The potential for the development of solar energy in the tropical savanna Sahel is enormous, according to the UN. The energy produced from solar radiation in this region of the African continent is enough to provide up to 70% of the world's electricity needs. The Sahel, trans

The damage from sand and dust storms is not only measured in budget losses, but also in deteriorating human health and stumbling economic development, that is particularly tangible in low-income countries. However, cooperation and exchange of information will help to minimize ris...

Tajikistan has put up for sale the water of the picturesque mountain lake of Sarez, located in the Murgab district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The length of the lake is about 70 kilometers, the maximum depth is about 500 meters, the water level is about 3255 meters

Altyn ASHYROVA

The import substitution program by local analogues is a significant contribution of Turkmenistan to the environmental protection. The establishment of production of domestic LED-lamps, which have already become a global “green” trend, became the next important st...

Turkmenistan's efforts to increase forest resources were highlighted during the first Bonn Challenge Regional Ministerial Roundtable for the Caucasus and Central Asia, hosted recently by Astana. -There have been sustained efforts to preserve Tugai forests along major rivers i...

In one of the remote corners of Kyrgyzstan, a population of the rarest wild progenitor of the modern pear - the Bukhara pear – has been discovered. About a hundred mature trees growing in the Bazar-Korgon district offer hope that these representatives of the unique flora of Centr...

Ayna BERDYEVA

On June 28, in Ashgabat, the first pilot seminar “Climate Box” for schoolteachers of the country, organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly with the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, began its work. Within the framework of the se...

Altyn ASHYROVA

At present, ecology and entrepreneurship are difficult to separate. In all spheres of the economy, most business giants have long established funds in support of the environment and gradually reorient their business to use “green” technologies. So, the McDonald’s...

Eziz OVEZOV

On June 12, in the course of the traditional scientific conference hold in Ashgabat on the Day of Science of Turkmenistan, a new concept that can contribute considerably to the worldwide environment protection was announced for the first time by Giorgi Kvesitadze, ...

World Environment Day, celebrated on 5 June, turned into the real cheerful action for the children, having a vacation in summer camp Cheshme in Geokdere. The party was organized by Ministry of Education jointly with UNICEF, National Red Crescent Society with support from the ...