CITY OF NIS GREEN NETWORK FOUNDED

06.11.2009.

City of Nis Council for life protection organized signing protocol ceremony on forming ` City of Nis Green network ` under the motto `ZeleNIS 2009` (GreenNish). This protocol was signed by many representatives of civil society organizations like Protekta, EKOpolis, Ekoland, Zeleni kljuc, Media center, then by city enterprises and institutions (public enterprises – Mediana  and Gorica), Institute for nature protection of Serbia – Nis), city municipalities and the City of Nis. In the name of Palilula Municipality this document was signed by Zorica Stojiljkovic, member of Palilula Municipal Council.

City of Nis constantly invests its efforts in life surrounding improving and promoting. Sonja Popovic, president of the `Council for life surrounding protection`emphasized that `ZeleNis` is an informal network of civil society institutions and organizations that deals with preserving and protection of life surrounding and sustainable development at the territory  of Nis. These institutions and organizations of civil society are obliged to have inter type of cooperation, exchange information, knowledge and experiences and common activities – the way to realize the commonly defined objectives. Milos Simonovic, mayor of the City of Nis, signed during this occasion `Memorandum on joining the Coalition of green cities of Serbia`. In this way Nis becomes one of the first cities that joined the national network, where only South Backa administration region finds its place so far.

Mayor Simonovic emphasized that previous action `Clean up Nis` was successful and the City of Nis would support civil activism in future and will try to meet the needs of Citizens Councils, Citizens assemblies and all those who show the efforts and ideas to start actions of cleaning and decorations of their surrounding needs. The Mayor also called the fellow citizens to join and work together on the improvement of life surrounding so our future generations could live in one healthy surrounding. Palilula Municipality in cooperation with partner organizations and institutions, EKOpolis net, Ekoland… realizes the very significant results in this sphere. `With space adaptation, in settled municipal parts, with cleaning of wild dumps (Krusce, Crvena Zvezda, reconstruction of Memorial Park `Bubanj`, Old Nis Cemetery, inter-resident blocks greens) one new ambience is created that has to be proudly preserved and taken care of` was emphasized in this local organization of local self government of the City of Nis.