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X International Forum "Ecology" will be held on March 25-26, 2019 in Moscow. The forum is dedicated to the priorities of environmental development in Russia and includes a set of discussion activities in all thematic areas of the National Project "Ecology".

How does the territorial environmental monitoring system work in Tatarstan, what is planned in the region within the framework of the national project “Ecology”, and what work is being done on the environmental education of the younger generation. These and other areas of work of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan were told today in the framework of a working meeting with the Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Ecology and Environmental Protection - Bakhrom Kuchkarov.

Smurfit Kappa, which designs paper and carton packaging, announces the International Packaging Contest “Packaging for a better future for the planet”. Within the framework of the contest, it is necessary to perform two tasks: to propose an alternative to plastic stretch film, which is wrapped around pallets to ensure stability during transportation and storage; develop paper packaging with thermo-protective properties used in electronic commerce.

Today President of Russia Vladimir Putin addressed with a Message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The Head of government said: "People are showing ever higher demands on environmental safety issues".

Snow heaps formed after cleaning the territory of the production base were discovered by inspectors of the Zakamskiy Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan during a raid in Nizhnekamsk. The enterprise did not take out the snow from the adjacent site, but simply threw behind the gate, environmentalists said. The area of ​​the snow dump was 20 square meters, and the volume - 75 cubic meters. For the purpose of determining the hazard class, the laboratory specialists selected samples. In respect of the offender, an administrative protocol will be drawn up in accordance with Article 8.2 of the Administrative Code of the RF.

More than 150 schoolchildren from Tatarstan, Mari-El, Chuvashia, Udmurtia and the Nizhny Novgorod Region gathered today at the XXV Volga Scientific Environmental Conference of Schoolchildren named after A. M. Terentyev. Here, children were able to share results of their research in the field of agro-ecology, mining, industrial and chemical ecology, bio-indication and bio-monitoring.

How does a person change the view of planet, why is it important to collect garbage separately and take part in clean-up days? Answers to these and other eco-questions were searched by pupils of the Cheremshan Lyceum together with specialists from the South-Eastern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan. The events were attended by pupils of 5, 6, 10 grades of the educational institution.

About 150 organizers of recreation for children and youth, including leaders of specialized programs, camps and recreation centers from different regions of the Republic of Tatarstan and regions of the Russian Federation, teachers-organizers, gathered at the open republican seminar "Role of camp in shaping the values ​​of children and youth".

Trucks while conducting of unauthorized discharge were fixed by inspectors of the South-Eastern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan near Almetyevsk town. 940 square meters of land was cluttered up with soil mixed with concrete and wood waste, plastic sheeting, containers of ferrous metals, where about 300 square meters of waste turned out to be on the soil. On this fact, administrative protocols were drawn up against violators by inspectors of the South-Eastern Territorial Administration. The company faces a fine of up to 700 thousand rubles.

50 kg of batteries for recycling were collected by pupils of Aishinskiy secondary school of Zelenodolskiy district. The eco-team of schoolchildren has been working since last year. Environmental campaigns, eco-lessons are held at Aishinskiy secondary school regularly.