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The Russian Geographical Society has announced a contest whose winners will receive youth Internship scholarships in 2017. Applicants for a scholarship of 100,000 RUR can be students, graduate students, doctoral students of higher education institutions and special education institutions, scientists, public figures below 35 y.o.
The contest is held in two categories:

Two-meter metal fence was demolished today in the village of Salmachi in Kazan. The structure along the street of Veniamin Grigoriev restricted free access of citizens to the River Noxa. Infringement of the nature protection legislation was revealed by the inspectors of the Central territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan during the routine inspection.

12 thousand fry of sterlet were released today in the Kuibyshev reservoir on the bank of Laishev district. The event was held within the framework of the Year of Ecology in Russia and the Year of Ecology and Public Spaces in the Republic of Tatarstan with the aim of restoring a population of particularly valuable fish species. “Tatarstan is one of the most prolific regions of the federal district, there are more than 36,000 water bodies on the territory of the republic. Our main goal is a rational and responsible approach to natural resources.

On July 30, an ecological fest for children will be held in Nizhnekamsk. The beginning at 9.00. Educative games and quizzes will be organized on Lyamaev Square, where children will be able to learn about rare species of animals and specially protected areas of the Republic of Tatarstan. For those who like to paint on the spot, there will be a drawings contest in various nominations: “Nature of your home”, “Your favourite animal”, “The spirit of nature”.

The solid waste landfill of the organization “Landscaping and gardening”, located in Leninogorsk district, is to suspend its activity. This decision was made by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan. The main reason for the suspension was the absence of a license for handling production and consumption waste. This fact was revealed by the inspectors of the South-Eastern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and by the employees of the Tatar Environmental Interdistrict Prosecutor's Office during the inspection.

The city beach in Chistopol became the central point not for recreation, but for the Republican campaign “Clean Coast”. The city residents together with specialists of the Volga-Kama territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan cleaned the Kama River bank. It was cleaned of plastic bags, plastic and glass bottles, which, according to the participants, not only harm the environment, but also pose a threat to human health. Environmentalists positively assessed the active participation of citizens in the eco-action.

Teachers of educational institutions of Naberezhnye Chelny, Agryz, Aktanysh, Yelabuga, Mamadysh, Menzelin, Mendeleevo and Tukaevo districts are invited to participate in the forum “Methods of formation of ecological awareness in educational institutions of the Prikamsky region of the Republic of Tatarstan”. The event will be held on September 7 in the IT Park in Naberezhnye Chelny. The forum is aimed at:

Schoolchildren of the village of Burgany of the Buinsk district joined the republican campaign “Clean shore”, organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. The students cleaned the coastal zones of the Tilcha and Sviyaga rivers of garbage – household waste left by citizens.

Residents of Tatarstan can take part in the contest “Best report from sites of All-Russian eco-cleanup “Green Russia, organized by the All-Russian Ecological Public Movement “Green Russia”. The contest is aimed at attracting the public attention to the issues of environmental culture, encouraging the people’s attention to issues of highlighting the ecological themes of the life of the region, the upbringing of the spirit of patriotism and love for the Motherland.

“Kazan-Arena” meets ECO standards. Based on the results of the experts’ inspection, the Kazan stadium was awarded a “green” certificate of compliance according to the criteria of “RUSO. Football stadiums”. The sports facility was the first in the country to receive certification under the Russian system. The award of the certificate confirms the application of the energy saving system, resource saving, and rational waste management, i.e. at the stadium a separate garbage collection is organized, and water consumption is reduced. To irrigate the adjacent territory, a stormwater collection system is used.