Today, many researchers and ecologists agree that the coronavirus pandemic is the result of active human intervention in nature. A little less than two decades ago, after the Ebola virus became widely known, it was disseminated belief that tropical forests and pristine natural...

Just recently, Geoktepe district of Akhal province celebrated the festivities as the district received an award in the competition for being the country’s best district having achieved the best socio-economic indicators. A wide celebration was organized on this occasion, while da...

Today humanity is engaged in a mad race for survival on the planet – changing over to conscious consumption, interchanging gasoline engines with electric ones, cruising on sailing yachts with solar panels. The most obvious and simple step on the way to a “green” bright future tha...

For the first time I heard about the beneficial properties of the miswak (sivak) sprig in the eastern market “Altyn Asyr” in Ashgabat. Walking between the malls, I drew attention to the “strange” spine in vacuum packaging. The seller, and part-time herbalist - Ahmed-aga, spoke in...

The history of studying the fauna of birds in Turkmenistan has more than two hundred years. According to ornithological studies for 2018, 436 species living in the country were recorded. These, of course, are not final figures at all, since many factors influence the bird populat...

At the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention) in the Indian city of Gandhinagar, 10 species were added to the list of protected animals. The Bukhara Urial, a mountain sheep with...

The UN Development Program launches the new mobile online game Mission 1.5 to engage the global community in decision-making on climate change. Across all regions, including Central Asia, this campaign offers an easy and fun way to learn about ways that can help stop global clima...

The Ramsar list of wetlands in 2020 can be replenished with the Turkmen South Cheleken gulf together with the island of Ogurjaly and Kelif lakes, including the Kelif ornithological reserve. At the working meeting of the working group of the Ramsar Convention in Ashgabat, Turk...

The specialized equipment has been installed in Ashgabat to assess and control the quality of atmospheric air, which will significantly improve the monitoring of the overall environmental condition of the capital. The equipment was purchased as part of the joint project with ...

Turkmenistan with its large oil and gas reserves is carrying out the large-scale work on the use of renewable energy sources like solar and wind energy. Currently, research study on the use of solar and wind energy at the territory around the Altyn Asyr artificial lake is runn...