Russian regulators have expanded a historic no-fishing zone in the Volga-Caspian basin by 1,550 square kilometers ...

Mediterranean mussels have moved from sporadic sightings to a permanent, reproducing population in the northern Caspian Sea, ...

Residents of Aqtau, a Kazakhstani port city located on the northeastern shore of the Caspian Sea, are on edge these days. For more than two decades, they have watched the Caspian Sea shrink and the ...

Scientists warn that climate change and habitat degradation are accelerating water loss in the Caspian Sea. View on euronews ...

Once a haven for flamingos, sturgeon and thousands of seals, fast-receding waters are turning the northern coast of the Caspian Sea into barren stretches of dry sand. In some places, the sea has ...

TEHRAN, Feb 11 2008 (IPS) - The unresolved issue of dividing the Caspian Sea among its five littoral states has become a sensitive one for many Iranians who allege a concession to Russia may be in the ...

Water levels in the Caspian Sea—the world's largest landlocked water body—are getting lower, as hotter temperatures cause more water to evaporate than is flowing in. Even if global warming is limited ...

For decades, debate in Iran over the Caspian Sea has often centered on a deceptively simple question: What percentage belongs to the country? Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan all ...

Once a haven for flamingos, sturgeon and thousands of seals, fast-receding waters are turning the northern coast of the Caspian Sea into barren stretches of dry sand. In some places, the sea has ...

As the annual UN climate conference (COP29) takes place in Baku, RFE/RL presents exclusive coverage of environmental issues that are often underreported from regions that are often overlooked. Asel ...

UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL THURSDAY 10 APRIL, 10AM LONDON TIME, 5AM EASTERN TIME. Urgent action is needed to protect endangered species, human health and industry from the impacts of the Caspian Sea ...