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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

Pieces of work for the contest of children’s creative work “Let’s create from paper” are accepted until March 17, 2016. The contest is held to attract pupils’ attention to arts and crafts, as well as to foster careful and responsible attitude to nature throughthe instruments of artwork. The Board of Education of Kazan Executive Committee and Kazan Children’s Ecological and Biological Center are the organizers of the event.

The relevant order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation “On approval of the procedure for generation of codes of the facilities having a negative impact on the environment and assignment of the corresponding facilities therewith” was registered in the Ministry of Justice, as it was reported on the official website of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation. The Order establishes the procedure for assignment of the facilities with a unique code that is not recurring through the passage of time, which

The classification will regulate the matters pertaining to approval of minerals by more than 200 types of mineral resources accounted for by the state balance, informs the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia. Conceptual differences of the new Classification lie in allocation of the category of extractable reserves and a possibility to prepare technical projects for development of the deposit before the reasonably assured resources are approved of. The use of the new Classification

The international ECOTECH Forum and Exposition will be held in Moscow (at the International Exposition Center “Crocus Expo”) on April 26-29, 2016, to touch upon the “green” economy matters and nature protection technologies. The event is held under the logo “’Green’ economy is the basis of sustainable development!” for professional audience involved in solution of nature protection issues in the specific segment of the international market of eco-technologies, goods, works, and services. The exposition and discussions will touch upon all nature protection areas of concern: water, air, wastes, land resources, energy conservation, “green" standards, eco-transport, forest resources and urban environment, ecological monitoring and control, as well as ecological services. The ECOTECH business program will include

“Natural water protection areas of Tatarstan should be available for each citizen of the Republic. The work of inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology pertaining to revelation of violations related to restriction of access to the water body has been manifold enhanced”–as it was reported today by the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid Abdulganiev in his interview with journalists. He acknowledged that great work conducted over the last years regarding demarcation in the water protection area allows to detect such violations operatively and

Today the delegation of the Ministry of ecology and natural resources of the Republic of Tatarstan headed by the Minister Farid Abdulganiev, as well as representatives of the Department of Rosprirodnadzor the Republic of Tatarstan, the Department of Rospotrebnadzor for the Republic of Tatarstan familiarized with operation units of the MUP "Vodokanal" of Kazan city. The delegation was accompanied by Director General of MUP "Vodokanal" Andrey Egorov.

Members of the delegation visited the Volga water intake, pumping station, melting point, biological treatment plant and sludge field. Representatives of the Ministry of ecology, Management of Rosprirodnadzor and Rospotrebnadzor Administration told about the cleaning and processing of wastewater, disinfection and removal from wastewater treatment plants, control the quality of drinking water supplied to consumers on the operation of networks and facilities, and ensuring the smooth operation of systems of water supply and sanitation.
 

The ХIresearch-to-practice conference of pupils “A STEP TO SCIENCE – 2016” devoted to the problem of Ecological culture and the Year of water protection areas announced in the Republic of Tatarstan was held today at specialized school No. 3 of Kazan. In his welcome speech, headmaster of the specialized school, Alexander Morozov, acknowledged that this year more than 200 pieces of work of pupils from Kazan were devoted to the matters of ecology, and he also added that special attention at the educational institution had always been paid to the nature protection theme. He also acknowledged that such events promote development of cognition

The applications can be submitted now to compete for the All-Russian Award “Ecological development – Evolution Awards 2016”. The award will be given for the achievements in the field of ecological aspects of sustainable development on the territory of the Russian Federation and for the achievements in the field of development and application of “green” technologies. “Green” technologies mean resource-saving technologies

All those who are not indifferent to the ecology-related matters are invited to participate in the international contest “Eco-tradition”.The contest piece of work should contain an improvised description of one’s ecological tradition aimed at preservation of ecology and rational use of natural resources (attached photos, infographics, or videoswould