Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk and Vice–Minister Małgorzata Golińska met with representatives of local governments, entrepreneurs and residents of the Hajnówka District. The meeting concerned the current legal situation in the Białowieża Primeval Forest. The General Director of the State Forests Andrzej Konieczny and foresters from three local Forest Districts were also present in the starost’s office.

On Holy Saturday, Minister Henryk Kowalczyk and Vice-Minister Sławomir Mazurek, presented the residents of Otwock with eco-bags. In this symbolic way, the highest officials of the Ministry of Environment encouraged shoppers at the local market to use reusable bags.

On Tuesday, the 9th of April, Vice-Minister Małgorzata Golińska took part in the “Prospects for the Rural Population” conference, which took place in the Agricultural Advisory Centre in Kalsk. It was another instalment in a series of conferences held across the country under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda.

“Energy for Economy – Economy for Energy” was the title of the 7th National Energy Summit in Gdańsk. On the 8th of April 2019, the event was attended by Minister Henryk Kowalczyk and Vice-Minister Michał Kurtyka, President of COP24.

The first National Urban Forum, attended by the Vice-Minister of Environment Sławomir Mazurek, has ended, concluded with signing a declaration on “Cooperation for the Implementation of National Urban Policy and the New Urban Agenda.”

The Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment Michał Kurtyka, took part in high-level UN meetings on climate policy. The event took place on the 27–28th of March 2019 in New York City.

Waste management and bio-waste in particular was the main topic of the debate attended by the Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk, Vice-Minister Sławomir Mazurek and representatives of the waste management industry. The meeting was held on the 28th of March at the Ministry of Environment.

On the 28th of March, Vice-Minister Małgorzata Golińska took part in the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Poland and the Holy See. On this occasion, oaks from Polish forests were planted in the Vatican Gardens as a sign of living and strong ties.

The exchange of experience in the management of natural World Heritage Sites was the main topic of the meeting at the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Switzerland. Vice-Minister Małgorzata Golińska also took part in the celebration of the International Day of Forests on the 21st of March.

“Prospects for the development of the market for fuels from waste” was the subject of the thematic session during the 9th Fuels from Waste Conference held in Katowice. The meeting was attended by Vice-Minister of Environment Sławomir Mazurek.