bear the jackal

THE FAUNA IS SO VARIED the bullfinch the mountain grouse the crossbill

THE INHABITANTS OF THE DEEP

WATERFALLS ON THE SOCHI RIVERS Brothers Waterfall In Krasnaya Polyana

WATERFALLS ON THE SOCHI RIVERS 33 Waterfalls Agurskye Waterfalls Orekhovskye Waterfalls

LAKES OF KRASNAYA POLYANA Lake Kardyvach The Khmelyevskie Lakes

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF OUR REGION UNFORTUNATELY THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE SOCHI NATIONAL PARK AND THE CAUCASIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVE IS UNDER THE THREAT

Problems which we mentioned in the beginning, concern also our native city. They are: Cutting down of woods ; Destruction of an inhabitance of animals;

Problems of our town Air pollution because of infinite traffic jams and car fumes;

They speak about building of artificial island in the Black Sea. Will it be a cause of death of sea animals?

There is a solution of these problems Sports lines will be build out of a buffer zone of the Caucasian Reserve - of the Pear ridge, it will prevent mass cutting down of woods. In the Sochi National Park the Center on breeding and rehabilitation of leopards.

We will solve these problems Russian ecologists are successful in restoring the extinct herds of aurochs that used to live here.

We will solve these problems grains of roe were put in pawn for revival of population of the Black Sea salmon. They will be let out in the Sochi rivers.

The future of roads Designing and building of new traffic intersections will unload our streets, building of roundabout road round Sochi will be finished.

We believe, that our beautiful city remains the same as we see it now. TOGETHER WE WILL WIN !!!