The theme of ecology at the Third Global Professional Forum “The Book. Culture. Education. Innovations” (“Crimea-2017”)

Abstract

In 2017, announced the Ecology Year in Russia, ecology, as a traditional theme at the Crimea forums, held a particular place on the Forum agenda. The paper offers a review of the materials on ecological education in libraries presented within the framework of the Forum. The author focuses on the work of the Section “Ecological information and ecological culture” that, in particular, embraced the teleconference with the participants of the round table “Culture. Ecology. Informatization: Towards sustainable development” within the framework of IX International IT-Forum with BRICS and SCO participation (Khanty-Mansiysk). The lecture delivered by V. Grachev, President of Non-government V. Vernadsky Ecological Foundation, is reviewed as a significant event within the Crimea Forum professional program. The author notes that Vladimir Vernadsky saw the shift in the worldview and ideology toward noospheric thinking , and, as a result, toward efficient nature management, as the ecological problems solution. The results of the All-Russian contest of Ecological Education Events within the framework of the Day of Ecological Knowledge All-Russian Library Event were announced.