ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan is positioning itself as a key player in the global electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, with researchers developing the capacity to manufacture lithium-ion battery components from start to finish using local raw materials. At Nazarbayev University in Astana, scientists have successfully launched a pilot p...
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — Tajikistan has seen a sharp rise in wildfires this year, with more than 434 hectares of forest land burned across nine regions, according to the country’s Forestry Agency. Officials attribute the increase to abnormal heatwaves, human negligence, and limited access to remote forested areas. Asia Plus reported that ...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s Green Qassim Land Initiative has planted over 7.5 million trees since its launch, marking a major milestone in the Kingdom’s long-term afforestation efforts to combat desertification and improve quality of life. According to the Saudi Press Agency, the initiative has now entered its 15th phase, reac...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Amid growing concerns over the climate crisis, Indonesian banks poured more than $7.2 billion to finance the coal sector between 2021 and 2024, a report has revealed. The report by the Bersihkan Bankmu Coalition, titled “Funding the Climate Crisis: How Banks in Indonesia Support Coal Financing”, underscores the con...
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — In the villages of Tajikistan, a quiet energy revolution is reshaping rural life. More families are moving away from firewood and animal dung, embracing biogas as a cleaner, cheaper alternative—with transformative effects on women’s health, labor, and livelihoods. According to a report by Asia Plus, the shift was ...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has approved a sweeping new legal framework aimed at protecting and managing its increasingly strained water resources, in a move seen as a major policy shift toward sustainability and climate resilience. On July 30, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed Law No. 1076, formally enacting the country’s new W...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — More than 151 million trees have been planted and 500,000 hectares of degraded land restored across Saudi Arabia under the ongoing Saudi Green Initiative, Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Al-Fadley, announced. Among the major developments, the minister revealed the establishment of five...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (MNTV) — Nigeria has unveiled a sweeping South-South cooperation initiative aimed at tackling climate change and accelerating technology exchange among developing nations, including an ambitious plan to plant 25 billion trees under its Green Legacy Programme. Vice President Kashim Shettima announced the program following ...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — The Caspian Sea has reached its lowest recorded level since the start of instrumental monitoring, dropping to below minus 29 meters based on the Baltic height system. According to a report by aze.media, the Volga-Caspian branch of the Caspian Fisheries Research Institute (KaspNIRKh) highlighted that the decline is m...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan has issued its first-ever Islamic agri-infrastructure bond, marking a major breakthrough in climate-resilient finance and sustainable agriculture. The 2 billion Pakistani rupees ($7.1 million) Sukuk—an Islamic financial certificate similar to a bond—was launched at a ceremony hosted at the Pakistan Stock E...
