On June 20-21, more than 60 participants representing a wide range of government organizations and civil society organizations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as regional and international organizations, gathered for a seminar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The event was organized by the OSCE Office of the Coordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities in partnership with the Berlin analytical center Adelphi.

Of the countless kilograms of South Korea's annual food waste, very few will ever end up in a landfill. This is happening for two reasons: first, it's been illegal since 2005, and second, because they have possibly the world's most sophisticated food waste disposal infrastructure.

The Turkmenenergo Energy Corporation plans to build solar power plants in remote settlements of Turkmenistan. At the first stage, their capacity will be more than 6 MW.

Within the framework of a joint project of Turkmenistan and the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), it is planned to conduct scientific research on reducing methane emissions, as well as work on improving national environmental legislation.

On Saturday, high temperatures are expected in the east and south-east of Turkmenistan in the area of +40 — +45 degrees. The heat will mainly affect the Lebap and Mary regions. It will be slightly lower in the Ahal and Dashoguz regions, according to "Meteojournal".

A group of speleologists and karstologists from the French Federation of Speleology conducted a laser study of 70% of the area of the Gulshirin cave in Koytendag to compile its virtual 3D map. Now scientists are busy studying invertebrate fauna in the karst labyrinths of the Koytendag Nature Reserve, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports.

A scientific and practical conference "Energy prospects, new technologies and environmental aspects of the development of hydrocarbon deposits" has begun at the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas in Ashgabat, ORIENT correspondent reports.

The UN General Assembly has proclaimed July 12 as International Sand and Dust Storm Day, emphasizing the need for global and regional cooperation to combat and mitigate these phenomena.

UNESCO will map glaciers and subglacial lakes in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. This was stated by UNESCO Director General Audre Azule during the Astana International Forum in the capital of Kazakhstan, TASS reports.

President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, called on the countries of Central Asia to solve the problem of water security together, speaking at the “Astana” International Forum. The largest congress in the region is taking place in the capital of the republic. The Congress Center received about a thousand foreign delegates on Thursday, Akorda reports.