In 2025, the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and its subordinate institutions focused on implementing national environmental policy, strengthening strategic planning, enhancing environmental enforcement, expanding international cooperation and promoting environmental awareness.
The Committee initiated seven draft government resolutions and prepared key strategic documents, including a new Environmental Code, the State Programme on Protected Areas for 2026–2030, the third edition of the Red Book of Tajikistan, the Environmental Change Atlas, and the Fourth National Environmental Performance Review.
International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
A major focus of 2025 was the implementation of activities under the UN International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. The Committee actively contributed to high-level international events in Dushanbe, Geneva, New York and Paris, including the High-Level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation, which brought together over 2,600 experts from 90 countries.
A key outcome was the adoption of the Dushanbe Declaration on Glaciers’ Preservation, later circulated as an official document of the UN General Assembly. Building on this momentum, the regional programme “From Glaciers to Farmers”, with an estimated budget of USD 3.5 billion, was presented to support climate adaptation in water and agricultural systems.
In December 2025, the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) adopted the resolution “On the Conservation of Glaciers and the Cryosphere, Particularly in Mountain Regions”, marking the first UNEA resolution initiated by a Central Asian country.
Nature conservation and public engagement
During the reporting period, the Committee identified over 21,000 environmental violations, implemented large-scale environmental campaigns involving more than 584,000 citizens, and carried out extensive pasture restoration and reforestation activities, planting over 216,000 seedlings.
Efforts to conserve biodiversity included monitoring rare species, releasing more than 700 pheasants into the wild and stocking water bodies with over 2.3 million fish juveniles. The third edition of the Red Book of Tajikistan was published.
Digitalization and international partnerships
In 2025, the Committee commissioned new administrative and residential facilities, established a Center for Digitalization and Environmental Innovation, and expanded international cooperation, including a memorandum with Japan’s ArkEdge Space Inc. on climate and glacier monitoring using space technologies.
The Committee also strengthened environmental education, public outreach and volunteer engagement, contributing to more resilient environmental governance.
📌 Source: Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
