A nationwide tree planting event was held in Turkmenistan on Saturday. In Ashgabat, a tree and shrub planting activity took place in the area around the Makhtumkuli monument, where a large park complex is being created.

Participants of the 26th International Conference Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan (OGT-2021) joined Expo Dubai 2020 via video link to discuss the transition to a low-carbon future through the use of natural gas and alternative energy sources with high-level delegates of the world exhibition.

Turkmenistan has adopted the new national program on the Aral. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov approved it during the government meeting on Friday.

The USAID Regional Water Resources and Environment Project invites representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as public organizations of Turkmenistan, to an online seminar on apply for a grant.

Turkmen scientists have obtained from local materials biological products for diagnostics of the anthrax. They are necessary for suppliers of tanning raw materials as export of this production is possible only after material research on the Siberian ulcer.

Director General «Turkmenistan Coca-Cola of Bottlers» company Murat Kaan Tuncer in his interview to ORIENT told of the contribution of the company to economic potential of the country, quantity of workplaces and the policy of uniform prices for production.

Members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan plan to establish the production of geomembranes and geotextiles for use in water management projects.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has conducted Third Regional Conference titled “Education and Awareness of Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia” with participation of more than 136 representatives from government, non-governmental and international organizations from different countries.

An OSCE-organized seminar on issues of environmental protection system development, held on 17 and 18 June 2021 in Ashgabat, brought together representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna, Society of Nature Protection and other relevant state agencies and non-governmental structures.

The first hybrid solar-wind power plant in the country with a capacity of 10 megawatts will be built at the artificial “Altyn Asyr” Lake in Turkmenistan.