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In the village Atabaevo ofLaishevodistrict, a person illegally changed the bottom and shore waters of the Kama River, thus causing damage to nature. This fact was revealed today during the state environmental monitoring conducted by the inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. It was seen heavymachineryworkingon the river bank. Inspector of the Ministry of Ecology recorded

Campaigns, forums, competitions and master classes conducted by the eco-movement “BUDETCHISTO” in 2016 were discussed in the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. Activists met with Minister FaridAbdulganiev. In the Year of Ecology and public spaces the collaboration will not only continue,

Ecology concerns not only the environment, but also the lifestyle. Quality nutrition, sports, and, of course, proper interaction with nature. The educational lesson in gymnasiumNo.3 of Kazan was conducted by the inspector of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources ofRT Anna Apaeva and member of the National Project “Personnel reserve” Ivan Gerasimov. “The main goal of the lesson is to explain to children that it is important not just notto damage, but

ECO-students of schools participated in the XVII city public eco-forum “ZILANT”. The event was held at the Kazan (Volga) Federal University. The organizers are Executive Committee of the Department of education of Kazan, Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, the City Children’s Ecological and Biological Center, Kazan Federal (Volga) University. The Forum is an annual result of the students’activities under the project “ZILANT”, launched in 2001 and aimed at the introduction of a systematic approach to environmental education and training, the use of a variety of training

Russian Geographic Society announced the All-Russian competition among students of educational institutions to participate in the shifts of children centers“Artek”, “Smena”, “Orlyonok”, “Ocean”. The competition is open to children 10-17 years old who are interested in geography, participants of various projects and expeditions, winners of contests and Olympiads on geography, ecology, ethnography, local history, and other subjects.

Today the secondary Russian-Tatar school No.161 of Kazan hosted a meeting of activists, students, employees of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and the member of the republican project “Personnel reserve” Ivan Gerasimov. Guests conducted interesting lesson and spoke about the nature protection measures being implemented in the republic. Students, in turn, shared their success in participating in various events, competitions, conferences dedicated to ecology. In summer, children go on an expedition to the southeast of Tatarstan to search for the remains of

About the measures for the water resources protection in the republic said FayazShakirov,Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources,Chief state inspector on the environmental protection in Tatarstan during a press conference in the news agency “Tatar-Inform” today.The work of CSIAC (Central Specialized Inspection of Analytical Control) of the Ministry of Ecology of RT has been improved, and the number of samplingincreased. This will enable to detect and deter such violations as discharge of untreated sewage into rivers and lakes of Tatarstan. A number of caseswere recorded in the past year, some of them resulted in criminal proceedings. For the moment, the violations have been eliminated by the following organizations:

Today, Deputy Minister of Ecology, Chief State Inspector on environmental protection in Tatarstan FayazShakirov acquainted with the results of work of the Northern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology. TheAdministration is responsibleforthe environmental safety, protection and use of natural resources in the Arsk, Atninsky, Baltasinsky, Kukmorsky districts. The results of work for 2016 were reported by the head of the Northern TARadikShagiakhmetov. Revealed 525 violations of environmental

Combining efforts in environmentprotection. This decision was made today at the meeting in Moscow attended by Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan FaridAbdulganiyev, executive director of the All-Russian public organization “Russian Geographical Society”ArtyomManukyan, and chairman of the regional branch of the Russian Geographical Society in the Republic of Tatarstan Dmitry Shiller. Many large-scale projects with the active involvement of citizensare planned for the Year of Ecology and public spaces in Tatarstan. They discussed the possibilities for organizing eco-cognitive routes in protected areas, conducting environmental

Today officials of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, social activists and residentsin Kazan met onKharovoyelake. They drilled more than 50 wells to save the fish from oxygen starvation. “Previously, the experts of the Central Specialized Inspection for Analytical Control of the Ministry of Ecology sampled natural water in the Kharovoyelake. The toxicological analysis showed that the sample was non-toxic. But the dissolved oxygen content appearedless than 1.0 mg/dm3, which is below the allowed level (at least 4 mg/dm3in winter)”, – said Head of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology IlhamSabirov. Oxygen permeates into the water from the atmosphere