A regional seminar on the conservation and wise use of wetlands under the Ramsar Convention, focusing on key aspects of wetland management, was held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, on 8–9 September 2025. The seminar was supported by the regional programme ‘Green Central Asia Phase II’, implemented by GIZ. The seminar focused
Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) Small Grants Program in Central Asia Grant amount: from $500 to $15,000 Deadline: October 1, 2025 (until 24:00, Almaty time) Who can apply? — Public environmental organizations (NGOs) — Initiative groups, including those with the participation of women, youth, people with disabilities and traditional communities What
Since 2018, UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) has helped mobilize over US$1.6 billion in over 40 countries. Today, with support from the Global Environment Facility, the BIOFIN methodology has expanded to over 130 countries. It helps governments assess biodiversity finance needs, identify spending inefficiencies, and develop sustainable finance solutions.
Bangkok (Thailand) hosts the Subregional dialogue on biodiversity monitoring and reporting with a focus on ecosystem restoration on 2-5 September 2025. “The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), as the Regional Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre to boost countries’ capacity for monitoring and reporting on Target 2 of the CBD’s Kunming-Montreal
Each year, the global environmental community marks World Lake Day on 27 August, established by the United Nations General Assembly. This day is intended to highlight the vital role of lakes and freshwater ecosystems in the life of our planet, which are now under serious threat due to overexploitation, pollution, and climate
QAZAQ GREEN. In a bold step toward sustainable living and climate resilience, Norwegian engineers have launched a groundbreaking innovation that could redefine how we grow food and harness energy. Floating off the coast near Bergen, the newly unveiled “Ocean Bloom” is a self-sustaining, circular greenhouse island that seamlessly integrates agriculture, aquaculture,
In the West Kazakhstan region, a meeting was held between the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan , Erlan Nysanbayev, and farmers and peasant farms of the region, during which the minister listened to numerous appeals about the catastrophic damage to agricultural lands caused by saigas. Farmers in the West
The Second National Consultative Meeting on the project “Adaptation of Mammals to Climate Change in Central Asia” was held in Dushanbe. This was reported by the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. The event took place on June 30 with the participation of international
From 24 to 26 June, Tashkent is hosting the Third Meeting of Range States to the CMS Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI) under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). The forum is organized with the support of the Government of Uzbekistan and the CMS Secretariat as part of the “Central
Директор проектного офиса РЭЦЦА в Туркменистане посетил с рабочим визитом Казахстан Mergen Kepbanov, Director of the Project Office of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) in Turkmenistan, paid a working visit to Almaty, Kazakhstan, from June 17 to 19, 2025. During the visit, a working meeting was held
