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The roar of excavators and noise KAMAZ alerted residents Don Urai Rybno-Sloboda District. With the message that on the site, perhaps illegally mined sand, they turned to the hotline of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. In place of the departed specialists of the State Inspectorate Ministry of Ecology environmental supervision. Detained the driver of the excavator and 3 trucks. So as not to attract the attention of others, production was conducted in the dark. Seizures reserves amounted to - 30240 cubic meters, depth -. More than 25 m Nature Damage "black diggers" inflicted in the amount of more than 5 million rubles. Administrative
 

“A blue lagoon” – that was the name given by the locals to the spot found in Zalesnaya Street in Kazan. To determine exactly what substance spilled on the soil and what damage to the environment it might inflict, inspectors of the Central Territorial Department together with the experts of the Central Special Purpose Inspectorate of Analytical Monitoring in the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan

The 11th Republican Open Research Conference named after S.F.Morozov took place in Bugulma. Authors of the best ECOprojects, pupils fromthe 2nd-5thforms of general education institutions in the Republic of Tatarstan, presented their projects to the contest committee. The jury were composed of the experts in the South-Eastern Territorial

The corresponding order "On the approval of methods for calculating harmful (polluting) substances dispersion in atmospheric air" was signed by the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia, Sergey Donskoy, reports the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources.The order is sent for the state registration in the Ministry of justice. The document was prepared to replace the “Methods for calculating concentrations in atmospheric air of hazardous substances present in industrial emissions” (OND-86) approved by the state Committee on Hydrometeo service of the USSR on August 4, 1986.The order is prepared in order to eliminate the legal gap due to the absence of dulyapproved methods for calculating harmful (polluting)

New Year tree, sweet presents, decorated hall, children’s laughter and, certainly, good and positive mood. Today, children’s New Year party with fairy-tale characters took place

Farid Abdulganiyev, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the RepublicofTatarstan, paid a visit to the Persian Leopard Breeding and Rehabilitation CenterintheCaucasus (inSochiNationalPark). He checked out the living conditions of the Persian leopard,where the specialists pair the animals, tend for newly-born cubs and prepare young leopards for releasing into the wild. TheexperienceofSochi colleagueswillbeusedfor the creation of thesimilar interregionalcenter for the snow leopard reintroduction, rehabilitation, breeding and conservation. It is planned to breed the Tatarstan's symbol inZelenodolsk District-based Sviyajsk game hunting area.

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.

Categories:

1. “Landscapes” –pictures of landscapes where water bodies are key point.

2. “People and Water” – pictures of people on water or in near it.

3. “Civilization and water” –pictures of water and embankments, bridges, cityscapes, enterprises, beacons, and other technical facilities, except for technical plants.

4. “Waterworks” –pictures of water and dams, hydroelectric power plants, spillways, and drain water outlet structures, tunnels, canals, pumping stations, navigation locks, boat lifts, and other waterworks.

5. “Water is cradle of life” –pictures of water bodies and their inhabitants.

6. “Water is force of nature” –pictures of natural disasters on water bodies.

7. “Water through the eyes of a child” –pictures of water and water bodies, without scene restrictions. For the pictures taken by the children aged 6 to 16 years.

8. “Promotion of environmental safety” –pictures that promote environmental protection, nature protection activities, environmental safety, particularly for water use. In this category a collage anda computer processing of pictures in style of social advertisingcan be used.

The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation has launched a website of the добродела.рфcampaign, where citizens can report on the main ecological problems in their regions, as the official website of the Chamber says. The participants of the #МарафонДобрыхДел (#Good Deed Marathon) campaign in 2017 will be requested to solve these problems, Elena Sutormina, the project initiator, Head of the Commission on Development of Public Diplomacy and Support of Russian Nationals Abroad, said. «Year of ecology is an excellent initiative, which primarily implies

Childrenfromkindergarten #143 inthecityofKazan made a trip to “The Winter ECOfairy-tale”. Aninteractive lesson for children was given by Yulia Safyorova, a lead specialist of the Environmental Education and Cooperation with Civic Organizations Department in the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.“Ecologyfairy-tales develop cultural behaviour and careful attitude to living beings, develop cognitive interest to nature. Themostimportantinthefairy-talesforlittle listeners is to learn the problems of the environment from the mouths of the inhabitants themselves, to hear their voice. Inthisrespect, the importanceofecologyfairy-tales, whereanimalsandherbs become animated and empathize with any changes in nature and their routine life, is exceptional. For a child to achieve

Latest number of the “Anti-Corruption Bulletin” online magazine, #4 prepared by the official responsible for corruption and other infractions prevention in the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan has been released.