Shirin Karryeva, CLLC Project Manager On January 30, 2025, an online meeting was held at the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan (MOEPT) with representatives from the Michael Succow Foundation for Nature Conservation (MSF, Germany), the Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC, USA), Slovak Speleological Society, French Côte d’Azur University, Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection […]
Turkmen experts visited the Surkhan State Nature Reserve in Uzbekistan – Transnational Nomination Koitendag and Surkhan nature reserves aim for UNESCO World Natural Heritage List
From December 16 to 20, 2024, specialists from Turkmenistan undertook a working trip to Uzbekistan as part of the Center for the Conservation of Large Landscapes (CLLC) project, “Improving the potential and connectivity between the reserves of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.” The trip included visits to Termez and the Surkhan State Nature Reserve. This project, implemented […]
Vortex Laser Rangefinders Track Wildlife in Turkmenistan’s Koitendag Reserve
Vortex laser rangefinders are being used in eastern Turkmenistan’s Koitendag State Nature Reserve to monitor ungulate populations, including the endangered Marhur screw-horned goat and the argali mountain sheep, according to the report by the newspaper “Neutral Turkmenistan”. The teams working concurrently in the reserve employ two rangefinders, allowing for comprehensive landscape surveys. The technology functions […]