On the 24th of April, the Ministry of Environment hosted an expert meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEEC) – 16+1 Forestry. The meeting was attended by representatives of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Latvia, Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia, Serbia and Slovenia.

The growing threat to the life and health of residents and tourists, enormous fire risk and the need for active protection of valuable habitats and species force foresters from the forest districts surrounding the Białowieża Primeval Forest to take the necessary measures. That is why the Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk presented a package of comprehensive proposals of legal solutions for three forest districts – Białowieża, Browsk and Hajnówka – during today's conference. The conference was also attended by Vice-Minister Małgorzata Golińska.

Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk and Vice–Minister Małgorzata Golińska met with representatives of local governments, entrepreneurs and residents of the Hajnówka District. The meeting concerned the current legal situation in the Białowieża Primeval Forest. The General Director of the State Forests Andrzej Konieczny and foresters from three local Forest Districts were also present in the starost’s office.

On Holy Saturday, Minister Henryk Kowalczyk and Vice-Minister Sławomir Mazurek, presented the residents of Otwock with eco-bags. In this symbolic way, the highest officials of the Ministry of Environment encouraged shoppers at the local market to use reusable bags.

On Tuesday, the 9th of April, Vice-Minister Małgorzata Golińska took part in the “Prospects for the Rural Population” conference, which took place in the Agricultural Advisory Centre in Kalsk. It was another instalment in a series of conferences held across the country under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda.

“Energy for Economy – Economy for Energy” was the title of the 7th National Energy Summit in Gdańsk. On the 8th of April 2019, the event was attended by Minister Henryk Kowalczyk and Vice-Minister Michał Kurtyka, President of COP24.

The first National Urban Forum, attended by the Vice-Minister of Environment Sławomir Mazurek, has ended, concluded with signing a declaration on “Cooperation for the Implementation of National Urban Policy and the New Urban Agenda.”

The Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment Michał Kurtyka, took part in high-level UN meetings on climate policy. The event took place on the 27–28th of March 2019 in New York City.

Waste management and bio-waste in particular was the main topic of the debate attended by the Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk, Vice-Minister Sławomir Mazurek and representatives of the waste management industry. The meeting was held on the 28th of March at the Ministry of Environment.