T HE ARAL SEA has long been a byword for ecological disaster. Once the world’s fourth-largest lake, it has been steadily ...

One of the worst environmental disasters in human history: the Aral Sea, once the world’s third-largest lake, has shrunk to less than 10% of its original size after the Soviet Union diverted two major ...

The Qosh Tepa Canal, under construction in northern Afghanistan, is more than an irrigation project. It is a test of Central Asia’s ability to manage a shared ...

Explore the environmental consequences of unsustainable farming and irrigation in some of the world’s driest regions. This ...

More than 56 million saxaul seedlings have been planted across 1.1 million hectares of the dried Aral Seabed over six years, ...

Experts have also raised concerns about dust from the Aralkum’s salt flats and dunes reaching Tajikistan’s glaciers. Salt ...

Once one of the largest lakes on Earth, the Aral Sea has become the center of one of history’s most devastating human-made ...

The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents -- from industrial disasters to health emergencies. The suspicious ...

Mother Nature” continues to welcome visitors in Ashgabat. Conceived by Leyla Aliyeva, Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev ...

Against this backdrop, the Caspian Environmental Summit held in Turkmenistan on October 9, 2026, marks a potentially ...

With nature protection increasingly seen as essential to peace and security, Chinese Minister of Ecology and Environment ...