In Dashoguz velayat of Turkmenistan, events were held aimed at developing the environmental culture of the younger generation and identifying creatively gifted young people.

The local Council of the Magtymguly Youth Organization of Turkmenistan, together with the main departments of education and culture of the velayat and the UNESCO club of the Turkmen Agricultural Institute, under the title "Environmental Protection is an Important Concept of Sustainable Development", held a drawing competition and an exhibition "Environmental Protection" among students of secondary schools, students of higher and secondary vocational education institutions.

Guided by the "State Program in the Field of State Youth Policy of Turkmenistan for 2021-2025" and the action plan for its implementation, the organizers of the event aimed to improve the environmental knowledge of young people through a creative understanding of the theme of protecting the nature of their native land. The jury members determined the winners, evaluating the presented works on their content and artistic design, color harmony and originality. The winners were awarded certificates of honor and memorable gifts from the local Council of the Youth Organization.

Another drawing competition under the slogan "To love nature is to love the Motherland" was recently organized by the Dashoguz regional branch of the Nature Protection Society of Turkmenistan, one of the oldest public associations carrying out scientific, advocacy and environmental education work. The main goal of the competition was to form the environmental culture of young people, to identify young talents who are able to most vividly reveal the beauty of the diverse nature of Turkmenistan by means of fine art.

The event was held among students of 5-11 grades of the 14th secondary school with in-depth study of foreign languages in the city of Dashoguz. A large number of students showed interest in the competition, each of them depicted the unique beauty of the environment in their own way and expressed the importance of its protection.

According to the results of the competition, 10th grader Roza Jumaniyazova, 6th grader Sabrina Abdyllaeva and 9th grader Ibragim Janmyradov took 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, respectively. The winners were awarded certificates of honor and memorable gifts from the Dashoguz regional branch of the Nature Protection Society of Turkmenistan.