Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Yury Trutnev

In the northern city of a working visit to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Yury Trutnev. He met with leaders of the Polar Division and representatives of state and local government bodies dealing with ekologii.Yury tour came to Norilsk to get acquainted with the state of affairs in the city-forming enterprise. In the management of the Polar Division, he held a meeting on the environmental situation in the area of ​​the company's business and environmental safety. The meeting was attended by the director of the Polar Division Eugene Ants, his deputy for technology policy and industrial ecology Sergei Eroshevich, chief engineer, Vladimir Zaitsev, as well as representatives of the municipality, and Rosprirodnadzor Hydromet. Everyone knows that - one of the greatest companies in terms of ecology and that he got pretty old technology. At the same time, we understand that others do it for one day is impossible. There is no switch to switch - and tomorrow everything was fine. The main thing - it's a trend. It is important that the company now makes a lot of to upgrade and to inform the public about the environment. At the meeting we talked about how to improve this work further.

By Norilsk - a special approach
Yuri Trutnev said that now the Polar Division implemented many projects in the environmental field, introducing new technology. This leads to a real reduction of harmful effects on the environment over the past five years the number of polluting emissions decreased by 2.5 times. Decreased and the duration of the "gas attack" on the city, in particular, due to the fact that the plants stop number conversion in case of unfavorable wind rose. By 2015, the Polar Division plans to reduce emissions by more than four times.
He also said that the Norilsk - "a unique area in terms of concentration of people around a single enterprise." And for this enterprise is a great responsibility not only for environmental performance, but also for the state of the territories for the quality of life for her, for the social sphere. In this regard, the state's attitude to the work of such an enterprise should be special.
 The minister has instructed agencies Rosprirodnadzor very closely together with specialists of "Norilsk nickel" to analyze a program of environmental measures.
In Russia, the changing legislation. We turn to the principles of valuation based on the best available technology. It is important to understand how the "Norilsk Nickel", one of the most important enterprises in our country, will fit into this program. Must work not only urgent upon the factors associated with fines, penalties or other similar measures of state regulation. Must still work and incentives, because the law laid down the accelerated depreciation rules, norms, interest rate subsidies on loans, aimed at ecological modernization. It is very important to configure the system Norilsk in a way that it is not just urgent upon the company to move to cleaner production, but also created the conditions for this.
One way of sharing information and joint efforts in environmental protection, Yuri Trutnev called the local annual scientific conference "Environmental protection and industrial activities in the North," which launched in 2010.
Nearer to Nature

 Natural Resources Minister also expressed his desire to visit the nature reserve "Putoransky." Since last year, Russia launched targeted infrastructure program reserves. "Putorana Plateau" in this program did not hit, although it is one of the largest protected areas of the country. A year ago, "Putorana Plateau" listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This decision was based on the fact that the reserve on an isolated ridge (plateau Putorana) presents an ideal combination of sub-arctic and arctic ecosystems - the taiga, tundra, arctic desert. There are untouched by human economic activity water systems. Particular interest is exceptional even on a global scale migration of wild reindeer.
 - "Putorana Plateau" is considered one of the most interesting nature reserves in the country - said Yuri Trutnev. - So I want to understand why he did not get into the federal program and can make all the same hit.
According to the Minister, participate in the program will mean the allocation of funds for construction of a base for tourists, infrastructure, new research facilities. Function of reserves - primarily the conservation of flora and fauna, natural biodiversity of the planet. Nevertheless, this function, according to Yuri Trutnev, the only one.
- We believe that the reserves - it is not the territory, fenced by barbed wire, where no one can get - he explained. - It's the most beautiful places in our country and people should be able to see them: come to comfortably accommodate. Throughout the world, exactly as nature reserves and work. That is not the only cause billions in profits, but also help people to communicate with nature.

"We all know that the Polar Division - one of the greatest companies in terms of ecology and that he got pretty old technology. At the same time, we understand that others do it for one day is impossible. There is no switch to switch - and tomorrow everything was fine. The main thing - it's trend. "