In Tajikistan, degraded lands occupy approximately 30% of the country’s territory. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ More than 80 million hectares of land in Central Asia are degraded or declining, according to a new thematic report of the Global Land Outlook prepared under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The report
The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) has commenced in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. The event is taking place from 17 to 28 August under the theme “Restore the Land. Restore the Hope.”The Prime Minister of Mongolia,
n Ulan Bator, financing for projects to combat desertification and land restoration is being discussed — areas relevant to Tajikistan. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ The UN climate and land conference COP17 is underway in Ulaanbaatar, with financing for land restoration, drought resilience and sustainable land management among its key topics. For
We could be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. Timur Idrisov, independent environmental journalist, specially for asia+ Photo from vesti.ru The frequency and intensity of dust and sandstorms in Tajikistan have increased exponentially, but economic assessments of their impact remain limited, and in some cases, non-existent. Sand and dust
On 14 August, the Central Asian Climate Change Dialogue, entitled “Science, Innovation and Cooperation for a Climate-Resilient Central Asia,” was held at Green University in Tashkent. One of the key events of the opening was the report by Nobel Prize laureate, professor at Wageningen University and Research Centre (Netherlands) Rik
Photo: Xinhua China is implementing a large-scale solar power plant project in the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia, reports Zakon.kz. The Great Solar Wall is more than just a renewable energy project . It aims to address desertification while generating electricity on an unprecedented scale. A massive 400-kilometer-long solar power
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 7 August 2026 – The Silk Road Caravan, a global outreach campaign shining the spotlight on rangelands and pastoralists, today begins its journey across Mongolia, just days before the start of the seventeenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat
Photo: Xinhua China is expanding international cooperation in combating desertification, offering its technologies and practical solutions to countries facing land degradation. One of the key platforms for this collaboration has been the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which over the course of decades has transformed itself from a region prone to
The delegation of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan will participate in the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which will be held from 17 to 28 August 2026 in Ulaanbaatar,
On 23-24 July 2026, the 4th Meeting of the EU-UNEP Regional Network was held in Osh, Kyrgyz Republic, where the progress of the project and its achievements were discussed. The meeting was attended by representatives of Osh regional authorities, NGOs, the expert community, as well as grantees of the EU-UNEP
