Ashgabat, 29 October 2025: An introductory workshop was held today under the UNDP project “Umbrella Programme to Support Development of Biodiversity Finance Plans” funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan. The project aims to help the country to design and implement … [Read more...]
Туркменистан и ПРООН Завершили Региональные Консультации по Обновлению Национальной Стратегии и Плана Действий по Сохранению Биоразнообразия
Ашхабад, 8 октября 2025 года — В рамках глобального проекта Программы развития ООН (ПРООН) «Поддержка ранних действий в рамках Глобальной рамочной программы по сохранению биоразнообразия», финансируемого Глобальным экологическим фондом (GEF), ПРООН в партнерстве с Министерством охраны окружающей среды Туркменистана успешно завершила региональные консультации по обновлению … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan and UNDP Conclude Regional Consultations on Updating the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
Ashgabat, 8 October 2025 — Within the framework of the global United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project “Global Biodiversity Framework – Early Action Support,” funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), UNDP, in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, has successfully concluded regional consultations on updating Turkmenistan’s … [Read more...]
The UNDP/GEF project announces contest “Green Ideas: Women and Climate”
The contest is conducted within the framework of the UNDP/GEF project “Conservation and Sustainable Management of Land Resources and High Nature Value Ecosystems in the Aral Sea Basin for Multiple Benefits”, financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented jointly with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan. The contest is organized for … [Read more...]
New Project to enhance agroecology and land management in Turkmen Aral Sea Region
With the support of various UN structural agencies, Turkmenistan is involved in the implementation of multi–country long-term projects in various agroecological areas: protection of grain from locusts, development of aquaculture, camel farming, ecosystem support and natural solutions in agriculture to enhance the resilience of biodiversity and agricultural production to the … [Read more...]
A round table on land use issues was held in Ashgabat
A round table on land use issues was held at the National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna. The meeting was attended by members of the working group on the neutral balance of land degradation, established under the Scientific and Public Council on Desertification, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports. The event was organized within the framework of the Aral Sea … [Read more...]
Issues of improving legislation in the field of sustainable management of land and water resources and ecosystems discussed in Ashgabat
A round table was held at the UN building in Ashgabat on improving legislation in the field of sustainable management of land and water resources and ecosystems as part of the UNDP-GEF project "Conservation and Sustainable Management of Land Resources and High Nature Value Ecosystems in the Aral Sea Basin for Multiple Benefits", the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper writes. The … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan to enhance Climate Reporting transparency with new project
A seminar dedicated to the launch of a new project aimed at increasing the transparency and effectiveness of Turkmenistan's climate reporting in the framework of the Paris Agreement commitments was held in Ashgabat. The initiative comes from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which financially supports hundreds of energy-efficient, environmental, adaptation and green … [Read more...]
FAO, Supported by GEF, Launches Projects to Transform Central Asian Agriculture
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has greenlighted 48 FAO-led projects worth about $2.9 billion –$294 million in project financing and $2.6 billion in co-financing– that will play a pivotal role in fostering a sustainable agrifood systems transformation to end hunger and conserve the environment. Five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan is preparing to launch a capacity-building project in the field of compliance with the Expanded Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement
On 6 February 2024, the launch meeting of the new project “Strengthening Turkmenistan's capacity to comply with the expanded transparency framework under the Paris Agreement” was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, the Central Asia Climate Information Port reports. The seminar, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the support of the … [Read more...]