Within the framework of the Year of environmental culture and protection in the Republic of Tatarstan the conference “Environmental Safety”, where the results of contest of the same name were summed up, took place in the Kamsk Children Medical Center of Naberezhnye Chelny of the Republic of Tatarstan. In March all structural subdivisions were checked regarding compliance with requirements related
to medical waste management as well as sanitary, epidemiologic, and ecological regulations. Following the results of the contest, the best departments were defined in every structural subdivision.
On April 17, 2013, the regional scientific and practical conference of young ecologists and regional ethnographers “The Earth is Our Mother” took place on the basis of the Bulgarian secondary comprehensive school No. 1 with profound studying of some subjects. Within the framework of the process of preparation to the conference by the Children Activity Center of the Spassky municipal area, they announced a contest on ecology and regional ethnography.
The contest related to creation of the emblem of the Year of environmental protection in the Russian Federation came to an end in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation. Denis Yezhov, Murom, the Vladimir region, became a winner. The emblem conveys an important meaning according to the contest winner. It means unity: in order to change an ecological situation in the country, it is necessary for all the citizens of our Homeland to join their forces. The outlines of Russia without division into regions and cities are depicted on the emblem. The globe is depicted as a circle.