Ecological conference “Nature and Us” was held in Nizhnekamsk
5 March 2013, Tuesday
The year 2013 was declared the Year of Environment-oriented Culture and Nature Protection in the Republic of Tatarstan. Due to this fact, official opening of the year took place in Nizhnekamsk. Research and practice ecological conference of pupils “Nature and Us” took place at the Children’s Environmental and Biological Center. Experts of the Trans-Kama Territorial Department, as well as representatives of municipal industrial companies also took active part in the event.
The work of the conference was conducted in two directions:
1. Scientific research activity that included such sections as “Bioindication”; “Biology of flora and fauna”; “Environmental management”.
2. Project nature protection activities with section “Environmental projects “City and Us” and section “Implemented environmental project “Festival of good deeds”.
During the conference pupils presented their scientific and research pieces of work, suggested their ideas and plans aimed at enhancement of the environment of the city. Along with experts of the Trans-Kama Territorial Department, participants discussed possibilities of implementation of their projects on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan.
As part of the new national project "Environmental well-being" Tatarstan has planned the implementation of 8 environmental initiatives with total funding of 3 billion rubles. The main part of the funds will be used for work on the federal project "Water of Russia", Minister of Ecology Azat Ziganshin said at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Today, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Azat Ziganshin spoke at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan. The event was dedicated to the start of the sanitary and ecological two-month period and environmental work plans for 2026 within the framework of the national project "Environmental well-being".
Today, at the weekly staff meeting with the heads of structural and territorial divisions, the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Azat Ziganshin, presented badges and official identification cards to the staff of the department.