SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraq has launched a pioneering initiative to build the Middle East’s first regional seed bank, aimed at preserving its rich agricultural legacy and strengthening resilience to climate change. The project, located in the northern city of Sulaymaniyah, is being developed with funding from the European Union and implem...
KABUL, Afghanistan — A new agricultural initiative is underway in central Afghanistan, where the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has launched a project to construct 65 greenhouses for local farmers in Logar province. According to local officials, the greenhouses will be built across five districts, including the provincial capital Pu...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has launched a nationwide digital registry to monitor and manage its urban tree population, using artificial intelligence and geospatial tools to protect green spaces and integrate environmental data into state planning systems. The latest phase of the initiative began in Tashkent, where officials aim t...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has announced a major push to scale up renewable energy infrastructure, with over $12 billion in new and ongoing projects designed to meet growing industrial demand and transition key sectors toward energy independence. The announcement came during a presentation to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, highlig...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Kyrgyzstan has launched a climate adaptation initiative in its capital, Bishkek, aimed at reducing extreme urban heat and pollution through vertical gardens on building facades — an emerging environmental solution gaining traction across climate-vulnerable regions. According to The Times of Central Asia, the “1000 ...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan will donate 1,500 saiga antelopes to China in a major step toward regional wildlife cooperation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced this week. The transfer is part of a broader effort to help restore saiga populations in China’s western regions, where the ancient species once roamed in greater numb...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — A team of Kazakh and Russian scientists has discovered a plant species in the Inder district of Kazakhstan’s Atyrau region, marking a rare botanical find in the country’s arid western steppe. The species, a small semi-shrub, has been named Ivanov’s Astragalus in honor of Vsevolod Ivanov, a prominent botanist and dir...
New assessment stresses need for climate-smart approach to Indonesia’s landfill crises BANDUNG, Indonesia (MNTV) — Composting organic waste and implementing decentralized zero waste strategies could enable Indonesia to meet its climate targets in the municipal solid waste sector while addressing its escalating landfill crisis, according to a...
Massive tree-planting drive aims to combat climate change, restore Aral Sea ecology, and build a greener future for Uzbekistan TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — A nationwide tree-planting initiative in Uzbekistan has resulted in the planting of more than 870 million trees and shrubs over the past four years, marking a major step toward reversing e...
Uzbekistan to track illegal deforestation, mining, and pollution using satellite data TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has announced a new initiative to combat environmental violations using satellite technology, in a move that blends space science with environmental governance. The country’s Prosecutor General’s Office and national s...
