Today, First Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan RustemKamalov took part in the VIII International Forum “Ecology”. The event was held in Moscow in the congress park of the Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow. The forum was held within the framework of the project of the party “United Russia”“St. Petersburg – the sea capital of Russia”.

Annually, since 1971, the International Day of Forests is marked on March 21. It is also called the World Forest Day. This Day was established at the 23-th United Nations General Assembly, at the initiative of the European Confederation of Agriculture. In 2012, the UN General Assembly adopted a special resolution on the approval of the International Day of Forests – the need to remain aware of the importance of their protection and to have another reason to inform the population of the planet about the important role played by forests in our life.

Residents of Kazan can take part in the all-Russian project “Ecodvor” (Eco-yard) http: //www.myecodvor.rf. The ecological holiday is aimed at forming a community of residents who are ready to continuously promote the practice of separate waste collection in their yards and cities. Also, the residents of St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Saransk, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Moscow and Moscow regioncan join the project.

In Tatarstan, in January-February, 2017, bailiffs collected more than 1.5 million rubles for environmental violations and completed 265 executive proceedings, according to the official website of the Federal Bailiff Service for Tatarstan.

In the Year of Ecology, the Russian state library for youth and the Russian National public library for science and technology hold the All-Russian campaign in the format of a single day action “Day of environmental knowledge”, timed to the International Day of Environmental Knowledge on April 15.

Does air quality affect people’s health? How to determine the airpollution level? What devices are necessary for the analysis? Children’s curiosity on an excursion to the Southeast Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was unlimited.

An interactive event on the environment protection was held today in kindergarten No. 212 of Kazan. Helena Gilmizyanova, leading specialist of the department of environmental education and interaction with public organizations of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, addressed the children with a welcoming speech.

Students of the Universities of Autograd got acquainted with the activities of the Russian Geographical Society. An open meeting with participants of the all-Russian organization for the city’s youth was organized by the staff of the Kama Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. Representatives of the youth club RGS

Today the head of the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision Alexey Aleshin arrived in Kazan. At the international airport “Kazan” he was met by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan IldarKhalikov, the head of the Volga administration of RosTechNadzor Boris Petrov, other officials. Immediately upon arrival in Kazan, AlekseiAleshin met with the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, RustamMinnikhanov.

World Earth Day is held on the Day of the Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. This year, the Vernal Equinox Day falls on March 20 at 10:28 UTC, or 14:28 in Tbilisi time. Today, the length of the day and night is almost the same throughout the world. Equinox, occurring in the spring, is one of the most unique and stunning natural phenomena, the essence of which lies in the astronomical principles of the movement of the Sun and the Earth.