Today, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan held a regular meeting of the working group to prepare proposals for the development of the project of development of natural and recreational areas of the coastal territory of the Kuibyshev reservoir in pos.Zaymische Zelenodolsk municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan. The concept of the project "Water-landscape complex" Zaymische "presented by the head of scie

The Federal Agency for Subsoil Use and the Russian Geological Society invite schoolchildren to participate in the 11th All-Russian open field Olympiad for young geologists. The educational event will be held from July 31 to August 9 in the Kemerovo region. 500 schoolchildren from different regions of Russia and the near abroadwill be fighting for the title of the best in its field. Young geologists will demonstrate their knowledge and experience in the following contests: “Geological route”, “Geological section”, “Paleontology”, “Mineralogy and petrography”, “Hydrology”, “Radiometry”, “Heavy mineral concentrate sampling”, “Oil and gas”, “Basics of safety”, “Organization of field campground”, “Geological report”, “Description of geological monument”. In addition to sports competitions, schoolchildren will take part in geological contests (“Geology and Us”, “Photography”, “Drawing”, “Stoneartwork”).

On May 25-26, the VIII Nevsky International Ecological Congress “Ecological Education – Clean Country” will be held, dedicated to the issues of environmentally responsible behaviour, development of the “green economy”, culture of production and consumption, and healthy lifestyle.

Dear geologists, veterans-prospectors!

On this holiday, accept the most sincere and kind wishes of courage and professional victories in your noble profession!

Those who have not made changes to the license for the subsoil use may remain without profitin this season, environmentalistswarn. Innovations relate to subsoil users engaged in the extraction of common minerals in the water areas of the Kuibyshev and Nizhnekamsk reservoirs. Since this year, every extraction water craft should be connected to the unified state information system of the Republic of Tatarstan by means of satellite navigation equipment GLONASS or

Changes have made to the Administrative Regulations of the state service in the establishment of standards for waste and limits on their disposal. From July 1, 2017, drafts of waste generation norms and limits for their placement, submitted to the Ministry of Ecology of RT for establishing waste generation norms and limits for their disposal, must comply with the requirements of the “Guidelines for the development of draft waste generation norms and limits for their disposalin relation to economic and (or) other activities of individual entrepreneurs and legal

Today in Kazan, the deputy minister of ecology and natural resources, the chief state inspector of the Republic of Tatarstan in the field of environmental protection, FayazShakirov, and the head of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry, IlhamShakirov, held a final meeting for the representatives of Kazan, Verkhneuslon, Vysokogorsk, Zelenodolsk, Sabinsk, Laishevo, Rybno-Slobodsk, Pestrechinsk, Tyulyachinsk districts of the republic. Let’s remind that zonal meetings with representatives of municipalities are conducted by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan in order to check the readiness for a sanitary and ecological two-month period.

Today, the Republican Youth Library hosted a training workshop on environmental education for employees of the republican and municipal libraries of Tatarstan. The event was conducted by Elena Gilmizyanova, the leading specialist of the department of environmental education and interaction with public organizations of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. The theme of the seminar “Role of Libraries in Ecological Education of Youth” was chosen not accidentally. April 15 is the Day of Environmental Knowledge. “Young people are a category of readers whose environmental education is of a special importance. After all, it is them we are expectingtosolve environmental issuesin the very near future. Formation of ecological culture and ecological awareness of youth through systematic educational activities are important, and at the same time, global goals. We must give proper respect to the libraries: they are active participants in the environmental education process and are doing everything to understand the essence of the global problems

The purpose of this holiday is, first of all, the protection of the environment of our planet. Earth Protection Day began to be celebrated in the 20th century. It was during this period when scientists calculated that without supporting the ecology of the Earth, mankind could disappear in 300-1000 years. The exact history of the creation of the holiday is unknown, apparently, it was established by the organization for

Teachers of Tatarstan are invited to participate in the All-Russian competition “Best eco-school”, organized by the All-Russian Ecological Community Movement “Green Russia”. The contest is aimed at providing an opportunity for teachers to show themselves in developing new methods for conducting a lesson, identifying gifted and creative teachers, attracting schoolchildren to promoting respect for nature, popularizing knowledge about the state of the environment and environmental problems.