Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Security Council on national security in environmental protection and natural resources use.

Vladimir Putin will chair a meeting of the Security Council devoted to national security with regards to environmental protection and natural resources.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

Vladimir Putin took part in the Third International Arctic Forum, The Arctic – A Territory of Dialogue.

Vladimir Putin completed a working visit to Primorye Territory by visiting the Rehabilitation and Reintroduction Centre for tigers and other animals.

The President will make an inspection flight of flooded districts in Amur Region and Khabarovsk Territory, and will hold a meeting on the flooding in the Far East.

Vladimir Putin chaired a videoconference on the situation in the regions affected by floods.

Vladimir Putin chaired a videoconference on the situation in the regions affected by severe weather. Meeting participants discussed relief efforts following flooding in the Volga, Urals and the Far Eastern federal districts.

The President signed the Federal Law On Amending the Federal Law on Protecting the Environment and Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

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

Vladimir Putin participated in events honouring the 60^th anniversary of the sister city relationship between St Petersburg and Turku.

Vladimir Putin chaired a State Council Presidium meeting on strengthening the timber sector of the Russian Federation.

Andrei Vorobyov reported to the President on the socioeconomic situation in the Moscow Region, measures to attract investment in the region’s economy and plans to improve the environment.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing waste treatment and recycling.

Following Vladimir Putin’s decision, outside lights at the Moscow Kremlin, the Russian President’s official residence, will be switched off from 8.30–9.30pm as part of the Earth Hour international environmental protection event on March 23.

During its first meeting on February 21, 2013, the taskforce looked into issues of interdepartmental cooperation on implementing the decisions of the 18^th UN Climate Change Conference, held in Doha in November and December 2012, as well as possible measures for stimulating the reduction of man-made greenhouse gas emissions in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.