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One Health for Pandemic Prevention, Food Systems Resilience, And Ecosystem Health in Central Asia
The Regional Conference and the First Meeting of the Central Asia One Health Coordination Council
October 29-31, 2025, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
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15 December 2025

Kazakhstan To Expand its Forest Area to 14.5 million hectares by 2030

The country consistently implements a series of measures in rural regions—including forest restoration, pasture rehabilitation, water-saving technologies, and conservation agriculture—supported by the state and aligned with commitments under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. The update was shared by Bakdaulet Amangeldinov, chief expert on forest and flora restoration at Kazakhstan’s Forestry and Wildlife Committee under Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, during the Regional Dialogue on the Restoration of Landscapes in Central Asia in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
12 December 2025

Kazakhstan Adopts Waste Management Practices from Germany

From December 4 to 9, 2025, a training study tour for Kazakhstani experts on Best Available Techniques (BAT) and the development of BAT reference documents BREF was held in Germany within the project “Study tour in Germany for Kazakhstani Experts on Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Available Techniques Reference Document (BREF) Development in Waste Management”. The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) implements the project with financial support from the German Federal Environment Ministry’s Advisory Assistance Programme (AAP) for environmental protection under the supervision of the German Environment Agency (UBA).

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Central Asia Offices

Kazakhstan Astana 01000, Manilik Country, 11/1, Building of Kazhydromet, office 207
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 720005, 142 Gorky str., office 410,
Tajikistan Dushanbe Shamsi street 5/1
Uzbekistan Tashkent Prospect Bunyodkor, house 7, office 217