In the last few years, divers diving in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of the small tropical island of Kume belonging to Japan, have noticed colonies of funny, strange-looking sea creatures resembling pandas in their coloring. When photos of marine "pandas" appeared on the Internet, biologists became interested in them, whose article was published in the journal Species diversity.

On February 12-17, the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) will be held in Samarkand.

On February 10, a meeting of Central Asian countries after the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in the conference hall of the Central Asian University for Environmental Studies and Climate Change/Green University, which opened that day. The event was dedicated to the topic “Central Asia in the negotiation process on climate change: Results of the UNFCCC COP28 and plans for the UNFCCC COP29.”

A number of Kazakhstani media (smi24.kz,, azh.kz and etcetera) On Thursday, February 8, a message was published that World Bank researchers will study the decline in the Caspian Sea level.

The Government of Kazakhstan has approved a resolution on the establishment of a Scientific Research Institute of the Caspian Sea, developed by the Ministry of Water Management and Irrigation, the press service of the ministry reported.

Last November, the Novosibirsk Zoo sheltered a young pink flamingo, which strayed from the pack and stayed to winter in Siberia during the abnormally warm end of autumn. The zoo told how the unexpected guest, who got lost on the way to the south, is doing.

"Turkmen cranberry" or soft–leaved cretaceous is a medicinal plant of Kaplankyr, which belongs to the "red book" and medicinal flora of Turkmenistan. Part of its range is protected in the Syunt-Khasardag, Kopetdag, Kaplankyr and Badkhyz state nature reserves belonging to the structure of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the country.

A round table dedicated to the UN General Assembly resolution “Central Asia in the face of environmental challenges: strengthening regional solidarity for sustainable development and prosperity,” adopted on the initiative of Uzbekistan was held in Geneva.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 11, 2023, agreeing to expand cooperation in the field of sustainable management of natural resources, protection of biodiversity and other related issues.

Members of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, December 19, unanimously approved the resolution proposed by Uzbekistan, co-authored by a number of countries, “Central Asia in the face of environmental problems: strengthening regional solidarity for the sake of sustainable development and prosperity.”