President Nazarbayev assigned the Government to implement a number of major production and infrastructural projects
Date:
Friday, February 3, 2012
ASTANA. January 27. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ - Delivering his Address to the Nation in Parliament, President Nazarbayev assigned the Government to implement a number of major production and infrastructural projects.
The President of Kazakhstan said the Business Road Map 2020 had to be amended in order to support new businesses
Date:
Friday, February 3, 2012
TALDYKORGAN. January 27. KAZINFORM /Sandugash Duisenova/ - President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan assigned the Government to amend the Business Road Map 2020 to support new businesses.
Separate waste collection must be adopted in Kazakhstan - N. Nazarbayev
Date:
Friday, February 3, 2012
ASTANA. January 27. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ - Separate waste collection must be adopted in Kazakhstan.
Establishment of an investment environmental fund is proposed in Kazakhstan
Date:
Friday, February 3, 2012
ASTANA. January 30. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ - Establishment of an investment environmental fund is proposed in Kazakhstan. This idea was announced today by Mels Yeleusizov, Chairperson of Tabigat Environmental Union, at an extended session of the Board of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Environment Protection.
In 2011, major users of natural resources paid 25 billion tenge as a penalty for violations of the environmental laws
Date:
Friday, February 3, 2012
ASTANA. January 30. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ - Last year, major users of natural resources paid 25 billion tenge as a penalty for violations of the environmental laws.
Hazardous waste management must be implemented by facilities of the Ministry of Environment Protection - First Deputy to Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Date:
Friday, February 3, 2012
ASTANA. January 30. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ - Serik Akhmetov, First Deputy to Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, instructed facilities subordinate to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Environment Protection to supervise hazardous waste management.
No industrial projects with obsolete environment protection technologies will be implemented - S. Akhmetov
Date:
Friday, February 3, 2012
ASTANA. January 30. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ - No industrial projects with obsolete environment protection technologies will be implemented, said Serik Akhmetov, First Deputy to Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, at an extended session of the Board of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Environment Protection today.
Projects
Date:
Friday, December 2, 2011
The Department of the Kyoto Protocol of the Ministry of Environment Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan informs that on 15 March 2010, the office meeting of Clean Technology Fund (hereinafter - the Fund) took place in Manila (Philippines), in which the Board of Trustees approved the Investment Plan concessional co-financing for clean technology in Kazakhstan in the amount of 200 million . U.S. dollars worth of funding from international development banks 1.01 billion U.S. dollars.
Astana 'Green Bridge' Initiative to be presented at 7th Ministerial Conference Environment for Europe
Date:
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
ASTANA. May 19. KAZINFORM /Askar Bimendin/ Astana "Green Bridge" Initiative will be presented at the Seventh "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference in Astana in September 2011.
N. Nazarbayev to present Astana Green Bridge Initiative at World Summit on Sustainable Development
Date:
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
ASTANA. July 13. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will present the Astana Green Bridge Initiative at the World Summit on Sustainable Development that is scheduled for June 4-6 of 2012 in Brazil.
New equipment to model and forecast climate change installed in Kazakhstan
Date:
Friday, May 27, 2011
ASTANA. April 7. KAZINFORM UNDP project "Climate risk management in Kazakhstan" has transferred new equipment to the republican state-owned enterprise "Kazhydromet".
EBRD to finance Aktau osmotic plant modernization project
Date:
Friday, May 27, 2011
ASTANA. April 15. KAZINFORM The akimat (administration) of Mangystau region has signed today a Mandate Agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on preparation of the project on modernization of the Aktau osmotic plant.
Kazakh Government approved new drinking water draft program
Date:
Friday, May 27, 2011
ASTANA. April 26. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ A new draft program on drinking water and water discharge service "Ak Bulak" for 2011-2020 was presented and approved at today's governmental sitting.
Kazakhstan, China to sign second environmental agr't in summer in Astana
Date:
Friday, May 27, 2011
ASTANA. April 28. KAZINFORM /Gulnara Zhandagulova/ Kazakhstan and China will sign the second environmental agreement in summer 2011, Minister of Ecology Nurgali Ashimov says.
We can't have formula 'Develop now and take care of environment later' - President
Date:
Friday, May 27, 2011
ASTANA. May 3. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ The mankind needs a plan on ensuring environmentally safe conditions of the planet. President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said it during the plenary session of the 4th Astana Economic Forum 'New Decade: Challenges and Prospects' which is being held at the Palace of Independence in Astana.
No contradiction between hydrocarbon production and green economy, Kazakh Minister
Date:
Friday, May 27, 2011
ASTANA. May 4. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ "There is no contradiction between hydrocarbon production and green economy," Kazakh Environment Minister Nurgali Ashim told a press conference following the results of the session "Green growth - post-Kyoto prospects" held within the IV Astana Economic Forum "New decade: challenges and prospects".
Waste recycling facility to be launched in Astana
Date:
Friday, May 27, 2011
ASTANA. May 16. KAZINFORM /Gulnara Zhandagulova/ The first garbage recycling plant in Astana is scheduled for commissioning in September this year. Akim (Mayor) of the capital Imangali Tasmagambetov informed of it via his blog.
Energy efficiency is key issue of Kazakhstan's industrialization, PM
Date:
Friday, May 27, 2011
ASTANA. May 17. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ "Energy efficiency is the key aspect of Kazakhstan's industrialization," Prime Minister Karim Massimov told on Tuesday.
PM: No ecological expertise - no new enterprise
Date:
Friday, February 11, 2011
STANA. January 25. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan has held today a sitting of its board under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Karim Massimov.
Michael JENNINGS
Date:
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Tengizchevroil Sponsors EcoTech 2010 Conference
Date:
Monday, September 27, 2010
ATYRAU, Kazakhstan, September 20, 2010 – Tengizchevroil (TCO) announced today that it will sponsor EcoTech 2010 on November 3, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Majilis held roundtable on "Instruments of environmental policy in Kazakhstan"
Date:
Thursday, March 11, 2010
ASTANA. March 11. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ Today the Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament held a roundtable on Instruments of environmental policy in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Majilis to hold roundtable on "Instruments of environmental policy in Kazakhstan" March 11
Date:
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
ASTANA. March 10. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ A roundtable on Instruments of environmental policy in Kazakhstan is to be held in the Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament tomorrow March 11.
WB holds external consultations with Central Asia stakeholders on new World Bank Group Environment Strategy
Date:
Monday, February 8, 2010
ALMATY. February 8. KAZINFORM The World Bank Group has started the preparation of a new Environment Strategy expected to be completed by December 2010. To that end, broad external consultations are being held with key stakeholders across the world to help in the preparation of the strategy.
Head of State met with Chairman of Ecological Union of Associations and Enterprises
Date:
Friday, February 5, 2010
ASTANA. February 5. KAZINFORM Head of the State N.Nazarbayev received Chairman of Kazakh Ecological Union of Associations and Enterprises "Tabigat" Mels Yeleusizov, the presidential press service reports.
Contracts on subsoil management can be terminated in case of threat to national security
Date:
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
ASTANA. January 26. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ Contracts concluded with mineral developers within the previous tax legislation can be unilaterally terminated in case of threat to national and economic security of the country; Kazakh Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sauat Mynbayev has informed of it today at the enlarged session of the Committee for Environment and Natural Resource Use of Majilis of the Kazakh Parliament.
Environment Ministry developed Draft Program “Zhassyl Damu” for 2010-2014
Date:
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
ASTANA. January 20. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ Kazakh Ministry of Environmental Protection has developed a draft state program "Zhassyl Damu" for 2010-2014; Minister of Environment Nurgali Ashimov has informed of it today at the enlarged session of the collegium.
National Center for Waste Production and Consumption Management to be created
Date:
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
ASTANA. January 20. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ The National Center for Waste Production and Consumption Management is planned to be created within "Zhassyl Damu" state program.
Kazakh PM urges Environmental Protection Ministry to make proposals on garbage processing issues
Date:
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
ASTANA. January 20. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov has urged the Ministry of Environmental Protection to make proposals on the garbage processing issues.
Environment Ministry to tighten control over implementation of environmental measures
Date:
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
ASTANA. January 20. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ Kazakh Ministry of Environment will hold tight control over the implementation of the environmental measures by users of natural resources up to the recall of permissions for environmental emissions; Head of the Kazakh Ministry of Environmental Protection Nurgali Ashimov has said it today at the extended session of the collegium of the Ministry.
Amount of environmental payments and fines reached KZT 97.4 bln in 2009 – N. Ashimov
Date:
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
ASTANA. January 20. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ The amount of environmental payments and fines reached KZT 97.4 bln in 2009 that is 30% higher than in 2008; Kazakh Minister of Environmental Protection Nurgali Ashimov has informed of it today at the extended session of the collegium of the Ministry.
Kazakh PM urges Environmental Protection Ministry to make proposals on garbage processing issues
Date:
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
ASTANA. January 20. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov has urged the Ministry of Environmental Protection to make proposals on the garbage processing issues.
12 projects are being implemented in Kazakhstan under auspices of world organizations
Date:
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
ASTANA. January 20. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ 12 full-fledged projects amounted to USD 100 mln are being implemented in Kazakhstan under the auspices of the Global Environmental Facility and other international organizations; Kazakh Minister of Environmental Protection Nurgali Ashimov has said it today at the extended session of the collegium of the Ministry.
On May, 26, 2009 vice-minister E. Sadvakasova and leadership of MoEP have a meeting with representatives of the Program of development of United Nations (UNDP) was held
Date:
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The purpose of a meeting was discussion of questions of work under joint projects of Government of RK and UNDP, in particular, the project on polyvinylchloride management, pilot project on wind energy station, and activity on Fund of biodiversity preservation, signing of the agreement under the project in the field of introduction of principles of Sustainable Development.
Kyoto Protocol to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change signed
Date:
Friday, March 27, 2009
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed Law on ratification of Kyoto Protocol to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Senate ratified Kyoto Protocol to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Date:
Friday, February 27, 2009
The Senate of the Kazakh Parliament adopted the Law “On ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”
Kazakhstan large companies to spend KZT 150 bln on environmental protection measures
Date:
Thursday, February 12, 2009
According to Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Regulation and Control of the Kazakh Ministry of Environment Murat Rakhimbergenov, large companies of Kazakhstan will spend KZT 150 bln for environmental protection measures this year
Majilis introduce amendments to Ecological Code
Date:
Monday, January 26, 2009
The Majilis’s (Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament) Ecology and Natural Use Committee introduced amendments to the Ecological Code in the part of import of environmentally unsound technologies and equipment, offering the House to discuss them in the first reading
Head of the State received Minister of Environmental Protection
Date:
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev has received Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Iskakov
EU helps reduce impact of oil and gas industry on environment
Date:
Friday, December 19, 2008
Europe Aid Project of the EU Bureau aims to help reduce the environmental impact of oil and gas activities in Central Asia, namely in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Kazakh Minister for Environment visits Dubna University, Russia
Date:
Friday, December 12, 2008
On invitation of the Russian scientists Kazakh Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Iskakov visited the "Dubna" International University of Nature, Society and Man of the Russian Federation yesterday; Kazinform refers to the press service of the Ministry of Environmental Protection
Ecology Ministry to establish Breakthrough and High Technologies Centre
Date:
Friday, November 14, 2008
“Kazakh Environmental Protection Ministry plans to establish an Environmentally Sound and Breakthrough Technologies Centre," Minister Nurlan Iskakov has told at today’s roundtable on Sustainable development – strategic course
Kazakh Minister of Environment to hold complex inspection of waste burial
Date:
Thursday, October 9, 2008
By the end of the year Kazakh Minister of Environment Nurlan Iskakov together with prosecution departments, financial police and other interested departments will hold a complex inspection of the waste buria
Ecology - main problem of Ust Kamenogorsk: President Nazarbayev
Date:
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
At the meeting with East Kazakhstan citizens President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has named ecology a major problem of Ust Kamenogorsk town
Environmental Protection Ministry takes measures on Kazakhstan’s sustainable development
Date:
Monday, September 22, 2008
“The Ministry of Environmental Protection takes measures on Kazakhstan’s long-term sustainable development”, Minister Nurlan Iskakov has said at a workshop “Strategy of energy efficiency and renewable sources”
Kazakhstan to join Central Asian Convention on environmental protection
Date:
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Kazakhstan will join the Convention on environmental protection of Central Asian countries
Ecology Ministry to hold I International Forum on Eurasia’s sustainable development
Date:
Friday, May 30, 2008
“Sustainable development of the Eurasian continent” I International Forum is to be held on June 3-5 by Kazakh Ecology Ministry, Kazinform cites the Ministry’s press service
Kazakh Minister, BG Group reps met
Date:
Thursday, April 17, 2008
The issues on influence of BG Group company’s industrial activity on ecology have been discussed Tuesday during the meeting of Environmental Protection Minister of Kazakhstan Nurlan Iskakov with the company’s authorities
Kazakh Environmental Protection Ministry to impose green tax in 2009
Date:
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
“Environmental Protection Ministry of Kazakhstan intends to impose an ecologic tax from the beginning of 2009,” - Nurlan Iskakov said
Environmental Protection Minister, Italian ambassador discussed coop issues
Date:
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Environmental Protection Minister of Kazakhstan Nurlan Iskakov has met with Bruno Antonio Pasquino, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Italy to Kazakhstan, the Ministry’s press service reports
Kazakhstan to take part in OSCE Economic and Ecologic Forum in Vienna
Date:
Monday, January 28, 2008
“The delegation of Kazakhstan will take part in the OSCE Economic and Ecologic Forum in Vienna,” official spokesman of the Kazakh MFA Yerzhan Ashikbayev said at a briefing in Astana
Kazakhstan to strengthen positions in ecological sustainability rating
Date:
Monday, January 14, 2008
“Kazakh Environmental Protection Ministry forecasts that Kazakhstan will raise its positions on 65th place from the 70 place in the ecological sustainability rating subsequent to the results of the year”, Nurlan Iskakov, the Kazakh Environmental Protection Minister said at the collegium
N. Nazarbayev ordered to hasten introduction of ecological taxation
Date:
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
During the 18th sitting of the Foreign Investors' Council Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev has instructed the Government to speed up work on the introduction of an ecological tax in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan discussed Aarhus Convention's realization
Date:
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Main regulations of a draft national report on realization of the Aarhus Convention by Kazakhstan were discussed at the session of the Public Ecological Council under the chairmanship of Kazakh Ecology Minister Nurlan Iskakov, Kazinform refers to the Ministry’s press service
