BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — President Sadyr Japarov has signed Kyrgyzstan’s Law on Climate Activity, making the country the first in Central Asia to adopt a comprehensive legal framework dedicated to climate policy. The law, signed on July 7 after parliamentary approval on May 20, will take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. The Cabinet has six [&...
By Mushfiq Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) – Indonesia’s decision to move its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara has become one of the world’s most closely watched climate-adaptation projects. Speaking to MNTV on the World Environment Day, analysts said the experience offers valuable lessons for Pacific Island nations facing even m...
JOHOR BARU, Malaysia (MNTV) – The present dry spell saw firemen responding to five times more calls to fight fires in January, compared with the same period in 2024 and 2025, reports ANN. Fire and Rescue Department director-general Nor Hisham Mohammad said the department responded to 3,194 fires in January. This included 2,388 bush fires, [&h...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Snowfall covered parts of northern Saudi Arabia as a cold weather system brought low temperatures and rainfall to several regions of the Kingdom. Trojena, a popular outdoor destination for skiing and hiking located on Jebel Al-Lawz in Tabuk Province, was blanketed in snow and saw light rainfall, according to the [...
JAZAN, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The National Center for Wildlife has documented more than 10,000 migratory waterbirds across the Farasan Islands Reserve during its 2025 winter count, underscoring the archipelago’s significance as a key habitat along the Red Sea’s migration corridor. According to the Saudi Press Agency, monitoring teams identified...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population, working with the World Health Organization and supported by the Pandemic Fund, has completed a four-day biosafety excellence workshop. More than 70 biosafety officers from public health laboratories across 26 governorates participated in the training. The program builds on WHO’s...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers has officially designated the Ras Hatiba and Blue Holes marine areas as part of the Kingdom’s national reserves, marking a major step in conserving the country’s unique marine ecosystems. The announcement underscores Saudi Arabia’s commitment to protecting biodiversity and promo...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Once widespread across parts of Saudi Arabia, the delicate blue-flowered shrub Globularia alypum — known locally as “Zuraiqa” or “Aynon Kuhli” — has been rediscovered in the Kingdom’s northwest, offering new hope for its conservation. Despite this finding, experts warn the species remains critically endangered, wi...
ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — Algeria has kicked off a large-scale reforestation campaign aiming to plant more than one million trees across the country in a single day, as part of its broader push to fight climate change and rehabilitate vegetation cover. The campaign, organized over the weekend, follows the selection of tree species tailored to ...
MUSCAT, Oman (MNTV) — Oman’s Environment Authority (EA) has launched a large-scale tree-planting campaign in the Al Sireen Nature Reserve in Amerat, Muscat, as part of the country’s ongoing effort to expand vegetation cover and promote environmental sustainability. The initiative, which forms part of the national program to plant 10 million tr...
