The first time a UN regional body established explicit cooperative program to facilitate sustainable development on the New Silk Road (OBOR). And we are happy to see that UNESCAP Secretary clearly outlines key obvious problems already challenging implementation of the OBOR Initiative: lack of multilateral decision-making mechanisms and unsustainable …
Paris Climate Agreement or Silk Road Initiative – according to Nursultan Nazarbayev -all major strategies are not comprehensive enough to advance development and deal with environmental challenges. He timely suggested to build a holistic global roadmap for green economy. President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has suggested mapping out the …
The Silk Road Initiative lacks clear environmental safeguards and specific green development guidelines. The China-backed Egin Gol Hydropower Project in Mongolia could disturb the sensitive ecosystem of the lake. Every Chinese person knows about one place in Siberia – Lake Baikal. It is not necessarily famous for its unique biodiversity …
Fragile agreement on Aral Sea Basin water resource management is likely getting a decisive blow from Kyrgyzstan. Upstream country threatens to leave agreement May 19,2016 Kyrgyzstan decided to "freeze" its participation in the activities of International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website reported. …
Gezhouba Co. brought to extinction sturgeons of Yangtze River basin and came to Lake Baikal basin with the same mission? According to WWF Report on sturgeons released on World Fish Migration day 2016 endemic sturgeons of China are facing extinction: It is interesting to note that major event that …
Dear President Ts.Elbegdorj, Dear Bonn Convention Secretary Dr.Chambers: On the World Fish Migration Day[1] the Rivers without Boundaries Coalition is appealing to you on behalf of the Baikal Sturgeon – Acipenser baerii baicalensis – critically endangered creature inhabiting only Baikal-Selenge Basin in Mongolia and Russia. This species is listed in …
