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Fixtures made in the form of home phone, flower vase, old samovar and flower bed. More than 30 unusual things made of waste material were presented at the ECO exhibition in Bugulma. Within the framework of the Year of Ecology and Public Spaces, the contest “Second life to garbage” was held in the city.

This year, an inventory of hot ecological points will be complied and work will begin on the formation of a register of objects of accumulated harm. This was announced by the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia, Sergei Donskoy. As explained by the Minister, the elimination of such objects will be carried out within the framework of the Clean Country project, the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia informs. The project schedule in 2017 includes the implementation of 25 events in 20 regions. The project also provides for the creation of a system for public control of the formation of unauthorized dumps and their elimination.

“Investments in geological exploration are investments in the stability of the state budget. In 2016, the financing of geological exploration exceeded 320 billion roubles. The share of public investment was 8%.” Such data was shared by the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia Sergey Donskoy. “Russia’s natural resources are an integral component of both the ecological and economic system.

Kazan people collected more than 2 tons of waste paper within the framework of the campaign “Give life to paper”. The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Tatarstan summed up the results of the environmental protection event.

Almetyevsk schoolchildren took part in the ecological quest devoted to the Year of Ecology. The interactive game for students was conducted by the specialists of the South-Eastern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.

During the summer holidays the Tatarstan schoolchildren will be able to familiarize themselves with the water resources of their native land. In the republic was launched the educational project “H2O”, organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and the museum-reserve “Kazan Kremlin”.

3 tons of fish were released into the reservoirs of Almetyevsk. According to ecologists, carp, silver carp, and grass carp are true cleaners for ponds, because they eat algae and keep the water clean. Initially, the water quality for compliance with sanitary and environmental standards was analized by specialists from the South-Eastern Territorial Administration. Exceeding the maximum permissible concentrations was not recorded.

Day of Young Environmentalist was held in the school camp “Olympiets” at the Aznakaevo gymnasium. The event for the students was organized by specialists of the Priiksky territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. They acquainted the children with the activities of professional environmentalists –- inspectors in the field of environmental protection, told about nature protection measures and actions, showed control instruments.

The inspectors of the Prikamsky territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan carried out inspection along the Melekeska river bank by bicycle. On the first day, the environmentalists surveyed the coastline from Kazansky Prospekt to the end of the G.Tukaya Embankment. They drafted a number of administrative reports on art. 8.2. Administrative Code of Russia:

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation invites journalists to participate in the contest “In harmony with nature".
The contest is held on 7 thematic categories:
1. “Charming Beauty” – rare and unique natural phenomena.