November 22, a meeting was held at the Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Areas with the participation of the BIOFIN-UNDP team and the CAREC team. The meeting was attended by the Director of the Department of Protected areas, Azamat Kenjebaev, the manager of the BIOFIN Initiative in Kyrgyzstan, Miragul Kochkorova, and Director of the …
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The Altyn Dala initiative, aimed at protecting the steppe ecosystems of Kazakhstan, has won the prestigious Earthshot Prize 2024 in the category “Nature Conservation and Restoration”. The award recognises outstanding achievements in restoring the saiga population and expanding protected natural areas in Kazakhstan. Altyn Dala was founded in 2005 as a long-term partnership between the …
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Turtle Dove, now almost never found in Tajikistan. Photo: CABAR.asia In the second half of the 20th century, the common turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur – fokhtak or mushicha in Tajik) was a numerous species in Tajikistan due to the abundance of food resources. The turtle dove was declared “Bird of the Year – 2024” and …
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Balancing biodiversity at global UN summit in Colombia © Unsplash/Dulcey Lima A hummingbird hovers over an orange flower. By Greace Vanegas 29 October 2024 Climate and Environment Countries from around the world are meeting in the Colombian city of Cali, to discuss how best to protect biological diversity and develop a lasting blueprint that will allow humankind …
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The number of dead seals washed up on the Caspian coast continues to increase. From October 24 to 29, employees of the Zhaiyk-Caspian Interregional Basin Fisheries Inspectorate, together with representatives of the Institute of Hydrobiology and Ecology, discovered 289 carcasses of dead seals during monitoring of the Caspian coast. Photo of the regional fisheries inspection …
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On October 14, an international conference on the protection of snow leopard ecosystems was held in Dushanbe with the participation of representatives from 12 countries of the snow leopard’s range. At the conference, welcoming speeches were made by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Ziyozoda Sulaimon Rizoi, First Deputy Chairman of the …
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On 25 September 2024, an introductory workshop for representatives of government agencies, and scientific and public organizations was held in Astana to discuss the activities of the SPACES project. The project is implemented under the leadership of the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in partnership with UNDP and the Association for …
From September 10 to 12, 2024, a working trip was organized to the Lebap velayat to assess the condition of the pilot areas and develop proposals for activities on them within the framework of the signed Agreement between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the project office of the …
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Photo: Nazgul Abdyrazakova Journalists visited the Kyzyl-Suu micro-reserve, located in the Jeti-Oguz district of the Issyk-Kul region. It was created thanks to the project “Expanding the concept of micro-reserves in the regions of Kyrgyzstan”, implemented by the Central Asian State Nature Center “Leader” within the framework of the Central Asian program for the conservation of rare …
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The most expensive hunt will be for the markhor. Markhor goat, illustrative photo Photo: pofoto.club In Tajikistan, 157 quotas have been allocated for the shooting of trophy animals in the period 2024-2025. This was reported by the head of the department of state control over the use and protection of flora and fauna of the …
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