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Spending on environmental protection in the Russian Federation increased by 8.44%
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The total amount of expenditure on environmental protection in the Russian Federation in 2010 amounted to 372.4 billion rubles, an increase of 8.44% compared to 2009, according to data from the statistical bulletin "Main Indicators of Environmental Protection" of Rosstat.
The total amount of expenditure on environmental protection includes both capital and current expenditure, as well as the expenditure of executive authorities on the maintenance of the apparatus dealing with environmental protection issues, expenditure on scientific research and development, and expenditure on education in the field of environmental protection.
Compared to 2009, this figure has grown by 29 billion, or 8.44%. Most of the money was spent on wastewater treatment – 45.4%, or 169.2 billion rubles. 21.5% of the total amount was spent on air protection in 2010, and 11.15% on waste management. The protection and rehabilitation of soil, underground and surface waters, and the preservation of biodiversity and habitat accounted for 4.62% and 6.17% of the costs, respectively. 90% of the total costs were spent on the public sector.
Emissions of air pollutants in 2010 amounted to 32.3 million tons, of which 13.2 million, or 40.87%, came from motor transport. Compared to 2009, the total volume of emissions has not changed, while the share of motor transport has decreased slightly (41.79% versus 40.87% in 2010).
The total volume of production and consumption waste in 2010 was 4.5 billion tons, in 2009 this figure was 3.5 billion tons. Rosstat notes that since 2010, the report uses data from Rosprirodnadzor, whereas before 2010, this information was provided by Rostekhnadzor. In 2009, 141 million tons were classified as hazardous waste, in 2010 their volume decreased by 19% - to 114 million tons.
The area of forest resources in 2010, according to Rosstat, increased slightly compared to the previous year, amounting to 1.183 billion hectares. The total timber reserve according to 2010 data was 83.5 billion cubic meters.
The total number of forest fires as of November 1, 2010 was 34.8 thousand compared to 23.2 thousand the year before. Most of the fires, 63.68% of the total, were caused by citizens, fires from lightning discharges and agricultural fires accounted for 7.25% and 7.34%, respectively. The causes of 19.64% of the fires could not be determined.