Finalists of the Eco-leader-2025 competition were awarded in Kazan
The finalists of the republican contest "Eco-leader-2025" were awarded today in Kazan at the Pyramid Sports Complex. The competition has been held on behalf of the Head of Tatarstan, Rustam Nurgalievich Minnikhanov, since 2004. Enterprises, educational institutions, public organizations, Tatarstan citizens and journalists who are not indifferent to environmental issues take part in it.
This year, the competition has received more than 230 works. Tatarstan Minister of Ecology Alexander Shadrikov thanked all the participants for their active citizenship and concern for environmental issues and conveyed the words of gratitude from the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia Alexander Kozlov. "Today we are not just choosing the eco-leaders of the year, we are summing up the results and saying words of great gratitude to all our residents for our joint fruitful creative work," the head of the environmental protection agency addressed the participants of the competition. Only together with you can we make this world cleaner and improve the ecological well-being of our republic. Thank you all for the work we are doing together."
Alexander Shadrikov noted that for the fifth year in a row, the Republic has become the winner of the All-Russian campaign "Water of Russia" within the framework of the national project "Environmental well-being".
The winners of the competition were determined in 20 nominations – these are social movements, enterprises, schools, preschool institutions, inspectors, and journalists.
Awarding the winners in the nomination "Public associations and citizens", the Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan Ravil Kuzyurov noted: "We all want to live in a comfortable, environmentally friendly environment. The aim of the competition is to involve more people in environmental issues",
The best state inspectors in the field of environmental protection were awarded by Igor Egorov, hero of the SMO and participant of the Batyrlar program. He congratulated the winners and quoted Mikhail Prishvin: "The one who protects nature protects his homeland," our writer used to say. On the SMO front line, our guys are defending their great Homeland, which is called Russia. They are also defending their small Homeland, the land where they were born and raised. Today it is especially pleasant and exciting for me to award the best state inspectors, because these people do a lot for the environment, for their small Homeland."
"This competition is an opportunity to thank you for your attitude to the environment, because the health of each of us depends on it. Health depends on 50% of a person's lifestyle, 20% on heredity, 10% on the state of health care and 20% on the environment," Marina Patyashina, Head of the Rospotrebnadzor Department for the Republic of Tatarstan, said when awarding the winners in the Organizations and Individual Entrepreneurs nomination.
The awards were presented to eco-leaders-journalists by the head of the Tatarstan branch of the Russian Ecological Society, Azat Ziganshin. He noted that a lot of work has been done in the environmental field over the past 8 years and thanked the team of the Ministry of Ecology.
"If we compare with 1998, the gross regional product of the Republic has grown by more than 3 times, while the negative impact on atmospheric air has decreased by almost 25.6%, and discharges into water have decreased by almost 68%. Thank you for such work, this is the well-being of our residents and the Republic as a whole!"
Tatneft became the absolute winner of the republican Eco-leader-2025 contest. The winner's cup was presented by Alexander Shadrikov, Minister of Ecology.
The republican contest "Eco-leader" is held in support of the national project "Environmental well-being". Its main goal is to draw public attention to environmental safety issues, as well as to encourage environmental protection activities.
According to the results of the competition, the winners were:
In the competition group "Organizations and individual entrepreneurs" in the nomination "Protection of water resources": PJSC Tatneft named after V. D. Shashin;
In the nomination "Protection of atmospheric air": PJSC Tatneft named after V. D. Shashin;
In the nomination "Efficient waste management": LLC Tatspetsneftekhimremstroy;
In the nomination "The best project in the field of environmental safety": PJSC Tatneft named after V. D. Shashin, PJSC Kazanorgsintez and JSC TAIF-NK;
In the competition group "Local self-government bodies" in the nomination "For achievements in the field of environmental protection in the territory of municipalities of the Republic of Tatarstan": The Executive Committee of the municipal formation "city of Almetyevsk" of the Republic of Tatarstan;
In the nomination "For achievements in the field of environmental protection in rural settlements of the Republic of Tatarstan": Executive Committee of Cheremukhovskoye rural settlement of Novosheshminsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan;
In the competition group "Environmental Education" in the nomination "Environmental education in preschool educational institutions": Kindergarten of general educational type No. 11 "Iskorka" of Bugulminsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan;
In the nomination "Environmental education in general education organizations": MBOU "Kichketanskaya Secondary School" of the Agryzsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan;
In the nomination "Environmental education in educational institutions of higher education and organizations of additional education": MAUDO Naberezhnye Chelny "Children's Ecological and Biological Center No. 4";
In the competition group "Pedagogical experience and initiatives" in the nomination "For systematic ecological and educational work in preschool educational organizations": Victoria Burashnikova, teacher of MBDOU "Kindergarten of combined type No. 4 "Laysan" Bugulminsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan";
In the nomination "For systematic ecological and educational work in general education organizations": Irina Marinina, geography teacher at MAOU Secondary School No. 9 in Nurlat, Republic of Tatarstan;
In the nomination "For systematic ecological and educational work in higher education and additional education organizations": Ekaterina Yurtaeva - Deputy Director of Educational and Methodological Work at the E. N. Korolev Scientific Research Institute;
In the competition group "Public associations and citizens" in the nomination "Public associations": MBU "Center of Youth (student) formations for the protection of public Order "Outpost" of the Buinsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan";
In the nomination "Citizens": Yazgul Fakhreeva, Kazan;
In the competition group "Mass Media" in the nomination "Best TV story":
Subgroup "Republican Mass media": Vadim Suntsov – FSUE VGTRK GTRK Tatarstan;
Special prize "For loyalty to the theme": Almaz Khakimov – FSUE VGTRK;
In the nomination "Best Radio story": Gulnara Shagabieva – TNV-Bolgar Radio;
In the nomination "The best electronic media material":
Republican Media subgroup: Lyudmila Gubayeva - Realnoe Vremya online publication;
Cities and Districts subgroup: entrepreneur portal Chelny-biz.ru;
In the nomination "The best publication in periodicals":
Republican Media subgroup: Gulgena Gilmanova – Vatanym Tatarstan newspaper;
"Cities and Districts" subgroup: Fanil Nigmatzyanov – newspaper branch of JSC "Tatmedia" IC "Tyulyachiinform";
In the nomination "Best videographer/eco-blogger": Maxim Bogodvid MIA "Russia Today";
In the competition group "The Best State Inspector of the Republic of Tatarstan": Aliya Yusupova, Senior specialist of the 2nd category of the Priiksky Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Evgeniya Kletkina, Deputy Head of the Forester of the Yelabuga Forestry State Institution of the Republic of Tatarstan, Evgeniya Kletkina, consultant of the Alekseevsky Territorial Department of Veterinary Safety and State Supervision of the Main Veterinary Department Olga Alekseeva, Deputy Head of the Department of State Control (Supervision) for the Republic of Tatarstan (Western Zone) of the Volga-Kama Interregional Department of Rosprirodnadzor Aisylu Sagitova, Head of the Territorial Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare in the Republic of Tatarstan in the Nizhnekamsk region Rustem Iziyatullin, Chief Expert of the Department Ilsur Izmailov, Director of State Supervision of the State of Biodiversity of the State Committee for Biological Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, and Tatyana Kashapova, State Inspector of the Land Supervision Department of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance in the Republic of Tatarstan.
The full list of winners will be published on the website of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan: https://eco.tatarstan.ru/2025-8618269.htm