Tajikistan is conducting its first-ever national forest inventory, providing a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the country’s fragile forest ecosystems. The project combines satellite imagery, GIS tools, artificial intelligence, and LiDAR laser scanning to create highly detailed 3D models of forests and track degradation processes. The findings will form the foundation for systematic monitoring, climate adaptation strategies, reforestation efforts, and measures against dust storms. Experts say this initiative marks a major step toward evidence-based environmental policy and the long-term preservation of Tajikistan’s forests.
On December 11, 2025, the 8th meeting of the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group (Commission) on Environmental Protection and Water Quality in the Syr Darya River Basin was held in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan. The meeting was organized by the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) as part of the Blue Peace Central Asia
project.
On December 10, 2025, in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, a regular meeting of the Regional Working Group on Water Quality (RWG-WQ) was held, organized by the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) as part of the Blue Peace Central Asia initiative of the Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation (SDC).
