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“Tatneft” PJSC obtained a license to collect, transport, process, recover, deactivate, and place wastes of I-IV hazard class issued by the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Natural Resource Use. The Company’s activity with regard to waste management is licensed in compliance with new requirements of the nature protection legislation. “Tatneft” has at its disposal the relevant equipment, sites, as well as places for collection and recovery of waste. The activity on collection, transportation, processing, and recovery of waste was conducted by the company in the past as well, “Tatneft” 

“Everyone is important to the nature. Let’s save biodiversity!”–the International campaign “March of parks-2016” will be held on April 22-26 under this slogan. The campaign is aimed at enhancement in the importance of specially protected territories, assurance of the relevant publicmaintenance of the protectednatural territory, involvement of citizens in rendering practical assistanceto nature reserves

Creative teams of children’s educational and cultural institutions of the Republic of Tatarstan are invited to participate in the II Republican Ecological Festival and Contest “Rainbow-colored stage”.The event will be held on April 26 - 27, 2016 at 3 p.m. on the stage

“Everyone is important to the nature. Let’s save biodiversity!”–the International campaign “March of parks-2016” will be held on April 22-26 under this slogan. The campaign is aimed at enhancement in the importance of specially protected territories, assurance of the relevant publicmaintenance of the protectednatural territory, involvement of citizens in rendering practical assistanceto nature reserves

Pieces of work for the contest of children’s creative work “Let’s create from paper” are accepted until March 17, 2016. The contest is held to attract pupils’ attention to arts and crafts, as well as to foster careful and responsible attitude to nature throughthe instruments of artwork. The Board of Education of Kazan Executive Committee and Kazan Children’s Ecological and Biological Center are the organizers of the event.

Young biological and ecological specialists are invited to participate in the VIICity Ecological Forum “Zilantenok”. It is held in the framework of the open long-term ecological project “Zilant” aimed at implementation of the system approach in ecological education and upbringing of the young generation. The event will be held on April 9th at Kazan Children’s Ecological and BiologicalCenter. “Protection

All those who are not indifferent to the matters related to ecology and energy efficiency are invited to participate in the Conference “Ecology and Energy Efficiency” in the framework of the XVI International Symposium “Energy and Resources Efficiency and Energy Conservation” and the XVII International specialized exhibition “Energetics. Cost-effective use of resources”. The event will be held on March 17, 2016 on the premises of “Kazan Fair” OJSC. The conference is organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan together with the State Autonomous Agency “Center of energy-saving technologies of the Republic of Tatarstan under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan”.

The main topics for discussion will include:

• Creation and development of high-efficiency eco-frien

The drafts of all the final documents of the Conference elaborated with support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation and the Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Agency were approved of following the results of the special preparatory session of the Environment Policy Committeeunder the UN ECE held in Geneva.The Conference will be held on June 8-10, 2016 in Batumi (Georgia). It is the main nature protection pan-European high-class event.

In particular, the draft Ministerial

Public opinion on the state of corruption at the Ministry is still monitored at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. One can complete the survey in the “Anti-corruption activity” section – “Public-opinion poll, survey” at http://eco.tatarstan.ru/rus/opros-obshchestvennogo-mneniya-anketirovanie.htm

The international ECOTECH Forum and Exposition will be held in Moscow (at the International Exposition Center “Crocus Expo”) on April 26-29, 2016, to touch upon the “green” economy matters and nature protection technologies. The event is held under the logo “’Green’ economy is the basis of sustainable development!” for professional audience involved in solution of nature protection issues in the specific segment of the international market of eco-technologies, goods, works, and services. The exposition and discussions will touch upon all nature protection areas of concern: water, air, wastes, land resources, energy conservation, “green" standards, eco-transport, forest resources and urban environment, ecological monitoring and control, as well as ecological services. The ECOTECH business program will include