At the beginning of 2024, a competition was held, for which Buryat photographers sent more than 300 images. A professional jury selected the 50 best works. They help viewers explore the phenomenon of Lake Baikal’s unique natural ecosystem and see the people living there.

The name of the exhibition is related to the fact that the word "Dalai" is translated from the Buryat language as "sea", "ocean", and from the Tibetan language as "supreme", "great". Both values are suitable for the main character of the exhibition, Baikal.

The exhibition visited Ulan-Ude, Irkutsk, Ust-Ilimsk, Bratsk. Krasnoyarsk, Cheremkhovo and Tulun.

The purpose of the All-Russian creative contest "Baikal Evolution: People and Meanings" is to create art objects using solid household and/or industrial waste, mainly plastic or complex types of waste. This is a great opportunity for artists, designers and other creative people to contribute to the preservation of the environment and draw attention to the importance of recycling.

There were requirements for the works — they should consist of at least 70% recycled materials, of which 50% should be available for further processing. It was important for the participants to include human household waste in the language of art, turning it into a real material for creating works of art.

The value of Lake Baikal is undeniable, and the fact that the lake is in danger is of particular concern.

The problem of plastic pollution can only be solved together, thanks to the efforts of the public. The Buryat Opera and Ballet Theater, together with the Baikal Plastic-Free Association, held a competition among schools in the Republic of Buryatia to create photographs and video clips on the topic of plastic pollution of Lake Baikal.

Special lectures and interactive lessons are held for children, where they are introduced to the unique flora and fauna of Lake Baikal, as well as environmental challenges, including the increasing concentration of microplastics. In addition, students will learn about the negative effects of environmental pollution, the importance of taking responsibility for nature, and their role in this process.

The environmental expedition of the En+ company and members of the Baikal Without Plastic Association to lift fishing nets from Lake Baikal has ended. According to the results of the action, which took place with the assistance and under the control of the Angara-Baikal Territorial Administration of the Federal Fisheries Agency, more than 4 km of fishing gear were lifted from the lake.

During the week, representatives of En+, Baikal Without Plastic and professional divers covered more than 50 km from Kultuk village to Bolshoe Goloustnoye village. During this time, the divers completed 24 dives with a total duration of 25 hours. According to the results, 73 nets with a length of 4.2km were lifted from the bottom, which exceeds the result of last year’s expedition, when 61 nets were extracted.

For the third year in a row, the Ballet on Lake Baikal project brought together about a thousand people on the shores of the most beautiful and cleanest lake on the planet. Connoisseurs of classical art from different regions of Russia were able to enjoy a delightful concert presented by artists from the Buryat Opera and Ballet Theater and other theater groups in the country, including the Bolshoi.

The open-air exhibition includes 20 recyclable art objects created in honor of prominent personalities in the history of Irkutsk and our country. The event is supported by the Baikal Without Plastic Association.

Artists and craftsmen from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Saratov, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Tyumen, Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk worked on the works. The images of pianist Denis Matsuev, sculptor Dasha Namdakov, archaeologist and orientalist Lev Gumilev, and entrepreneur Nikolai Vtorov are traced here.

The art objects required 23 glass bottles, 210 plastic caps, 11 coffee lids, 14 disassembled table clocks, 500 grams of lead weight from car tires.

The three-day hackathon of environmental projects "Plastisphere is not our world", dedicated to the problems of plastic pollution on Lake Baikal, was held at IRNTU in partnership with the Baikal Plastic-Free Association.

The event brought together more than 50 talented guys, eco-activists and simply caring Irkutsk students who worked to create sustainable technologies and strategies to combat plastic waste. The Hackathon included the topics of developing a culture of responsible consumption among the population, removing microplastics from ecosystems, and developing a cyclical economy.

The participants actively exchanged experiences and knowledge, which helped create a fruitful atmosphere for generating ideas and, as a result, 9 teams with their own projects came out for the defense.