Turning a desert into a forest: Otabek Nuriddinov and his struggle for the green Uzbekistan A story about Otabek Nuriddinov, an enthusiast who plants forest in Uzebkistan’s drylands. A forest will soon cover these dry hills. Photo: CABAR.asia Otabek Nuriddinov, 41, dreams about turning the hills of Andizhan oblast
A series of educational and awareness-raising activities has been conducted under the Uzbekistan Resilient Landscape Restoration Project (RESILAND Uzbekistan). According to project representatives, these activities aimed to enhance local livelihoods, strengthen production infrastructure, and prepare communities for effective grievance management. Under Component 2, Enhance Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods, project specialists
As part of the implementation of the project “Sustainable Landscape Restoration in the Republic of Tajikistan,” a working visit to the project’s target areas was carried out from 16 to 18 December 2025. The visit was conducted in accordance with the approved work plan and aimed at monitoring previously established plantations and preparing
The RESILAND CA+ Program in Uzbekistan continues to develop actively, covering 253,000 hectares of land and aimed at restoring degraded lands, rangelands, forests, and promoting sustainable landscape management. The main objective of the program is to increase land productivity, preserve ecosystem services, and create opportunities for eco-tourism. Regional Coverage and Key Features · Surkhandarya Region —
Issues of desertification and land degradation in Central Asian countries were discussed at the Regional Dialogue on the Restoration of Landscapes in Central Asia, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. As noted by Erkin Mukhitdinov, Acting Director of the Agency for Increasing Forests and Green Areas and Combating Desertification under the
Urumqi, China – November 28, 2025 –Azamat Kauazov, Programme Manager for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy at the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), presented the experience of the Central Asian region at the international seminar “Scientific Report on Measures to Combat Desertification along the Belt and Road.”
Component 1: Strengthening Institutions, Policy, and Regional Cooperation Subcomponent 1.1. Institutional and Policy Strengthening Under this subcomponent, the project continued its efforts to strengthen the institutional capacity of key partners and advance the development of essential policies. During the reporting period, necessary equipment was delivered, office renovations were completed, capacity-building
“Every year the land loses its strength,” say Tajik farmers as they try to combat the negative effects of climate change. Photo: Asia-Plus Glaciers in Tajikistan’s mountains are melting faster than ever, and this has a direct impact on farmers’ lives. Crops require more water, and heat and dust storms
Within the framework of the project “RESILAND CA+: Uzbekistan Resilient Landscape Restoration”, the Forestry Agency under the Ministry of Ecology, environmental protection and climate change of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) signed a three-year contract to strengthen regional cooperation. The RESILAND
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
