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Meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group of the FAO/GEF Project: “Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in the Kyrgyz Republic in Accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety”

On March 31, in the conference hall of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic, an interim meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group of the FAO/GEF project was held: “Implementation of the National Biosafety Mechanism in the Kyrgyz Republic in accordance with the Cartagena

April 1, 2025

Solar panel owners in Uzbekistan paid billions of soums for excess energy

Uzbekistan, Tashkent – Podrobno.uz News Agency. Last year, ten thousand participants in the “Solar Home” program who installed solar panels sold the state about 12.2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. For which they were paid almost 12.2 billion soums. Deputy Minister of Energy Bakhtiyor Mamadkarimov announced this at a briefing in Tashkent . Also,

April 1, 2025

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan will introduce carbon farming for soil restoration

The country still faces the issue of pasture land degradation. Measures to combat this problem were discussed at a meeting of the Republican Land Commission, Kazinform reports with reference to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Photo: Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan The meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime

April 1, 2025

FAO to help develop and implement GIS systems for monitoring agricultural lands in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan launches the initiative “Greening the Economy: Know More, Act Better, Improve Results,” EastFruit reports . This joint project between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) aims to change the approach to crop planning and management using a modern

April 1, 2025

Mergen Kepbanov: The Blue Peace Initiative is an important tool for addressing urgent water challenges in Central Asia

Mergen Kepbanov: The Blue Peace Initiative is an important tool for addressing urgent water challenges in Central Asia The delegation of Turkmenistan participated in the regional inception workshop of the Blue Peace Central Asia initiative in Tashkent on March 28, 2025. The seminar in the capital of Uzbekistan brought together

March 31, 2025

WMO report documents spiralling weather and climate impacts

The clear signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some of the consequences being irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which also underlined the massive economic and social upheavals from extreme weather. Key

March 31, 2025

End of Permafrost: Many Glaciers Won’t Survive This Century

Glaciers in many regions of the planet will not survive the 21st century if they continue to melt at the current rate. This was stated by UN climate experts on World Glacier Day, which is celebrated for the first time this year at the initiative of the Republic of Tajikistan.

March 31, 2025

In the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan, FAO suggest an innovative way to turn degraded lands into a source of income and sustainable development

n the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan, an innovative way has been found to turn degraded lands into a source of income and sustainable development, EastFruit reports . According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , residents of the village of Kara-Suu in the Leilek district have begun growing rose hips on low-yield

March 31, 2025

Kazakhstan’s renewable energy industry proposed to be suspended

KEGOC explained the need to introduce restrictions on the construction of new solar and wind power plants by threatening the stability of the entire energy system. Photo: inbusiness.kz Recently, inbusiness.kz reported on a KEGOC presentation, which indicated the need to suspend the launch of new renewable energy projects in Kazakhstan. To clarify the

March 31, 2025

Blue Peace Central Asia Strengthens Cooperation in Water Resources Management

Tashkent, Uzbekistan – March 28, 2025 – A Regional Workshop was held in Tashkent as part of Switzerland’s Blue Peace Central Asia (BPCA) initiative. The event brought together over 80 participants, including national delegations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of international and regional organizations,

March 28, 2025