This year, the Environmental Control Service, which runs under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, marks its decade of activity. This institution, which has been operating since 10 January 2013, oversees the application of legislation in the field of industrial and other economic operations, as well as guaranteeing ecologically safe conditions and […]
Turkmenistan will completely abandon environmentally hazardous freons by 2047
The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer binds all countries of the world to withdraw eighteen hydrofluorocarbons, causing severe warming, from circulation. The document has been ratified by 129 countries, including Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan is developing a project plan for the six-year transition phase for […]
What efforts is Turkmenistan making to protect the ozone layer and effectively manage waste?
In July, UN in Turkmenistan hosted a joint working meeting of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, as well as national experts, participants in scientific and technical projects aimed at institutional and technical support for state policy in the field of environmental protection, climate change, and the preservation of the ozone layer. According to the Neutral […]