January 5, 2016 - Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Holding the Year of the Environment in the Russian Federation in 2017.

The President resolved to hold the Year of the Environment in the Russian Federation in 2017 in order to attract public attention to Russia’s environmental issues, preserving biodiversity and ensuring environmental security.
Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov has been appointed chairman of the organising committee for the Year of the Environment