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From April 24 to 27, Almaty will become part of the global environmental challenge City Nature Challenge 2026.

On April 18, 2026, an environmental event “Tasbaqa: Saving the Central Asian Tortoise” was held in the Almaty Region, dedicated to the conservation of the Central Asian tortoise and the development of environmental awareness among school students. The program included the release of rescued animals into their natural habitat, a field excursion, an award ceremony for participants of the national competition, and the premiere of a documentary film about the Central Asian tortoise.

Every year, starting from 2011, April 12 has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as Science Workers’ Day in accordance with a Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

On April 8, employees of the Institute of Zoology of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a community clean-up event to improve the area surrounding the institute. This is not just a traditional spring cleaning – it is a contribution to fostering environmental culture and a careful attitude toward the environment.

The exhibition is organized in partnership with the Institute of Zoology of the Republic of Kazakhstan and will present not only coral reefs, but also the biodiversity of Kazakhstan.

The opening of the photo exhibition will take place on April 2 at 13:00 at the following address: 617 Seifullin Avenue, Forum Shopping Mall, 1st floor.

On March 31, 2026, an expanded meeting of the Council of Young Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in Almaty at “Gylym Ordasy.”
Gulzhanat Bakytovna Tanabekova, Scientific Secretary, Senior Researcher, PhD at the Institute of Zoology of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, took part in the event.

On March 20, 2026, the Central Asian Veterinary Forum “PRO PLAN PARTNERS” was held at the “RIXOS” Hotel in Almaty. The event brought together veterinary medicine practitioners from Kazakhstan and Central Asian countries specializing in the treatment of small companion animals.

For the first time, a comprehensive assessment of spider diversity in the desert areas of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin has been carried out based on original materials, published scientific sources, and data from the publicly accessible resources GBIF and iNaturalist. To date, this is the only and most complete checklist of spiders in the region.

On March 18, an online seminar on the rules of the international CITES Convention regarding the import and export of animals was held at the Institute of Zoology. The speaker of the seminar was Marina A. Chirikova, Secretary of the CITES Scientific Authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

On the eve of the referendum, the Directorate of the Institute of Zoology held a discussion of the draft of the new Constitution – a document that will largely determine the country’s development strategy for decades to come. Among the many proposed changes, particular importance is given to provisions related to science, education, innovation, and environmental protection.