Georgia protests: Out of the woods Environmental activists are skeptical of government assurances that a large tract of forest won't be turned into a privately managed hunting preserve. Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 22, 2023
Officials, experts seek to calm Georgians' Black Sea safety fears Environmental authorities have intensified water monitoring amid concerns about the wider effects of the Kakhovka dam collapse. Nini Gabritchidze Jul 17, 2023
Georgian miners strike as company cites global market crisis Discontent simmers while Georgian Manganese, the leading exporter of ferroalloys and manganese ores, says it is unable to sell what used to be the country's key export product. Nini Gabritchidze Jun 16, 2023
Landslide risk disrupts traffic - and possibly Easter - in Georgia The affected section connects Georgia's east and west, as well as Europe and Asia, as part of the Middle Corridor route. Nini Gabritchidze Apr 7, 2023
Major hydropower project caught up in Georgia's "foreign agent" turmoil The ruling party says Western-funded NGOs aided what it called Russia-sponsored protests against the construction of a hydropower plant. Nini Gabritchidze Mar 23, 2023
Perspectives | Global environmentalism as a peacemaker in the South Caucasus Conservation volunteers are driving international cooperation. Michael Kiel Mar 3, 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek banks on China’s gas-powered buses to clean air Chinese buses have survived corruption scandals to become the most obvious alternative to ubiquitous but problematic minibuses. Aigerim Turgunbaeva Jan 20, 2023
Central Asia’s shorter winters are whittling away glaciers Glaciers are disappearing around the world. Here’s how it happens in Central Asia. David Trilling Jan 16, 2023
Central Asian rain may be caused by Indian, Chinese pollution New research suggests that pollution thousands of miles away may be responsible for unusually strong summer downpours in Central Asia. David Trilling Jan 4, 2023
Amid Uzbekistan’s energy crunch, China enters growing solar sector Central Asia’s most populous country is suffering serious energy shortages. Chinese companies will be part of the solution. Dec 20, 2022
China has won water dispute with Kazakhstan Astana accepts that it cannot force China to use less water upstream. But the BRI may help it reduce its own water waste, a new paper argues. David Trilling Dec 7, 2022
Kazakhstan sends first nuclear fuel assemblies to China A joint venture with China has edged Kazatomprom, the world’s largest producer of uranium, into the nuclear fuel production cycle. Artyem Sochnev Dec 7, 2022
New website tracks Chinese investments in Kazakhstan Despite freedom of information laws, Kazakh officials often refuse to discuss what Chinese investors are doing. That breeds suspicion. Artyem Sochnev Nov 25, 2022
Kazakh president bemoans shrinking lake, doesn’t mention China’s take Lake Balkhash is fed by the Ili River that originates over the border in China’s Xinjiang region. Artyem Sochnev Oct 10, 2022
Kyrgyz highlanders battle Chinese miners to preserve pristine ecosystem Activists and state scientists say that environmental legislation is being trampled, not for the first time. Aigerim Turgunbaeva Sep 7, 2022