The National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and USAID are preparing a practical guide on methods for creating orchards and forest plantations, according to a USAID press release.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders not to ignore the climate crisis, but to take tough political decisions to overcome it, the UN news service reports.

In 2023, the Law of Turkmenistan "On Environmental Audit" will be supplemented with a new by-law that will define the requirements and a step-by-step procedure for assessing and certifying environmental auditors in Turkmenistan.

The Irkutsk Region Development Corporation project and the Chongqing representative office of CRRC Corporation together with Chongqing Mammoth Brand Management plan to create a common Russian—Chinese production of electric buses, Izvestia reports.

And it will be connected with the phenomenon of El Nino - the fluctuation of temperatures of the surface layer of water in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which, according to climate scientists, will form in the coming months and exacerbate extreme weather around the globe, The Guardian reports.

Global sales of electric vehicles increased significantly in 2022 due to the growing demand for them in China and Europe. Compared to last year, sales of fully electric cars jumped by 68% and amounted to 7.8 million units, Interfax reports, citing data from international analytical companies.

The ozone layer of the planet Earth is being restored according to the scheduled plan — this is the conclusion reached by the UN-supported group of experts on the scientific assessment of the Montreal Protocol on Ozone-Depleting Substances of the Global Agreement on the Protection of the Earth's Ozone Layer, unep.org reports.

From January 11, the Russian Federation will begin issuing fines to drivers for throwing garbage out of a car, truck, trailer on the side of the road or in the forest. The sanctions come into force in accordance with the amendments made to the Code of Administrative Offenses, Kommersant writes.

How to grow an apple orchard and bring in a rich harvest will be discussed at the seminar “Peculiarities of creating modern intensive apple orchards in Turkmenistan”, which will be held online on the MS Teams platform in February this year. The forum will be organized as part of the USAID Central Asia Trade Program.

Single-use items such as plastic cutlery, plates and trays will be banned in England to reduce pollution.