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President Medvedev said that Russia's time to pay attention to the ecology of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday at a meeting with students of the Law Faculty of St. Petersburg State University, said that the Russian economy is now sufficiently developed to be able to deal with environmental problems. At present, Russia has reached the level of public institutions to draw attention to the environment, said Mr. President. He reminded the students that a few years ago the country was not up to tackling environmental problems. Dmitry Medvedev also said that in some Russian regions has developed a very unfavorable from an environmental point of view the situation.

'Through 10-20-30 years, we can be in a situation where a significant part of the territories would not be suited to life. Environmental issues – are matters of life safety population ', – said Medvedev. Russia's interest in enforcement of environmental legislation is based not only on current world trends, but also the need to address existing environmental problems, according to President Medvedev. Mitvol could lose his position and authority Rosprirodnadzor and clouds gathered again over the principal deputy head of the country prirodozaschitnikom Rosprirod supervision Olek Mitvol. On Wednesday Last week the media reported that the deputy head of Rosprirodnadzor Mitvol could turn into an official and special envoy for the head of department Vladimir Kirillov – the new staffing Rosprirodnadzor, prepared for the service, for it will not be fixed specific functions. Mitvol deprived of his office – he as a freelancer premises is not allowed.

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A draft of such innovations have criticized human rights activists, the idea of comparing with the Ministry of Natural Resources 'squealing'. However, a similar system existed in the Soviet Union, where the student militia went on the fight against poachers. When a court to impose fines offenders, 25 percent of the funds paid to students. The same system with the 70s operates in the U.S., where some citizens are living through such awards. Discussion of planned improvements is on ECOportal.ru (). Russia plans to put a moratorium on sturgeon fishing Russian State Fisheries Committee proposes to introduce five-year moratorium on sturgeon fishing in the Caspian Sea for all littoral states. Russia will soon formally invite the neighbors across the Caspian Sea – Turkmenistan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan – to announce a five-year moratorium on fishing sturgeon.

"Today, sturgeon are on the verge of extinction, this fish is a relic, she was 30 million years, and if nothing is done to protect it, sturgeon have disappeared in recent memory '- chairman State Committee for Fisheries Andrew deadline. The official said Russia is ready to give up catching sturgeon of the Caspian in the current year. However, for the moratorium, the consent of all five littoral states: Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. As adviser later said the Department of Conservation and breeding of aquatic biological resources the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Ministry Tariel Mammadov, Azerbaijan is ready to support the Russian proposal for a moratorium on sturgeon fishing. In Europe and Russia returning migratory birds into the European territory of Russia after the winter in warm areas are beginning to return for migratory birds.

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On As of today, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov charged the Minister of Education to finalize the draft law "On Higher Education" and combine it with an alternative bill, registered in the parliament. Reforms Minister D. Tabachnik provoked strong resistance – both from the scientific community and from students. In late January of this year at the walls of the parliament held its first student protest, attended by about 300 participants. In parallel, the same shares were held in many cities of Ukraine. Students required to withdraw the legal education initiatives D. Tabachnik and promised massive protests in the event of failure of their requirements and further advance the bill.

Resistance to the policy of the current minister of education increases. And of course, that much of the public outrage is addressed not only D. Tabachnik, but authorities in general. Fearing that the actions of the Minister of Education may severely damage the reputation of President Yanukovich, the members of his team's start to publicly criticize the actions of the Minister Tabachnik. In particular, Deputy Head of Presidential Administration Mr. Herman said that Yanukovych will never support the concept of educational reform in this edition.

According to her, the President will do everything to Ukrainian universities have been widely government. It seems that President Yanukovych becomes a political pawn Minister Dmitry Tabachnik. In the case of realization of its destructive intentions of reforming the education sector, and the President and the Party of Regions to fully will feel the resentment of students who may soon become a major driving force behind a new wave of anti-government protests.

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Accumulated reserves in early March snow water mainly on the 20-55% higher than the normal value. Most of the rivers in European Russia in the 2010 flood also may withdraw from the coast. Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Yury Trutnev said that the upcoming flood can lead to environmental problems in several regions of Russia. According to the forecast MOE, flooding the zone on the territory of Russia during the spring flood may get more than 3 thousand settlements with a population of about 2 million. In addition, flooding can be about 900 objects of the economy, nearly 100 sites oil and gas pipelines, railway stations with a total length of more than 300 kilometers. Subversive teams and special units Salvation Corps of Engineers military districts are in constant readiness for the flood events generated more than 100 demolition teams and rescue squads to combat floods. Serious flooding expected in the Northern capital of Russia, where last winter's record rainfall has fallen. throughout. Petersburg, Valentina Matvienko Governor ordered to take all necessary measures to prevent emergencies that may occur in St.

Petersburg because of melting snow. Meanwhile, our neighbors are already experiencing serious problems due to high water. For example, because of the snowy winter, more than 80 homes and about 500 estates have already flooded in Kherson and Dnepropetrovsk regions in the south. And in Kazakhstan, heavy rainfall and melting snow led to the erosion of the dam and dam reservoirs Kyzyl Agash, which were flooded and destroyed several hundreds of homes in the same village with a population of more than 2500 people. Victims of floods in Kazakhstan are already 35 people.

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The Russian Government has decided to eliminate 166 existing military departments and faculties. On the possibility of elimination of more than two-thirds of the currently existing military departments of civilian institutions mentioned in the summer of 2007. Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov called even the exact number – will be saved only 67. In the 37 Russian universities will be set up military training centers. In fact it is the military departments.

There will be profiled training officers. When you receive it boys sign a contract with the Ministry of Defence. And at the end will have to serve three years of military officers. But if a former student refuses to serve three years, then it collect the spent on its training center from the federal budget. A very young specialist to be called up for military service in a general way. The same consequences to the officer in the case of half-taught contributions from the training center for violation of the statutes or internal regulations.

A new procedure for the preparation of officers in civilian schools involves a competitive selection for the right to study at the military department. They should not be only fit for military service on health grounds, but to respond appropriately selected military specialty professional psychological criteria. Entered into a contract the student is paid a special scholarship. Date of liquidation departments and faculties is not defined. It is not clear whether a epaulets lieutenants who have already signed a contract. The new solution can significantly affect the higher education market: the cost of learning in higher education, having a military department may increase, while demand from young people on the "demobilized" schools are uniquely reduced. Alma mater acting Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov also came under the hand. In Saint-Petersburg Trade-Economic Institute (until 1992 – the Leningrad Institute of Soviet Trade. Engels) will not be a military department. Received higher education teachers, physicians, financiers and other professionals will go into the army with the rank of privates. And they have no military accounting profession or the necessary military skills such as plumbing, driving. They may enroll in a construction battalion. To work with a spade should be make a lot of applicants.

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