Every year on May 5th the world celebrates International Saiga Day. The idea of creating a holiday arose in December 2010, when representatives of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Russia gathered in Uralsk at a seminar organized as part of the “SOS Saiga!” project. The saiga or saiga is a steppe antelope
International Bird Day April 1 is International Bird Day. More than 530 species of birds live in the countries of Central Asia. More than 200 species are listed in the Red Books of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Among them are the white-eyed duck, the common flamingo, and the
Experts discussed ways to preserve wild cats in Central Asia Announcement: Turkmenistan is home to the Central Asian leopard, lynx, manul, caracal, jungle cat, sand cat and steppe cat, which are “Red List” and require special protection. Careful attitude towards the flora and fauna of Turkmen nature is the basis
On March 7, Tashkent hosted a seminar on ensuring the use and conservation of agrobiodiversity on saline, unproductive lands in the Aral Sea basin. The event was attended by Director of the Research Institute of Environment and Nature Protectional Technologies at the Ministry of Ecology Baxtiyor Pulatov, Director of the
February 28, 2024, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Committee of Veterinary and Livestock Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan have launched a new project, implemented by the FAO Emergency Center
Experts believe that this reserve is the only place in the world where tugai jungle has been preserved. “Tiger Beam” Photo: Bakhriddin Isamutdinov, Shukhrat Khoshimov The first nature reserve in Tajikistan, Tigrovaya Balka, was created on November 4, 1938. In September 2023, the Tugai forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature
Within the framework of the Plenary Session of CMS COP14 in Samarkand, a memorandum of cooperation in the field of wildlife conservation on the Ustyurt Plateau was signed between the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Aziz Abdukhakimov, and the Deputy Minister of Ecology and
Dilovarsho Dustzoda on the problems of the snow leopard population Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Program Manager/Project Coordinator CAMP4ASB AF of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Dilovarsho Dustzoda spoke about the problems of the snow leopard population as a migratory species of the transboundary areas of Kyrgyzstan,
An agreement has been reached on further strengthening cross-border cooperation in the region with Tajikistan Within the framework of the CMS COP14 international conference in Samarkand, Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change, Aziz Abdukhakimov, met with the Chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee under the Government of the Republic of
Meeting of the CEP Chairman with the UNEP Executive Director On February 11, 2024, on the sidelines of the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection of Migratory Wild Animals (CMS CMSCOP14), a bilateral meeting was held between the Chairman of the Committee for
