In the Caspian Sea’s waters – in its Turkmen part – there is an ancient Ogurchinsky island, which is located 30 km on the south-west trip of the Hazar (Cheleken) Peninsula. From a bird\’'s eye view, the shape of the desert island resembles a cucumber, but the name of the area com...

Issues of preparation of the Fourth national report of Turkmenistan on climate change and the Biennial report of the country within the Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UN FCCC) were discussed during the last working meeting at national level. These strategic documents ar...

Five years ago, in March, 2016, the parliament of Turkmenistan, having cancelled the law which had a little "lagged behind" at that point in time from vital realities «On protection of the atmospheric air», one of the first in the Central Asian region, adopted its revised version...

Within the framework of the project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan “Sustainable Cities in Turkmenistan: Integrated Green Urban Development in Ashgabat and Awaza”, an online seminar wa...

The ongoing March will bring spring rains that will fall throughout Turkmenistan. Significant precipitation is expected in Ashgabat on the night of 5 March, while the air temperature will range from 7 to 10 degrees Celsius above zero. At the same time, the rains will cause the...

Nationwide tree planting campaign will be held in Turkmenistan on March 20. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a Resolution regarding this at a session of the country’s Cabinet of Ministers on March 5. Under the document, ministries, regional authorities, sectoral ...

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon proposed to declare 2025 the International Year of Glacier Protection, it is reported by MSM. Mr. Rahmon attended and addressed the first meeting of the High-level Panel on Water and Climate, which was held via videoconference. The Pre...

Improving the living conditions of people living in the Amu Darya river basin and the problems of siltation at the Tuyamuyun hydroelectric complex were discussed during an online meeting of the working group of experts of the European Union project “Nexus Dialogue in Central Asia...

New trees are planted in the cities of Turkmenistan. As was reported previously, the Decree on planting 30 million young trees on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the country’s independence was signed by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Since the beginning of 2021, ...

The current cold snap may cause serious damage to the fruit and vegetable harvest in the Central Asian region. This is reported by the EastFruit website. So, in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the entire crop of apricots, cherries, almonds, grapes, as well as other crops, is under ...