Eco-world
The President of Tajikistan proposed to declare 2025 the International Year of Glacier Protection
04.03.2021
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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...
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to clean up the ecosystem of the transboundary hydroelectric complex
26.02.2021
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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...
Nature Conservation Society of Turkmenistan invites people to take part in the trees planting campaign
26.02.2021
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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 great damage to the fruit harvest in Central Asia
25.02.2021
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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 ...
Mandragora blossoms in Ashgabat Botanical Garden
21.02.2021
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One of the most mysterious plants bloomed in the Ashgabat Botanical Garden – the legendary Turkmen mandragora, listed in the Red Book of Turkmenistan. It was first found in the Kopetdag Mountains by Olga Mizgireva in 1938, and since then, this relict species of Turkmen flora has ...
World Marine Mammal Protection Day
20.02.2021
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World Marine Mammal Protection Day (World Whale Day) is celebrated on February 19 and its purpose is to draw the attention of society and governments to the problems of protecting marine mammals. The international holiday is celebrated by environmental institutions, experts in...
The Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement and environmental policy of Turkmenistan
17.02.2021
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16 years ago, on February 16, 2005, the Kyoto Protocol entered into force. It is an international treaty that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the Earth’s atmosphere to combat global warming. The Protocol extends the 1992 United Nations Framework C...
Warm February and how will be spring: national signs about the weather
13.02.2021
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Rather warm weather was kept in the last winter month in Turkmenistan. By forecasts of meteorologists from February 15 to February 18, the air temperature will get warm to +28 degrees. And if in the northern region of the country warming makes up about +20 degrees of Celsius, the...
In the Museum of Wildlife of Turkmenistan there appeared new-borns
12.02.2021
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Readers of ORIENT are often interested in the life of the Ashkhabad zoo and after all in 2020 the National Museum of Wildlife of Turkmenistan attained its 10th anniversary. For years of its existence the zoo world has been replenished with a number of newly born cubs. And the pal...
Climate “fluctuations”: amazing winter in Ashgabat
11.02.2021
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This winter is breaking records for temperature changes and weather anomalies. News lines are full of reports of snowfalls unusual for Europe and North America, prolonged rains and floods, and strong, almost stormy winds. According to experts, the more frequent and abrupt chan...
