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Today in Kazan, in the swimming pool “Burevestnik”, swimming contests took place under the Spartakiad of civil servants of the Republic of Tatarstan. The winners were awarded by Farid Abdulganiev, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.

1,127,000 participants in environmental protection actions and almost as many trees planted. During the sanitary-ecological two-month campaign, which took place in Tatarstan from April 1 to May 31, 1,746 unauthorized dumps were identified, 93.5% (1632 dumps) eliminated. The results were announced today by the Minister of Ecology of the Republic on a meeting in the Cabinet of Ministers, which was held by the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

On June 9-10, 2017 in Kazan, the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, Sergei Donskoy, will hold the seventh visiting session of the Federal Ecological Council. Discussion of the implementation of major activities for the Year of Ecology in Russia is planned. According to the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia, the chairman of the Federal Environmental Council Sergei Donskoy, field meetings are held on a regular basis between environmental congresses so that the regions can participate in the discussion of the agenda.

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan continues to poll public opinion on the state of corruption in the Ministry. You can fill in the questionnaire in the section “Anti-corruption”–“Public Opinion Survey, Questionnaire”. Link: http://eco.tatarstan.ru/rus/opros-obshchestvennogo-mneniya-anketirovanie.htm.

Tatarstan amateur photographers are invited to participate in the All-Russian photo-contest of water landscapes of the native land,“Water Treasures of Russia”. The event is organized by the Federal Agency of Water Resources under the Year of Ecology in Russia. The contest is open to photographers-residents of the Russian Federation above 16 y.o. Pictures should be sent in electronic form to the official website of the Federal Water Resources Agency from 1 December 2016 to 1 October 2017.

“Capture the beauty of native land!” Tatarstan amateur photographers are invited to participate in the III Contest of the Russian Geographical Society “The most beautiful country”. The contest aims to draw attention to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage of Russia, as well as the development of respect for the environment through the art of photography. Everyone can participate regardless of age and place of residence.

Reducing the negative impact on the environment is a priority. Supply and exhaust ventilation system with heat recovery, electricity regeneration in elevators, use of stone wool plates for external walls insulation, low-emission windows, automatic heat supply adjustment depending on the outside temperature. All this is used in the construction of a 16-storey multi-apartment building with 120 apartments (developer – YIT Kazan LLC). For its energy-efficient and environmentally friendly programs, it is one of the few in Russia certified according to the BREEAM standard.

Today, the Ministry of Ecology of Tatarstan hosted a consulting and educational seminar in the system of personnel competence development in the field of environmental safety. It was participated by the representatives of enterprises and organizations of the Republic of Tatarstan. The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Farid Abdulganiev made a welcoming speech.

Teachers of Tatarstan are invited to participate in the All-Russian competition “Best eco-school”, organized by the All-Russian Ecological Community Movement “Green Russia”. The contest is aimed at providing an opportunity for teachers to show themselves in developing new methods for conducting a lesson, identifying gifted and creative teachers, attracting schoolchildren to promoting respect for nature, popularizing knowledge about the state of the environment and environmental problems.

3 thousand tons of garbage were removed today from the territory of the city of Kazan. Particular attention was given to hard-to-reach places – ravines and forests. Where the technique could not pass, garbage was collected by people. KAMAZ trucks, loaders, excavators – organizations and enterprises of Tatarstan provided about a hundred units of special equipment. They were given special coupons, according to which the landfills Samosyrovo and Vozrozhdenie received waste for free. More than 30 places of unauthorized waste disposal have been eliminated.