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Japan tsunami 'miracle pine' cut down, preserved A lone pine tree that stood as a symbol of hope in Japan, after surviving the huge tsunami that swept away a forest of 70,000, was being cut down Wednesday in a bid to preserve it.

12 September 2012

Mamytbekov doesn't link fire in Ile-Alatau national park with fallen trees Kazakhstan Minister of Agriculture Assylzhan Mamytbekov does not link the fire in Ile-Alatau National Park with the fallen trees left after last year’s hurricane.

24 August 2012

Number of victims of near Almaty woods reached 11 people The total number of the victims is 11. Six corpses were discovered at the first site and 5 corpses were found at the second site: official.

14 August 2012

Investigators searching for another 3-4 people in forest near Almaty Kazakhstan Interior Minister Kalmukhanbet Kassymov gave the details of the investigation.

14 August 2012

8th corpse found in forest near Almaty Kazakhstan Interior Ministry announced that the 8th corpse had been discovered in Ile-Alatau national park near Almaty.

14 August 2012

7 corpses discovered in forest near Almaty 7 corpses have been discovered in Ile-Alatau national park near Almaty. Some of them show signs of violent death.

14 August 2012

24 hectares of North Kazakhstan forest is on fire A massive ground fire occurred in Airtau region of North Kazakhstan Oblast, Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan said.

19 April 2012

Forest fires becoming frequent in Kazakhstan Forest fires are becoming more frequent in Kazakhstan.

18 April 2012

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

Nazarbayev flew over Astana green belt On June 10 Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev flew in a helicopter over the green zone surrounding Astana.

13 June 2011