Infrastructure and ecosystems
Fall 2025 migration update: young steppe eagles take flight
As part of Kazakhstan’s fall 2025 migration season, nine juvenile steppe eagles began their journeys to wintering grounds in western Kazakhstan in September, marking the young birds’ first migrations. Eight eagles moved westward toward the Caucasus along the Afro-Eurasian Flyway, while one individual, named Klyuvik, headed south across the border into Uzbekistan. Scientists from the…
Read MoreEarth Day 2025: A shared future for renewable energy and wildlife
Next week marks the 55th anniversary of the first Earth Day— a movement that began in the United States and has since grown into a global celebration, now engaging more than one billion people worldwide. This year’s theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” invites everyone to rally behind renewable energy solutions and accelerate the transition toward…
Read MoreTwo years into Russia’s war in Ukraine
Two Years into Ukraine War: Experts Reflect on Environmental Casualties February 24 marked the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the costs of which have been enormous. Focusing on environmental losses, editorial team members of our partner Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group reflected on what they saw as the conflict’s most important…
Read MoreProject focus: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ranks as the largest nation in Central Asia and the world’s largest landlocked country. It share borders with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and the Caspian Sea. A land of deserts and plateaus stretching across the rolling tablelands of the Eurasian landmass, approximately 20 percent of Kazakhstan is mountainous, dotted by the Tien Shan,…
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