The new French investment fund GREEN INVEST with $92.63 million will finance the production of solar energy in West and Central Africa, Reuters reports, citing a statement by the manager of the French fund.
The Chinese company Jiangxi LDK Solar Hi-Tech Co Ltd plans to build a large plant for the production of solar panels in the Fergana region of Uzbekistan. The total cost of the plant will be $75 million, Renewables Now reports, citing a statement from the administration of the Fergana region.
A delegation from Turkmenistan took part in the 7th EU-Central Asia High–level Conference on Environment and Water Resources, which ended in Rome.
Best practices in the field of planning measures for adaptation to climate change is the main topic of the seminar, which started today in Turkmenistan in a hybrid format.
The United Nations Development Program in Turkmenistan held a round table on conservation and sustainable management of land resources in the Aral Sea basin in the Dashoguz region, according to the organization's Instagram page.
The Ministry of Nature of Russia will hold a winter accounting of Caspian seals, which are found dead on the seashore every year, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the ministry.
Graduates of the FLEX program for high school students from all over Turkmenistan took part in an eco-campaign, the website of the American Councils in Turkmenistan reports.
The Akpatlavuk mud volcano — one of the largest in the world — has begun to erupt in the south-west of Turkmenistan, the MIR 24 TV channel reported on Friday.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has created two nurseries and a demonstration site to promote the implementation of the National Forest Program in Turkmenistan, according to a press release of the organization.
Strengthening technical capacity and regional cooperation on transboundary water resources management in Central Asia to enhance stability, economic prosperity and healthy ecosystems will be discussed at interdepartmental consultations on the topic "Nexus: Water–energy– Food–Ecosystems interaction". The meeting will be held in Ashgabat at the Archabil Hotel in the capital on February 8-9, 2023.
Europe is on the verge of a catastrophic drought due to the reduction of groundwater reserves. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the Institute of Geodesy of the Technical University in Austria, Focus reports with reference to the press service of the university.
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.
