The President endorsed a list of instructions on the sanitary protection of clean drinking and public water sources.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants of the first Clean Country Forum and Exhibition dedicated to reviewing the first year of the Environment national project.

The President signed the Federal Law On Amendments to the Law On Subsoil Resources in Relation to Granting the Right to Use Sections of Inland Sea Waters of Federal Importance and the Territorial Sea of the Russian Federation for the Purposes of Geological Prospecting to Search and Evaluate Oil, Gas and Gas Condensate Fields.

Adviser to the President and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev chaired the 28^th meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development under the Presidential Executive Office.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the 20th International Tiger Day Festival.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants and guests of the Friends of Protected Islands International Meeting held in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, on September 23–26.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin together with Head of the State Council working group on the environment and natural resources, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin held a regular working group meeting on forest management, including measures aimed at preventing violations in this sphere.

The President approved a list of instructions following the verification of compliance with the law on Lake Baikal’s conservation and environmental rehabilitation.

Presidential Adviser and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev held the 27th meeting of the Presidential Executive Office Inter-Agency Working Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development.

Following Russian-Chinese talks, Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping visited the Moscow Zoo and examined the giant panda pavilion.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dmitry Kobylkin. The Minister briefed the President about the implementation of the Environment national project.

Vladimir Putin held the eleventh meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society at the Society’s headquarters. The agenda included a review of the organisation’s performance in 2018 and the current year’s projects.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of St Petersburg Alexander Beglov. The discussion focused on topical issues of the city’s development.

Meeting participants will focus on the implementation of measures to establish a system for managing solid municipal waste.

On March 30, the facade lighting of the President’s official residence, the Moscow Kremlin, will be turned off between 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm Moscow time for Earth Hour.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin and head of the State Council working group on the environment and natural resources, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin held the second meeting of the working group to discuss preparations for a meeting of the State Council Presidium on environmental matters.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin and head of the State Council working group on environment and natural resources, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin held a meeting of the working group to discuss preparation for an expanded meeting of the State Council Presidium on environmental issues.

The President has approved a list of instructions produced following the January 15, 2019, meeting of the Supervisory Board of the autonomous non-profit organisation Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects.