Vladimir Putin took part in a ceremony at the Kremlin presenting the Russian Geographical Society’s award. 

Presidential Aide and Secretary of the State Council Igor Levitin chaired the third meeting of the State Council working group preparing an upcoming State Council meeting on Russia’s environmental development for the good of future generations.

Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport, and Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Year of the Environment in Russia Sergei Ivanov visited Chelyabinsk together with Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin.

The President approved the list of instructions following his working trip to Novgorod Region on September 10, 2016.

During his trip to the Orenburg Region, Vladimir Putin toured the Orenburgsky state nature reserve, which runs a programme to restore the population of Przewalski's horses.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin chaired the second meeting of the working group for the preparation of a State Council session on the Environmental Development of the Russian Federation in the Interests of Future Generations.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following a State Council Presidium meeting on developing Russia’s internal waterways held on August 15, 2016.

Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov met with the United Nations Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members to discuss developing Russia’s Arctic region. The meeting also examined the situation with floods in the Russian Far East, and the Emergency Situations Minister briefed the President on the repair work underway in the region and assistance for those affected by the floods.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin to discuss forest preservation and restoration.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin chaired, via videoconference, the third meeting of the working group for the preparation of the State Council Presidium on the development of inland waterways in the Russian Federation.

The President signed the Federal Law On Amending the Federal Law on Environmental Protection, and Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on Creating Green Parkland Belts.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

The President reviewed the Duma deputies’ results and work over the last five-year parliamentary session.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov visited Bolshoi Tyuters Island in the Gulf of Finland, where he was updated on the work of the Hogland expedition of the Russian Geographical Society. Sergei Ivanov was accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Presidential Aide and Secretary of the State Council Igor Levitin held the first session of the working group on preparing the meeting of the State Council On the Environmental Development of the Russian Federation in the Interests Of Future Generations.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Agency staff and all Russian polar explorers on Polar Explorer’s Day.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society (RGS), a national public organisation.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov attended the opening ceremony of the Ecotech International Exhibition and Forum.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the interregional forum Action Forum. Regions, organised by the Russian Popular Front (ONF).