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The VII International Forum “Ecology” will be held in St. Petersburg on March 2-3, and it will be devoted to the complex of measures aimed at minimization of the man-induced impact on water resources, as well as ecological safety related to waste management. The key topics of the Forum will include state policy in the field of nature protection in the Russian Federation; enhancement in the potable water quality; minimization of damage related to utility wastewater disposal; implementation

The investigation department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for Mamadysh district initiated criminal proceedings for the theft of the fertile soil layer and common mineral resources (clay loam) under Article 158 part 4 paragraph“b”“Grand theft”. The violation was detected in the course of the state ecological

According to Article 18 of the Federal Law “On production and consumption waste”, small and medium businesses, the activity whereof entails formation of waste, shouldn’t elaborate Waste Generation and Disposal Targets (WGDT), but they should submit reports on formation, use, deactivation and placement of waste to the authorized bodies by giving a notice (hereinafter referred to as Reports).  Small and medium businesses subject to the regional state ecological surveillance are to submit Reports to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) on an annual basis before March 1st. The Ministry

The first session of the working group on preparation for the Year of Ecology is planned to be carried out in Moscow in two months in the framework of the international exposition and forum “Ecotech”, as informs the official website of the Ministry of Natural Resources

All those who are not indifferent to the ecology-related matters are invited to participate in the international contest “Eco-tradition”.The contest piece of work should contain an improvised description of one’s ecological tradition aimed at preservation of ecology and rational use of natural resources (attached photos, infographics, or videoswould

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

In compliance with the document, an application containing general information on the facility and its impact on the environment form the basis for the registration of such a facility along with the information on availability of authorization documents and on the nature protection measures implemented at the facility. Considering completeness of the information submitted by entrepreneurs in the approved form, by order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, a series of acts that also envisagedsubmission by legal entities and sole entrepreneurs

Recovery and protection of water resources, equipment and services for the rational use, purification of sewage waters, water bottling–these and other matters for the water sector development will be reviewed at the International ForumECWATECH-2016. The event will be held at the new exhibition pavilion No. 75 located on the premises of the All-Union Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh)in Moscow on April 26-28, 2016.The Forum is organized by “ECWATECH

The 4thvisiting session of the Federal Ecological Board under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation on the “Year of Ecology and specially protected territories in the Russian Federation: planning of international, national and

Young ecological and biological specialists, geographers and journalists are invited to participate in the Annual YouthFar East Ecological Conference-contest “Man and biosphere”. The event will be held at the Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences under the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences from March 31 to April 1. In 2016, the conference becomes an international event, since pupils and students from the Asian-Pacific Region will participate in it. It is possible to participate