News & Publications on conservation issues in Central Asia

11 Jul 2008
First UNESCO World Heritage Site created in Central Asia

UNESCO has included the site “Saryarka - steppes and lakes of Northern Kazakhstan” into the World Heritage List. The World heritage status will allow preserving rare species of migratory birds and the Saiga antelope

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29 Apr 2008
On WWF initiative, the Amudarya reserve in Turkmenistan became half an island bigger
This small piece of land is very important for the Bukhara (Bactrian) deer. » Read more

13 Mar 2008
WWF compensation sheep increase in numbers
The herd of sheep created to compensate for livestock killed by leopard has managed to overcome an extremely cold winter in Turkmenistan. » Read more

31 Oct 2007
Bukhara deer released in Uzbek nature reserve
A group of Bukhara deer was released from pens in the Zarafshan nature reserve, Uzbekistan. The release of this endangered species into the wild is an important milestone on the WWF Bukhara Deer project in Central Asia. » Read more

06 Jun 2007
Protected Areas for a Living Planet - Activities in Europe, Central Asia, and Africa
Factsheet on activities in Europe, Central Asia, and Africa for WWF’s Protected Areas for a Living Planet programme - which aims to help governments meet their bold commitment to creating a global network of protected areas. » Read more

06 Jun 2007
Protected Areas for a Living Planet - Altai-Sayan Ecoregion Project
Factsheet on WWF’s Protected Areas for a Living Planet Altai-Sayan Ecoregion Project - which aims to help governments from the ecoregion meet their bold commitment to creating a global network of protected areas. » Read more

28 Apr 2007
Illegal tree loggers arrested in Uzbekistan
The Amu Darya Basin Inspection Unit, created in cooperation with WWF, managed to save hundreds of hectares of forests in the Amu Darya river basin. » Read more

27 Mar 2007
Kazakhstan "steppes" up protection of endangered antelope
A new nature reserve in Kazakhstan will protect unique wetlands and rare antelopes living on the country's famous steppes. » Read more

16 Feb 2007
Bukhara deer reintroduced in Kazakhstan
Thanks to the efforts of WWF and the Altyn Emel National Park Service, the Bukhara deer is once again inhabiting its former habitat on the right bank of Kazakhstan's Ili River. » Read more

02 Feb 2007
Rare hyena spotted in Turkmenistan
A striped hyena has been spotted in north-eastern Turkmenistan, a rare sighting for a species close to extinction in Central Asia.
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