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The open-air exhibition "H2O" devoted to the Year of Water Protection Areas in the Republic of Tatarstan started its work today on the premises of the Kazan Kremlin. Visitors of the exhibition familiarized with rivers of the Republic, found out interesting facts about the peculiarities of their landscape, geography, origin, and unique diversity

On September 22nd, the Car Free Day, a VeloQuest will take place in Kazan - the participants riding bikes are out for adventures.  The teams will have to try and perform 10 tasks within 2 hours - they will need to take complex, but interesting routes. The best and the most active participants will be awarded with prizes.

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The remuneration paid to the citizens who have submitted the information on the violations of the nature protection legislation on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan has been increased. Earlier, the citizen who provided photo or video information on the offender received one thousand rubles, and starting 2016 this sum has been increased to 1.5 thousand rubles. Moreover, the list of violations has also been expanded. Besides illegal placement of waste and illegal extraction of mineral resources, people can now also report on the restricted access to the public water facility or its coastline, on the violation of the mode of economic or other activity of the water protection area of the water facility and land damage (destruction of the fertile layer

The elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 7th convocation took place today in Tatarstan The Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid Abdulganiev, voted in Elabuga at the polling station located in the building of the municipal Palace of Culture. Earlier, the Head of the Ministry of Ecology together with the Head of Elabuga District Gennady Emelyanov took a tour around several polling stations in the city, inspected socially important facilities where they talked to the members of the election commissions and citizens. "It is nice that the solemn atmosphere has been created today in the city. Nice weather also pleases us along with the mood of the citizens of Elabuga and

In 1994, the UN General Assembly announced September 16th the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer was signed on this day in 1987. The main aim of the Montreal protocol is to preserve the ozone layer by implementing the measures on restriction of the world production and consumption of substances that deplete it in order to ultimately

     An exhibition "House of Graphics" of the creative workshop n.a. Alexander Khaldeev is held in Naberezhnye Chelny in the small hall of the Art Gallery to feature graphic pieces of work executed using various techniques of printed graphics: monotyping, carton cut, linoleum printing, collagraphy and carborundum printmaking. Not only do the visitors get an opportunity to enjoy the art, but they can also participate in the artistic and ecological project "Eco-bag". By choosing a bag made of natural cotton cloth

A visiting conference took place today in Muslyumovo district of Tatarstan. It included Deputy Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources – Chief State Inspector of the Republic of Tatarstan in the field of Nature Protection Fayaz Shakirov, Head of the Tatar Nature Protection Prosecutor's Office Ilsur Gilmutdinov, Head of the Kazan Nature Protection Prosecutor's Office Albert Khabirov, heads of all territorial departments of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. "Over 2016, inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan revealed more than 6 thousand nature protection violations", informed Fayaz Shakirov, - "the fines were imposed in the amount of more than 45 million

The nature protection campaign "Clean forests of the Republic of Tatarstan" aimed at creation of the favorable sanitary and ecological situation in forests is to start on September 15th. As a rule, nature protection authorities, volunteers, active participants of the ecological

Large-scale Saturday work campaigns within the framework of the All-Russian Campaign "Country of my dream" took place in Bugulma and Cheremshany districts of Tatarstan. Fellow workers of municipal units, citizens, active participants, representatives of medical, educational institutions and business communities - a total of more than 300 people - put everything in order on the coastal areas of lakes and rivers. As a reminder, this

Today, Farid Abdulganiev, the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, held the "Lesson of Cleanliness" for the pupils of 8th form at Kazan Specialized School No. 27. This year the lesson was devoted to the Year of water protection areas in Tatarstan. It has become a good tradition to hold the ecological lesson each year on the first days of September", acknowledged the Minister. - "This year we pay special attention to the matters of protection of water bodies. Assurance of public access