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Today, the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan took part in the briefing meeting “On the new methods of work of environmental protection agencies in the course of a two-month sanitary and ecological campaign on cleaning the municipal territories and city districts of the Republic of Tatarstan that will take place from April 1 to June 1, 2012”. The meeting was held in the form of a videoconference in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Artem Sidorov has held an ordinary meeting with activists of public nature protection organizations on cooperation within the framework of a two-month sanitary and ecological campaign.

Annually on the last Saturday of March millions of people all over the world turn lights off for an hour as the future of the Earth is of great importance to them. Earth Hour represents a symbol of environmental friendliness, care for scarce natural resources of the planet and public call-up for radical steps towards climate conservation.

On March 24, the All-Russian campaign on wastepaper collection “Subbotka-Pererabotka” will be held in Tatarstan with the assistance of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. The campaign is organized on the initiative of EKA Movement.

      Within the frame of World Water Day the Student Conference “The development of environmental culture among pupils in educational process” was organized in the secondary school № 3 of Almetyevsk with the support of South-East Territorial Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Municipal Budgetary Establishment “the Department of Ecology and Environmental Management of Almetyevsk Municipal District" and Almetyevsk Education Department.

Today, the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Artem Sidorov, Almetyevsk Municipal District Administrator, took part in the XIII (joint) session of Almetyevsk Municipal District Council and City Council, which took place in Almetyevsk Administration.

The idea of holding World Water Day was first proposed at 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.

On March 16-17, traditional city celebration of Bird Day dedicated to the Year of National Identity and History of Russia was held in Nizhnekamsk. In the framework of this event, pupils of the Children’s Ecological and Biological Center met with V.A. Mitrofanov, State Inspector of Trans-Kama Territorial Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, who told them about the measures taken to protect birds in winter.

A meeting with activists of non-commercial public organizations on cooperation during a two-month sanitary and ecological campaign was held yesterday at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister Andrey Kalayda.

On April, 3 - April, 5, 2012 the federal agency of water resources, the Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Department of Energy of the Republic of Tatarstan, City administration of Kazan, "Sredvolgavodhoz" federal state budget-funded entity on water management, the Russian Water Society (Moscow), Kazanskaya yarmarka OJSC hold the 3rd International specialized exhibition-congress «Pure water. Kazan» in Kazan as part of the forum «Pure water. Kazan»