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An ecological lesson was held today at the Kazan children's railway for foster children of the "Center for promotion of familial arrangements for children left without custody of parents, as well as preparation and support of substitute families in Kazan". "The event has been held by the "United Russia" fraction under the aegis of the Ministry of Ecology for the second time within the framework of the party project 'Ecology of Russia". Such campaigns are held to promote ecological knowledge, foster responsible attitude of children to the natural resources and the environment", acknowledged Damir Valiullin, Head of the Department for Ecological Education

The results of air tests in Naberezhnye Chelny have been announced today. Several citizens from Naberezhnye Chelny (New City, villages ZYAB, GES and Sidorovka) and Elabuga addressed the Cis-Kama Territorial Department complaining of bad odor. Based on the complaints of the citizens, experts of the Cis-Kama Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan carried out emergency activities on detection of causes of the smell, the information received from automatic air pollution control stations (AAPCS

The VIII All-Russian Conference of Geologists will be held in Moscow on October 26-28, 2016. It is the most large-scale event in the life of the professional geological community, the main task whereof is to discuss the relevant problems of the geological study of subsurface resources and subsurface resources management, coordinate current approaches and plan the key strategic steps for development of the geological field. Field experts, representatives of academic and field science, geology-related companies

The Ministry of Ecology received information on mass death of fish at "Zainsk fishery" LLC. In order to find out the cause, specialists of the Trans-Kama Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan carried out water analysis in Zainsk Reservoir located on the Stepnoy Zay river; water was sampled at three sites. During the analysis it was established that water

The Fourth Interregional Round Table on coordination of the interaction between federal authorities, local authorities of constituent units of the Russian Federation and business communities regarding waste management will take place on October 7, 2016 at the meeting room "C" of the Moscow Government at 36 Novy Arbat Str., as it was reported by the Press Service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation.

                Regulation of various aspects of waste management, including execution of the liability of manufacturers and creation

All who are not indifferent to the ecology-related matters are invited to participate in the Contest of Educational and Research Projects on Environment Protection carried out within the framework of the program "Youth - for the nature of Moscow". The event is held to promote participation of the youth in solution of ecological problems, and its involvement in research and practical nature protection activity. Categories of creative pieces of work:

- suggestions on solution of ecological problems (ideas, inventions, projects, and programs);

- research projects (monitoring, studying, and assessment);

- projects on ecological enlightenment, education and social advertisement (video spots, leaflets and so on).

"Year after year the water rises and washes out the shore, and we are scared for our houses", feel anxious the citizens of Makarovka village, Laishevo district located on the shore of the River Kama. This year, despite high water level, we managed to avoid shore destruction. Local authorities decided to settle the matter the same old way - they stretched 50 meters of the shore that was mostly susceptible to destruction with fascine. One day of heavy work and the results didn't keep anyone waiting, efficacy and reliability of the method were appraised as early as this spring. "The ingenious is always simple. It is done quite quickly, the way of interweaving of willow branches produces the effect that, in general, protects the shore", acknowledged the Minister

The X Anniversary Interregional Research-to-Practice Conference "Architecture and engineering systems in public buildings" (MES-2016) devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Kazan Architectural School of Art will be held on September 30th. The event will be held at the State TV and Radio Company "Corston". The conference

A new procedure for maintenance of the Red Book of the Russian Federation was adopted by the order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia in May 2016, after that it was referred for registration to the Ministry of Justice of Russia, as it is reported on the official website of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation.

The document envisages a change in the mechanism for selection and referral of the flora and fauna objects to the Red Book of the Russian Federation. A share of responsibility of authorities has been enhanced both on the level of constituent units of the Russian Federation, and the federal authorities (the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, the Federal Forestry Agency, and the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage).

Maintenance of the Red Book of the Russian Federation includes inclusion (or exclusion) of the flora and fauna

An ecological festival will be held on the threshold of the Republic and City Day on August 27th at the Kazan Park "Kyrlay" featuring contests and master classes on separate waste collection, crafts from waste, clay molding, decoration of eco-bags, plaiting