OREANDA-NEWS. On February 01, 2007 by his Decree No. 54, the President of the Republic of Belarus has marked the areas in which the money of the republican environmental protection fund will be utilized in 2008, and amounts earmarked from this fund for specific initiatives, reported the Official website www.president.gov.by.

The fund’s spending in 2008 is planned to be Br 416,1 billion and will be channeled into 19 areas of activity. The money will be transferred to the accounts on the regional authorities and national bodies of state administration.

Over 90 per cent of the money will be utilized for implementing national programmes and the projects currently in progress, which are geared towards protecting water resources, improving water supply for the population, restoring and preserving natural ecological system and preventing the harmful impact of contaminating substances and wastes on the environment.