Today the Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Minister Sergei Donskoi.

Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Minister Sergei Donskoi. It was said to hold the Year of Ecology in Russia. "Literature, culture, the environment can not be engaged in one year, and then drop everything. Still, it gives us the opportunity to focus on the most pressing issues and problems ", stressed the President of the country. In 2017, around 600 planned activities at various levels, including the modernization of equipment at the enterprises. It will spend about 350 billion rubles, the most part - not from the budget. Don noted that the entire ecology Year Plan is divided into eight large blocks. This includes Lake Baikal, large-scale projects related to wildlife reintroduction of animals, reduction of Red Book animals.

In addition, according to the head of the Ministry of Environment, the government will create new protected areas (national parks, nature reserves). It is also planned to focus on the restoration of forests and water treatment.

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