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For the purpose of environmental education an environmental lesson was held in Kuzembetievskiy kindergarten "Berezka" of Menzelinskiy district. The children were told about the need for separate garbage collection and its subsequent use as secondary raw materials. After that, a game was held with the children to separate conditional garbage into containers.

The pilot project for creation of an integrated infrastructure for separate accumulation and collection of spent chemical power sources will be implemented in Tatarstan. The corresponding Agreement was concluded today during the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi between the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan and Duracell Russia Limited Liability Company. The document was signed by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and General Director of the company Yuri Korotaev.

Films for the deaf and hearing impaired about an eco-friendly lifestyle and participation in eco-movements, natural pearls and rare species of animals, plants of the Republic of Tatarstan. A working meeting of representatives of the non-profit organization “Effective Communications” and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was held today at the environmental protection agency.

The Russian Investment Forum has stated today in Sochi. The event is attended by the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan headed by the President of the Republic Rustam Minnikhanov.

The business program of the first day of the Forum was opened by the panel session “Ecology as an indicator of the quality of life”. The main issue on the agenda of the session was implementation of the national project “Ecology”. The key events planned for the next 6 years, features of federal projects execution, as well as the expected final results were discussed.

Major violation in Otary settlement was recorded by inspectors of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Privolzhskiy district of Kazan as part of inspection on citizens' request. At the time of inspection, the area of ​​illegal storage reached 2.5 thousand square meters, and the volume of the snow dump amounted to more than 5 thousand cubic meters. The toxicity of snow was confirmed by the laboratory specialists. All case materials were sent to the Prosecutor’s Office of the Privolzhskiy district of the city of Kazan.

Nine students of KIU named after Timiryasov joined the ranks of public inspectors. Deputy Head of the Central Territorial Administration - Anna Apaeva awarded the eco-active members with certificates in the main building of the university.

Any citizen of the Russian Federation who is at least 18 years old can join the ranks of public inspectors. To do this, you must submit an application to the territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The winners of the Eco-Olympiad "Nature Experts" were awarded by experts of the South-Eastern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan. The annual competition of young environmentalists gathered 45 children from 7 to 10 years. The guys demonstrated their knowledge in five sections: plants, birds, insects. riddles from nature, living and inanimate nature. Also on February 20, the Republican interactive poster contest “Forest is our green friend” starts for young environmentalists. It will last until February 28. Children from 5 to 17 years old are invited to participate. Details of participation can be obtained by calling 8 (85594) 6-87-31 Ecological and Biological Center of Bugulma town.

During the raid, inspectors of the Zavolzhskiy Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan established the discharge of contaminated snow to the water protection zone of the Sviyaga river. The area of ​​the snow dump was 235 square meters. An unauthorized dump was organized by a street-cleaning company. Currently the sample is under investigation. On this fact an administrative investigation is being carried out.

The Head of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Dmitry Kobylkin, will lead the official delegation of the ministry at the Russian Investment Forum, according to the official website of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation. The event will be held from 14 to 15 February 2019 in the city of Sochi.

Non-governmental environmental fund named after V.I. Vernadsky, “Greenlight” International Environmental Non-Governmental Organization and “GREENLIFE” Interregional Environmental Non-Governmental Organization, in order to identify projects and ideas of practical application in formation and development of ecological culture of population of the Russian Federation, implements and accepts applications for participation in the International Project “Ecological Culture. Peace and harmony”.