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Kazakhstan launches environmental education project

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - On the eve of the World Environment Day, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the UN Development Program (UNDP) in Kazakhstan have launched a project on the development of environmental education, Kazinform reports citing the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science.

Society > Education and Science

03.06.2020 16:26

Asiatic cheetah caught on camera in Iran

YAZD. KAZINFORM The picture of an Asiatic cheetah has been recorded by camera in Behabad County, the head of Environment Department in Yazd said on Tuesday.

Society > Environment

26.05.2020 19:50

Ecology Minister inspects water bodies in Turkestan region

TURKESTAN. KAZINFORM – Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan Magzum Mirzagaliyev inspected water bodies in Turkestan region which had been hit by flood in early May, Kazinform reports.

Society > Environment

16.05.2020 11:58

Typhoon Vongfong ravages central Philippine islands

MANILA. KAZINFORM Vongfong, the first typhoon of the season, has ravaged May 15 several islands of the central Philippines, making landfall six times in the first 24 hours of its passage through the country and ahead of its expected arrival in Manila on Friday.

Society > Environment

15.05.2020 14:19

Bear, leopard and fox caught on camera in mountains near Almaty

ALMATY. KAZINFORM A number of rare animals was caught on a camera in the Alatau Mountains.

Society > Environment

13.05.2020 08:16

CO2 emissions from energy use in EU falls in 2019

ANKARA. KAZINFORM Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion significantly decreased in the 27 member states of the European Union in 2019, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union on Wednesday.

Society > Environment

06.05.2020 21:23

Floods in western Uganda kill four, displace 5,000

KAMPALA. KAZINFORM Sweeping floods in western Uganda killed four people and displaced 5,000 as heavy rains continue to inundate the region, police said Sunday.

World News > World News

04.05.2020 18:42

Two regions of Kazakhstan combating wildfires

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan is set to face high fire threat due to early fire season and warm weather in April. The fire season started this year in the country’s south on March 26, and on April 6 in the northern, central, eastern and western regions of the country, the emergency situations committee reports.

Society > Environment

24.04.2020 12:14

Researchers observe risky «strand feeding» behaviour in Australian dolphins

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM Researchers revealed on Monday they have for the first time identified an exceptional hunting behaviour known as strand feeding in Australian dolphins, where the marine mammals deliberately beach themselves in order to catch their prey.

World News > World News

22.04.2020 14:42

Dead seals found ashore the Caspian Sea

AKTAU. KAZINFORM Four young dead Caspian seals were found washed ashore the Caspian Sea on April 19 and one more seal on April 20, the Facebook account of the press secretary of the forestry and wildlife committee of the Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Ministry of Kazakhstan , Saken Dildakhmet, reads.

Society > Environment

20.04.2020 16:22

Shiveluch volcano in Russia's Far East spews 10km-high plume of ash

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY. KAZINFORM The Shiveluch volcano in Russia's Kamchatka in the Far East has spewed ash as high as 10 km above sea level on Wednesday, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) said.

World News > World News

09.04.2020 14:10

COVID-19 not «silver lining» for climate: UN environment chief

UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM Inger Andersen, head of the UN Environment Program (UNEP), has said that greenhouse gas emissions are down and air quality has gone up as governments react to the COVID-19 pandemic, while cautioning against viewing this as «a boon for the environment.»

Society > Environment

06.04.2020 19:20

Tiger in New York zoo tests positive for COVID-19

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York tested positive for COVID-19, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said in a statement on its website on Sunday.

World News > World News

06.04.2020 13:25

COVID-19 impact on weather observation concerns UN body

GENEVA. KAZINFORM The UN weather body on Wednesday expressed concern over the potential impact of the coronavirus pandemic on weather observations, noting that much of its data comes from commercial airlines whose flights have dramatically declined in much of the world.

Society > Environment

02.04.2020 08:35

First ever heatwave recorded in Antarctica

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM Even the world's coldest continent is not immune to rising global temperatures, with scientists recording the first ever heatwave event in Antarctica over the 2019-20 summer period.

World News > World News

31.03.2020 13:50

Endangered animals sighted in Mexican Caribbean, deserted due to COVID-19

CANCUN. KAZINFORM Endangered animals such as jaguars, leatherback turtles, great curassow birds and crocodiles have been sighted in the urban areas and even in hotels of Cancun and the Riviera Maya in the Mexican Caribbean that have been empty of people following restrictions imposed on account of the coronavirus pandemic.

World News > World News

29.03.2020 16:24

Ocean plastics returning to pollute Australian beaches: study

CANBERRA. KAZINFORM Plastic waste from the ocean is washing up and increasing pollution on Australian beaches, researchers have found.

World News > World News

13.03.2020 09:15

Past decade warmest ever: WMO report

UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM The decade of 2010-2019 was the warmest on record, and 2019 was the second-warmest year ever, according to a report of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Society > Environment

11.03.2020 14:11

Persian Leopard caught by trail camera in Kazakhstan

AKTAU. KAZINFORM Press Secretary of the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Saken Dildakhmet posted a photo of a Persian leopard on his Facebook account.

Society > Environment

05.03.2020 09:19

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

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