Ecosystems
Kazakhstan: an overview [2022]
Kazakhstan ranks as the largest nation in Central Asia and the world’s largest landlocked country. It share borders with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and the Caspian Sea. A land of deserts and plateaus stretching across the rolling tablelands of the Eurasian landmass, approximately 20 percent of Kazakhstan is mountainous, dotted by the Tien Shan,…
Read MoreRussia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome: Transboundary impacts [2022]
The recent launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan of a rocket has once again brought to the forefront the dangers posed by this space facility that is operated by Russia’s RosKosmos space program. When a rocket is launched, boosters, rocket fragments, and other waste fall away, landing with a crash back on Earth. Generally, they…
Read MoreLake Kindyktykul [2015]
Lake Kindyktykul (“Kin-dik-tik-kool”) borders Chikhachev Ridge in southeastern Altai and is home to over 20 species of endangered birds.
Read MoreAltai Places [2011]
Snapshots taken around Altai Republic
Read MoreWild Altai volunteer fieldwork [2022]
Learn about volunteer opportunities to conduct field work in Central Asia.
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