The initiative to hold Lessons of Forest belongs to the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan. The day of Knowledge on Forest is held in compliance with the Resolution of the UN General Assembly on announcement of March 21st as the International Day of Forest.
Lessons on Forest started in Kazan schools. In such a way, expert of the Biodiversity Department Yuliya Bikmullina reached an agreement on holding the Lesson at a specialized school No. 172 for pupils of forms 8-11. A sincere and engaged talk on importance of forests and responsible attitude of a human being to this natural resource aroused a vivid reaction of children and many questions. A film was demonstrated during the Lesson on the activity of nature reserves of the Republic, and literature with published creative pieces of work of pupils who take part in the annual March of Parks was handed out.