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Monitoring of surface waters, preservation of water bodies, and reduction of anthropogenic load. These and other key issues were discussed today by Moscow environmentalists. The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan FaridAbdulganiyev met with Viktor Danilov-Danilyan – director of the Institute of Water, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Natalia Mitina, professor, associate professor

Residential house on the bank of riverStepnoyZai in Almetyevskmust be demolished. This judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Measures to eliminate the violations identified in the framework of the Year of the water protection zonesare carried out in Tatarstan. In the summer of 2016 inspectors of the Southeast Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of Tatarstan issued an order to demolish the illegal construction. The breach was discovered duringinspection carried out by the Ministry of Ecology inspectors and specialists of the Tatar interdistrict environmental prosecutor’s office. The house is built in 6.5 meters from the shoreline, and its fence is in 6 m from the river. According to Art. 6 of the

Topical issues in geochemistry,mineralogy, and petrology of intrusive complexes and associated minerals will be discussed at the V International Conference “Ultramafic-mafic complexes: geology, structure, ore potential”. The event will be held on 2-6 September, 2017 at the “Baikal Riviera Hotel” in the villageGremyachinskof Baikal region of the Buryatia Republic. Organizers are Geological Instituteof the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Geological department of the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, andthe Buryat State University. The conference format will include a discussion of a wide range of genetic issues, active exchange of

We continue to accept applications for the Award in the field of ecology, energy and resource saving – ECO BEST AWARD. The main objectives of the project are: to draw attention to the environmental safety and preservation of the ecosystemintegrity; making people aware of the benefits of environmentally friendly products, existing environmental standards and achievements in the field of ecology; fostering environmental awareness and promoting environmentally safebehaviouramong society. So far, more than 100 applicationshave been receivedto participate in the primary selection.

Young nature researchers from the republics and regions of the Volga region took part in the Environmental scientific conference named after A.M.Terentev. The event was held in Kazan in the recreational and educational center“Duslyk”. The participants and guests of the conference were welcomed by the chief of the department of environmental education and interaction with public organizations of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan DamirValiullin: “In Tatarstan, 2017 is declared the Year of Ecology and Specially Protected Areas. The Ministry

For young naturalists at the Children’s ecological& biological center of Kazan was “Nature reserve lesson”. The event was held by the specialists of the Volga-Kama State Nature Biosphere Reserve Maria and Elena Unkovskaya for school kids enrolled in environmental classesof the “City children’s ecological and biological center” based on schoolsof Vakhitovsky, Provoljsky, Sovietsky, and Novo-Savinovskydistricts of Kazan. “It is important and necessary to bring to the childconsciousness, that a person is not just a consumer of nature, but also a defender. This should be taken in by the child’s personality to develop a certain moral position, and this is a complex pedagogical process”, – said the deputy director for educational

Kids of the children’s institution No.33 “Kolobok” (Gingerbread Man”) ofNaberezhnyeChelny participated in the educational environmental activities. Interactive lesson for children was conducted by specialists of the Kama Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. Children prepared performance that reveals the problem of environmental pollution. Pre-schoolers not only learned how animals and plants can be affected due to the negative human impact on nature, but also offered solutions. EkaterinaLesnova, theleading

Tatarstan amateur photographers are invited to participate in the All-Russian photo-contest of water landscapes of the native land,“Water Treasures of Russia”. The event is organized by the Federal Agency of Water Resources under the Year of Ecology in Russia. The contest is open to photographers-residents of the Russian Federation above 16 y.o. Pictures should be sent in electronic form to the official website of the Federal Water Resources Agency from 1 December 2016 to 1 October 2017.

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The issues of protection of Tatarstan water resources will be the main topic of theVIIICityOpenEcologicalForum“ZILANTIONOK” for school children of grades 1-7.  It is held in the framework of the open long-term ecological project “Zilant” aimed at the implementation of the systematic approach to environmental awareness and education of the younggeneration.Theresultswillbepresentedat the City Children’s Ecological & Biological Centre, High School No.126 (Sovetskiy district, Kazan city) on April8, but school childrenshall start active preparation right now. TheForumareasof focus are:

Today, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan received a report on wastewater discharge through storm sewers into river Kazanka. Inspectors of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, jointly with specialists of CSIAC (Central Specialized Inspection for Analytical Control),have sampled thewater. An administrative