According to a 2005 estimate by the United Nations, 40% of Belarus is covered by forests.

Many streams and 11,000 lakes are found in Belarus.

Belarus's highest point is Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (Dzyarzhynsk Hill) at 345 metres (1,130 ft), and its lowest point is on the Neman River at 90 metres (300 ft).[67] The average elevation of Belarus is 525 feet (160 m) above sea level.

The climate ranges from harsh winters, with average January temperatures at −6 °C (21.2 °F), to cool and moist summers with an average temperature of 18 °C (64 °F).

West Belarussian Society for Birds Preservation…here you can find some information on the activities of the West Belarusian Society for Bird Preservation (Zachodne-Belaruskae Tavarystva Akhovy Ptushak, ZBTAP).

Our Society was founded in 1993,and includes now ca.60 members.

Birding in national park is support for further nature destruction!

Pripyatsky National Park Webpage Satellite View These places are the centres of populations of such birds as a spotted eagle, a corcrake and a reed-warbler.

Principal goals of ZBTAP are: conservation of biodiversity; preservation of unique habitats; propagation and re-introduction of endangered birds; propaganda of nature conservation ideas among people…Belarusian National Parks Website Some pictures and information about National Parks.

This country that is the Eastern neighbour of Poland is second to none.

The variety of birds that includes several highlight species very rarely seen in other parts of Europe is only one aspect.

Belarus's natural resources include peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomite (limestone), marl, chalk, sand, gravel, and clay.

About 70% of the radiation from neighboring Ukraine's 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster entered Belarusian territory, and as of 2005 about a fifth of Belarusian land (principally farmland and forests in the southeastern provinces) continues to be affected by radiation fallout.