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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.»

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

02.03.2020 09:15

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