In honor of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s accession to the United Nations, the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed a new project “Conservation and Sustainable Management of Land Resources and High Nature Value Ecosystems in the Aral Sea Basin for Multiple Benefits,” Report informs.
The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and will be implemented by UNDP and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan.
The cost of the new joint project is $4.6 million, and it will be aimed at the conservation and efficient use of key ecosystems, land and water resources in the Turkmen part of the Aral Sea basin. Also, as part of the project, assistance will be provided to the implementation of the National Program for the Aral Sea for 2021-2025, adopted by the government of Turkmenistan in October 2021.