The Ministry of Natural Resources of Chuvashia has identified environmental priorities for the coming years

In Chuvashia, an extended meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic was held. The participants summed up the work over the nine months and compared further actions on the implementation of the Environmental Safety Strategy.

The discussion was attended by representatives of authorities, subordinate institutions, environmental prosecutor's office, supervisory agencies, deputy corps, public and environmental organizations.

Special attention was paid to the preservation of the forest fund, protection of rivers and air quality. Further work on forestry is planned to be built taking into account the large-scale tasks on forest management outlined in the Address of the Head of Chuvashia to the State Council.

The Board also heard the report of the Public Council under the Ministry and proposals for adjusting management decisions.

An unusual outcome of the meeting was a gift from the head of the regional branch of the Russian Ecological Society Andrei Mironov. He gave the Ministry of Natural Resources oak seeds collected in the Urmar district from plus, or reference, trees.

Such planting material is used to reproduce forests with valuable hereditary characteristics. The seeds are planned to be used in the restoration and development of the forest fund of the republic.