Eco-world
A plant was found in Turkmenistan, which was considered to have disappeared on the territory of the country
31.07.2023
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In the south-west of Turkmenistan, after 20 years of searching, a plant species that was previously considered to have fallen out of the flora of Turkmenistan was found — wild German medlar. She was found in a remote mountainous area.
Turkmen biologists have recorded a new species of birds on the territory of Koytendag
29.07.2023
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The ecologist of the Nature Protection Society of Turkmenistan, Hojamyrat Hojamyradov, was able to photograph a bird that had not previously been found on the territory of Turkmenistan on the territory of the Koytendag State Nature Reserve.
Turkmenistan and FAO improve efficiency of land use in the country
26.07.2023
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Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, experts in the field of environmental protection, finance, economics, statistics and other areas discussed with experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) the implementation of projects on rational land and water use.
The UN has launched a complex operation to pump oil from an abandoned ship in the Red Sea
26.07.2023
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The UN has launched an operation to defuse what may be "the world's largest time bomb." This was stated by the Secretary General of the organization, reporting on Tuesday that complex maritime rescue operations have begun in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen to transfer a million barrels of oil from the supertanker FSO Safer to another vessel.
A new garbage firing field will make Tashkent free of trash
21.07.2023
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Its construction is planned to be completed in November. The first technological firing field of household waste will appear in the Tashkent region. Pipes for pumping landfill gas and subsequent electricity production will be installed on its territory, the press service of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan reports.
The polyclinic in the Lebap region became the first medical institution in Turkmenistan powered by solar energy
20.07.2023
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A new pilot solar energy system was installed in the polyclinic of the village of Pelvert in the Halach district of the Lebap region. The district institution of primary health care has become the first department in the country to be equipped with solar panels that supply electricity. The program was implemented within the framework of an innovative UNICEF project implemented jointly with the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan.
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan intend to build Trans-Afghan Railway
19.07.2023
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Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan are aiming at the construction of the Trans-Afghan railway. The relevant document was signed following the meeting of the working group of the three countries.
Tajikistan to ban import and use of thin plastic bags
18.07.2023
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From January 1, 2025, Tajikistan will ban the import and use of bags made of ethylene polymers with a thickness of up to 15 microns. This is reported by the agency "Khovar" with reference to the representative of the Committee for Environmental Protection of Tajikistan.
Global warming is proposed to stop by painting 2% of the Earth's surface white
16.07.2023
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All the best minds of mankind are looking for an opportunity to stop global warming, and one of them — Jeremy Munday, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California at Davis — has proposed a relatively simple, but very controversial method. According to the scientist, in order to stop global warming, it is necessary to paint about 2% of the Earth's surface with white paint.
The Caspian Sea needs to be “drunk” with water: environmentalists of Kazakhstan are sounding the alarm
14.07.2023
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The surface area of the Caspian Sea has decreased by 8 thousand km² over 15 years. According to experts, the lowering of the water level has already begun to affect the ecosystem and the marine industry. Kazakh ecologists believe that the Volga and Zhaiyk rivers should be given plenty of water to the Caspian, Sputnik reports.
