Eco-world
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.
A reserve for keeping rare animals has opened in Tajikistan
07.07.2023
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A reserve for rare animals opened on Wednesday in a picturesque place in the Shakhristan region of Tajikistan. The main focus of the authors of the project is on the European red deer and mountain sheep moufflon, Centralasia.news reports.
Another cub appeared in the "Center of descendants" of the Turkmen leopard
04.07.2023
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Another cub has appeared at the Center for the Restoration of the Front Asian leopard in the Caucasus, this time from leopards Shiva and Filou from Sweden, RIA Novosti reports.
Saiga invasion: in western Kazakhstan, animals trample hayfields and destroy crops
03.07.2023
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Farmers in western Kazakhstan sleep in their fields to protect their crops from saiga invasion that trample hayfields and destroy pastures, leaving no grass for livestock, Khabar 24 TV channel reported.
Dushanbe to host international conference to combat desertification
23.06.2023
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The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is convening a scientific-practical conference on July 1-2 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The possibility of creating a cross-border reserve on the Ustyurt plateau is being discussed
22.06.2023
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In October 2023, the 14th Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Protection of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan aim to use this opportunity to intensify cross-border cooperation in the field of nature protection in the border triangle of Ustyurt, representatives of the parties met to exchange experience in Nukus. Employees of the Kaplankyr Nature Reserve participated from Turkmenistan.
Central Asian countries step up cooperation in the field of climate change
22.06.2023
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On June 20-21, more than 60 participants representing a wide range of government organizations and civil society organizations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as regional and international organizations, gathered for a seminar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The event was organized by the OSCE Office of the Coordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities in partnership with the Berlin analytical center Adelphi.
South Korea has created a program to reuse 90% of the country's food waste
19.06.2023
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Of the countless kilograms of South Korea's annual food waste, very few will ever end up in a landfill. This is happening for two reasons: first, it's been illegal since 2005, and second, because they have possibly the world's most sophisticated food waste disposal infrastructure.
Solar power plants with a capacity of more than 6 MW will be built in remote areas of Turkmenistan
15.06.2023
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The Turkmenenergo Energy Corporation plans to build solar power plants in remote settlements of Turkmenistan. At the first stage, their capacity will be more than 6 MW.
Details of the Turkmenistan and IMEO project on methane became known
15.06.2023
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Within the framework of a joint project of Turkmenistan and the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), it is planned to conduct scientific research on reducing methane emissions, as well as work on improving national environmental legislation.