m²  held a working meeting to discuss the Mtatsminda Plateau reforestation project. The event took place in a round table format. The preliminary plan, technical terms and monitoring principles of the restoration works – prepared by the National Botanical Garden of Tbilisi – were discussed with representatives from environmental organisations and the City Hall’s Department of Environmental Protection.

The specifications for works on reforestation of the Mtatsminda plateau will take into account all recommendations expressed during the meeting.

Participants included representatives from the City Hall’s Department of Environmental Protection, Ecovision, CENN, REC, the Greens Movement of Georgia, the Institute of Botany of Ilia State University and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection.

m² began working on the issue of restoring the Mtatsminda plateau on 9 August, studying the issue and discussing the possible alternatives for restoration with the City Hall, environmental organisations and industry experts. The aim of the project is to fully reforest a 26 000 m2 section of the plateau and create a biodiverse environment on the said area.

The wildfires started on the Mtatsminda Mountain on 8 August 2017, ravaging a 2 ha area. In accordance with its corporate social responsibility policy, m² committed itself to restoring and subsequently looking after the green cover and landscape on the damaged area.