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Kazakhstan to toughen punishment for illegal tree cutting

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan is working on measures to toughen punishment for unlawful felling of trees, Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Magzum Mirzagaliyev said Thursday, Kazinform reports.

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10.12.2020 12:17

Results of children's drawing competition Kar barysyn birge sahtayyk summed up

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Within the framework of a round table dedicated to the conservation of the snow leopard population in Kazakhstan, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) summed up the results of the children's drawing competition «Kar barysyn birge sahtayyk!» (Let’s save the snow leopard together!)

Society > Ecology

02.11.2020 14:35

EBRD, GCF and CIFs $42.6mln for solar plant in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is organising a new financing for the construction of a 76MWp solar plant in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, a leader in the development of renewable energy in Central Asia, with a total installed solar capacity of 216MWp, ebrd.com reports.

Society > Ecology

21.09.2020 12:07

Two ecological parks to appear in Kazakh capital

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Two ecological parks are set to appear in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, Kazinform has learnt from the official website of the city.

Society > Ecology

27.08.2020 19:39

Head of State orders to increase fines for environmental damage

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has ordered to increase fines for environmental damage, this was announced by the Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan Magzum Mirzagaliyev at a briefing in the Central Communications Service, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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22.07.2020 18:55

Kazakhstan to launch waste-to-energy project

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan is considering the possibility of implementing the Waste-to-energy project, which implies the introduction of principles for the processing of municipal solid waste (MSW) into energy, Kazinform reports with the reference to the International Center for Green Technologies and Investment Projects.

Society > Ecology

05.06.2020 16:56

28 water storage reservoirs to be built in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan plans to build 28 new water reservoirs, this was announced by the Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Magzum Mirzagaliyev at a Government meeting.

Society > Ecology

07.04.2020 11:42

New York sends plastic bags packing

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM－Consumerist mecca New York targets its throwaway culture this weekend with a ban on single-use plastic bags that has been years in the making and is still rare in the United States.

Society > Ecology

02.03.2020 09:15

Experts from Caspian countries mull poaching problem in Ashgabat

ASHGABAT. KAZINFORM A meeting of experts from the Caspian countries ended in Ashgabat, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary state news agency, Trend reports.

Society > Ecology

06.02.2020 18:59

Kazakhstan to generate energy from garbage

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - More than 9 thousand illegal dump sites have been identified in Kazakhstan owing to space monitoring, said Magzum Mirzagaliyev, Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources at a briefing in Central Communications Service.

Society > Ecology

24.12.2019 16:45

Global warming is robbing world's oceans of oxygen

MADRID. KAZINFORM The amount of oxygen in the world's oceans decreased by 2 percent between 1960 and 2010 and is expected to go down by a further 3-4 percent by the year 2100 as a result of global warming, something that will have an effect on habitats and the coastal economies that depend on them.

Society > Ecology

08.12.2019 12:23

Kazakhstan invites Canadian investors to cooperate in mining sector

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Magzum Mirzagaliyev, Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan, received Stephane Dion, Canadian Ambassador to Germany and special envoy to the European Union and Canadian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Nicholas Brousseau on Tuesday, Kazinform has learnt from the ministry’s press service.

Society > Ecology

20.11.2019 18:45

Number of RES projects in Kazakhstan increases

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Today, at the Government’s sitting, Vice Minister of Energy Makhambet Dosmukhambetov reported about the situation on introduction of renewable energy sources in Kazakhstan.

Society > Ecology

12.11.2019 13:40

UN chief says cities consume two-thirds of the world's energy

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World Cities Day on October 31 said that the cities consume more than two-thirds of the world’s energy, and account for more than 70 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, according to IRNA.

Society > Environment

31.10.2019 16:28

Germany allots 4.5 mln euros for low-carbon development strategy

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Beginning from 2014 the country's emissions exceed the obligations under the Paris Agreement, said Magzum Mirzagaliyev, Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, at today’s governmental meeting.

Society > Environment

29.10.2019 17:51

11 more beluga whales from Srednyaya Bay released in Russia

KHABAROVSK. KAZINFORM - A new group of beluga whales that had been staying in the Srednyaya Bay have been released to the wild in the Khabarovsk Region, the Russian Science and Research Institute of Fishery and Oceanography (VNIRO) told TASS on Wednesday.

Society > Environment

23.10.2019 15:05

Kazakhstan celebrates Int’l Snow Leopard Day

ALMATY. KAZINFORM – International Snow Leopard Day is an annual holiday celebrated in different countries across the world. It is dedicated to saving one of the rarest wild cats on the planet, Kazinform correspondent reports.

Society > Environment

23.10.2019 12:49

Uzbeks detained after ‘trying to smuggle endangered baby orangutan’ to Kazakhstan

TASHKENT. KAZINFORM - Uzbek customs officers have stopped an attempt to smuggle an orangutan cub to Kazakhstan, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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16.10.2019 09:41

Kazakh President planting trees in Botanical Garden

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Press Secretary of Kazakhstan President Berik Uali has published a video of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s participation in a republican volunteer clean-up.

Society > Ecology

12.10.2019 13:05

Nur-Sultan holds republican tree planting campaign

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - A republican tree planting campaign has been carried out in Nur-Sultan city as part of the ecological month. This event is timed to the World Forest Planting Day, Kazinform reports.

Society > Culture

12.10.2019 12:45

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