Foresters and ecologists held a joint briefing on topic "On the progress of environmental activities in the Republic of Tatarstan within the framework of the Year of Ecology and Public Spaces"

The briefing, held in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan, was attended by the Acting Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan Emir Bedertdinov and Deputy Minister of Ecology of Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Fayaz Shakirov. During the event, the journalists were told about the environmental oriented campaigns held in the republic. E.N.Bedertdinov noted that the campaign "A Week of Forest" is holding until October 16: "To date, 800 thousand pieces of planting material have been planted in the republic in the total area of 320 hectares. In addition, 50 tons of household waste was transported from the forest fund and 200 cubic meters of dry and fallen trees were gathered". Also, the speaker added that on October 13, in the city of Kazan, planting of young seedlings on the area of 3 hectares, and cleaning of the territory of Russian-German Switzerland, with participation of students and schoolchildren will take place. Also, the Acting Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan noted the importance of the republican campaign "Clean forests of Tatarstan": "To maintain the favorable sanitary condition of forests and in order to comply with the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan of 31.03.2017 from September 15 to November 15, an environmental campaign "Clean forests of Tatarstan" will be held. In spring period, within this campaign the cleaning of the territories along motor roads and federal and regional routes, gathering and transportation of solid waste, dead wood and fallen trees, in the amount of 3 thousand cubic meters were conducted" - said E.N. Bedertdinov.

Deputy Minister of Ecology of Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Fayaz Shakirov told about the ecological education of the population: "Within the framework of the Year of Ecology and Public Spaces and the campaign #ECOspring-2012, a contest among kindergartens and schools of the Republic "100 green corners" was held. Top-100 the most active kindergartens and schools from the municipal districts and cities of the republic received planting material for creation of household plots. Young rowans, apple-trees, cherry-trees, pear-trees, lilacs, currant and gooseberry decorated the territory of one hundred kindergartens and schools of the republic. The aim of the contest was to develop the children's interest in studying the nature of their native land and fostering a careful attitude toward the environment in children. This year is distinguished with children's ecological events which are also close to the theme of forest and careful attitude towards it, which took place in 5 cities of the republic (Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny, Yelabuga, Nizhnekamsk, Almetyevsk) in support of the population of the symbol of the republic - snow leopard. More than 5,000 families participated there".