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The XXIX International Congress on the Enrichment of Minerals IMPC 2018 will be held on September 15-21, 2018 in Moscow in the World Trade Center. The event is organized by the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute for Problems of Integrated Development of the Subsurface of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the National Research Technological University MISiS.

Young people of Tatarstan aged 18 to 27 can take part in the All-Russian competition of youth short films "Youth is responsible for the future of the planet", dedicated to the Year of Ecology in Russia. The organizer is Synergy University with the assistance of Perkon Productions, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

On October 2, reception of applications for participation in the city stage of the All-Russian competition of young environmental researchers starts. The contest is held by the Education Department of the city of Kazan, the City Children’s Ecological and Biological Center in collaboration with environmental organizations. Participants can become students of educational institutions in Kazan aged 12 to 18 years.

It has started receipt of applications for participation in the city stage of the All-Russian contest “My Little Homeland: Nature, Culture, Ethnicity”. The organizers of the contest are the Kazan City Education Department and the City Children's Ecological and Biological Center together with environmental organizations. It can be participated by students of educational organizations of Kazan aged 12 to 18 years, showing interest in studying and preserving the natural and cultural heritage of their small homeland.

Applications are continuing to be accepted for participation in the All-Russian Internet contest “Effective Environmental and Educational Library Practices for Youth”, organized by the Voronezh Regional Youth Library named after V.M. Kubanev. Participants can become libraries working with youth in regions and municipalities of the Russian Federation.

Receipt of application for participation in contest “Ecological places of Russia” has started. Anyone at the age from 7 to 99 years can participate.
The contest is held in two nominations: “Ecological places of Russia” and “Help is needed!”. To participate, it is necessary to place a photo on the contest website: http: //www.eco2017.rf before November 1, 2017.

On December 12-14, 2017 in Moscow the International Exhibition Center “Crocus Expo” will host the V All-Russian Congress on Environmental Protection. The corresponding order was signed by the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation Sergey Donskoy.

Within the framework of the Year of Ecology, the All-Russian children's drawings contest “Nature of the native land” was announced, which aims to awaken children's interest in environmental issues and attract the attention of people to the ecological condition of their native land. The contest is held among representatives of three age groups:

On October 7 in Tatarstan the results of the III republican contest “School Eco Patrol” will be summed up. This year among the participants there are kids who scored more than 1000 points. The greatest activity was shown by students of Kazan, Nizhnekamsk, Almetyevsk, Cheremshan, Spassk, and Yutaz districts.

The ban on going abroad is set for the chief engineer of one of the enterprises of the Yutazinsky district. The reason for this is the outstanding debt of 20 thousand RUR. Administrative penalty in the form of a fine to an official was imposed by the inspectors of the Priik territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan for untimely submission of information on the fulfillment of the conditions for the use of subsoil in the extraction of solid minerals (Form 2-LS).