As part of the development of the environmental agenda in Russia, a solemn awarding ceremony was held for representatives of our university. Valeria Khalikova, a senior lecturer at the Department of Plant Protection, Ecology and Chemistry, and Anastasia Karasikova, a 2nd‑year student at OOSiEB‑O-25/1, were awarded letters of appreciation for their significant contribution to the development of the environmental movement, the preservation of Russia's natural heritage and the popularization of the environmental agenda in the country. The awards were presented on behalf of the co-chairman of the All-Russian public movement «Ecosystem» A. V. Rudnev. The award ceremony was conducted by Pavel Stepanyan, Head of the Stavropol branch of the Ecosystem movement.