Ravil Kuzyurov, Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, told journalists about the creation of a "green belt" around the city of Kazan and other large cities, designed for 2019-2020 in the course of the report in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan. "According to the May decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, concerning the creation of "green belts" around the cities, work is being done in all regions, proposals are being prepared. Regulations will be worked out for such forests, these will be protective forests that will be under the protection of forest inspectors", Ravil Kuzyurov outlined.