The issue arose during the discussion of a possible merger between the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry and the State Inspectorate on Wildlife Protection. «In the complex area of nature protection and control over natural resource use, these agencies work in a coordinated manner and seemingly successfully: they uncover criminal schemes and prevent various types of violations. For example, poaching has been reduced to a minimum,» he emphasized.

At the same time, as the president noted, apart from poaching, there are other problems in nature protection. «This is the protection of our nature, and we need to go all out here, because this is truly our national heritage,» Aleksandr Lukashenko stated.