Ecology

14.11.2022 14:55

Ecology Minister comments on mass die-off of Caspian seals

ASTANA. KAZINFORM As reported before, 141 dead seal carcasses were discovered on the shores of the Caspian Sea on November 7. Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Serikkali Brekeshev says the results of laboratory examination will be announced within a month, Kazinform reports.

20.10.2022 16:50

Ecology Ministry to announce soon comprehensive plan of water sector’s development

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan intends to improve the system of water resources management. Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Serikkali Brekeshev said it at a press conference today, Kazinform reports.

07.10.2022 13:50

Kazakhstan to adopt law to revive tazy, tobet national dog breeds

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Chief of the Presidential Affairs Department Aibek Dadebayev held today a conference on preservation and revival of the national breeds of dogs – tazy and tobet, Kazinform reports.

29.09.2022 11:48

UK’s RSPB to support Bokey Orda Nature Reserve in W Kazakhstan

URALSK. KAZINFORM Vice Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Aliya Shalabekova held a working meeting with a delegation of the Royal Society for the Protection of

28.07.2022 15:28

Snow leopards caught on trail cameras in Kazakhstan’s national parks

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Snow leopards were captured on trail cameras in two national parks of the country, Kazinform reports.

19.07.2022 14:40

Ecology Ministry announces cause of mass die-off of Caspian seals

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Minister of Ecology Serikkali Brekeshev announced the causes of mass mortality of the Caspian seals at a press briefing today.

29.06.2022 14:22

Ministry of Ecology: Freezing and by-catch as possible causes of mass death of seals

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources says that the dredging works conducted on the Caspian Sea did not cause the mass die-off of seals, Kazinform reports.

06.06.2022 17:21

Natural reservation for Caspian seals to be created

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Environmentalists say extinction of a caspial seal, a rare endangered animal, is unlikely, according to the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources, Kazinform reports.

06.06.2022 10:12

Kazakh large enterprises and int’l organizations discuss ways of decarbonization

AKTAU. KAZINFORM On June 3 on the eve of the World Environment Day, the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organized a conference with representatives of enterprises and international organizations to discuss environmental regulation and monitoring, an approach to reduce emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases from industrial production processes, the official website of the UNDP in Kazakhstan reads.

29.04.2022 15:18

UNDP Pocket Manual on Climate Change in Kazakhstan warns of its perils

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The UNDP’s Climate Change Portfolio team, together with Bulat Yessekin, international expert on sustainable development, has prepared a pocket manual on climate change adaptation in Kazakhstan. This extensive handbook is designed for a wide audience to explain the causes of climate change and its impact on the livelihoods of the people of Kazakhstan.

27.04.2022 14:06

Aliya Nazarbayeva resigns as head of presidium of Association of Ecological Organizations

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Aliya Nazarbayeva stepped down as the head of the presidium of the Association of Ecological Organizations. CEO of the Association of Ecological Organizations Aigul Solovyova confirmed the information, Kazinform reports.

22.04.2022 13:37

UNDP a key partner of Kazakh Government in issues of biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, Yakup Beris

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Yakup Beris, the UNDP Resident Representative, took part in the commission's meeting on cooperation between the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the official website of the UNDP in Kazakhstan reads.

09.12.2021 17:22

Student from Kostanay to develop a line of biodegradable tableware

KOSTANAY. KAZINFORM – Student of one of Kostanay-based colleges Ezdar Beisenov became one of 30 lucky recipients of the Presidential ‘Tauyelsizdik urpaktary’ grant this week, Kazinform correspondent reports.

28.10.2021 14:12

Problems of transboundary rivers in the spotlight of meeting in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The session of the Kazakhstan-Russia Commission on shared use and protection of transboundary water bodies is underway in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, Kazinform correspondent reports.

27.10.2021 17:43

Tariffs for renewable energy drop in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - First Deputy Minister of Ecology, Geology, and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan Murat Zhurebekov. spoke of what perspectives in solar and wind electricity Kazakhstan has and what work is being done to develop them, Kazinform correspondent reports.

27.10.2021 16:49

Kazakhstan needs investments worth $650bn to achieve its carbon neutrality target

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan needs to invest $650bn in low carbon technologies to achieve its carbon neutrality target, Minister of Ecology, Geology, and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan Serikkali Brekeshev told today’s briefing at the Central Communications Service, Kazinform correspondent reports.

27.10.2021 16:25

Kazakhstan to capture emissions from enterprises with special technologies

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Minister of Ecology, Geology, and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan Serikkali Brekeshev talked about the Doctrine on the achievement of carbon neutrality at today’s briefing at the Central Communications Service, Kazinform correspondent reports.

19.10.2021 13:39

2bn trees to be planted in Kazakhstan by 2025

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 2 billion trees will be planted in Kazakhstan by 2025, the press service of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology, and Natural Resources said, Kazinform correspondent reports.

03.04.2021 10:48

EBRD and Kazakhstan will work on long-term decarbonisation strategy for power sector

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Kazakhstan have agreed to develop a long-term cooperation strategy to achieve carbon neutrality of the country’s power sector by 2060. The accord will further cement Kazakhstan's status as a regional renewable energy leader in Central Asia.

21.03.2021 14:48

‘Taza tabigat’ ecological project kicks off in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The implementation of the national ecological project «Taza tabigat» (Clean nature) has kicked off in Kazakhstan on the eve of the Nauryz holiday, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources.