China has tamed the country's largest desert — and is now sharing its experience with Central Asia
In November 2024, China completed a 3,046 km green belt around the Taklamakan Desert, named one of 2025’s top ten engineering feats by WFEO.
Climate
Alpine farmers bring cattle down from mountains early as drought destroys pastures
Europe is experiencing one of its worst summer droughts in years, and livestock farmers are the first to pay the price. Alpine pastures lack water and feed for cows. Many farmers are forced to move herds to valleys early and buy hay already in summer.
China ramps up climate initiatives: what it means for Central Asia
The number of global climate projects launched or managed by China has been steadily increasing since 2009. However, whether this will form the basis for full-fledged climate leadership from Beijing remains an open question, according to Dr. Song Yixian, co-author of the study and professor at the University of Bath.
Aral Sea bed released 748 million tons of CO₂ into the atmosphere — scientists propose monetizing its restoration
Spanish scientists have for the first time calculated the climate damage from the Aral Sea's drying: since the 1960s, its exposed bed has released about 748 million tons of CO₂—comparable to the annual emissions of Spain, France, and Belgium combined.
Abnormal heat in Europe leads to over 10,000 deaths in a week
In late June, an abnormal heatwave across 27 European countries caused 10,650 excess deaths in just one week.
WHO: Central Asia in high seismic risk zone — preparation needed in advance
Earthquakes remain the deadliest natural disasters: from 2000 to 2023, they caused over half of all natural disaster deaths.
Commission proposed to save 26 million hectares of Kazakhstan's pastures
Environmentalists propose a commission to save 26 million hectares of pastures, a key initiative for sustainable agribusiness development.