Environmental education in the Republic of Tatarstan is 50 years old. A scientific and practical conference “Tatarstan - Russia: 50 years of environmental education (1969-2019)” in celebration of the anniversary of the Department of Nature Conservation and Biogeocenology of Kazan State University named after Ulyanov-Lenin and the first environmental faculty in Russia will be held on November 21, 2019, in the small hall of KSK UNICS.