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2
June 2013
Sunday
On June 2, within the framework of the Year of environmental culture and protection, a traditional nature protection campaign of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Federation of Underwater Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan and a regional branch of the Russian Geographical Society of the Republic of Tatarstan “The Day of Reservoirs Cleaning” took place.

31
May 2013
Friday
In the framework of the Year of Ecological Culture and Environmental Protection, the traditional ecological campaign will take place on Wednesday, 2 June at 10 a.m. at Lower Zarechye beach dedicated to the Water Reservoirs Cleaning Day. The event is organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Tatarstan, the Subaquatic Federation of Tatarstan regional public organization and the Tatarstan branch of the Russian Geographic Society. The event schedule includes waste removal from the bed and the littoral region of Kazanka river and tidying up its shores.
In the framework of the Year of environmental culture and environmental protection in Tatarstan and European Parks Day traditionally celebrated on 24 May, the presenation of Kazan Gardens and Parks catalogue was held in the interior garden of the National Museum of Tatarstan. The event was attended by the employees of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Tatarstan.
On the threshold of the FISU Universiade, in an effort to revive the traditions of urban landscaping, 100 Public Gardens and Green Record projects are being implemented with the support of the city coucil. Many public gardens and green spaces around residential houses have already been improved and thousands of trees have been planted under these projects.

30
May 2013
Thursday
This objective was announced by the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia Sergey Donskoy at the meeting dedicated to the discussion of the Program aimed at improving people's quality of life, reducing the accumulated waste volume, eliminating the past environmental damage objects and recultivating and putting back to use tens of thousands hectares of contaminated lands.

Another environmental raid for journalists was organized today by the employees of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Tatarstan. The inspectors of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources have examined the territories of garage cooperatives in Kirovsky district to find a number of breaches. Particularly, the garage cooperative № 6 has come to the top for illegal dumping of construction and household wastes by the shore line of the old course of Kazanka river with the purpose of extending territory.


29
May 2013
Wednesday
WASTETECH-2013, the 8th International Exhibition-Forum on Waste Management and Environmental Protection Technologies takes place today in Moscow.
The event held in the framework of the Environmental Protection Year in the Russian Federation is attended by the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Tatarstan Artem Sidorov. The exhibition is dedicated to the following issues: collection, storage, transportation, decontamination and utilization of production and consumption wastes, sanitation and landscape recreation, protection of basins and community air, recovery of contaminated territories, use of renewable energy resources, industrial safety and labor safety.

28
May 2013
Tuesday
In the framework of the Year of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation put forward the initiative on conducting events dedicated to the International Environmental Protection Day on 5 June 2013.
The campaign called "Zero Negative Environmental Impact " aims to show the public environmentally responsible approach of enterprises, particularly in matters of negative impact on the environment and solicitous attitude to natural resources of Russia.
The ninth Russian national open field academic contest of young geologists will be held in Kazan from 1 to 10 of August, 2013. It is devoted to the 70th anniversary of Tatarstan's oil-field development and the 60th anniversary of Almetyevsk city.
The main goal of the academic contest is to discover and support gifted children, assist them in professional self-determination and propaganda of the best traditions of Russian and Tatarstan geological science.

24
May 2013
Friday
6872 cases of breaches were uncovered in the course of two-month sanitary ecological campaign in Tatarstan. These data were announced today by Tatarstan Minister of Ecology and Natural resources Artem Sidorov during the republican conference at the Government House.
The conference was headed by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. Ildar Khalikov, the Tatarstan Prime Minister also took part in the conference.

23
May 2013
Thursday
The topic of the radio program “Panorama of Events ‘New Day’ of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company of Tatarstan was devoted today to the course of a two-month sanitary and ecological campaign in the Republic of Tatarstan. Deputy Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan — Senior State Inspector of the Republic of Tatarstan for Nature Protection Ramil Nizamov was answering the questions of radio listeners on the air. Full version of the interview is available in the Section of audiotapes.

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