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A delegation of the Republican Forestry Agency of the Republic of Buryatia visited the Republic of Tatarstan for getting acquainted with forestry management and exchange of experience. The delegates visited Forest selection and seed center in Sabinskiy district, where they got acquainted with experience of cultivation of planting material with closed rootstock. During the event the representatives discussed promising trends of cooperation and possibilities of further cooperation.

New revision of Rules of sanitary safety in forests, introduced by the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources, was approved by the Decree of the Russian Federation Government No607 of  May 20, 2017.

The Rules were approved in a new version by signed decree for the purposes of improvement of forests protection regulation from pests and for bringing the regulatory legal acts in conformity with the Forest Code.

In a new version of Rules, in particular, a system of measures of sanitary safety in forests was extended, that was aimed at increasing of forests sustainability, main principles of planning and organization of events devoted to forests protection were determined.

A categories grade of trees state is introducing; in accordance with such grade an assessment of sanitary and forest pathology conditions of forests upon realization of sanitary safety measures will be made.

As well as, terms for storage of cut timber in forests by forest districts are set.

The decisions are focused on reduction of damages from adversity impact on forests and increasing of forest ecosystems sustainability.

Government executive bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan with the support of Presidential Anti-corruption Department of the Russian Federation were the hosts of the conference.

Representatives of scientific institutions considered topical issues related to development of anti-corruption standards in the Russian Federation, as well as their practical implementation in state authorities, local self-governing authorities, state corporations and other institutions.

An Environmental raid on cleanup of special protected natural areas along the Sviyaga River banks was organized by the experts of “Zeya builary” reserve within the framework of the Year of Ecology and Resources Conservancy. Inhabitants of Buinskiy district took part in the event. Totally the raiders disposed 15 cubic meters of garbage. Activities on cleaning of the reserve territory will be continued.