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43 environmental violations were recorded by environmentalists during a helicopter fly-over. The Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chief State Inspector in the Field of Environmental Protection, Fayaz Shakirov, conducted a raid inspection of the territory of Kazan, Vysokogorskiy, Zelenodolskiy, Laishevskiy, Pestrechinskiy, Arskiy, Atninskiy and Baltasinskiy districts.

Preschool children are just beginning to get acquainted with the environment: the laws of nature, animals and plants. And a lot of work on environmental education lies with the workers of kindergartens. In the premises of kindergarten No. 5 "Balakach" of Mamadysh town together with the Prikamskiy Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan, a regional workshop was held for educators of the preschool institution on the topic: "Innovative approaches in raising environmental culture of preschool children".

From November 19 to December 15, pupils of grades 3-6 of the city of Kazan are accepted to participate in an open command interactive game within the framework of the All-Russian campaign "Osprey is a bird of 2018". To participate in the qualifying round, it is necessary to form a team of five people and prepare a presentation on the topic “We and the World of Birds”, including photos of participants and a story about their environmental or research activities, as well as osprey drawings.

The problem of waste is undoubtedly one of the most important problems of modern society. In order to develop environmental awareness among children in Elabuga, a regional seminar on development of environmental culture of the younger generation was held in the premises of a combined type kindergarten No. 39 “Kilechek”. Within the framework of the project, containers for separate waste collection are installed in the kindergarten. The project helped children to understand that you cannot throw garbage thoughtlessly.

Cleaned up the spring and took water samples for further research. Pupils of the Arskiy Primary School No. 3 continue to actively explore the nature of their native land: this time they visited springs along the Kazanka River. “The water here is very clean and today's tour was interesting. In the future, I would like to learn more about the wealth of the native land and continue to participate in environmental protection measures”, said young environmentalists.

Littering of over a thousand square meters of territory. A dump of boards, plastic bottles, glassware and other household garbage was found in the Elabuzhskiy district near Bolshoy Shurnyak settlement during a helicopter fly-around. Inspectors of the Prikamskiy Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan conducted an administrative investigation, established the owner of the land plot, who allowed the dumping.

November 15 is a World Recycling Day. The main objective of  the event is to attract the attention of the authorities, the public and industrial structures to the problem of limited resources, reducing the cost of finished products through the use of cheaper raw materials and the fight against environmental pollution. Secondary recycling (recycling of waste, recycling and disposal of waste) is the reuse or recycling of garbage or industrial waste.

A local resident informed environmentalists about the systematic overflow of the well with household wastewater from the educational institution of Menzelinskiy district. Having left for the site, the specialists of the Prikamskiy Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan found that the tanks for effluents intended for collecting liquid waste were overcrowded, and puddles were formed around the perimeter, emitting an unpleasant odor.

Ranks of public inspectors were replenished today on 33 volunteers. Certificates for activists attached to the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan were solemnly presented in the buildings of the Administrations of Sovetskiy, Vakhitovskiy and Privolzhskiy, Aviastroitelnyi and Novo-Savinovskiy districts of Kazan.

The tasks of public inspectors include detection of violations of environmental legislation - this is the area of ​​waste management, illegal production of minerals, air pollution, wastewater discharge. They fix them and make up special reports, after which they are handed over to state inspectors for processing an administrative protocol.

“How to help birds in the winter and why?” - this question is often discussed in kindergartens and schools. The role of birds in the life of modern citizen has increased. In this regard, the All-Russian competition for children for the best feeder "Help the Birds" is announced. The event is organized by the State Memorial and Natural Reserve “Museum-Estate of L.N. Tolstoy "Yasnaya Polyana". Works are accepted until March 1, 2019.