Issue #42 — In Harmony with Nature

🌿 Where biodiversity blooms, climate leadership grows, and nature knows no borders

This special edition of Visit Uzbekistan brings nature into focus — not as a backdrop, but as the main story. From hosting CMS COP14 in Samarkand to grassroots greening programs, Uzbekistan’s environmental momentum is rooted in both ancient wisdom and bold new action.

From snow leopards to solar initiatives, desert wonders to green universities — this issue is a journey through the country’s evolving ecological identity.

Inside you’ll find:

• 🌍 COP14 in Samarkand — How Uzbekistan became host of the world’s most important summit for migratory species (pp.10–12), under the motto “Nature knows no borders”

• 🐆 Snow Leopard Spotlight — The symbol of CMS COP14 and Uzbekistan’s endangered mountain guardian, featured in both policy and pride (p.14)

•  🌱 Green Uzbekistan — From the nationwide Yashil Makon project (p.20) to protected natural areas and the 6.3 million hectares of national parks, deserts, and reserves (pp.35–42)

•  🎓 Sustainable Education — The rise of eco-academia: meet the new Central Asian Green University (p.32) and the Silk Road University’s environmental lab (p.40)

•  👟 Nature & Culture on the Move — Discover migrating wildlife in a unique AI-powered photo gallery (p.50), the story of the Jeyran Ecocenter (p.44), and sustainable fashion (p.46)

•  🌊 Saving the Aral Sea — How re-vegetation and local resilience are helping to reverse one of the world’s worst environmental disasters (p.48)

• 🧭 Journeys Beyond the Icons — Hike to the Oygaing River (p.28), explore the magical Sudochye wetland (p.15), and spend 24 hours in historic-yet-modern Samarkand (p.18)

Whether you’re an eco-traveler, climate advocate, or just discovering Uzbekistan beyond the domes and dishes — this issue invites you to see the country as a living, breathing part of our shared planet.

Visit Uzbekistan — where nature speaks, and the future listens.