Environment

08.08.2022 11:47

Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, among many species facing extinction: IPBES warns

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), supported by the UN.

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.

21.07.2022 14:15

Kazakhstan initiates to set up CA project office for environmental protection

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposes to establish a Central Asian project office for environmental protection and coordinated climate change policy, 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.

19.07.2022 13:58

Ecology Ministry calls for in-depth study of saiga population regulation

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The Ministry of Ecology is expected to make the decision on the regulation of saiga population only after an in-depth study, Minister Serikkali Brekeshev said Tuesday, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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.

29.06.2022 12:59

Kazakhstan set to raise penalties for environmental damage

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazakh Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Minister Serikkali Brekeshev presented amendments to the Administrative Violations Code for harsher administrative punishment for environmental disruptions, Criminal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure for harsher punishment for environmental crimes, Kazinform reports.

28.06.2022 19:45

Climate: Many cities on red alert as heat wave intensifies in Italy

ROME. KAZINFORM - Twelve of Italy's 27 biggest cities, including Rome, Florence, Naples and Palermo, were put on red alert by the health ministry on Tuesday due to a heat wave that has pushed temperatures well above the seasonal average, with thermometers hitting peaks of 40°C.The number on red alert is set to rise to 19 on Wednesday, ANSA reports.

27.06.2022 20:22

Climate crisis in Italy: Lombardy suffering ‘worst-ever’ drought

ROME. KAZINFORM - Lombardy Governor Attilio Fontana said Monday that Italy's severe, ongoing drought, which is hitting the north especially hard and causing huge problems for agriculture, is the worst his region has ever experienced, ANSA reports.

21.06.2022 19:41

Aussie state announces multi-billion-dollar conservation budget

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM - As the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) announced its 2022-23 state budget on Tuesday, a spotlight has been cast on conservation and environmental protection, which has been allocated more than 2 billion Australian dollars (about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars), Xinhua reports.

21.06.2022 09:26

Single-use plastics ban plan laid out by Canada

TRENTON, Canada. KAZINFORM Plastic straws and grocery bags will be history by year's end, the Canadian government announced Monday, Anadolu Agency reported.

20.06.2022 20:20

Europe faces unusual mid-June heatwave

PARIS. KAZINFORM - Europe is facing a heatwave this week following an unusually early and intense heatwave coming from North Africa, with governments of many European countries issuing warnings to the public and instructions on how to «survive» it, Xinhua reports.

19.06.2022 13:55

Droughts may affect more than 75% of world’s population by 2050

ANKARA. KAZINFORM Droughts may affect more than three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050, the UN said Friday as World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed, Anadolu Agency reports.

17.06.2022 14:37

Water scarcity in Kazakhstan may reach 12 cubic meters per year

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM «According to the UN estimations, one in five people in the world faces water scarcity today,» Chairman of the Majilis Yerlan Koshanov said at the Parliamentary hearings today.

08.06.2022 18:00

World Oceans Day to be 1st-ever hybrid celebration of annual event

ANKARA . KAZINFORM The UN will host the first-ever hybrid celebration of World Oceans Day this year, an annual event to mark oceans, which cover over 70% of the planet, Anadolu Agency reports.

07.06.2022 08:44

Trail cameras capture snow leopards at Kolsay Lakes national park

ALMATY REGION. KAZINFORM The forestry and wild animals committee of the Kazakh Ecology Ministry shared footage of a snow leopard mother and her cub captured by trail cameras at the Kolsay Lakes national park, 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.

05.06.2022 16:16

Stockholm+50 issues call for urgent environmental and economic transformation

STOCKHOLM. KAZINFORM - The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently address global environmental concerns, and for a just transition to sustainable economies, that work for all, WAM reports.

02.06.2022 17:10

Forest fire area grows 23 times in N Kazakhstan

PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM 22 wildfires stretching over 725 ha were recorded in North Kazakhstan since the beginning of the fire season.