Nature and the environment

Hydropower is energy made from water: One of the cleanest, greenest ways to meet the world's growing energy needs. Pridnestrovie has on its territory one of Europe's largest electricity transforming grids. It is an important link for supplying electricity to all of the Balkans. The country's Hydro Electric Plant, located in Dubossary, sells electric energy not only in Pridnestrovie but also in other countries in the region. It is one of several dozen success stories in privatization with a human face.

The Dniester River, historically the border between Moldova and Pridnestrovie, stretches for 250 miles between the two countries. Independent since 1990, Pridnestrovie restored the traditional border which was breached in 1940 as the result of a secret pact between Soviet dictator Stalin and Hitler's Nazi Germany.

Local police in Tiraspol, capital of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, patrol the city's parks and wildlife areas on horseback.

In defense of nature, in this 2005 press photo, environmental activists joined forces with a political youth group in Pridnestrovie to take a stand for the environment. Local "Earth First!" activists wore anti-pollution masks to make a statement.

This photo of the Dniester river graces the frontpage of the website of Pridnestrovie's Environmental Protection Ministry.

Voshod, a German-Russian village located in Northern Pridnestrovie, is a romantic destination in winter. The multiethnic country is home to countless European minorities who all get along in an atmosphere of peaceful collaboration. Even ethnic Moldovans who live in Pridnestrovie retain a distinct "Pridnestrovian" identity and have no wish to see the country join with Moldova.

Untouched streams and pristine waterfalls are common in the northern part of Pridnestrovie. Ever since independence in 1990, the republic's government has worked with NGO to preserve the ecosystem of the country.

In autumn, leaves fall in Toamna, a peaceful park in one of Pridnestrovie's wellkept cities.

The sun sets as yet another day in the life of Pridnestrovie draws to a close. The proud and independent country, located near the Black Sea in South Eastern Europe, is a nature-lover's paradise.