A scientific and practical conference dedicated to the successes of Turkmenistan in the field of environmental protection and international cooperation in this field is being held at the Turkmen Agricultural University in Ashgabat.

The wife of the Ambassador of the European Union to Turkmenistan Dubravka Jovanovic was awarded certificates of honor for her contribution to the greening of the Turkmen capital from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the Agrarian Party of the country.

In honor of the World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5, UNDP in Turkmenistan held a number of events in the Balkan region.

Two international forums dedicated to World Environment Day will be held in Turkmenistan, Deputy Prime Minister Annageldi Yazmyradov said at a Cabinet meeting on Friday.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on the establishment of an Intersectoral commission to reduce methane emissions during a Cabinet meeting on Friday, TDH reports.

New forest protection zones will be created in the Dashoguz and Lebap regions of the country as part of the implementation of the National Forest Program to improve the environmental situation in the Aral Sea region.

The 90th Annual General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) is taking place in Paris these days. The forum is attended by representatives of 182 member countries, as well as experts from international organizations. At the session Turkmenistan represents the leadership of the State Veterinary Service of the country.

In Karakalpakstan, in the city of Nukus, representatives of the environmental agencies of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan discussed issues of cross-border cooperation on biodiversity conservation, reports UzDaily.uz .

The possibility of using waste as an alternative energy source was discussed during a seminar organized by the United Nations Development Program jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan.

The Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan Begmyrat Atayev made a presentation on the Aral Sea issues within the parallel event of the 79th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), which is taking place in Bangkok.