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"Ecology - is a possibility to protect nature from negative impact of people, to study methods of environmental protection and engagement of population into environmental activities". This is what the pupil of the 9th class from the Agryz District, Anna Samutkina, thinks. Today she has become one of participants of the republican stage of the All Russia Olympiad of schoolchildren on ecology. Over 140 pupils from 8-11 classes of the Republic of Tatarstan arrived to the intellectual competitions with similar thoughts. 

Pupils from 6-10 classes of educational institutions of Kazan can participate in the city's summer environmental workshop "School of young ecologist," which will be held from May, 28 to June, 8  2018. This event was arranged by the City Ecological and Biological Center of Kazan.

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan will receive reports on education, use, clearance and allocation of waste from small and medium-sized business entities unit March 1. The reporting is necessary for a clear understanding: what wastes and in what quantities are generated, to which specialized organizations these wastes are transferred in accordance with the concluded contracts. 

From 4 to 6 of April 2018 in Moscow the Russian State Geological Exploration University named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze will host the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Strategy for the development of geological research of subsoil: the present and the future ". A plenary session and sessions of the sections will be held in the framework of the event. 

The application for the national award in the field of ecology and geography “Crystal Compass” was launched. Nominees can be citizens of the Russian Federation and other countries, creative unions, domestic and foreign organizations and enterprises that have implemented projects in the field of geography and ecology, preservation and promotion of natural and historical and cultural heritage in 2017.

The citizens will be accepted on the issues of environmental protection tomorrow at 13:00 in the building of the rural house of culture in the village Tanayka of Yelabuga district (Street Ermasova, 9).  The Minister of ecology and natural resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid Abdulganiev, will answer the questions of the residents. 

The IX International Forum "Ecology" will be held in Moscow on March 22-23, 2018. The event will be held with the support and participation of the RF Federation Council, the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation, the Federal Service for supervision in the field and other specialized ministries and departments. 

On 15-16 of March 2018 Saint Petersburg will host the XXth International Ecological Congress "Atmosphere – 2018". The representatives of Federal Executive authorities, including the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Federal Service for supervision of natural resources, Federal service for Hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring, Federal Service for supervision of consumer rights protection and human welfare, the executive bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the field of environmental protection, environmental services of large industrial companies, leading research organizations will take part in this event.

From school knowledge to scientific research. Over 60 of schoolchildren from 18 regions of Tatarstan took part in the VII th republican scientific practical conference, which took place in the conference in Yelabuga. The event, organized by the Children's ecological and biological center, was focused to attract pupils to scientific-research and practical activities in the field of environmental protection.

Tatarstan citizens, keen on environmental issues, are invited to participate in the international competition "Eco Tradition 2018". The aim of the competition is to popularize ecological traditions aimed at the development of environmental culture. The participants should tell about their ecological traditions in the works, presented in the format of the video presentation or videos. The duration of the video should not exceed 3 minutes.