Resistance of poachers: inspector killed

The deceased is awarded with the "Nature Defender" badge.

Now environmental expertise works differently: what did Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 234 of May 11, 2026 change?

The new procedure envisages assessing projects based on their environmental risk, reducing bureaucracy, and increasing the transparency of services.

Before the Independence Day holiday, "Topical 40 Days" cleanliness events have begun in Uzbekistan.

Within the framework of the event, landscaping, sanitation and cleaning, and waste management works are being carried out in the regions.

In Uzbekistan, 172 people were fined for burning wheat fields.

Administrative fines totaling 212.5 million soums have been imposed on offenders. The damage caused to nature has been estimated at 652.3 million soums.

9 ecology officials were dismissed from their positions in Tashkent region.

The weak control over illegal sand and gravel extraction and waste dumping in protected areas along the Chirchiq River has been criticized.

A young man who tried to sell a saker falcon for 2 million soums was fined over half a billion soums.

A young man from Namangan had been caring for this bird for 2 months. Later, when he tried to sell it due to needing money, he was caught. 7 months after the falcon was handed over to the Fergana Zoo, it died because it could not adapt to the cage. "The staff did not know how to care for the bird and caused its death," the young man said in court. It is noted that the fined individual does not have a permanent job.

The spill of oil into the river in Boysun caused over 8.5 billion soums in damage to nature.

On April 23, approximately 1.2 tons of liquid mixed with petroleum products flowed into the Khongaransoy River as a result of heavy rainfall.

In Astana, the heads of TDT countries responsible for ecology met.

Member countries of the Organization of Turkic States are strengthening practical cooperation against transboundary environmental problems.