The Clean BRICS Rivers initiative will be continued
The member countries of the association support efforts in the environmental direction. Following the results of the XVI summit, the Kazan Declaration stated that the Clean BRICS Rivers initiative within the framework of the BRICS Environmentally Friendly Technologies Platform (BEST) will be further developed.
Representatives of the countries of the association also advocated the active involvement of the younger generation in environmental protection activities, noting that it is extremely important to foster a culture of respect for the environment and raise awareness of society, primarily young people.
Within the framework of the national Ecology project, projects for the conservation of water bodies are already being actively implemented in our country. Since 2019, in the Republic of Tatarstan, eco-recovery has taken place at 24 water bodies, the beds of 33 rivers have been cleared, 66 hydraulic structures have been overhauled, 8 shore protection structures have been built. 24 kilometers of the inactive oil pipeline of the Ozernoye oil field have been dismantled.