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The organizers of the international contest “Ecotradition” complied a “Green rating”. To make it, experts calculated the coefficient of environmental activity of the population, based on the data of search queries in Yandex. According to the results of the study, the Republic of Tatarstan showed a high level of eco-activity of the population and entered the top-5 list. Leading positions in the “Green rating” are also occupied by Tyumen, Kemerovo, Leningrad and Samara regions.

A number of enterprises located in Kazan and the Rybno-Slobodsky District have reconstructed treatment facilities after the relevant environmental regulations. In early 2017, the inspectors of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan identified a discharge of pollutants in the sewage into the terrain and the reservoir in the territory of these organizations.

This legislative initiative, aimed at stiffening the fight against poachers and minimizing damage to wildlife objects, was developed by the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia and supported by the President of the Russian Federation. According to the draft law prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia, the production and public hunting inspectors will have the authority to inspect the fulfillment of requirements in the field of hunting and conservation of hunting resources.

Today, the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid Abdulganiev, familiarized with the progress of clearing and channeling of the river Bryssa near the village of Egorievo, Laishev district. The bank protection works were carried out with the purpose of protecting the settlement from flooding. “During the spring flood villages of Yegoryevo and Kaipa were annually flooded. There are 80 houses in the risk zone. In this regard, residents of settlements applied to the Ministry of Ecology for assistance, so this site was in priority,” –Farid Abdulganiev said.

Fest for young environmentalists was organised in the children’s camps “Winged” and “Sunny” of Naberezhnye Chelny. A cognitive event for children was conducted by specialists from the Prikamsky Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. They told the children about the diversity of plants and animals of the republic, the peculiarities of natural resources of the native land, the significance and role of nature in human life.

For the fourth time, the Goethe-Institute announced a contest among schoolchildren “School for Ecology: think, explore, act!”, aiming to draw the attention of schoolchildren to environmental problems. Teams of students from the 7th to 11th grades, as well as their German teachers and subject teachers (biology, ecology, geography, chemistry, physics) are invited to participate. Together with the teachers, schoolchildren should explore the ecological situation in their city (village), on their street, in their school and offer ideas aimed at improving the environmental situation and attracting the public attention to it. Environmental projects must be uploaded to the contest website before November 1, 2017.

Illegal mining of common mineral resources was revealed by the employees of the Prikamsky territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan during the state environmental monitoring in the water area of ​​the Nizhnekamsk reservoir. Environmental violations were recorded by environmentalists using the GLONASS satellite navigation equipment, connecting the

Students of the Arsk school No.7 did an ECO journey to the world of flora and fauna. The event for schoolchildren was conducted by specialists of the Northern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. During the trip, young tourists got acquainted with plants and animals peculiar for their native land, studied natural objects and carried out various ecological tasks

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Crimea will cooperate in the field of environmental protection. The agreement on cooperation was signed today in the administration of the Bakhchisaray region by the Minister of Ecology of Tatarstan Farid Abdulganiev and the Minister of Ecology of Crimea Gennady Naraev.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, in conjunction with the Green Movement of Russia EKA launched a children’s creative contest "Colorful Drops", which aims to popularize water conservation ideas and respect for water resources among preschool children, schoolchildren, their parents, and the pedagogical community. Children aged 3 to 18 can take part in the contest. To participate, it is necessary to register on the official website of the project разноцветныекапли.рф, fill out the questionnaire and upload the work in the personal cabinet in one or more of the following categories: