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Two new arid steppe lake systems in Kazakhstan are now under protection of the Ramsar Convention, which embodies the commitments of its member countries to plan for the "wise use", or sustainable use, ...

U ntil the 1960s, the Aral Sea was one of the largest inland reservoirs of water in the world. Over seven decades, the lake ...

In Kazakhstan's national parks, pleasure comes from the blisteringly huge landscapes, but also from proximity to nature: listening to the soft waves of a mountain lake lapping against the shore or ...

The primary challenges facing Kazakhstan’s water sector include inefficient resource use, outdated infrastructure, over-reliance on transboundary water sources, pollution, and increasing scarcity.

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including six recorded in Kazakhstan for the first time, researchers said. Great white pelicans were saved by local residents when they were stuck at a frozen lake. I. Zuban via Zuban, et al (2025 ...

Regardless, the views of the lake and the surrounding pine forest are unbelievable. Kazakhstan is a huge country and a bus ride from Almaty to Astana will take you 20 hours. The train is only a ...

Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan comprises two protected areas: Naurzum State Nature Reserve and Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve totalling 450,344 ha. It features wetlands of ...