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 ...

In La Porte, Texas, a gas turbine power plant has been put into test operation, which completely utilizes greenhouse gases without throwing it into the atmosphere. The capacity of the demonstration facility is 50 MW. It is enough to provide electricity to 40 thousand homes. Th

Arslan KEMALOV

Scientists from Michigan State University have developed a new software with a face recognition system that will help protect endangered primate species. The new development, which was named PrimNet, uses the technologies of neural networks and artificial int

ORIENT already wrote about the international project to reintroduce a small herd of Turkmenian kulan to the steppes of central Kazakhstan. At the end of October 2017, a first group of nine animals was released into an acclimatization enclosure on the edge of the Altyn Dala protec...

ORIENT already wrote about the international project to reintroduce a small herd of Turkmenian kulan to the steppes of central Kazakhstan. At the end of October 2017, a first group of nine animals was released into an acclimatization enclosure on the edge of the Altyn Dala protec...

Twenty water specialists from Central Asia visited Aktobe, Kazakhstan to participate in specialized training on innovative solutions in the construction of hydraulic structures. Representatives of the Executive Committee of the international Fund for Saving the Aral sea attended ...