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The International project "Contest & exhibition of children's creative work 'The Red Book through the eyes of children'" is implemented in the framework of the International ecological campaign "To save and protect" under the aegis of the National Commission for UNESCO, the International Organization "Northern Forum".

The following creative pieces of work are accepted for the contest:

• those inspired by personal impressions related to acquaintance with the Red Books of various regions and countries, as well as pertaining to the meeting with extinctive species inhabiting specially protected natural areas (during expeditions), and impressions after watching films or visiting Zoos;

those touching upon ecology and morality

More than 100 people including fellow workers of the Ministry of Ecology and active participants of the "BUDETCHISTO" movement, representatives of administrations of Kirovsky and Moscovsky districts of Kazan, as well as the host party of the Open Fishing Tournament 'TOTAL SPINNING. Kazan 2016' gathered today on the shore of the Volga River to clean the territory from litter. A total of 18 cubic meters of waste were removed from the territory over 2 hours of cleaning. "Our task is not only to clean the site, but also to show the people through our example that it is our consciousness that should be clean in the first place.  Tatarstan is one of the most attractive

Swimming competitions were held today in Kazan in the swimming pool "Burevestnik" within the framework of the Spartakiade of the state officers of the Republic of Tatarstan. The team of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was rated the first. The team included: the Head of the Department for Mineral, Raw and Water Resources, Ildar Fattakhov, the Leading Specialist of the Department for Geology of Solid Minerals, Ruslan Galiullin, the Leading Counselor of the

Mineral resources of Aviastroitelny district of Kazan attracted "black diggers". The offenders extracted sand illegally during night time at a solitary site near the Borisoglebskoe cemetery. State inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan revealed illegal quarry during the night raid. Specalists of the Central Territorial Department and the State Inspection for Ecological Surveillance together with fellow workers of the Police Department of Aviastroitelny districtcaught an excavator HYUNDAI and a KAMAZ truck. Violationof part 1 Article 7.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation - Use of mineral

The 1st Republican School of the core group of the youth ecological movement "BUDETCHISTO" started to work in Tatarstan. Pupils and students from all over the Republic who are not indifferent to the matters of environmental protection gathered at the premises of the health resort "Krutushka" in Vysokaya Gora district, where camping was organized for them. The event was organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.  Shortly before, active participants met with Head of the Department of Ecological

Kazan Federal University was rated the 1stin the #ECOSPRING2016 contest in the category "Eco-higher educational establishment". The solemn awarding ceremony was held today on the premises of the University including the President of the Higher Educational Establishment, Ilshat Gafurov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Shamil Gafarov, First Deputy Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustem Kamalov. "I would like to especially acknowledge that a lot of public organizations have formed today at Kazan Federal University. The activity of certain of them is well known not only at the University, but even beyond the boundaries of the region. It's a comfort to know that students of Kazan Federal University also participate in

The "Clean air" campaign started in Tatarstan a month ago. Over this period, ecological specialists of the Republic inspected about 800 cars, whereof 60 don't comply with the required emission limit values. Another joint campaign of the Department of the State Road Traffic Safety Inspection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was held today at the Police Control Point "Malinovka" (Verkhny Uslon district). Using a gas detection analyzer "AUTOTEST", inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology carried out instrumental control over the content of pollutants (toxicity and smokiness) in exhaust gases of motor vehicles. "We pay special

Today, the children spending time at the children's recreation camp "Berezka" on the territory of Krasnooktyabrskoe forestry of Zelenodolsk municipal district  visited the Volga-Kama state nature biosphere reserve. An ecological and educational tour was organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. The event started with a welcoming word of the Leading Specialist of Department for Ecological Education and Interaction with Public Organizations under the Ministry of Ecology, Elena Gilmizyanova. She acknowledged that such tours

The Kazan State Energy University won the #ECOSPRING2016 contest in the category "The best Eco-higher educational establishment". The solemn awarding ceremony took place today within the framework of the meeting of the Academic Board. First Deputy Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustem Kamalov, and the President of the KSEU, Edward Abdullazyanov, participated in the event. "Ecology and energy are two interconnected disciplines of the life-sustaining activity. It is comforting that the KSEU pays special attention to the ecology-related matters. In general, the results of your everyday activity imply, among other things, that Tatarstan takes one of the leading positions among constituent entities of the Russian Federation with regard to the solution of issues r

All who are not indifferent to the ecology-related matters are invited to participate in the Contest of Educational and Research Projects on Environment Protection carried out within the framework of the program "Youth - for the nature of Moscow". The event is held to promote participation of the youth in solution of ecological problems, and its involvement in research and practical nature protection activity. Categories of creative pieces of work:

- suggestions on solution of ecological problems (ideas, inventions, projects, and programs);

- research projects (monitoring, studying, and assessment);

- projects on ecological enlightenment, education and social advertisement (video spots, leaflets and so on).