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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”).

Kids of Aznakaevo kindergarten No.10 “Altynevich” took part in the ecological quiz. An event for children was conducted by specialists of the Priiksky territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Today Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chief State Inspector in the field of environmental protection FayazShakirov held a meeting in Buinsk dedicated to conducting a sanitary and ecological two-month period in the Republic of Tatarstan. Representatives of the Apastov, Buinsk, Drozhzhanov, Kaibitsk, Kamsko-Ustin, Tetyush districts took part in the meeting.

In a number of regions of Tatarstan cleaning up the territorieshave already begun, without waiting for the official start of the traditional sanitary-ecological two-month period. Today, the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, FaridAbdulganiev, got acquainted with the progress of work in the Vysokogorsky and Verkhneuslonsky districts of the republic, where works were organized on garbage collection, cleaning of the roadside strip, washing the curb.

Two offenders in NaberezhnyeChelny were identified by the inspector of the Kama territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. In the course of monitoring the Lesotsekh district on Sadovodcheskaya str. 16 the fact of burning wastes of production and consumption was revealed, which is a violation of art. 51 of the Federal Law “On Environmental Protection” of 10.01.2002, No. 7-FZ. Against the legal entity LLC“Promvest” the

Until March 31, the worksmade by schoolchildren are accepted for the eco-campaign “Bird house”. The event is organized by the Kazan zoobotanical garden. To participate, an original birdhouse or a bird feeder should be made.

World Wildlife Fund WWF Russia announced the start of the contest for the title of the capital of the campaign“Earth Hour”. The city whose residents will most actively participate in the campaign will receive a reward – a statuette engraved with its name and the status of “Capital of the Earth Hour – 2018”. In addition, representatives of the administration of the winning city will be invited to the central site of the campaign in Moscow next year.

Dear workers of hydrometeorological services!

Onthe Day of your professional holidayI’m sending you the most sincere and heartfelt congratulations!

“Unauthorized sand extraction is conducted in the coastal strip of the Sviyaga River. The work is carried out by five vehicles”. This message was received by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan from the inhabitants of Berlyash village. To investigate the environmental violation, inspectors of the Volga Territorial Administration visited the Apastov District. The information in the message from the local residents was confirmed.

The Russian Geographical Society has announced a competition for participation in the ecological expedition “Gogland-2017”. The project participants can be young people from 18 to 35 y.o. In two shifts the volunteers of the expedition will clean up the islands of Gogland and Bolshoi Tyuters from litter. The first shift of the expedition will take place from June 1 to June 15,