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Climate change driving Australian fish south: report Australian scientists said Friday there was now "striking evidence" of extensive southward migration of tropical fish and declines in other species due to climate change, in a major ocean report card.
20 августа 2012
A new family of spiders, named Trogloaptor. Photo courtesy focus-fen.net  New spider family found in US caves A team of amateur cave explorers and arachnologists has found a new family of spiders in caves and old-growth redwood forests in Oregon and California.
19 августа 2012
Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Kapparov. Photo courtesy of pm.kz Nazarbayev instructed Environmental Protection Minister on switching to green economy Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Kapparov.
17 августа 2012
Photo courtesy of handelsblatt.com Fukushima caused mutant butterflies: scientists Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species.
15 августа 2012
Long-dormant New Zealand volcano erupts A New Zealand volcano has erupted unexpectedly after lying dormant for more than a century, spewing an ash plume that disrupted flights and closed highways.
07 августа 2012
Parrot finch. Photo courtesy of birdsville.com Mother knows best: finches choose chicks' gender Female parrot finches can match their offspring's gender to prevailing living conditions, producing more sons in lean times, scientists in Australia said Wednesday.
02 августа 2012
Aral sea. Photo courtesy of acidcow.com Turkmenistan to plant huge forest in Aral Sea region Turkmenistan is allocating tens of millions of dollars to plant trees in a region neighbouring the stricken Aral Sea, state newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan said Tuesday.
01 августа 2012
Photo by Vladimir Dmitriyev© 16,000 trees and bushes planted in Almaty in 2012 Almaty Akimat (city authorities) is implementing a vegetation rejuvenation plan.
23 июля 2012
©REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin LA bear who became Twitter star back in wild A bear which became a minor star in Los Angeles, with over 24,000 Twitter followers, was returned to the wild Sunday after being found asleep in a tree.
16 июля 2012
An evening traffic jam in Almaty. ©Vladimir Dmitriyev Residents’ private transport кesponsible for major part of Almaty air pollution 80% of air pollution falls on private vehicles in Almaty.
12 июля 2012
©RIA Novosti Kazakhstan miners and metallurgists ask to suspend emission sanctions until 2015 Kazakhstan Association of Mining and Metallurgical Companies has asks to give new companies time until they get on their feet.
05 июля 2012
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 июня 2012
Troitsk hydropower plant. Photo courtesy of pravdaurfo.ru. Kazakhstan to impose an environment penalty on Russia Russia purchases Kazakh coal for its Troitsk hydropower plant, but the ash is brought back to Kazakhstan.
12 июня 2012
RIA Novosti© Waste recycling facility to be launched in Astana in July Only 5% of all waste produced in Kazakhstan is recycled, with the other waste being kept at dumps.
11 июня 2012
Falkon. ©RIA NOVOSTI Falcons treated in UAE freed to wild in Kazakhstan 66 falcons treated in Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital (ADFH) are going to be let go into the wild in Kazakhstan in 2012.
09 мая 2012
Saxaul in blossom 10 000 hectares of Aral sea bottom will be wooded this year It is planned to wood spring forest improvement plants in 9.5 hectares of the Aral Sea bottom.
01 мая 2012
Nursery plants. Photo by Vladimir Dmitriyev© 36 thousand trees and bushes were planted in Almaty last year More than 36 thousand of green plantings were planted in Almaty last year.
15 апреля 2012
Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field. Photo courtesy of kmg.kz Karachaganak Petroleum Operating fined $50 million Karachaganak Petroleum Operating was fined $50 million for emissions.
05 апреля 2012
Almaty Towers took part in Earth Hour on March 26, 2011. ©REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 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 марта 2012
Kashagan oil field. ©REUTERS A possible oil spill at Kashagan could be compared to the Mexican Gulf disaster: Environment Minister The oilfield lies some 4,200 meters below the shallow waters of the northern part of the Caspian Sea and is highly pressured (770 bar of initial pressure).
10 февраля 2012

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