The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan announces the launch of the contest of environmental drawings "Green Pencil". Pupils of 1-11 grades of educational organizations of the republic are invited to participate. Works will be accepted from March 20 to April 20, 2019 within the framework of the republican campaign "Eco-Spring".

The spring for 170 young researchers and nature lovers from 23 districts of Tatarstan began with a bright and interesting Republican Ecological Educational Festival, which was held from March 15 to March 17, 2019 on the basis of the “Baitik” Health and Educational Complex.

The Youth Natural Movement of the Republic of Tatarstan “Will be Clean”, the City Children's Ecological and Biological Center of the city of Kazan, with support of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, organized the Educational Festival “Young Naturalist”.

Knowledge of animal and plant world of the native land was demonstrated by children involved in teen clubs in Almetyevsk district. On March 14, a cognitive eco-event was held for them in the city park.

Knowledge of animal and plant world of the native land was demonstrated by children involved in teen clubs in Almetyevsk district. On March 14, a cognitive eco-event was held for them in the city park.

Pupils of the teenage club "Alye parusa" took part in the campaign "Bring the Battery - Save the Hedgehog". Measures for collection of secondary raw materials are carried out in order to form the environmental consciousness of pupils and to instill in them the skills of respect for nature, as well as involvement in practical activities to improve the environmental situation in the region.

Since the beginning of the year, 591 messages have been received by the Public Reception Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. 38 appeals were received through the School Eco-patrol mobile application, 125 - via the People’s Control system, 167 messages - via WhatsApp, Telegram, Eco.signal, and Hotline. 261 appeals were received at personal receptions of citizens and through the reception of the Ministry.

Representatives of the Federal Autonomous Institution “Main Department of State Expertise” headed by the Deputy Head Svetlana Balashova visited the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. The meeting was held by Minister Aleksandr Shadrikov. Specialists of Glavgosexpertiza were presented territorial monitoring system for the state of the atmospheric air, operating in Tatarstan. They got acquainted with the capabilities of the automatic station monitoring air pollution and a mobile environmental laboratory, and told about the activities in the field of environmental protection.

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan continues to receive reports on organization and results of implementation of industrial environmental monitoring.

By March 25 of the year following the reporting year, individual entrepreneurs and legal entities operating at I, II and III category facilities must submit reports to the authorized state bodies in accordance with the requirements of art. 67 of Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2002 “On Environmental Protection”.

Environmentalists of the South-Eastern Territorial Administration in Almetyevsk region revealed signs of violation of land legislation. According to the project documentation, the company was supposed to reclaim land in the developed area of ​​the subsoil with an area of ​​51.9 thousand square meters. In particular, to make land seeding up to design marks, planning the territory, laying the fertile soil layer and flattening the pit side slopes. The audit showed that remediation activities were carried out only on a plot of 12 thousand square meters. In relation to a legal entity, a ruling was issued on imposing an administrative penalty under Part 1 of Art. 8.7 of Administrative Code in the form of a fine in the amount of 400 thousand rubles.

The first part of the Glavgosexpertiza regional meeting “Issues of conformity assessment of project documentation in the field of environmental protection, ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population; The problem of technical documents on engineering and environmental surveys; Expansion of cooperation with federal and regional authorities”, which was held in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan, was completed. The meeting is held by the Head of the Glavgosekspertiza of Russia Igor Manylov, as reported at the website of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan. The event is also attended by the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Aleksandr Shadrikov.