Kazakh philanthropist, ecologist and entrepreneur Aselle Tasmagambetova was recognized by the UN Global Compact in Central Asia for her contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 3, which focuses on assuring healthy lives and advancing well-being for all. Tasmagambetova was acknowledge as a winner of the 2024 Global Compact in Central Asia SDG Pioneer competition at a […]
A large-scale educational program about the life of the Caspian seal was launched.For more than 5 years our center has been organizing lectures for schoolchildren in Aktau, installing signs on the Caspian coast, holding talks with fishermen and local residents, telling how important it is to preserve the Caspian seal for the well-being of the […]
The Caspian Seal Research and Rehabilitation Center won a grant from the NAO “Center for Support of Civic Initiatives” to conduct research to study the Caspian seal habitat by determining harmful chemicals in the Caspian Sea.Specialists of the Center will take monthly water and soil samples on the coastal zone of the Caspian Sea to […]
Specialists from the Central Asian Institute for Environmental Studies (CAIER) conducted a large-scale scientific study to determine how the activities of manufacturing companies affect the biodiversity of the surrounding area.During the year CAIER scientists conducted studies of atmospheric air, snow cover, noise and vibration measurements, surface and ground water, soil, radiological studies, vegetation, bird and […]
The Center for the Study and Rehabilitation of the Caspian Seal has been modernized according to the latest requirements for veterinary treatment of marine mammals. The institution is also located in Aktau, but at a different address. Residents of Aktau as before can report about the found Red Book animals by calling +7 775 101 […]
The Central Asian Institute for Environmental Research (CAIER) had the opportunity to present its work to save the endemic Caspian seal to representatives of the Helsinki Convention (HELCOM). HELCOM has been successfully protecting the marine habitat of the Baltic Sea since 1980, and the organization includes such countries as Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, the European […]
Within widespread scientific research on conservation of Caspian endemic of Central-Asian Institute of Environmental Research (CAIER) held an online meeting with specialists from The Marine Mammal Center (Center for Marine Mammals, USA). The private American company, as well as Caspian Seals Research and Rehabilitation Center, is involved in rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured, sick […]
The Central Asian Institute for Environmental Research (CAIER), under the leadership of Aselle Tasmagambetova, recently organized a joint scientific expedition to Kazakhstan to study the Caspian seal and the severe ecological situation of the Caspian Sea. Photo: Tommi Nyman Pollution, illegal hunting, global warming and disease pose a serious threat to the Caspian seal. NIBIO’s […]
Simon Goodman, Professor of the University of Leeds (UK) , one of the world’s leading experts in marine mammals protection, evolutionary Biology and Ecology, will join the CAIER team of scientists to save the endangered species – the Caspian Seal. Professor Goodman – Head of the International Project “Assessment and Elimination of Factors Threatening the […]
The Central Asian Institute for Environmental Research (CAIER), under the leadership of Aselle Tasmagambetova, organized a study of the severe ecological situation in the Caspian. For the first time, such famous scientists in the field of marine biodiversity as Daniel Costa, Emeritus Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of the University of California, Tommy Nyman, […]
