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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 14:22

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.

29.06.2022 12:59

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.

28.06.2022 19:45

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.

27.06.2022 20:22

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 19:41

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.

21.06.2022 09:26

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.

20.06.2022 20:20

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.

19.06.2022 13:55

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.

17.06.2022 14:37

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.

08.06.2022 18:00

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.

07.06.2022 08:44

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 17:21

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.

06.06.2022 10:12

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.

05.06.2022 16:16

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.

02.06.2022 17:10

Kazakhstan to build 9 more water reservoirs by 2025 NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM «Kazakhstan will build 9 more water reservoirs by 2025 with a capacity to accumulate 1.7 cu km,» Vice Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan Serik Kozhanyazov said.

02.06.2022 12:25

President gets familiarized with activity of Central Asian Institute for Environmental Research ALMATY. KAZINFORM - Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Central Asian Institute for Environmental Research, Kazinform cites the Akorda press service.

01.06.2022 15:04

Southern regions of Kazakhstan face water scarcity – Ecology Minister NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Preparations for crop season has begun in southern regions of Kazakhstan last November, Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Serikkali Brekeshev said Tuesday, Kazinform correspondent reports.

24.05.2022 11:34

21% of landfills in Kazakhstan conform to ecological standards NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM «The greater part of the country’s landfills do not conform to the ecological standards,» Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Berik Assylov said.

18.05.2022 18:16

AIFC and UN agree to promote green financial instruments and investments in social projects NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) and the United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic (UN) have agreed to jointly promote green financial instruments and investments in social and environmental projects.

18.05.2022 14:40

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