A plant for recycling paper waste is being built in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. Zhasyl Damu continues to finance projects to develop waste processing and modernize the sector’s infrastructure.
A clean-up was held in a park on the shore of Lake Shalkar as part of the Taza Kazakhstan campaign. District akim Kairat Aksholak and staff from district departments and institutions took part.
Brazil has recorded its lowest deforestation levels on record in the Amazon and Cerrado. The country’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security reported the figures.
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Alibek Kuantyrov met Uzbekistan President’s Adviser on Ecology Aziz Abdukhakimov, who also chairs the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change.
The three-day meeting in Budapest brought together representatives from more than 40 countries. Hungary handed the presidency to Moldova, and a Hungarian expert was elected vice-president of the agreement.
Kazakhstanis cannot yet hand in old cars for recycling and receive discount certificates toward new vehicles. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and Zhasyl Damu responded to reports that the programme had begun.
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Alibek Kuantyrov met Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan. They discussed cooperation on waste management and environmentally friendly transport.
Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Davit Khudatyan met Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Alibek Kuantyrov. They discussed cooperation on subsoil use, green transport, renewable energy and waste management.
Satellites have detected a sharp rise in fires and smoke emissions in the central and eastern Amazon since September 2026. Scientists say drought linked to El Niño may bring a long and severe fire season.
On October 13, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Alibek Kuantyrov met Belgium’s minister for mobility, climate and ecological transition.
Antarctic sea ice likely reached its annual maximum on September 14, 2026. It was the third-lowest maximum recorded since satellite observations began.
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