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It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times. The participants of the study trip to North Moravia in mid-October could convince themselves of the validity of the saying. During four days, mayors and officials could be inspired by innovative projects and solutions in the field of community energy, proper heating, air quality and the development of sustainable mobility.

Air pollution is the greatest environmental health risk affecting all of humanity, responsible for more than 6 million premature deaths worldwide. That is why protecting the air and ensuring healthy air is a global challenge. On September 7, we remember the importance of air quality thanks to the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.

As part of our Populair project, we actively maintain relations with international partners, which was also reflected in the recently organized Trilateral Workshop in Piešťany, which took place on May 17-19, 2023. At this event, we welcomed the foreign projects HungAIRy from Hungary and Malopolska - In a healthy atmosphere from Poland, which, like us, deal with the issue of air quality.

Children and young people cannot protect themselves from air pollution – only we adults can. Children are particularly vulnerable to air pollution, from the time they are in their mother’s womb through to adulthood. In the member and cooperating countries of the European Environment Agency (EEA), air pollution causes more than 1,200 deaths of people under 18 every year.

Recently, the mobile application "Dnes dýcham" (en. Today I Breathe) was successfully launched, with its goal to raise public awareness of air quality in Slovakia. The mobile application displays informative values ​​of the level of air pollution under the designation of AQI - air quality index.

Trees, for their ability to photosynthesize, are extremely important for the existence of life on earth. It is thanks to them that we have the composition of the atmosphere here, which contains oxygen and enables the existence of other organisms, as we know them, in countless forms and ecosystems.

As part of the implementation of the LIFE IP Project – Improving Air Quality, on 11. 11. 2022 the District Office in the Trenčín region joined the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation on the Preparation of the Air Quality Improvement Program. The Memorandum was signed for the duration of the project, i.e. until 31. 12. 2027.

As part of its activities, the Ekotopfilm festival does not only offer its visitors films with an environmental focus, as the name might suggest. It is an event that also provides space for fruitful discussions, where experts from various fields bring interesting topics closer to the public. Air quality, proper principles of heating, monitoring of pollutants and emissions from transport were discussed last week in Banská Bystrica and in Bratislava, and the LIFE IP project - Improving air quality was there.

Clean air is a basic prerequisite for creating a healthy environment for the life of people, ecosystems and for the proper functioning of all components of the environment. On the contrary, air pollution is among the greatest environmental risks and is one of the main causes of death and disease worldwide. The member states of the United Nations are trying to point out this fact and therefore declared September 7 as the World Day of Clean Air and Blue Sky.

We all learn new knowledge throughout our lives. It is important to convey new information to all age categories. We decided to convey such an important message, about air protection, to children from two elementary schools at the end of the school year.