On progress of the autumn stage of the Clean Forests of Tatarstan campaign

The autumn stage of the Clean Forests of Tatarstan campaign started on September 15, 2016. Over three weeks of the campaign 500 people took in the cleaning of forest areas. 394 forest tenants, 53 enterprises and 4 horticultural societies were the active partners. The campaign participants have cleared the territory and removed 298.5 m3 of solid and other wastes. In addition, along highways and federal and regional routes they collected and removed 143 m3 of dead wood and fallen trees.

State forest inspectors of the Republic of Tatarstan and the state environmental protection inspectors of the Republic of Tatarstan have made 38 raids to detect and prevent the unauthorized landfills of municipal solid waste in forests and specially protected natural reservations. As a result of the raids, 9 municipal solid waste landfills have been detected. Currently, all of them are eliminated.

During campaign, 9 springs have been cleaned and landscaped. 49 information boards, name plates, pavilions for rest located in the forests and along the highways have been repaired.

This year, in the spring stage of the campaign, the conservationists have collected and removed 1127.1 m3 of solid waste. Along highways and the federal and regional routes the specialists of Lesnichestvo and the administrations of nature sanctuaries have collected about 800 m3 of dead wood and fallen trees.

The environmental campaign “Clean Forests of Tatarstan” will last until November 15, 2016.