News about ecology

We have no control over ecological situation at Caspian Sea: Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister We are more concerned over creation of a powerful monitoring system at the Caspian Sea, which we lack completely: Kazakhstan Minister.

12 June 2012 19:22

Karachaganak Petroleum Operating fined $50 million Karachaganak Petroleum Operating was fined $50 million for emissions.

05 April 2012 13:53

Aktobe oil company fined 500 million tenge for emissions Kazakhoil Aktobe reimbursed the state with 445 million tenge ($3 million) for the environmental damaged caused by excessive gas flaring.

02 April 2012 11:13

Kazakhstan residents are asked to turn off the light on March 31 as part of Earth Hour Kazakhstan will take part in Earth Hour ecological campaign for the fourth time.

26 March 2012 14:48

Environment Minister on ecological problems of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Minister of Environment told about Kazakhstan’s ecological problems at the meeting with non-government organizations.

17 February 2012 16:20

Kazakhstan ecologists object to nuclear plant in Aktau Considering the unstable situation in Iran, construction of the nuclear power plant in this region could have grave consequences: Ecologist.

17 February 2012 12:51

Medeu National Park entrance fee abolished in Almaty So called ecological entrance fee to Medeu mountain area has been laid off in Almaty.

13 February 2012 16:40

Kazakhstan government to discuss ecological situation of industrial cities Kazakhstan government will hold a meeting on the ecological situation of the industrial cities of Kazakhstan.

01 February 2012 18:01

Ecologists explained smog over Astana A mixture of smoke, fog and dust has been in the capital's air for days.

25 January 2012 15:31

Glass-grown vegetables to be supplied to Astana by 2013 Astana will be fully supplied with local glass-grown vegetables by 2013: Akim.

22 January 2012 13:42

Ecologists to estimate pollution of East Kazakhstan rivers with cyanides within 10 days Analyses of samples from the Sekissovka and Uba rivers and calculations of the volume of dumped wastes will be completed within 10 days.

04 November 2011 17:29

Cyanides in river pose threat for citizens of East Kazakhstan Cyanides in the Sekissovka River in East Kazakhstan could be deadly for local fauna and residents: Yeleussizov.

03 November 2011 17:48

Toxic waste spilled into east Kazakhstan river Water intake area was polluted after an emergency dumping of toxic wastes from a gold plant in East Kazakhstan Oblast.

02 November 2011 10:11

Air to become 27 times cleaner after reconstruction of Almaty heat electric plant Reconstruction and expansion of Almaty heat electric generation plant planned by Samruk-Energo will improve the ecological situation in the city.

01 November 2011 19:19

TengizChevroil fined 2 billion tenge TCO made a blow-out of unconditioned gas exceeding the standards in July 2010.

27 October 2011 15:40

The Caspian Sea got on the list of “irreplaceable” ecosystems of the world The list also includes Lake Baikal, Hawaii, the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon River basin, the Mediterranean Sea, the Yangdze, Indus and Gang Rivers, San Felix and Juan Fernández islands and the Kerguelen Archipelago.

03 August 2011 14:23

Euro-3 postponed to 2012 in Kazakhstan Introduction of Euro-3 standards in Kazakhstan has been postponed to January 1, 2012.

02 July 2011 13:55

Quad bikes to be used for scavenging streets in Shymkent Shymkent will be cleaned off garbage by personnel on electric quad bikes.

29 June 2011 17:26

Kazakhstan's "Green Belts" are contribution to world ecological security: Nazarbayev Nursultan Nazarbayev commented on the green belts of forests around Astana and their global impact.

15 June 2011 12:51