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A total of 12 criminal cases were initiated. The State Inspection summarized the results of work in the first half-year. Within the framework of the state ecological surveillance, during the first half-year 2016, inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan carried out 5,154 inspections and revealed 3,992 violations of the nature protection legislation. The amount of fines made up more than 33 million rubles. Such figures were reported today at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, where the results of work of the State Inspection for Ecological Surveillance were summarized over the first half￾year 2016. According to the Deputy Minister - Chief State Inspector for Environment Protection of Tatarstan,

An unusual class was held today at a nursery "Kaenkay" in Pestretsy municipal district. Not nursery teachers, but State inspectors for nature protection under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan told the children about the rules of behavior outdoors and the importance of careful attitude to the environment. Head of the State Inspection of Ecological Surveillance, Almaz Zakirov, told about the Ministry's activity, and the equipment that helps ecological specialists work operatively and efficiently. "The children are very active with developed curiosity and imagination.

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan will hold the XI All-Russian Conference "Industrial Ecology and Safety" named after A.I. Schepovskikh within the framework of the Tatar Oil, Gas, and Chemistry Forum 2016 on September 7, 2016. Trends of the conference: - Monitoring of the environment; - Ecotechnologies; - State regulation in the field of environment protection; - Ecology of urbanized territories; - Production and consumption waste; - Chemical and analytical control of the state of the environment. Anyone who feels like it can participate in the conference as an attendee and to send his/her reports for publication in the collection of materials following the results of the conference.

The sixth municipal ecological campaign "Green Street" was held in Naberezhnye Chelny under the aegis of the Cis-Kama Territorial Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Municipal Executive Committee. Another container for separate collection of waste was placed in Belous village on Sosnovaya street for waste paper, plastic and metal. From now on, any citizen of the village will be able to bring waste for recycling. The campaign is held under the slogan "A clean city starts with you!" and it aims at attraction of the attention of citizens of Autograd to separate collection of domestic waste. 

A running number of the e-magazine "Anticorruption newsletter" posted on the website of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was elaborated by Gulnaz Ableeva, a person in charge of prevention of corruption and other offences. The magazine covers the results of anti-corruption activity of the Ministry in Q2 2016. The articles of various mass media devoted to the enforcement of anti-corruption measures were also covered. 

The All-Russian ecological public movement "Green Russia" announces the start of preparation for the traditional All-Russian Ecological Saturday work campaign "Green Russia". This year it will be held under the name "The country of my dream!". The large-scale campaign is planned in Tatarstan for the end of August. It will unite fellow workers of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, volunteers, proponents of ecological movements, as well as representatives of various organizations and companies.

Today, specialists of the Department for Ecological Education and Interaction with Public Organizations under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan held an ecological and educational campaign at nursery No. 283 in Vakhitovsky district of Kazan. Ecological specialists together with preschool teachers held master classes for children along with contests, quizzes, and interactive games devoted to the rules of playing outdoors. Moreover, the specialists told the pupils about the World Day of Whales and Dolphins that is celebrated annually on July 23rd. "Such campaigns held by the specialists of the Ministry of Ecology, have become a tradition, - informed Head of the Department of Ecological Education and Interaction with Public Organizations, Damir Valiullin.

An ecological event organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was held in Aviastroitelny district of Kazan. Having equipped themselves with shovels, waste bags and gloves, dozens of young people - volunteers and active participants of the "BUDETCHISTO" movement cleaned the coastal areas of Blue Lake. We see enough waste accumulating after the campers leave. Empty bottles, food leftovers, plastic bags and packages. Unfortunately, not all campers are used to cleanliness.

A meeting of the Public Council under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was held at the Ministry regarding draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan "On approval of the rights to use the geological information on mineral resources owned by the Republic of Tatarstan". The Chairperson Andrey Kalayda acknowledged in his welcoming word with regard to the reviewed document: "The document is an important and timely one. For the first time, the owners and recipients of the information have been clearly determined, and the rules of provision of the information have been articulated

The state-of-art and high-tech equipment, the most advanced developments, material and technical resources and information technologies in the work of ecological specialists from Tatarstan were presented today by the Minister for Ecology, Farid Abdulganiev, to his colleague from Bashkortostan. Ildar Khadyev is visiting Kazan to study the experience of experts from the Ministry of Ecology of Tatarstan. "Your experience is useful both for us and for Russia in general", acknowledged the Minister for Natural Resources and Ecology of Bashkortostan.