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Samarkand · SamarkandAn Uzbekistan-based museum housing some of the country’s oldest archeological artifacts reopened Wednesday with the help of official development assistance from South Korea. The first-floor exhibition halls at the two-story Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand -- located at the historical site of Afrasiyab, an ancient city in Uzbekistan -- underwent a two-year renovation led by Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administr...See the Story
CHA helps reopen Uzbek museum in aid push
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Samarkand · SamarkandThe gilded or dorado travels 11,000 kilometers (6,800 miles) between the mouth of the Amazon River and the foot of the Andes to lay its eggs. The piramutaba swims 5,500 km (3,400 mi) Both species are endangered due to overfishing and construction of hydroelectric plants on rivers in the Amazon.See the Story
Migratory Amazonian catfish placed on the international protection list
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Species · SamarkandThe award was granted during the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14), held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from Feb. 12 to 17, 2024.See the Story
Saudi Arabia named as champion for preserving migratory species of wild animals
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Species · SamarkandMigratory species that travel long distances in the ocean, including sharks, turtles and dolphins, face an unprecedented number of threats resulting from human actions. At the latest assembly of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), representatives of governments made a series of decisions aimed at protecting migratory marine species, as well as their terrestrial, avian and freshwater counterparts. Howeve…See the Story
Summit on migratory species sides with science, throws shade on deep-sea mining
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United Nations · SamarkandFourteen new migratory species will be protected under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) The 14th Conference of the Parties to the CMS took place over Feb. 12-17 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The first major biodiversity related gathering since the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was agreed upon in 2022.See the Story
UN wildlife summit expands species protection list, agrees strategic plan « Carbon Pulse
Climate Change · SamarkandThe world is facing three planetary crises: biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental pollution. Recognised threats to biodiversity include habitat loss and overexploitation but new analyses suggest that migratory species are faring particularly badly. The global extinction risk is increasing for all migratory species. Importantly, however, there is cause for optimism. I’m writing this in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the 14th Conferenc…See the Story
Migratory animals face mass extinction – but as a conservationist I’m optimistic
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