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A scheduled municipal ecological campaign “Green street” on waste paper collection will be held on February 27th in Naberezhnye Chelny under the slogan “Bring waste paper – save a tree”. The event starts at 11.30 am at the 18th complex between house 18/07 and specialized schoolNo. 26.A container for separate collection of recyclable

Volga Interregional Nature Protection Prosecutor – State Counselor in Justice of the 3rd class, Vaniamin Selifanov, will receive citizens of Tatarstan on February 16, 2016 in Kazan. The meeting will be held from 1 pm to 2 pm on the premises

The project “Strategies of ecological safety in the Russian Federation until 2025” goes through the procedure of public debate. The document is mindful of the priorities for the development of nature protection regulations defined by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation earlier in the “Basic state policy in the field of ecological development in the Russian Federation until 2030”, as it is reported by the Press Service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation. The priorities in the field of environmental protection and

All those who are not indifferent to the matters related to ecology and energy efficiency are invited to participate in the Conference “Ecology and Energy Efficiency” in the framework of the XVI International Symposium “Energy and Resources Efficiency and Energy Conservation” and the XVII International specialized exhibition “Energetics. Cost-effective use of resources”. The event will be held on March 17, 2016 on the premises of “Kazan Fair” OJSC. The conference is organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan together with the State Autonomous Agency “Center of energy-saving technologies of the Republic of Tatarstan under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan”.

The main topics for discussion will include:

• Creation and development of high-efficiency eco-frien

Fellow workers of the Central Specialized Inspection of Analytical Control under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan announced the results of chemical and toxicological analyses of natural water samples drawn from the lake on the territory of Zalesny village. Earlier, an address was received from the citizens regarding pollution of this water body, and discharge of sewage waters with characteristic odor was revealed. Air samples were drawn on site. Using a mobile ecological laboratory, such indicators as nitrogen oxide, nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, carbon oxide, sulphur dioxide, and total hydrocarbons were tested. No exceedance of maximum allowable one-time concentrations was detected in the air.  Following the results of the tests carried out at a fixed-site laboratory, the maximum allowable concentrations (for fisheries) were exceeded for the

The International Ecology Contest “Health of the Planet? In my hands!” is organized for pupils of schools, children’s and youth creative teams. In order to participate, it is necessary to send drawings, posters (computer graphics is allowed), handcrafted items, video spots or a literary piece of work before February 15, 2016. The pieces of work should be devoted to the relevant issues related to nature protection, preservation of flora and fauna, as well as expansion of ecology-related problems. Age category - under 17 years. The event is held with participation of the Commission for Ecological Culture and Enlightenment of the Federal Ecological Board under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation and the Board for the Natural Heritage Preservation of the Council of Federation

Ecological specialists of the Trans-Volga Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan carry out consistent work with users of natural resources referred to small and medium business units with regard to submission of the reports on management of production and consumption

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

According to Article 18 of the Federal Law “On production and consumption waste”, small and medium businesses, the activity whereof entails formation of waste, shouldn’t elaborate Waste Generation and Disposal Targets (WGDT), but they should submit reports on formation, use, deactivation and placement of waste to the authorized bodies by giving a notice (hereinafter referred to as Reports).  Small and medium businesses subject to the regional state ecological surveillance are to submit Reports to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) on an annual basis before March 1st. The Ministry

The first session of the working group on preparation for the Year of Ecology is planned to be carried out in Moscow in two months in the framework of the international exposition and forum “Ecotech”, as informs the official website of the Ministry of Natural Resources