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Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia Alexander Kozlov introduced his new deputy Pavel Baryshev to the staff of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko held a meeting on the preparation of a unified federal project on environmental improvement of water bodies.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia is working to preserve Lake Baikal within the framework of the federal project of the same name.
Issues of state policy in the field of water resources and prospects for attracting investment in the industry were discussed by experts on World Water Day.
"Lake Baikal is surrounded by a whole network of specially protected natural areas. Each of these territories is unique and carries a huge potential associated, among other things, with the development of socially responsible ecological tourism," said Daria Matsuk, head of the Roszapovedcenter of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia