The session “Cross-Border Landscape Restoration in Central Asia” at CACCC-2026 in Astana reflected a key shift in the regional environmental agenda: a transition from environmental declarations to the practical implementation of joint projects in the region. Central Asia faces one of the major challenges of our time: land degradation and
A meeting was held at the Central Asian University of Environmental and Climate Change Studies (Green University) between the Rector of the University, Professor Bakhtiyor Pulatov and a delegation from the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), led by Director General Tarifa Alzaabi. The meeting concluded with the signing of
As part of the implementation of the Tajikistan Resilient Landscapes Restoration Project (RESILAND Tajikistan), the seventh implementation support mission with the participation of World Bank representatives took place from March 31 to April 8, 2026. The main objective of the mission was to assess the current progress of the project,
n the Nosiri Khusrav district Khatlon region the Tajikistan Resilient Landscape Restoration Project has helped families not only gain a new source of income but also build a foundation for a more sustainable future for their children Juraev Alisher Ergashovich, 52, together with his wife Chuturova Nodirakhon, 48, are raising
Astana, April 24, 2026 — A delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic participated in the Fifth Meeting of the Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) of the RESILAND CA+ Program, as well as in a thematic session on transboundary landscape restoration held as part of the Regional Ecological Summit and the Central Asia Climate
Under the Kyrgyz Republic Resilient Landscape Restoration Project (RESILAND Kyrgyzstan), RESILAND CA+ Program, mountaineering equipment and field gear will be procured for the Tien Shan High Mountain Research Center and the Institute of Water Problems and Hydropower of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic. The objective of
The Republic of Tajikistan continues to implement a large-scale environmental program aimed at planting 2 billion trees by 2040. This was announced by the Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Bahodur Sheralizoda, during his speech at the Regional Environmental Summit 2026
Astana, April 24, 2026 — Representatives of Central Asian governments, international organizations, and the scientific community gathered today for the panel session “Transboundary Landscape Restoration in Central Asia,” held with the support of the World Bank as part of the CACCC-2026 – RES-2026. The event, organized with the participation of the
ASTANA, April 23, 2026 — Today, at the Hilton Astana hotel, within the framework of the Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2026), the fifth meeting of the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) of the RESILAND CA+ program “Restoration of Sustainable Landscapes in Central Asia” was concluded Around the round table gathered nominated
Regional Efforts on Landscape Restoration in Central Asia Central Asia is facing large-scale land degradation affecting up to 80% of the region’s territory and causing annual economic losses of approximately 6% of its combined GDP. The main drivers are both natural factors—namely the predominance of arid landscapes—and long-standing unsustainable land-use
