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The International Project “Ecological culture. Peace and consent” is implemented in Moscow by the Ecological fund named after V.I. Vernadsky, the International Ecological Public Organization “GREENLIGHT”and the Interregional Ecological Public Organization “GREENLIFE”.The project is aimed at revelation of developed projects and ideas that imply practical importance for formation and development of ecological culture of population of theRussian Federation.
The project is implemented in the following categories:
1. Ecological education.
2. Ecological upbringing and enlightenment.
3. Preservation of biodiversity and landscape sanitation.
4. Ecological culture in industry and energetics.
5. Mass media and ecological culture.
6. Health ecology.
7. Ecological culture of social initiatives.

Companies and establishments, a team of contributors, and state authorities can participate in the International project.
Applications are accepted untilMarch 31, 2015.

The All-Russian contest“Ecological education and enlightenment” started in Kemerovo.Teachers of lower grades, subject teachers, teachers of special education, teachers of further education, preschool teachers, school counselors, students of primary, secondary and professional educational establishments are invited to participate.
Contest categories:
 Presentation
 Composition
 Author’s poem
 Photo essay
 Drawing
 Crafts
Please, refer pieces of work until March 31, 2015.More information is available atkonkursolimp.ru.

Kazan Children’s Ecological and Biological Center together with the State Autonomous Establishment of Further Education “Republican Olympiad Center” under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstanannounced the start of the Republican contest “Second life of a package”. Educational establishments of the Republic of Tatarstan can participate in it. The project is aimed at extensive advocacy of a healthy lifestyle among pupils of educational establishments, as well as formation of healthy lifestyle habits in the young generation. The event will be held in the following categories: “Sewing pattern”, “Toy”, and “Arrangement”. The organizers intend for the participants to send crafts, photographs, posters, essays and costumes made from recyclables.Contest materials will be accepted until March 1, 2015.

The International Youth Ecological Expo Contest “We are for Peace” started in Omsk in the framework of the ecological project “ECO”. The contest is held in two categories: leaflets and drawings.
Categories of participants:
Age categoryI – students;
Age categoryII–pupils of 9-11th forms;
Age categoryIII–pupils of 5-8th forms;
Age categoryIV – pupils of 1-4th forms.
Please, refer pieces of workto: proekt.eko@mail.ruuntil March 1, 2015.

The International Conference“Systems of solid domestic waste management: legal, financial and technical solutions” will be held in Moscow in May 2015.
The conference is aimed at arrangementof a platform for efficient dialoguebetween business, investors and authorities, sharing of accumulated experience and innovation approaches in the field of processing and recovery of solid domestic waste, as well as selection of rational solutions of the burning problems in the field.
The conference is optimized for a broad spectrum of experts of the waste management sector, state, regional andmunicipal authorities, research and development, engineering, educational, and public organizations, as well as technology developers, equipment manufacturers

The meeting on discussion of the Strategy of social and economic development of the Republic of Tatarstan up to 2030 was held at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.Development of the Strategy2030 is carried out by the International Center for Social and Economic Researches “Leontyevsky Center” by orderof the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustem Minnikhanov.
The first revision of the Strategy 2030 was discussed in the course of the meeting, and the tasks for further cooperation were set regardingelaboration of the Plan for implementation of the Strategy 2030.
Strategy 2030 plotted global vectors for development of the territory of the Republic including complex development of transport infrastructure, augmentation ofproduction capacities and other issues, while sustainable development of the territory is of top priority in the given setting.

Research-to-practice conference “Water and sanitation: quality and efficacy” will be held in Ufa on April 7, 2015.
Goals of the conference include:
• Exchange of relevant information between representatives ofwater utilities, facilities of housing and public utilities, as well as regional administrations that regard the problems of operation of water and sanitation systems.
• Generalization of experience on solution of tasks of efficientresource-saving meeting of demands of population and industry in potable and technical water.
• Popularization of innovations in the field of water and sanitation.
• Elaboration ofrecommendations regarding implementation of technological innovations in the field of water

Auctions were held today at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan for the right to use a subsurface site “Berket-Kluch” in Cheremshany municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstanfor the purposes ofgeological survey, prospecting and extraction oflimestone, and a subsurface site “Eastern wing of a Novo-Kashirovsky deposit (site No. 4)” in Almetyevsk municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstanfor the purposes ofgeological survey, prospecting and extraction oflimestone.