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Today the secondary Russian-Tatar school No.161 of Kazan hosted a meeting of activists, students, employees of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and the member of the republican project “Personnel reserve” Ivan Gerasimov. Guests conducted interesting lesson and spoke about the nature protection measures being implemented in the republic. Students, in turn, shared their success in participating in various events, competitions, conferences dedicated to ecology. In summer, children go on an expedition to the southeast of Tatarstan to search for the remains of

About the measures for the water resources protection in the republic said FayazShakirov,Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources,Chief state inspector on the environmental protection in Tatarstan during a press conference in the news agency “Tatar-Inform” today.The work of CSIAC (Central Specialized Inspection of Analytical Control) of the Ministry of Ecology of RT has been improved, and the number of samplingincreased. This will enable to detect and deter such violations as discharge of untreated sewage into rivers and lakes of Tatarstan. A number of caseswere recorded in the past year, some of them resulted in criminal proceedings. For the moment, the violations have been eliminated by the following organizations:

Today, Deputy Minister of Ecology, Chief State Inspector on environmental protection in Tatarstan FayazShakirov acquainted with the results of work of the Northern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology. TheAdministration is responsibleforthe environmental safety, protection and use of natural resources in the Arsk, Atninsky, Baltasinsky, Kukmorsky districts. The results of work for 2016 were reported by the head of the Northern TARadikShagiakhmetov. Revealed 525 violations of environmental

Combining efforts in environmentprotection. This decision was made today at the meeting in Moscow attended by Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan FaridAbdulganiyev, executive director of the All-Russian public organization “Russian Geographical Society”ArtyomManukyan, and chairman of the regional branch of the Russian Geographical Society in the Republic of Tatarstan Dmitry Shiller. Many large-scale projects with the active involvement of citizensare planned for the Year of Ecology and public spaces in Tatarstan. They discussed the possibilities for organizing eco-cognitive routes in protected areas, conducting environmental

Today officials of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, social activists and residentsin Kazan met onKharovoyelake. They drilled more than 50 wells to save the fish from oxygen starvation. “Previously, the experts of the Central Specialized Inspection for Analytical Control of the Ministry of Ecology sampled natural water in the Kharovoyelake. The toxicological analysis showed that the sample was non-toxic. But the dissolved oxygen content appearedless than 1.0 mg/dm3, which is below the allowed level (at least 4 mg/dm3in winter)”, – said Head of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology IlhamSabirov. Oxygen permeates into the water from the atmosphere

Monitoring of surface waters, preservation of water bodies, and reduction of anthropogenic load. These and other key issues were discussed today by Moscow environmentalists. The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan FaridAbdulganiyev met with Viktor Danilov-Danilyan – director of the Institute of Water, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Natalia Mitina, professor, associate professor

Residential house on the bank of riverStepnoyZai in Almetyevskmust be demolished. This judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Measures to eliminate the violations identified in the framework of the Year of the water protection zonesare carried out in Tatarstan. In the summer of 2016 inspectors of the Southeast Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of Tatarstan issued an order to demolish the illegal construction. The breach was discovered duringinspection carried out by the Ministry of Ecology inspectors and specialists of the Tatar interdistrict environmental prosecutor’s office. The house is built in 6.5 meters from the shoreline, and its fence is in 6 m from the river. According to Art. 6 of the

Topical issues in geochemistry,mineralogy, and petrology of intrusive complexes and associated minerals will be discussed at the V International Conference “Ultramafic-mafic complexes: geology, structure, ore potential”. The event will be held on 2-6 September, 2017 at the “Baikal Riviera Hotel” in the villageGremyachinskof Baikal region of the Buryatia Republic. Organizers are Geological Instituteof the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Geological department of the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, andthe Buryat State University. The conference format will include a discussion of a wide range of genetic issues, active exchange of

We continue to accept applications for the Award in the field of ecology, energy and resource saving – ECO BEST AWARD. The main objectives of the project are: to draw attention to the environmental safety and preservation of the ecosystemintegrity; making people aware of the benefits of environmentally friendly products, existing environmental standards and achievements in the field of ecology; fostering environmental awareness and promoting environmentally safebehaviouramong society. So far, more than 100 applicationshave been receivedto participate in the primary selection.

Young nature researchers from the republics and regions of the Volga region took part in the Environmental scientific conference named after A.M.Terentev. The event was held in Kazan in the recreational and educational center“Duslyk”. The participants and guests of the conference were welcomed by the chief of the department of environmental education and interaction with public organizations of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan DamirValiullin: “In Tatarstan, 2017 is declared the Year of Ecology and Specially Protected Areas. The Ministry