The newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan" published figures and facts related to environmental activities in Turkmenistan, which we also share with our readers.

There are 9 nature reserves, 16 nature reserves and 17 natural monuments in the country, which occupy a leading place in the protection of biodiversity. More than 2/3 of the country's total biodiversity is concentrated in specially protected areas.

Operating network of specially protected natural territories (SPNA) Turkmenistan as of December 1, 2018 occupies 2,152,360 hectares, of which are:

• reserves 42.98 %;
• reserves — 49.73 %;
• security zones — 5.32 %;
• natural monuments-0.09 %;
• environmental corridors-1.85 %;

As of January 1, 2020, Turkmenistan has signed and ratified 26 international environmental treaties and conventions.

In the field of integrated management of natural resources, Turkmenistan has adopted:

• National strategy on climate change (new version);
• National action Program to combat desertification in Turkmenistan;
• Strategy and action plan for the conservation of Turkmenistan's biodiversity;
• Program of works on rational use of water resources and increasing the capacity of the Karakum river in 2015-2020;
• National Forest program of Turkmenistan until 2020.

Issues of sustainable land management and integrated water resources management are reflected in the National programs of socio-economic development of Turkmenistan.

In the field of environmental protection in Turkmenistan, as of 01.01.2020, 32 normative legal acts (laws and codes), 27 by-laws and 11 departmental normative legal acts have been adopted.

Earlier, we wrote that Turkmen biologists conducted a number of studies in the Gaplangyr reserve.

Read on the topic:

• Turkmenistan is carrying out comprehensive work on the conservation of biological diversity;
• The head of Turkmenistan signed Orders in the field of environmental protection.