September 30, 2025

The Deputy Head of Mission of the German Embassy in Kazakhstan visits CAREC

The Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kazakhstan, Ulrich Kinne, and Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), Batyr Mammedov, emphasized the importance of further strengthening regional cooperation on climate change, energy, and sustainable development in Central Asia

China uses solar panels to combat desert sands

About a quarter of China’s land is classified as desert, and campaigns to contain and restore sandy lands have been underway since the 1970s. In the arid regions of northern China, dozens of workers are pruning goji berry bushes that grow under the protection of thousands of solar panels. Solar