From 21 to 23 October 2026, women members of the Zarafshan River Basin Council (Uzbekistan) took part in an exchange visit to Dushanbe and the Hisor District of the Republic of Tajikistan. The visit aimed to learn from the experience of the Kafirnigan River Basin Women’s Forum, strengthen women’s participation
Large-scale work to establish saxaul plantations on the reclaimed seabed of the Aral Sea continues. Over the past six years, reforestation has covered more than 1.1 million hectares. 56.2 million saxaul seedlings have been planted on the former seabed, Kazinform reports, citing the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of
In 2024, the United Nations General Assembly declared October 23 as International Snow Leopard Day to strengthen international and regional cooperation in support of efforts to conserve the snow leopard, taking into account its role in the global ecosystem. The snow leopard, also known as the irbis, is one of
On 23 October 2026, the BARS-2026 Scientific and Practical Conference was held at the La’l Hotel in Khorog, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), at the initiative of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. The conference marked the International Day of the Snow Leopard. The
