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Caspian Sea faces ‘triple planetary crisis’: Can new cross-border rules save it?

Azerbaijan has highlighted rising environmental threats to the Caspian Sea as UN introduces cross-border environmental assessments.

Euronews

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Lay the Groundwork for a Digital Bridge Across the Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea, long a symbol of regional cooperation, is set to become a digital bridge between the continents. For the first time, a subsea fiber-optic cable will link Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, forming a digital artery with more than 400 terabits of capacity, poised to transform data routes between Europe…

International Business Times

New investments push Trans-Caspian Corridor into its next phase

At the Tashkent Investors Forum, officials detailed new rail, port, and digital upgrades, stressing that coordinated reforms and harmonised border systems are essential for scaling the corridor.

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Climate change is fast shrinking the world’s largest inland sea

Once a haven for flamingos, sturgeon and thousands of seals, fast-receding waters are turning the northern coast of the Caspian Sea into barren stretches of dry sand. In some places, the sea has retreated more than 50km. Wetlands are becoming deserts, fishing ports are being left high and dry, and…

The Conversation

Walking on Mars: Discover Mangystau’s alien landscapes, sacred sites and Caspian coast

From fossil-filled cliffs to hidden cave mosques, Mangystau offers a rare journey through nature, history, and culture.

Euronews

‘The Caspian Sea is shrinking. It is visible with the naked eye’

Kazakh ecologists and environmental activists worry that the Caspian Sea’s levels are set to decline further.

Al Jazeera

Toxic dust and stressed seals: What the shrinking Caspian Sea could mean for people and nature

An area larger than Iceland is likely to dry up, even if the climate ‘only’ warms up by 2C. Here’s what that means in the Central Asian region.

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How climate change is threatening one of the world’s cutest endangered animals

The population of Caspian seals has plunged by more than 90 percent since the start of the 20th century

The Independent UK

What are the huge naval drills Russia is carrying out?

Vladimir Putin’s forces are conducting naval drills in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, and Baltic and Caspian seas

The Independent UK

Shrinking Caspian Sea Worries Secretive Turkmenistan

On the Caspian Sea coast in Turkmenistan -- one of the world's most secretive states -- Batyr Yusupov can no longer ferry his passengers between two ports.

International Business Times

Iran adds a sophisticated warship to its Caspian Sea fleet

Iran’s state media say the country's navy has added a destroyer to its Caspian Sea fleet capable of launching cruise missiles

The Independent UK

Türkiye to Host Summit of Gas Buyers, Sellers Next Month

Türkiye will hold a natural gas summit on Feb. 14-15 to bring together gas supplier countries and Europe's consumer countries in Istanbul, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Monday. "We will bring together supplier countries from the Middle East, Mediterranean, Caspian and Middle Asia with consumer countries from Europe,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia: Mass seal death likely due to oxygen deprivation

A top Russian environmental official said Monday that the thousands of dead seals that washed up on Russia’s Caspian Sea coast likely died from oxygen deprivation

The Independent UK

2,500 dead seals found on Russia’s Caspian coast

Scientists collected data for laboratory research, which did not immediately identify any pollutants in the animals.

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1,700 dead seals found on Russia's Caspian coast

Officials say that about 1,700 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia

Reuters

Analysis-Shocked by Ukraine war, Russian neighbour Kazakhstan looks west

There is little doubt that Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will extend his rule over Kazakhstan by seven years in presidential elections on Sunday. What is less clear is how the former diplomat can reduce his resource-rich country's dependence on Russia without alienating it.

The Independent UK

Caspian nations reaffirm pledge to keep foreign armies out

Leaders of the five countries along the Caspian Sea have reaffirmed their shared commitment to keep foreign militaries out of the region

Asharq Al-Awsat

Male Parents Lead Young Birds in First Migration, New Study Finds

A new study that used GPS tracking of Caspian terns showed that male parents carry the main responsibility for leading young birds during their first migration from the Baltic Sea to Africa. Bird migration has fascinated human minds for millennia. How do these creatures learn to find their way to…

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Oil supertanker from Russian port to dock in Southampton

UK ban covers Russian vessels but Seatribute is registered in Malta and ExxonMobil denies it is carrying Russian oil

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