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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

Kazakhstan to match emissions to environment to European volume

BAKU. KAZINFORM - The concept of the transition to the ‘green’ economy in Kazakhstan sets goals for decrease of CO2 emissions in electricity production, Member of the Directors Board of the Kazakhstan’s Solar Energy Association Yernar Bilyalov told Trend.

Society > Environment

18.11.2019 20:57

President outlined the need to restore sites of uranium mining complexes

KOKSHETAU. KAZINFORM - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized serious environmental problems in Akmola region, Kazinform correspondent reports.

Politics > President

14.11.2019 14:37

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructs to resolve issue on cleaning up Burabay lakes

KOKSHETAU. KAZINFORM - Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is speaking at the Akmola region’s development meeting, Kazinform reported with the reference to Akorda Twitter account.

Politics > President

14.11.2019 13:51

Air quality sinks to ‘severe’ in haze-shrouded New Delhi

NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM: A thick gray haze blanketed India’s capital on Tuesday, with authorities attempting to reduce the pollution by sprinkling water to settle dust and banning some construction, Arab News informs.

Society > Environment

12.11.2019 18:20

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

New Zealand passes zero carbon bill to combat climate change

WELLINGTON. KAZINFORM - Lawmakers in New Zealand on Thursday passed a bill to reduce its carbon emissions to zero by 2050 and meet its commitments under the Paris climate accord, EFE reports.

World News > World News

08.11.2019 22:25

Ashgabat hosted int’l conference on water issues

ASHGABAT. KAZINFORM An international conference «Rational use of water resources - the basis for achieving sustainable development goals» was held Nov. 7 in Ashgabat and brought together experts from ten countries, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry, Trend reports.

World News > World News

08.11.2019 09:15

Study: Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jumped by 80% in September

SAO PAOLO. KAZINFORM - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region increased by 80 percent in September compared to the same month last year, according to a private study released on Wednesday stating that 802 square kilometers (308 square miles) of forest was lost in the zone, EFE reports.

World News > World News

07.11.2019 22:18

OSCE supports Almaty training seminar on combatting corruption with a focus on poaching

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in partnership with the UNDP and Regional Hub for Countering Global Threats of the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General's Office, will organize a five-day training seminar on coordination of actions in the fight against corruption with a focus on poaching for some 40 representatives of territorial inspectorates of Forestry and Wildlife, security services of specially protected areas and the Prosecutor General's Office.

Regions > Almaty

05.11.2019 17:44

'Food waste third-largest gas emitter

ANKARA. KAZINFORM If food waste was a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, said a UN official.

World News > World News

02.11.2019 09:29

Kazakhstan to host technical meeting on the Zhaiyk river rational use

NUR-SULTAN.KAZINFORM The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in partnership with the Public Foundation Center for Water Initiatives will organize a technical meeting on rational use and protection of water resources of the Zhaiyk river.

Society > Environment

01.11.2019 11:04

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

Hundreds of koalas feared dead in severe Australian bushfire

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM Wildlife officials said Wednesday that hundreds of koalas are feared dead or injured in a severe bushfire burning on Australia's east coast.

Society > Environment

30.10.2019 12:16

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

Lives at risk if wireless technology demands are not held in check: UN weather watchdog

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM Earth observation services vital to weather forecasts and long-term climate change monitoring, are having to share more and more limited bandwith, with the rollout of new communication devices, including the new 5G phone data service.

Society > Environment

28.10.2019 10:46

Snow leopard, native to Central and South Asia is now at risk of completely disappearing, UN

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM One of the most endangered cat species in the world, often referred to by locals who know them as «the ghosts of the mountains», are elusive by nature, but the snow leopard, native to Central and South Asia is now at risk of completely disappearing.

Society > Environment

24.10.2019 11:49

EU’s WECOOP project to continue support for sustainable development and circular economy in CA

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The European Union (EU) renewed the project «European Union – Central Asia Water, Environment and Climate Change Cooperation» (WECOOP) in October 2019. It is the third phase of the project and the new phase is intended to run for three years.

Society > Environment

23.10.2019 22:50

Minsk to host Climathon on Oct 25-26

MINSK. KAZINFORM The climate action event Climathon will take place in Minsk on 25-26 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Society > Environment

23.10.2019 15:38

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

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