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“The problems began with the construction of new settlements. Treatment facilities are overloaded, and excessive volumesdegrade the treatment efficiency” –residents ofOrekhovkaof Zelenodolsk districtcame todayto talk about their everyday concerns and find a solution. They are concerned for the state of the local lake, to where untreated sewage is discharged. The operatingcompany “Orekhovka”, which services this treatment plant, was repeatedly brought to justice, as noted by the deputy head of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan AlmazIsmagilov. In April, based on the materials submitted by the

On January 2017, the online - registration to the XXIX International Congress on Mineral Processing IMPC 2018began. The event will be held on 15-21 September, 2018 in Moscow, in the International Trade Center. The Congress is held every two years and brings together industry professionals from around the world to exchange knowledge and experience, present research results, and discuss new technologies. IMPC 2018 is organized by the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Complex Development of Resources of the RAS (IPKON) and the National Research Technological University “MISiS”. The Congress will be held with the support of the Russian Government. Traditionally, during the congress will be organized:

Kazan to host the III National Environmental festival-contest of scenic art “Rainbow Stage”, dedicated to the International Day of Theatre and the International Earth Day. The event will take place on 21-22 April, 2017 at 15.00 on the stage of the City children’s ecological and biological center of Kazan.

Performers and collectives of children’s education and cultureinstitutions of the Republic of Tatarstanare invitedto participate in the festival. The age of participants of the contest program

The development of solid minerals, drillingtechnologies and methods, geological processes. These and many other topics will be discussed at the XIII International Scientific and Practical Conference “New Ideas in Earth Sciences”. The event is organized by the Russian State Geological Prospecting University named afterSergo Ordzhonikidze (MGRI-RGGRU) on April 5-7, 2017. On the first day ofthe conference program the plenary session will be held, and in the following days the participants will take part in sections and visit the Mineralogical and Paleontological museums.

Professional film-makersand beginners, children’s and youth film studios, environmentalists, students, television journalists –all those who are concerned about environmental issues can take part in the seventh All-Russian Eco Film Festival “Meridian of Hope”. The event will be held in April in St. Petersburg. To show the

The IV All-Russian festival “Original Russia” opens on January 20 at the Central Artists Housein Moscow. The program includes wildlife photo exhibition, master classes by leading photographers-naturalists, film shows, and quest on the route indicated on the adventure map. In 2017, the main themes of the festival will be the 100th anniversary of establishment of the system of protected areas in Russia and the Year of Ecology. Visitors will

In the Year of ecology and public spaces, a new program of public spacesdevelopment will be implemented in the Tatarstan regions, which implies merging of the programs“Parks” and “Arrangement of water protection zones”. This was announced today by the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of Tatarstan IrekFaizullinat therepublic meeting in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan. The videoconference with the representatives of all municipalities was held

Under the Year of Ecology, a large reading room of the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstanhosts a book exhibition “Nature gives inspiration” as a part of the series “From Russia to Russia: culturalconstants”. The exhibition is dedicated to picturing of Russian landscape and introduces the features of styles, directions, and schools of landscape painting.

TheYear of Ecologywill see opening of fivenew protected areas (PAs)in Russia. This was saidby the deputy director of the department of state policy and regulation in the field of environmental protection of the Ministry Natural resources of Russia VsevolodStepanitskyduring the International Conference “Reserve management. Results of the century”. “The Year of Ecology and protected areas will be

To publicizethe activities and events of the Year of Ecology in Russia, the Ministry of Ecology of the Russian Federation has developed the official website of the Year – http://ecoyear.ru. The new theme website should attract public attention to the protection of nature and protected areas of Russia.