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Albert Popov, Uzbekistan’s only representative of a unique profession – avalanche catcher – believes people should be more careful with nature.
In the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in eastern Tajikistan, forest lands that previously were degraded are now being restored. The “bottom-up” approach that involves the active participation of local residents in decision-making on forest restoration and sustainable use played a key role in this process. (more…)
Authorities of Kyrgyzstan want to lift the moratorium on uranium and thorium mining, which was introduced in 2019 after the scandal around Kyzyl-Ompol field. (more…)
The Russian propaganda in Kazakhstan, especially propaganda of war in Ukraine, spreads beyond the Russian-speaking audience. Experts consider it an alarming sign. (more…)
“The attempt of radical neophytes to fob off foreign religious ideals on the society, including in the form of the archaic attire, is a blatant challenge to our traditional principles and values.” This is what the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev said at the National Kurultai (assembly). Who was the message addressed to and what does it mean for the social and economic life of the country? (more…)
Heating season of 2023/2024 is going to end. Kyrgyzstanis will remember it best for the accident on the Bishkek thermal power plant, forced power cuts, and even water cuts in some places. As long as the republic depends on the power imports, officials make plans to reach surplus and start exporting it by 2026, and also allow cryptocurrency companies earn amid supply shortage. (more…)
In Tajikistan, there are no favourable conditions for the widespread use of solar energy or for attracting investment in this sector. This is happening amid constant energy shortages and a crisis in the country’s electric power system.
One of the reasons that influenced the deterioration of the environmental situation in Tashkent, experts believe that the so-called wind rose is not observed during the construction of high-rise buildings.
‘R.I.P’ was written four thousand times in the comments to the YouTube channel ‘Obozhayu’. The threats were addressed to the founder of the channel, Askhat Niyazov, who publishes his critical interviews, which do not let the akims (mayors) sleep peacefully at night. The threats first appeared in early 2024 and became the continuation of cyber-attacks against Kazakhstan media outlets that were launched at the end of 2023. What do journalists and bloggers do not to lose in this ‘digital war’? (more…)