News about ecology

Japan kills 251 minke whales in final Antarctic hunt Japan killed 251 minke whales during the 2014 Antarctic hunt, in what is expected to be the last "research whaling" mission in the Southern Ocean after an international court ruling.

09 April 2014 12:34

Aksu plant faces fine of $620 thousand for environmental damage Aksu Ferrousalloy plant will face a fine of $620 thousand for causing environmental damage in Kazakhstan.

08 April 2014 14:04

7 thousand tests cannot explain sleep syndrome 7 thousands tests have been made in Kalachi village in Akmola Oblast over the past year.

24 March 2014 14:24

Yachting Championship on Lake Balkhash Yacht Racing World Championship will bring more than 60 boats to Balkhash, Kazakhstan.

24 March 2014 14:15

NCOC and Agip to dispute Kashagan fine NCOC and Agip KCO intend to dispute the $737 million damage compensation for the break down at the Kashagan oil-field in court.

22 March 2014 18:01

Kashagan operator fined $737 million for flaring Kazakhstan ecologists are demanding that the Kashagan field operator pays a fine of $737 million to compensate the environmental damage.

21 March 2014 23:33

We need to pull together to save oceans: Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry warned royalty, corporate kings and environmental warriors that governments won't save the seas without "significant impetus" from every sphere of society.

26 February 2014 14:26

Killer whales die in rare New Zealand mass stranding A pod of nine killer whales died Wednesday in a rare mass stranding on the New Zealand coast, in a loss conservationists said was a major blow to the local orca population.

12 February 2014 13:40

Australia approves plan to dump dredge spoil in Barrier Reef Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority on Friday approved the dumping of up to three million cubic metres of dredge waste in park waters in a move blasted by environmentalists.

31 January 2014 17:40

Aktobe agglomeration to max out at 1.3 million citizens The urban agglomeration of Aktobe in western Kazakhstan can allow no more than 1.3 million people.

28 January 2014 18:43

Agricultural innovations to increase dairy and meat export: Nazarbayev President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke in support of farming and introduction of agricultural innovations in his State-of-the-Union Address.

20 January 2014 16:45

Kashagan consortium to face emissions penalty The international consortium developing in the giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan will be subject to emissions penalties.

17 January 2014 13:58

Israel, Jordan, Palestinians to sign Red Sea-Dead Sea deal Representatives of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians will on Monday sign a "historic" agreement to link the Red Sea with the shrinking Dead Sea, an Israeli minister said.

09 December 2013 18:09

In Borneo jungle, natives stand up against Malaysian dams With a grimace on his sun-bronzed face, Borneo tribal chieftain Lenjau Tusau glares down a dirt road that vanishes into a rainforest mist, on alert for what he views as a mortal enemy.

01 December 2013 16:14

Kazakhstan presses Russia to follow its laws at Baikonur In particular, Kazakhstan wants to cover the cosmodrome’s territory with its Ecological Code.

30 October 2013 01:35

NCOC fined $10 thousand for dead seagulls North Caspian Operating Company, the operator of Kashagan oilfield, located in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea shelf, was fined $10 thousand for harming the environment.

04 September 2013 17:22

Researcher calles to subsidize energy effecient housing in Kazakhstan Aleksnader Nizovkin has called the Kazakhstan Government to focus on construction of environmentally-friendly buildings with independent energy and heating supply systems.

19 August 2013 11:58