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Autonomous Non-commercial Organization, Center for perspective development “Ecogorod Novy Mir” continues the All-Russian campaign “Every little seed helps to create a garden” together with the All-Russian movement “Green Russia” and the Union of gardeners of Russia.

The campaign is aimed at growing of unique plants on the territory of Tourist and Recreational Park “Bezhin Lug XXI” located in Chernsky district of Tula Region near historical Turgenev’s place created by the founders as the area for augmentation of species diversity of national fauna. The project primarily focuses on the youth and it is regarded as the complex of educational events including preservation and rational augmentation of natural, cultural and literary heritage.

Fellow workers of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan headed by the First Deputy Ministry, Kharis Musin, successfully performed at the XXXII Open All-Russian mass ski race “Russian ski track”. The competitions were held near the recreation camp “Solnechny” in Zalesny village.     

This year the ski race is devoted to the XXII Winter Olympics that are held these days in Sochi, so the distance for race participants in Kazan extended for 2,014 meters.

During the meeting of the Minister Nail Magdeev with the National Coordinator of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Russia, Boris Melnichuk, they discussed the project envisaging forest cultivation on the territories of municipal districts of the Republic located in water protection areas of Nizhnekamsk and Kuybyshev reservoirs along the shores of Volga, Kama, Vyatka and Sviyaga rivers.

Innovations of the Federal Law No. 415 “On making amendments to the Forest Code of the Russian Federation and the Code of the Russian Federation on administrative violations” that came into force on February 1, 2014, directly concern citizens of the Republic that address the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan with regard to allocation of timber for firewood or personal needs. Deputy Head of the Federal Forestry Agency, Nikolay Krotov, emphasized: “The law will suppress various grey schemes that emerge as rather legal wood cutting. In particular, citizens who exercised their legal right to prepare wood for their own needs, but then decided to make money on it, won’t be able to sell the wood. Each year the state allocates about 20 million cubic meters of wood for personal needs of citizens. If all this wood or at least most of it was actually used for construction and repair of the houses of such citizens, there would be no problem of slum dwelling in forest regions of the country”.

Subject to the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation as of May 18, 2011 No. 378 “On approval of the Rules on elaboration of the master plan for fire extinguishing on the territory of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation”, experts of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan elaborated a project of the Master plan for fire extinguishing on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan for the fire season in 2014, which is at the moment being considered by the Department of Forestry for the Volga Federal District.

Members of Tabar-Cherkovsky school forestry under the State Public Establishment “Buinsk forestry” (Apastovo Municipal District) help the birds to survive severe cold. On the school territory, the children hung hand-made birdhouses for their winged friends, which they created together with the local forester, Ivan Mikhaylovich Ivanov. The forester explained to the pupils that as cold weather sets in, tree trunks freeze and it is hard for feathered dwellers of forest to search for natural food, and that’s why many birds come closer to human homes, where it is easier for them to find food.

Daily feeding of birds during hibernation is not only a substantial contribution into the rescue of the bird kind, but also a wonderful opportunity to observe the wildlife, which is one of the most important means of fostering of careful attitude to all living creatures in children.

First Deputy Minister, Kharis Musin, and Deputy Minister, Ramil Makhmutov, held the working meeting with participation of experts of the Ministry and chief accountants of subordinate establishments.

Before initiation of work of the balance commission and based on the results of work of the State Public establishments-forestries and State Budgetary Establishments “Les” (“Forest”) in 2013, chief accountants will have to carry out cross check of fulfillment of complex  forestry measures by specialized institutions, following the results whereof they will have to prepare the analysis of work of such institutions, to reveal shortages and reserves. During the meeting, each accountant received a package of documents, as well as methodical recommendations for assurance of effective work.

By the order of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, R.N. Minnikhanov, on organization of work regarding building of blockhouses of orthodox temples elaborated on the basis of sketches of the Tatar Metropolia of the Russian Orthodox Church, State Public Establishment “Kama Forestry” and State Budgetary Establishment “Kama Forest” in Albaevo village of Mamadysh Municipal District finished laying of the church foundation. The main blockhouse of 20 timber sets was prepared. Coniferous wood for the floors and ceilings was sawn.

Brain ring named “National forest is the nature’s wealth” was held at the Aznakaevo Centre of Children’s crafts by the experts of the State Nature Public Reserve “Chatyr-Tau”. Pupils of 6th-8th forms demonstrated their knowledge in forest management and ecology, while the top-rank team players were awarded with prizes.